Organised on theme: Strengthening Integration and Reporting on the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063, the African Regional Forum was hosted at Niamey Convention Centre, Niger as part of the Ninth Session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-9).
Mrs. Bojang who is also the Focal Point for Brikama Area Council - one of the three Councils piloting the implementation of Voluntary Local Review in The Gambia - commended the UNDESA, UN Resident Coordinator's Office in The Gambia and the Gambia Association of Local Government Authorities (GALGA) for their financial and technical support.
She also highlighted some challenges that are limiting the progress for the localisation of the Global goals 2030 and Agenda 2063 at country level such as low awareness level at regional and local levels, inadequate resources for identified activities in the VLR Gambia Roadmap, inadequate coordination and harmonisation of programmes and policies and limited capacity for monitoring, data collection and management to allow timely reporting.
Mrs. Bojang outlined the significance of awareness creation at local and regional levels on the Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063 and encouraged the prioritisation of city-to-city peer learning and for Councils in The Gambia to establish effective system for monitoring and periodic reporting on SDGs and Agenda 2063.
