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various parties including Government and private agencies to identify
the best solutions to address obstacles in ensuring the 2030 Agenda is
fully implemented.

Also present was YB Senator Dr. Radzi Jidin, Deputy Minister of
Economic Affairs and Stefan Priesner, United Nations Coordinator
(UN) in Malaysia.

MALAYSIA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
(SDG) SUMMIT 2019

Themed ‘Driving SDG Progress: A Global Approach’, the summit
brought together 18 panels from various expertise to address the 17
goals.

The two day Summit from 6 to 7 November witnesses more than 2,000 The inaugural Malaysia SDG Summit 2019 was officiated by YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir
participants inspirit the ceremony with an opening address by YB Dato’ bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)
Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, Minister of Economic Affairs. The SDG to reflect Malaysia’s strong commitment towards the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable
Malaysia Summit aims to review the progress of SDGs in the country Development and its 17 goals at the highest levels of Government.
while sharing best practices and providing a platform for dialogue with

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