Zimbabwe
STATEMENT BY HON DR. 0. M. MPOFU: MINISTER OF
MACRO-ECONOMIC PLANNING AND INVESTMENT
PROMOTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE
AT
THE 2017 HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM: VOLUNTARY
NATIONAL REVIEW PROCESS
UN, NEW YORK.
18 JULY 2017
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President of ECOSOC, H.E. Ambassador Frederick Shava,
Honourable Ministers here present,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen.
I wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the President of
the United Nations' Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),
H.E. Ambassador Frederick Shava, for affording us the
opportunity to present our Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) Voluntary National Review Report.
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Zimbabwe is
fully committed to the implementation of the Global
Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. Reflecting this
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commitment, Zimbabwe volunteered to undertake a
voluntary national review of SDGs implementation in 2017,
along with other 43 countries.
To us in Zimbabwe, SDGs represent a core constitutional
value and an overall strategic development imperative. The
Bill of Rights in our Constitution incorporates justiciable
rights which are essential in the implementation of SDGs
such as: rights to freedom of profession, trade or
occupation, agricultural land, property, education, health
care, food security, clean water, marriage, culture and
environmental rights.
Since their adoption, SDGs have been integrated and
mainstreamed into our national development plan the
Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic
Transformation (ZimAsset) as well as the Interim Poverty
3
Reduction Strategy (IPRSP) which we launched in
September 2016 for ease of implementation. The three
dimensions of sustainable development have been
integrated into our national priorities.
It is our firm belief that participating in the 2017 VNR will
enable us learn the good policies and practices that other
Member States have come up with which we can also adopt
in our country to improve implementation.
The process of VNR in Zimbabwe involved extensive
consultations with Government ministries, Parastatals, the
Private Sector, Development Partners, UN organizations,
Civil Society, Women Groups, the Youths, the People with
Disabilities, the Academia, Parliamentarians, Faith Based
Organizations and Local Authorities, reflecting the multi-
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stakeholder approach that we adopted in the
implementation of this Agenda.
As part of preparation for implementation, appropriate
institutional structures have been put in place. We selected
the Targets and Indicators that we will track over the
implementation period to 2030. The year 2015 was adopted
as the baseline year to measure our progress in terms of
implementation and a monitoring was produced.
Coordination of the Agenda is being led by the Ministry of
Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion under
the guidance and supervision of the Office of the President
and Cabinet.
Recognizing the need for partnerships as being key in the
implementation of the Agenda, and noting the role that the
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UN system plays in the global development process,
Government and the UN Agencies established the
Zimbabwe UN Development Assistance Framework
(ZUNDAF). The ZUNDAF (2016-2020) program is
supporting national development efforts in six result areas
that are aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs).
The areas of collaboration with the UN are in: Social
Services and Protection; Poverty Reduction and Value
Addition; Food and Nutrition; Gender Equality; HIV and
AIDS; and Public Administration and Governance.
Sustainable development is consistent with Zimbabwe's
development vision and is at the core of the nation's
priorities.
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The country's development plan the ZIMASSET is anchored
on four main national priorities which are: Food Security
and Nutrition; Social Services and Poverty Eradication;
Infrastructure and Utilities; and Value Addition and
Beneficiation. These national priorities are underpinned by
Fiscal Reform Measures; Public Administration, Governance
and Performance Management; and Aid Coordination.
Furthermore, our national priorities are informed by the
African Union Vision, Agenda 2063 and the Southern African
Development Community's (SADC) Regional Indicative
Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2015-2020 as well as
SADC's Industrialization Strategy 2015-2063.
Poverty eradication is at the center of all our initiatives and
our Government will work to ensure that the national
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budget is fully aligned to the SDGs so that resources are
allocated to the identified priorities.
Ladies and gentlemen, with these few remarks may I now
give my Director for Planning and Coordination, Mr.
Grasiano Nyaguse, the opportunity to give a summary
presentation of Zimbabwe's Voluntary National Review
Report.
