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426 LGI people get SDG localization training in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, July 20, 2019 (BSS)- Some 426 people of Local Government
Institutions (LGIs) were imparted training on localization of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) in the district aims at disseminating its messages
among the grassroots population.
“We have brought two chairmen of Mohanpur and Bagmara Upazila Parishad
(UZPs), four upazila vice-chairmen including two females in women reserved
seats, 30 Union Parishad (UP) Chairmen, 360 UP members including 90 females
in women reserved seats and 30 UP secretaries under the training” said Parvez Raihan, Deputy
Director of Local Government Division.
District Administration organized the 20-day training very recently in
association with Efficient and Accountable Local governance (EALG) project
with technical and financial supports of United Nation Development Programme
(UNDP) and Swiss Development Cooperation, Danida respectively to capacity
development of UZP and UP.
Parvez mentioned that UZPs and UPs have pivotal role to supplement the
government efforts of achieving the SDGs as those extend most of the public
services to the rural people. The training can contribute to a lot towards
making the service-delivery activities more effective and transparent.
In the training, the LGIs people were given ideas of inclusion SDGs issues
into their annual and other work planning and implementation of those
properly, he added.
EALG District Facilitator Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal said the trainees were
given knowledge on how to achieve the 17 SDGs and 169 targets through
inclusion of those in their annual and different terms planning.
Advocate Abdus Samad, Chairman of Mohanpur UZP, says the SDG-based
planning will be very effective to improve living and livelihood development
of the rural people.
LGIs are implementing various social development programmes like
prevention of violence and sexual harassment against women and combating
child marriage.
So, they can achieve the SDG-5 through integrated planning, said Momtaz Akter
Baby, Vice-chairman of Bagmara UZP.
Shahidul Islam, Chairman of Rishikul UP under Godagari UZP, says the SDGs
have similarities with the roles and responsibilities of LGIs which can
complement the government efforts of attaining the SDGs by 2030 through
effective and time-fitting planning.
BSS/SPL/AH/MR/ 1513 hrs