UN reaffirms commitment to helping Zimbabwe accelerate progress towards SDGs

The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to helping Zimbabwe accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.



Speaking at a steering committee meeting in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Zimbabwe Edward Kallon said the UN stands ready to support Zimbabwe through the mobilization of expertise, brokering effective partnerships, and ensuring that financing and policy solutions are coherent, socially just, and environmentally sustainable.



"It is through a collective will and practical solidarity that Zimbabwe can achieve the SDGs within the next five years," Kallon said, adding that progress on SDGs will hinge on collective political will, fiscal discipline, and continued macroeconomic stability.



To accelerate Zimbabwe's progress towards the SDGs, Kallon said Zimbabwe should urgently resolve its external debt and arrears to unlock concessionary financing for development, boost investments in renewable energy for rapid rural electrification, boost digital connectivity and its food and land systems.