The next workshop on Sustainable Development Goals was held
11 Oct 2019
On October 11, a seminar titled "Summing up the High Level Forum on Sustainable Development Goals in New York in July 2019 and forthcoming tasks", organized by the ATUC and the International Labor Organization (ILO), was held in Shamakhi.
Opening the seminar, Secretary of the ATUC - Head of the
Office Hasan Jafarov informed the participants about the goals and objectives
of the seminar.
Hasanov
Jafarov said that the National Coordination Council on Sustainable Development
Goals has been established in the Republic. The Council held meetings with all
stakeholders while preparing the National Volunteer Report, and a number of
guidelines were developed by the working group of the Council. Jafarov said
Azerbaijan was the first country in the region to approve roadmaps for this
purpose. That is why Azerbaijan is in the top 10 countries in the World Bank's
Trade Facility Report for 2018.
Speaking about
the progress made in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals,
N. Huseynov, the head of the ATUC department, R. Karayeva, the specialist of
the International Relations Department of the ATUC, the Government of the
Republic of Azerbaijan at the UN High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development -
spoke to the seminar participants about the main challenges.
The event was
attended by Deputy Director of the Organizational and Information Department of
the ATUC. Jafarov informed the participants about the main tasks facing trade
union leaders and activists in the implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals.
Discussions
were held on the issues discussed at the event.
The event was
attended by trade union activists from Shamakhi and surrounding regions.
