The Ministry of International Cooperation & The Resident Coordinator Office in Cairo

With the participation of more than 30 government entities and 28 UN agencies in Egypt, the Ministry of International Cooperation led on the national consultations of the new United Nations Development Cooperation Framework

Under the leadership of H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, the Minister of International Cooperation, the national consultations between the Government of Egypt and the United Nations in Egypt started yesterday the development of the new UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the period 2023 – 2027 in cooperation with the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Egypt.

The workshop witnessed the active participation of more than 50 representatives from more than 30 government agencies including line ministries, national councils and government centers along with the representatives of 28 UN agencies in Egypt to exchange views around the national priorities of the development agenda of Egypt and set together the national priorities of the new cooperation agreement between the Government of Egypt and the United Nations in Egypt for the next five years.

The high level of active engagement between the Government Egypt and the UN in Egypt shows the high level and sincere commitment of Egypt towards the implementation of its sustainable development agenda and 2030 global development agenda. This was reflected in the valuable input of the participants who presented concrete and actionable ideas for designing the joint cooperation framework which represents all possible ways to achieve the SDGs.

“As the Minister of International Cooperation, we are glad to lay down the cooperation agenda with the UN agencies; learning from the UNPDF 2018-2022 and aligning the future interventions with the Government of Egypt’s development vision. At the Ministry, we believe in the power of multilateralism, curating impactful partnerships that cater to both the national and global targets. The ‘New Government Action Plan’ is the Ministry’s blueprint for development; following the Country’s areas of focus,” said H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat.

The United Nations Resident Coordinator of Egypt, Elena Panova commented; “The United Nations in Egypt is so keen to continue working hand in hand with the Government of Egypt to meet the promise of leaving no one behind and building forward  better through a coherent and inclusive partnership strategy guided by the national development priorities and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Planning and implementing together is the guarantee of achieving tangible results and meeting the aspirations of more than 100 million people in Egypt.”

It is important to highlight that the UN Cooperation Framework is the most strategic instrument for planning and implementation of the UN development activities at the country level to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda as outlined in the General Assembly resolution #72/279.