Financing for development is the key to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the guideline to end poverty by 2030, the BRICS economic grouping told a UN meeting here.
The statement came as liu Jieyi, the Chinese permanent representative to the UN, on Tuesday took the floor at the UN meeting on the financing for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on behalf of the BRICS members — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
This was the first time for the bloc to air its views on important global issues since its establishment in 2006. China has earlier this year assumed the BRICS’ presidency for 2017, Xinhua news agency reported.
“Financing for development is the key to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” liu said.
“Assured and predicable financial flow is indispensable to the realisation of sustainable development, particularly by developing countries.”
The SDGs serve as the blueprint for global development efforts for the years running up to 2030.