General Debate of the Second Committee of 73rd Session of UNGA begins

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2018-10-09 16:33:09

Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ The Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) of the General Assembly at its 73rd Session began its general debate on October 8.


It discusses issues relating to economic growth and development such as macroeconomic policy questions; financing for development; sustainable development; human settlements; globalization and interdependence; eradication of poverty; operational activities for development; agriculture development, food security and nutrition; information and communications technologies for development; and towards global partnerships.


In the first day’s plenary, S.Sukhbold, Mongolia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, presented about policy and actions being taken by Mongolian government within the frames to implement ‘Sustainable development 2030’. Specifically, he highlighted that Mongolia aims to join regional economic integration and initiatives and strengthen cooperation with neighbors and other countries.  


The Ambassador emphasized that Mongolia is working actively to protect the common interest of landlocked developing countries and contributing to South-South cooperation.


Having informed that International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries has officially commenced operations with a status of intergovernmental organization in Ulaanbaatar, the Ambassador appealed member countries to co-author the draft resolution to make the Think Tank have observer status at UNGA.