Govt, UNDP Address Sustainable Development Goals
There has been no progress in in terms of Afghanistan’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the past six years, according to the Afghan Ministry of Economy.
On Tuesday, UNDP Afghanistan, in partnership with the Afghan Ministries of Finance and Economy, launched a three-day workshop on cost estimation of sustainable development goals (SDGs), which was aimed at validating an integrated approach and methodology.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Economy Nabi Soroush said that so far no program has been outlined to achieve SDGs targets.
“This SDGs Cost Assessment exercise will help the government of Afghanistan understand the priorities and make informed policy choices to achieve the Afghanistan SDGs,” said Soroush.
Home / International / Afghan Hazara’s journey to Pakistan for work meets brutal end
Afghan Hazara’s journey to Pakistan for work meets brutal endInternational 2021-01-07, by Editor Comments Off 0
By Ali M Latifi and Fatimah Hossaini
Kabul, Afghanistan – When Aziz Begi left his native Daikondi province to resume work at a coal mine in Pakistan, last month, his life was brimming with new possibilities. His eldest son was preparing for the college entrance exam and his wife was just about to give birth to their seventh child.
It was these prospects that filled the 36-year-old with hope during the 800km (500 miles) journey across the Durand Line, which marks the border between the two countries. After years of travelling between Daikondi, Kabul and Iran to find suitable work to feed his growing family, he had finally secured a gainful form of employment in Quetta, Pakistan.
Kabul, Afghanistan – When Aziz Begi left his native Daikondi province to resume work at a coal mine in Pakistan, last month, his life was brimming with new possibilities. His eldest son was preparing for the college entrance exam and his wife was just about to give birth to their seventh child.
It was these prospects that filled the 36-year-old with hope during the 800km (500 miles) journey across the Durand Line, which marks the border between the two countries. After years of travelling between Daikondi, Kabul and Iran to find suitable work to feed his growing family, he had finally secured a gainful form of employment in Quetta, Pakistan.