I thank you
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MACRO-ECONOMIC PLANNING AND INVESTMENT
PROMOTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE
AT
THE 2017 HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM: VOLUNTARY
NATIONAL REVIEW PROCESS
UN, NEW YORK.
18 JULY 2017
1
President of ECOSOC, H.E. Ambassador Frederick Shava,
Honourable Ministers here present,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen.
I wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the President of
the United Nations' Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),
H.E. Ambassador Frederick Shava, for affording us the
opportunity to present our Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) Voluntary National Review Report.
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Zimbabwe is
fully committed to the implementation of the Global
Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. Reflecting this
2
commitment, Zimbabwe volunteered to undertake a
voluntary national review of SDGs implementation in 2017,
along with other 43 countries.
To us in Zimbabwe, SDGs represent a core constitutional
value and an overall strategic development imperative. The
Bill of Rights in our Constitution incorporates justiciable
rights which are essential in the implementation of SDGs
such as: rights to freedom of profession, trade or
occupation, agricultural land, property, education, health
care, food security, clean water, marriage, culture and
environmental rights.
Since their adoption, SDGs have been integrated and
mainstreamed into our national development plan the
Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic
Transformation (ZimAsset) as well as the Interim Poverty
3
Reduction Strategy (IPRSP) which we launched in
September 2016 for ease of implementation. The three
dimensions of sustainable development have been
integrated into our national priorities.
It is our firm belief that participating in the 2017 VNR will
enable us learn the good policies and practices that other
Member States have come up with which we can also adopt
in our country to improve implementation.
The process of VNR in Zimbabwe involved extensive
consultations with Government ministries, Parastatals, the
Private Sector, Development Partners, UN organizations,
Civil Society, Women Groups, the Youths, the People with
Disabilities, the Academia, Parliamentarians, Faith Based
Organizations and Local Authorities, reflecting the multi-
4
stakeholder approach that we adopted in the
implementation of this Agenda.
As part of preparation for implementation, appropriate
institutional structures have been put in place. We selected
the Targets and Indicators that we will track over the
implementation period to 2030. The year 2015 was adopted
as the baseline year to measure our progress in terms of
implementation and a monitoring was produced.
Coordination of the Agenda is being led by the Ministry of
Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion under
the guidance and supervision of the Office of the President
and Cabinet.
Recognizing the need for partnerships as being key in the
implementation of the Agenda, and noting the role that the
5
UN system plays in the global development process,
Government and the UN Agencies established the
Zimbabwe UN Development Assistance Framework
(ZUNDAF). The ZUNDAF (2016-2020) program is
supporting national development efforts in six result areas
that are aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs).
The areas of collaboration with the UN are in: Social
Services and Protection; Poverty Reduction and Value
Addition; Food and Nutrition; Gender Equality; HIV and
AIDS; and Public Administration and Governance.
Sustainable development is consistent with Zimbabwe's
development vision and is at the core of the nation's
priorities.
6
The country's development plan the ZIMASSET is anchored
on four main national priorities which are: Food Security
and Nutrition; Social Services and Poverty Eradication;
Infrastructure and Utilities; and Value Addition and
Beneficiation. These national priorities are underpinned by
Fiscal Reform Measures; Public Administration, Governance
and Performance Management; and Aid Coordination.
Furthermore, our national priorities are informed by the
African Union Vision, Agenda 2063 and the Southern African
Development Community's (SADC) Regional Indicative
Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2015-2020 as well as
SADC's Industrialization Strategy 2015-2063.
Poverty eradication is at the center of all our initiatives and
our Government will work to ensure that the national
7
budget is fully aligned to the SDGs so that resources are
allocated to the identified priorities.
Ladies and gentlemen, with these few remarks may I now
give my Director for Planning and Coordination, Mr.
Grasiano Nyaguse, the opportunity to give a summary
presentation of Zimbabwe's Voluntary National Review
Report.
I thank you
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