Qatar, Germany Launch UNDP Accelerator Lab in Azerbaijan
Baku - Information Office - 01 December
The State of Qatar, in partnership with the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has launched one of the 60 Accelerator Labs to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Baku, Azerbaijan.
This Accelerator Lab will be joining the 60 labs set up in many countries around the world.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Baku, HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Azerbaijan Faisal bin Abdullah Al Henzab said that the SDGs are human rights and requirements for achieving sustainable human development, and that reaching this vision is of great importance in the presence of responsible leadership, good governance and strategic decision to participate in global efforts to achieve prosperity for the peoples.
HE the Ambassador added that according to Qatar Vision 2030 and its driving force for its foreign policy of international cooperation, "we are delighted to offer innovative ways to accelerate our pace and achieve relevant results to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, mitigate disparities and provide a faster solution to the challenges of implementation."
He pointed out that through UNDP Accelerator Labs, it is possible to identify and give meaning to emerging trends and their potential and actual impact on development, approaches and solutions, and to diagnose those that do not work, adding that the Accelerator Laboratory network, the fastest and largest network, currently being built with their partners - the United Nations Development Program and the Federal Republic of Germany, will include 60 labs in nearly one-third of the world's countries.
HE underlined that local teams in the UNDP Accelerator Labs network will be able through the collective intelligence of 60 labs across the world, including those related to their relationships, contextual insights, and local dynamics in each country, to create a faster network of knowledge in the field of development.
HE also affirmed that measurable results are necessary for evaluating achievements and performance, and therefore, these labs will help provide a political and technical impetus towards better performance and distribution of priorities, and will help to find gaps and identify sustainable development goals that deserve more focus by the State and those who implement them.
UNDP, in partnership with the State of Qatar, represented by the Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) and the Republic of Germany, have established this global network of labs to diagnose obstacles to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and to find appropriate solutions for UN Member States to move forward in order to achieve development goals in accordance with the policies and guidelines related to the UNDP and through an integrated, consistent and innovative means.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps, resident United Nations offices, the media and civil society and private institutions.