Azerbaijan progressed 15 steps in Sustainable Development Report and Index

Availability of data on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Azerbaijan and implementation issues were in focus of a stakeholder consultation jointly organised by the UN Resident Coordinators’ Office, National Coordination Council for Sustainable Development and the State Statistics Committee,Qazet.az reports citing press service of UN Representation in Baku.

The event “Azerbaijan in the Global SDG Index” brought together around 45 participants from the Government and the UN entities. They discussed ways to address inconsistencies and methodological issues across global and national databases; improve data collection for the indicators that miss data; and achieve progress on the ground for the indicators that are lagging behind. The participants also identified a set of concrete actions for the responsible entities to follow up.