The comprehensive macroeconomic reform initiatives introduced by the Sri Lankan Government are yielding positive outcomes, said Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe while addressing the Eleventh Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (AFPSD) at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) held in Bangkok, Thailand recently.
The Eleventh APSFD Forum undertook an in-depth review of the region’s progress on Sustainable Development Goals on No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Climate Action, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions and Partnerships for the Goals. The outcomes of the Forum will feed into the global High-Level Political Forum to be held in July and the Summit of the Future which is to be held in September 2024 in New York.
The opening remarks were delivered by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana while Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara delivered special remarks. The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed delivered the keynote speech at the inauguration.
The State Minister also participated at the panel discussion of the associated event under the theme of ‘New Frontiers on Social Protection in a Changing World – Towards a vision for shared progress in Asia Pacific’ on February 19, 2024 and spoke on the social protection reforms of the Sri Lankan Government which has enabled the Government to pursue critical reforms in the tax structure, utility pricing and State Owned Enterprises reforms.
The Sri Lanka delegation comprised of Sri Lanka’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, C. A. Chaminda I. Colonne, Sustainable Development Council DG Chamindry Saparamadu, and the officials of Sri Lanka Embassy in Bangkok.
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