Discussion on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be high on the agenda when the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) meet starts on Tuesday in Port Moresby.
Some of the representatives and government heads of the 79 ACP member states started arriving yesterday.
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill told media this afternoon that “Eminent persons’ report on how ACP nations can achieve United Nations SDGs goals and, how member nations can solve challenges, will be discussed.”
The confident prime minister said he knows PNG can deliver on the world stage by hosting this conference.
“We will be able to to deliver a first class conference, this is the beginning of many to come,” O’Neill stated.
Meanwhile, many of the Pacific Islands Forum members who are part of the ACP community are yet to arrive in Port Moresby.
There are 17 SDGs set by the United Nations.
On September 25, 2015, countries adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. Each goal has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years.