As it is known, Azerbaijan has joined the new global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets of UN member states.
In order to coordinate work in this field, the National Coordinating Council for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan was established by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated October 6, 2016. According to the decree, in order to ensure the activity of the National Coordinating Council for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the establishment of the Secretariat of the Council and implementation of its functions was entrusted to the Ministry of Economy. In this regard, the Secretariat of the Council was established in the Ministry of Economy.
At the same time, in order to ensure a high level of implementation of the duties of the state bodies related to the issues arising from the "Transformation of our world: Agenda for sustainable development until 2030", field working groups on SDG were organized by the Council.

At the second meeting of the National Coordinating Council, it was decided to prepare the preliminary report of Azerbaijan on the 6 Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, which will be reviewed annually, in accordance with the thematic plan defined by the UN for the High-Level Political Forum to be held in New York.

In this regard, in the letter addressed to the UN Secretary General by Ali Ahmadov, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the National Coordinating Council for Sustainable Development, Azerbaijan was included in the list of 44 countries that will report.

The Main Points of the Voluntary National Report of Azerbaijan for the High-Level Political Forum were submitted to the Economic and Social Council of the UN and posted on the official website of the UN (www.sustainabledevelopment.un.org).

In addition, the final version of the Voluntary National Report of Azerbaijan for the High-Level Political Forum was prepared with the participation of the Ministry of Economy's management, local experts and working groups created for the SDGs, taking into account the opinions and suggestions of the relevant state institutions, and in accordance with the procedures established by the UN, the Sustainable Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan It was submitted to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) by the National Development Coordinating Council. The report can be found on the official website of the UN (www.sustainabledevelopment.un.org).