CAIRO – 14 July 2021: Representing Egypt, Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala al-Said presented Tuesday the 3rd Voluntary National Report (VNR) at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, held in New York this year, virtually via video conference. El-Said explained that Egypt's 3rd VNR covers all 17 sustainable development goals, and includes challenges and gaps, as well as achievements and success factors. El-Said addressed the challenges that impede the implementation of sustainable development goals, explaining that these challenges included the digital divide, between males and females. El-Said asserted Egypt's focus on localizing the sustainable development goals at the governorates level to address development gaps through evidence-based interventions. It deals with the implementation of the sustainable development goals in each of Egypt's governorates and determines its needs and development gaps as well as setting competitiveness index at the governorates level.
