{"id":466165,"date":"2025-03-10T04:25:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T23:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=466165"},"modified":"2025-03-10T04:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T23:32:10","slug":"saarc-secy-general-for-urgent-action-for-sustainable-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/saarc-secy-general-for-urgent-action-for-sustainable-development\/","title":{"rendered":"SAARC Secy General for urgent action for sustainable development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> KATHMANDU<br \/>\nDuring the plenary session of the World Sustainable Development Summit 2025, His Excellency the Secretary General delivered an impactful address, emphasizing the critical imperative of integrated action to accelerate Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) achievement, with a particular focus on the challenges and opportunities within South Asia.<br \/>\nRecognizing that the South Asian region is currently off track to meet most of the SDGs and has even witnessed regression in key areas, the Secretary General stressed the urgent need for a coordinated and holistic approach that acknowledges the deep interconnections between the SDGs and the specific vulnerabilities of the region to climate change.<br \/>\nHe underlined necessity ofstrong regional cooperation and integrated strategies to build resilience and foster sustainable socio-economic development.<br \/>\nThe World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is the annual flagship multi-stakeholder event organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi.<br \/>\nThe twenty fourth edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) was held in New Delhi under the theme \u2018Partnerships for Accelerating Sustainable Development and Climate Solutions\u2019 from 5th to 7th March 2025.<br \/>\nThe Secretary General highlighted the crucial role of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and its initiatives in addressing the challenges of achieving SDGs.<br \/>\nThe address emphasized the need for South Asian member states to review and ensure the timely implementation of existing regional action plans on climate change, promote the use of green technology, invest in low-carbon research and development, and integrate climate change action plans in the policy formulations.<br \/>\nFurthermore, the Secretary General underscored the importance of strengthening regional cooperation for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, and referred to contributions of the SAARC Agriculture Center, SAARC Energy Center, South Asian University andSAARC Disaster Management Center, in capacity building and awareness generation among Member States of SAARC.<br \/>\nThe call to action strongly resonated with participants, reinforcing that concerted, integrated regional efforts, leveraging existing SAARC mechanisms, are essential to place South Asia back on a trajectory towards achieving the SDGs and building a climate-resilient future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU During the plenary session of the World Sustainable Development Summit 2025, His Excellency the Secretary General delivered an impactful address, emphasizing the critical imperative of integrated action to accelerate Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) achievement, with a particular focus on the challenges and opportunities within South Asia. 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