Armenia presents 2nd UN SDGs Voluntary National Review Report

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YEREVAN, JULY 11, ARMENPRESS. Armenia presented the 2nd Voluntary National Review Report on UN Sustainable Development Goals during the online High-Level Political Forum held under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council on July 10, the Armenian foreign ministry told Armenpress.

This year the Forum was being held under the title “Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development”.

Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mher Margaryan was chairing the part of the Forum relating to the presentation of the voluntary reports as Vice Chairman of the UN Economic and Social Council.

Armenia’s report was firstly presented via a video, showing the actions taken in the country since 2018 for the implementation of the SDGS, the achievements recorded, as well as the innovative solutions aimed at overcoming the existing challenges. It also touched upon the situation caused by the novel coronavirus in the country and the government’s measures aimed at eliminating its consequences.

Then, the presentation was followed by a Q&A session. Armenian deputy foreign minister Artak Apitonyan answered to the questions of the online Forum participants.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS