Developing Countries: Sustainable Development

(asked on 29th October 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to engage with (a) devolved governments, (b) civil society, (c) businesses and (d) trade unions and (e) other stakeholders on the commitment in the UK Government’s Voluntary National Review of Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.


Answered by
Amanda Milling Portrait
Amanda Milling
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 8th November 2021

We are committed to working collaboratively with partners on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is only through collaborative action that we can achieve the SDGs.

Civil society and the private sector are important policy and delivery partners for FCDO and our continued partnership remains critical in ensuring UK aid reaches those most in need and we leave no one behind. We continue to engage regularly with civil society including through bodies such as Bond. We work closely with a range of businesses both directly and through the UN Global Compact Network UK. FCDO engages with trade unions in a number of fora, including through the Ethical Trading Initiative and the board of the UK National Contact Point on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines for multinational enterprises. The devolved administrations remain responsible for implementing the SDGs in areas of devolved competence and we continue to engage them on our shared objectives.

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