The first meeting of the Working Group on Financing the National Development Strategy (NDS) 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan was held in Dushanbe

Dushanbe, August 31, 2021 – Today, the first meeting of the Working Group on Financing the National Development Strategy (NDS) 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan took place, which was held in partnership with the UN in Tajikistan.

The meeting of the Working Group “Financing the NDS and SDGs” was aimed at discussing the issues of the functioning of the WG and to determine the further activities in order to identify new mechanisms and approaches to financing the country's priorities. The meeting discussed the goals and objectives of the created Working Group within the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the role of all members of the Working Group, which is represented by government agencies, development partners, the private sector and public organizations.

It was noted that in conditions of tough competition for financial resources and investments, the Republic of Tajikistan needs to create all conditions for diversifying domestic financing, as well as using various instruments to attract them. The participants of the first meeting discussed the issues of communication between planning and budgeting, as well as further ways to improve these two development mechanisms.

In addition, the participants of the first meeting had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with various initiatives carried out by the UN in Tajikistan aimed at improving financing issues, in particular with the “Financing the SDGs in Tajikistan” initiative launched in 2020, which promotes a coordinated approach to achieving results for all and is supported by the United Nations Foundation for the SDGs. The program aims to support the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in achieving its national priorities and SDGs by supporting structure, policy and an integrated resource mobilization system.

In order to improve the monitoring and reporting system for the implementation of national, sectoral and local development programs and SDGs, the Secretariat of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan forms Working Groups consisting of members of sectoral ministries and departments, agencies, committees, public organizations and development partners. 14 Working Groups of the National Development Council will be formed, according to the selected sectoral areas, as well as development areas, covering the priorities of the NDS 2030 and the SDGs.

For additional information, please contact the Secretariat of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan at the address: Dushanbe, st. Bokhtar, 37, by phone 221-13-53 or by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .