Hanoi (VNA) – Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of the VietnamMission to the United Nations (UN), called on countries to continue providing resourcesfor development at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)’s development cooperationforum held from February 28 to March 2.
Nga spoke highly of the UN’s support in development activities in countriesworldwide while saying that countries need to make efforts to realise the QuadrennialComprehensive Policy Review (QCPR), especially issues related to the UNdevelopment agencies’ activities in host countries.
She also called for further efforts to renovate the UN development system byenhancing cooperation among the UN agencies, including the initiative “TowardUnity in Action” of Vietnam.
The initiative has received support from a line-up of nations, especiallysponsors who want to increase efficiency of the UN’s activities in the hostcountries.
At the event, developing countries stressed the need to rally more resources toimplement the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. They recommended that theUN’s funds and development programmes work smoothly with the 2030 Agenda as thereis an imbalance between core resources and those for specific projects.
They highlighted innovative resources, including tax, public-private partnershipand support of international financial institutes.
Reducing UN’s support for middle-income nations without referring to vulnerablefactors like climate, natural disasters and foreign debts will have criticalinfluence on sustainable development. Thus, new criteria on capacity evaluationneed to be set up, they said.-VNA