Tag: SDGs
NRSP, SPFC signed MoU to fight against climate change and to achieve SDG’s
January 10th, 2018 | No Comments
National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will help Pakistan to combat climatic vulnerability. This agreement will build resilience against to climate change by increasing the forest covers with help of private investment as well as CSR activities. Tahir Rasheed CEO SPFC, and Dr. Rashid […]…Read More
Pakistan’s National Health Vision is synchronized with SDGs
December 14th, 2017 | No Comments
Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar said that Pakistan was completely dedicated to accomplishing the wellbeing related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to the eighth Annual Public Health Conference, she said that Pakistan received SDGs in February 2016 through a parliamentary determination that was passed collectively, and Pakistan’s National Health […]…Read More
South-South cooperation lauded for achieving SDGs: COMSATS’ Forum
September 25th, 2017 | Hina Rasheed Baloch | No Comments
COMSATS is striving for South-South cooperation, and aiming to establish new science and technology Centres of Excellence in COMSATS member states, as well as working to grow the Network’s prospects to the North for sustainable development. The organization is targeting to achieve at least 50 members in next four years”, stated by Executive Director COMSATS, […]…Read More
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Speakers term successful implementation on health related SDGs key to improve health services
July 18th, 2017 | No Comments
Islamabad: strengthening institutional networks and capacities would play key role in successful implementation of health related SDGs. The failure in achieving MDGs should be taken as lesson learned opportunity and hence, to be forward looking by identifying and redressing the gaps in implementation so that health services could be improved across Pakistan. . The speakers […]…Read More
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Role of ICT in achieving SDGs
February 14th, 2017 | Parvez Iftikhar | No Comments
IN FEBRUARY 2016, Pakistan’s parliament did what it had never done before. It became one of the world’s first parliaments to formally adopt United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the nation’s development agenda.
Seventeen SDGs had recently been formulated by the UN, to be achieved within one generation (till 2030). Similar goals were agreed to by all the UN member states in 2000 too. They were then called Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). But our…Read More
SDGs part of Pakistan development agenda
August 12th, 2016 | Tasleem Nawaz | No Comments
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Zahid Hamid has said that Pakistan is fully
committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030.
Addressing the inaugural session of a two-day National Roundtable conference on Sustainable
Consumption and Production (SCP) National Action Plan the federal minister said, "On February
19, Pakistan registered a history and became the first country in the world whose National
Assembly passed a…Read More
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ICT indicators key enablers to achieve multiple SDGs
July 27th, 2016 | Technology Times | No Comments
ISLAMABAD-Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunications Anusha Rehman Khan said that ICT indicators can help monitor achievements in other areas included in the SDGs, such as poverty reduction, education and economic growth.
She expressed these views while addressing Pakistan ICT Indicators Symposium’ under the theme of "Multi-stakeholder Engagement to Highlight the need of ICT Data Reporting" here on Monday. The minister said it is imperative to mention…Read More
Think-tanks sign MoU for policy research on SDGs
February 9th, 2016 | Technology Times | No Comments
STAFF REPORT ISB: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and Sustainable Development Centre (SDC) for collaboration in research, publications, training and policy seminars vis-a-vis development studies, especially the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their implications for Pakistan.
According to the press release, the signing ceremony took place in the first meeting of the ad-hoc committee of the newly formed Pakistan…Read More
Paris climate change deal to help ensure meet SDGs: Expert
December 27th, 2015 | Sidra Saif | No Comments
STAFF REPORT ISB: Pakistan has better chances of economic growth by adapting to the Paris agreement on climate change, rather than going against the current, Dr Tariq Banuri, professor of economics at the University of Utah, USA, said.
He was recently giving a talk on sustainable development goals (SDGs) in post-Paris agreement at the SDPI in Islamabad.
"If we do not adopt now, it would become difficult to get any assistance in face of climate related disasters," he said…Read More
Anusha urges consensus on global agenda for use of ICTs to achieve SDGs
December 18th, 2015 | Tasleem Nawaz | No Comments
MONITORING REPORT ISB: Minister of State for IT Anusha Rahman Khan has emphasized the need for global policy consensus to maximize the utility of ICTs for achieving the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
She said this while recently delivering her policy statement at the UN General Assembly high level meeting in New York.
The meeting was arranged to review the achievements of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) over the past decade.
"Today we…Read More