New York, May 3rd, 2023.- Science, technology and innovation, including information and communication technologies, have become central to addressing global challenges and are one of the driving mechanisms of the transformation to accelerate progress towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals.
This was stated by the Group of 77 and China during the Ministerial Session of the Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, held at United Nations headquarters in New York.
Permanent Representative of Cuba to UN, Gerardo Peñalver Portal, expressed, on behalf of the above referred Group that the international community should strengthen solidarity and cooperation, speed up efforts to harness scientific and technological achievements to accelerate sustainable development, and unleash new impetus for innovation-driven growth.
Likewise, Peñalver Portal called the attention on the need of a governance system based on science, technology and innovation is essential to identify problems and find effective solutions aimed at sustainable economic development, environmental conservation, poverty reduction and inequality.
After concluding, the Cuban diplomat conveyed the compromise of the Group of 77 and China to engage constructively in areas related to science, technology, and innovation.
Cuban Permanent Mission to United Nations