Islamabad, July 17, 2023 (PPI-OT): Parliamentary Delegation led by Deputy Speaker National Assembly Zahid Akram Durrani will participate in the meeting of Parliamentary Forum at The UN High Level Political Forum ON SDGs on 18th July, 2023, New York to mark the mid-point in the fifteen-year run toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), The theme of the meeting is “The mid-point toward the SDGs: taking stock of parliamentary action.” adopted in 2015 with a target date of 2030. The Forum will review the successes, failures and redirecting efforts accordingly.

It is pertinent to mention that the meeting will highlight the critical need for parliaments to invest considerably more in their own institutional processes, present practical illustrations of parliamentary action, and propose innovative solutions to unlock sustainable development. Parliamentary Delegation led by Mr. Zahid Akram Durrani comprises of Mr. Zahid Akram Durrani, Ms. Shazia Marri, MNA / Federal Minister for Poverty Social Safety Alleviation, Mr. Noor Alam Khan, MNA / Chairman Public Accounts Committee, Chaudhary Khalid Javaid Warraich, MNA /Parliamentary Secretary on Planning, Development and Special Initiative, Ms. Romina Khursheed Alam, MNA/ Convener SDG’s Taskforce.

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