Background
General
On 8th April, 2016, the Reporting Officers - in collaboration with UNDP Belize and with the Government - conducted a half-day briefing and consultation with representatives of Civil Society and other stakeholders. The main objectives were to:
• Sensitize key Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders on:
- the history, preparatory process and content of the 2030 Agenda;
- the national implementation mechanism, aligned to the Belize Growth and Sustainable Development Strategy (GSDS).
• Identify potential avenues for the structured participation Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders in the implementation, monitoring and review of the 2030 Agenda in Belize.
The training workshop was attended by 25 participants coming from various NGOs, academia and research and private sector organizations. The Director of Sustainable Development at MAFFESD (Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forests, the Environment and Sustainable Development), Mr Weizsman Pat and acting UNDP Representative, Ms Diane Wade, provided opening remarks, and presentations and facilitation of the sessions were made by UNDESA staffs. See Annex for participants list