Iran Joins UN Conference on Financing for Development

The head of the Iranian Investment Organization, Mohammad-Khazaie, joined the UN Conference on Financing for Development in New York.

During the meeting, he outlined Iran’s policies to mobilize internal resources and use them efficiently to boost the country’s potential.

He also called poverty a global challenge and reiterated that eradicating poverty should be at the top of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

He further noted that terrorism, extremism and violence are fundamental obstacles to sustainable development, which cause negative outcomes in sustainable development.

The Iranian official also called on international financial organizations to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to finance the plan seriously.

He further called on the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to increase participation in the UN plan.

Senior representative of countries, international financial institutions and representatives of different UN organizations will discuss strategies for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the UN conference.

The conference wraps up on Wednesday.

Golrokh Askarieh

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