The Authorities of Belize and the United Nations Nation Crew convened its 4th Joint Nationwide Steering Committee Assembly, co-chaired by Amalia Mai, CEO within the Ministry of International Affairs and International Commerce, and Raul Salazar, United Nations Resident Coordinator for Belize and El Salvador. This Steering Committee supplies strategic oversight and steering for the United Nations Multi-Nation Sustainable Improvement Cooperation Framework (UNMSDCF) 2022-2026 which covers 22 international locations within the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean adopted by Belize in December 2021.
Throughout the assembly, a number of key areas of cooperation between the Authorities of Belize and the United Nations had been mentioned. These included a progress replace on the Sustainable Improvement Targets (SDGs) in Belize following its just lately accomplished Voluntary Nationwide Evaluate (VNR), in addition to the upcoming nationwide Youth Dialogue on 9 August 2024 in preparation for the worldwide Summit of the Future in September as a part of the 79th UN Normal Meeting. The agenda additionally centered on gaps and alternatives in Catastrophe Danger Discount and enhancing nationwide Improvement Companion Coordination.
Mai emphasised the vital significance of the continued partnership with the UN to facilitate transformative initiatives that may yield fast and impactful outcomes to speed up the achievement of the SDGs by 2030. “Via the Joint Nationwide Steering Committee with the UN, we’re capable of collectively interact on the evolving nationwide context, together with Belize’s regional and worldwide commitments, whereas strategically aligning the implementation of the UNMSDCF 2022-2026 with Belize’s Medium-term Improvement.”
A key spotlight of the assembly was the formal handing over of the UN Nation Outcomes Report (CRR) for 2023 and the signing of the UN Nation Implementation Plan (CIP) for 2024-2025 underneath the second planning cycle of the Cooperation Framework. The plan outlines 161 tasks to be applied by fifteen (15) UN Businesses, Funds, and Programmes working in Belize with a complete funds of US $47.0 million, of which 45% is to be mobilized.
Salazar reiterated the continued dedication of the UN Nation Crew in Belize to work in shut partnership with the Authorities to proceed advancing sustainable growth. “As a small island creating state (SIDS), Belize continues to face a number of financial, social and environmental vulnerabilities requiring revolutionary options that leverage partnerships in any respect ranges. The UN CIP 2024-2025 displays the views of communities, academia, weak teams, and authorities to make sure that the actions reply to the wants of the folks of Belize aligned to nationwide growth priorities. The UN’s major mandate is to stay purposeful and fit-for-purpose to enhance the dwelling situations of all Belizeans.”
The Plan covers 4 (4) key pillars within the UNMSDCF which embody:
- Shared Prosperity and Financial Resilience
- Equality, Nicely-Being and Leaving No One Behind
- Resilience to Local weather Change and Sustainable Pure Useful resource Administration
- Peace, Security, Justice and the Rule of Regulation
The Authorities of Belize and the United Nations in Belize acknowledge this joint milestone and underscore the continued significance of its partnership in working collectively in the direction of a affluent and sustainable future for all Belizeans.
