MAPS Mission Seminar with Government

The Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic greeted the participants of the seminar and expressed gratitude to the UN System for effective cooperation and assistance. In his speech, the Prime Minister stressed that the Government will continue to work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

In his speech, the Prime Minister drew particular attention to the development of interaction with the civil sector, the business community, as there are intentions to reformat the ongoing work and build it on the basis of openness and public-private partnership.

The government will continue systematic work on the introduction of electronic services. The Prime Minister noted that this year 45 electronic services have been introduced.

"From the very beginning of the process, Kyrgyzstan has actively participated in the preparation and discussion of the global agenda for sustainable development, in defining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) until 2030. We are ready to promote the SDGs, taking into account the national priorities and interests of Kyrgyzstan."

The head of the Government also confirmed the intention of the country to continue to work on achieving the SDGs in the context of the National Sustainable Development Strategy for the period up to 2040 and the medium-term strategy of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2018-2022 "Unity. Trust. Creation."

After listening to the reports of experts, the Prime Minister said that he was satisfied with the work carried out and all the conclusions made by the mission will be transferred to the relevant state bodies and departments for further consideration.

In his welcoming speech, the UN Resident Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan Ozonnia Ojielo told that Kyrgyzstan is charting its own development pathway. The arrival of the MAPS mission was timely and would allow us all to identify and develop a roadmap for achieving the SDGs. Subsequent support will help the government of Kyrgyzstan to conduct more effective work in achieving the SDGs and its further structural transformation in matters of human rights, gender, economy and society.

The expert of the mission Elena Danilova-Cross presented the results of a rapid integrated assessment in Kyrgyzstan and stressed that there are certain achievements, but it is necessary to work on a monitoring and evaluation system for all state programs and it is important to determine the long-term development path of the country.

Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic Kudaiberdiyeva Gulmira Karimovna made comments on the speech of experts. "Kyrgyzstan is a very young country, 39% of the population are young people. In any reform there is a figure of the teacher - investments in the teaching staff are needed. In Kyrgyzstan, 79,000 teachers work, and serious work is needed here."

The Minister of Social Welfare told that her ministry is developing a strategy for the development of social support and it would be grateful for the MAPS experts to provide technical support in the development of this document.

"We propose to unify all state programs. Now there are more than 220 different programs in the country, we would like to make them more comprehensive and reduce to 20-25 "- Daniyar Imanaliev, head of the department of economy and investments of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.

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