bdnews24.com asked him about the trend of donors commitment so far to help countries achieve those tough goals. The SDGs would require a “more horizontal approach”, as donors readjusted their pattern of assistance in the post-2015 era, he said. The July 11-12 meeting was the first of its kind since last year’s historic adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 SDGs. The video conference was organised for the ongoing high-level political forum on sustainable development in New York. Dr David Nabarro said in a video conference from New York that donors were generally “very specific” in choosing their areas of activity.

Source: bd News24 July 16, 2016 04:30 UTC