A discussion of the third Voluntary National Report to be presented by the Republic of Azerbaijan at the High-Level Political Forum to be held under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in July 2021 was organized with representatives of the parliament, private sector and civil society.

Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Coordinating Council for Sustainable Development, Ali Ahmadov, speaking in discussions with the representatives of the parliament, informed about the work done in the direction of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our country during the past period. The Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, as the first country in the region, presented the 3rd Voluntary National Report on the theme "Eliminating the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to strengthen the economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable development: creating an inclusive and effective system in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda". pointed out that it is intended to be presented.

Ali Ahmadov emphasized that the work done in the country in the direction of ending poverty, developing the health system, achieving food security, and protecting employment is reflected in the report. At the same time,

Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program in Azerbaijan, Alessandro Frakassetti

Head of the Department of Sustainable Development and Social Policy of the Ministry of Economy, Secretary of the Council Huseyn Huseynov made a presentation on the next Voluntary National Report to be submitted by our country.

With the organization of the Ministry of Economy and the support of UNDP, discussions were held with representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organizations of the third Voluntary National Report together with the Small and Medium Business Development Agency under the Ministry of Economy and the State Support Council for Non-Governmental Organizations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. . In the discussions, Deputy Minister of Economy Sevinj Hasanova, Chairman of the State Support Council for Non-Governmental Organizations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Azay Guliyev, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of KOBIA Mehman Abbas, Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP in Azerbaijan Charu Bist, non-governmental organizations in the implementation of SDGs organizations and noted the importance of the role of the private sector.

Presentations on the topic were held during the discussions.

In the end, the draft of the third Voluntary National Report of the Republic of Azerbaijan was positively assessed, and opinions were exchanged regarding the directions of future cooperation in the implementation of SDGs.