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Friday, 16 January 2015
Partnerships essential for post-2015 development agenda says UNIDO Director General
JAIPUR, India, 16 January 2015 – The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today emphasized the critical role of partnerships for the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Speaking at the 2015 Partnerships Summit in Jaipur, co-organized by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Confederation of Indian Industry, and the Government of Rajasthan, Director General LI Yong said: “Partnerships will represent an essential element of the post-2015 development agenda, especially regarding its means of implementation, and thus the full engagement of all sectors of society will be vital to achieving ‘The World We Want’.”

Welcoming the inclusion of “inclusive and sustainable industrialization” in Goal 9 of the outcome document prepared by the Open Working Group, established by the UN to formulate the Sustainable Development Goals, Director General Li said: “Multi-stakeholder partnerships are indispensable to ensuring the effective implementation of the post-2015 development agenda, with its heavy demands on financing, accountability, universality, integration and data.”

He added that “inclusive and sustainable industrial development has enormous potential to eradicate poverty through economic growth without the accompanying environmental degradation or social inequality.”…