Civil society activist says working to achieve United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals could improve South Sudan’s economy.
SSuNDE Director, Rajab Mohandis tells workshop participants in Juba on validation report of Sustainable Development Goals that achieving the goals means poverty reduction, hunger reduction and security improvement, Radio Bakhita reports.
He says the participants in the validation report on Sustainable Development Goals recommended that some top priorities of the 17 goals should be achieved in the country at least before 2030.
The workshop brought students from seven universities, members of civil society, women groups and the media.
South Sudan Network for Democratic Election, SSuNDE initiated the agenda with support from United Nation Development Programme.