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ISSUE no.0AND THE 17 SUSTAINABLE PartnersSponsored byTHE 2030 AGEnDAFOR SUSTAInABLEDEVELOPMEnTUNITED ARAB EMIRATESDEVELOPMENT GOALS The United Arab Emirates willcontinue its cultural approach todealing with the outside world;its call for truth; for justice for theoppressed; for building bridges oflove, harmony and cooperationbetween different peoples in theworld; and for all the mankind tolive in peace and prosperity.A Vision ofThEfUTUrEhishighnEssshEikhkhAlifABin ZAyEd AlnAhyAnPresident of The United Arab Emirates The UAE will continue its sustainabledevelopment drive to both increaseprosperity and preserve ourtraditions, heritage and identity.it is time to look into the future withconfidence and optimism.hishighnEssshEikh MohAMMEdBinrAshid Al MAkToUMVice President and Prime Minister of theUnited Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai At this critical time in the globaldialogue around sustainability andclean energy, the UAE has shownfarsighted leadership in ensuringinnovation plays a central role inaddressing the world’s commonconcerns. Because of this, Abudhabiis a focal point for action that carriesus along the path of sustainabledevelopment. This is a journeythat we began under the farsightedvision of our founding fathersheikhZayed Binsultan Alnahyan, whoselegacy defines the UAE’s past and willcontinue to define its future.hishighnEssshEikh MohAMMEdBin ZAyEdCrown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy SupremeCommander of the UAE Armed Forces hishighnEssshEikh ABdUllAhBin ZAyEd AlnAhyAnMinister of Foreign Affairs, United Arab EmiratesThe Unitednations recently adopted the 2030 Agenda forsustainabledevelopment, settingthe most far-reaching global development agenda in the 70-year history of the organization,with 17sustainabledevelopmentgoals (sdgs) and 169 targets at its core. The UAE haspromoted the development of a number of goals including on water, health, gender equalityand sustainable energy, taking lessons learned from its national experience and embeddingthem in thesdgs.The adoption of the 2030 Agenda represents countries’ commitments to achieve thesdgsdomestically and align foreign development assistance activities to support attainmentofsdgs in other countries. The UAE is on track to meet most of these goals before 2030because of the country’s high development level and existing strategies. The focus willtherefore be on establishing a framework to monitor and report progress.in terms of foreign development assistance, the UAE has been the world’s top donor fortwo years in a row, based on aid as a percentage of gross national income. The forthcomingstrategy under the Ministry ofinternational Cooperation anddevelopment will outline howUAE foreign development assistance may be directed toward thesdgs. Thesdgs stresspoverty eradication, but are designed to cover a greater spectrum of development issues.new focus areas include energy, water, peace and social inclusion, climate change, oceanmanagement, agriculture and sustainable industrialisation, among others.since its founding, the UAE has been addressing sustainability issues at home and abroad.in particular, the visionary leadership of the UAE – enshrined in the UAE Vision 2021 – hasled to the deployment of clean energy at scale, which is central to our pursuit for sustainabledevelopment. The UAE continues to play an instrumental role in promoting sustainabledevelopment and clean energy initiatives, strengthening bilateral ties with internationalpartners and encouraging public-private partnerships to drive energy innovation. 09 hEr ExCEllEnCyshEikhAlUBnABinTkhAlid Al QAsiMiUAE Minister for International Cooperation and Development (MICAD)10 The world is at a crossroads in terms of sustainability andhas laid out a new path in the form of the Unitednations’sustainabilitydevelopmentgoals, now in force. Achievementof these goals will not only be dependent on the commitmentthe Memberstates have pledged, but also on finding innovativefinancing solutions for foreign aid to assist the poorest and mostneedy nations.There has been a shift in emphasis to global sustainabledevelopment, and while the achievement of national goals andprogress remain important, a broader focus is imperative for thefuture we want. Cooperation and partnerships will be key in theyears to come.The UAE is actively committed to achieving nationalsdgsas well as our own ambitious targets in UAE Vision 2021, theUAEgreengrowthstrategy and Emirate-level strategies suchas the Abudhabi Economic Vision 2030 and thedubai CleanEnergystrategy 2050, amongst others. But our commitmentto sustainable development doesn’t end there.it extends tointernational efforts, too.We are a generous donor of international assistance and todate, the majority of our aid has been committed to supportthe attainment of the Millenniumdevelopmentgoals. We willcontinue to provide international assistance and will specificallyendeavour to ensure that the causes of poverty are addressed,from fragile statehood, social exclusion