A forum titled “Sustainable Development Goals in Action 2025” was held in Dubai.

The event was attended by members of the delegation from the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, including the Chairman of the Committee on Judicial and Legal Affairs and Anti-Corruption, A. Eshmuratov, and the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Relations, Foreign Economic Ties, Foreign Investments, and Tourism, O. Mamatkarimov.

The forum provided a detailed review of the results achieved over the past period. It was noted that the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unexpected crisis, hindering the achievement of the SDGs and exacerbating poverty, inequality, and vulnerability worldwide. However, the measures taken decreased the global poverty rate from 9.3% to 8.5%.

As for Uzbekistan, the past year’s results indicate that the country’s poverty rate decreased from 11% to 8.9%, halving this by 2030. Attention was also drawn to strengthening the role of women in managerial activities. Women account for 27% of parliament members and 23% of all ministers.

During the event, participants discussed strengthening global cooperation within the post-2030 agenda, including forming a sustainable, inclusive, and stable global society by 2045. Other key topics included innovative solutions to expand healthcare coverage and reduce inequalities in this sector, inclusive economic growth, job creation, and universal access to clean drinking water and sanitation.

Norgul Abduraimova, UzA