Dushanbe, 09.08.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. Last year the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation completed its activities. This Board, having summarized its operation over the recent years, provided its recommendations and proposals to strengthen the global water architecture.
President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon in his speech at the opening ceremony of High-Level Symposium on SDG 6 and Targets: Ensuring that No One is Left Behind in Access to Water and Sanitation has stated that: “Given the importance of continuing efforts in implementation of SDG 6, the Board’s recommendations and proposals meet the requirements of the modern time and promote addressing water related challenges.
He has also noted that: “Therefore, we need to make further efforts to ensure coordination between the new decade and other international initiatives in this area”.
“The experience shows that the objectives can be achieved only in case when effective tools and specific plans for the implementation are in place. In this regard, it is necessary to incorporate the SDG 6 into the national sustainable development strategy of countries as a core component by taking into account the specific features of each country”- added Head of state.