By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Oct 2: UN Assistant Secretary-General Kanni Wignaraja will be on a two-day visit to Meghalaya from October 5-6, where she will meet the state’s deputy chief minister, as part of her visit to India from October 3-8 to bolster cooperation on sustainable development between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Indian government.
These meetings will centre around critical discussions on the localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SDG financing, and India’s growing role in South-South Cooperation, the statement said.
In Meghalaya, she will take part in a roundtable on Advancing Gender Equality (SDG5) organised in partnership with UN Women, and interact with young entrepreneurs supported by UNDP’s Youth Co:Lab initiative.
Additionally, she will engage with women healthcare workers at a UNDP-supported community health centre and visit the renowned Living Root Bridges in Pynursla, a biodiversity project backed by the Government of Germany and UNDP.
UNDP Asia-Pacific chief will visit India to push for cooperation on sustainable development. (With PTI inputs)