Iraq is facilitated by the Political Declaration of the Economic and Social Council and the High Level Political Forum

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[size=34]Iraq is facilitated by the Political Declaration of the Economic and Social Council and the High Level Political Forum[/size]




09/02/2021














During the year 2021, the United Nations will hold a high-level segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and a high-level political forum for sustainable development (HLPF) under the slogan “A sustainable and steady recovery from the pandemic to support the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, and build an effective and comprehensive path to achieve the 2030 Agenda.”

Within the framework of the preparations for holding this high-level meeting, the President of the Social and Economic Council of the United Nations, Mr. Munir Akram, appointed joint facilitators, the permanent representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations, Ambassador Muhammad Hussein Bahr al-Ulum, and the permanent representative of Finland to the United Nations Ambassador Yukka Salovara.

Where Ambassador Bahr Al-Ulum expressed on behalf of his country his thanks to the President of the Economic and Social Council for the high confidence in the capabilities of Iraq and his team working at the United Nations.

Iraq, being one of the co-facilitators of the political statement issued by the High Level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Political Forum (HLPF), welcomed the responsibility entrusted to it, with its full understanding of the volume of work required.

Iraq also stressed that it and Finland would work intensively and closely with all member states to reach the best and most comprehensive political document. The world is aware of the size of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has burdened the 2030 Agenda with many burdens, requiring everyone to move to a wider space of consensus, which includes constructive interaction and great momentum.

In conclusion, Iraq reminded all member states that a decade is the time remaining until the year 2030, the year of achieving the goals of sustainable development, and it is not much time, but it is sufficient to make a change in the interest of future generations and the planet.




https://www.mofa.gov.iq/2021/02/?p=21103