Three Efforts by ASEAN to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

New York: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Retno Marsudi attended the High Level Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit at UN Headquarters in New York 18 September 2023. At the Summit, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno delivered a Joint Statement on behalf of ASEAN, followed by National statement of the Government of Indonesia.
 
For a Joint Statement on behalf of ASEAN, in front of World Leaders, the Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized ASEAN's strong commitment to achieving the SDGs targets. "ASEAN's commitment and efforts to achieve the SDGs are aligned with ASEAN Vision 2025 and ASEAN Vision 2045," said the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
 
Especially in the midst of an uncertain global situation like today, ASEAN will continue to strive to strengthen its capacity so that it remains resilient in facing various challenges and shocks in the future.

Foreign Minister Retno explained at least three forms of ASEAN efforts to achieve the SDG goals, namely:
 
First, ASEAN's commitment to reflect development gaps and strengthen the implementation of SDGs locally, including through empowering youth, women, the elderly, MSMEs and migrant workers.
 
Second, ASEAN is committed to becoming a resilient community, by increasing investment in human resource development, health infrastructure, digital transformation, strong supply chains and sustainable energy security.
 
Third, ASEAN continues to strive to strengthen multilateralism and respect for the UN charter.
 
"In this way, the direction of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can return to the right track," said Foreign Minister Retno, quoted from a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tuesday 19 September 2023.
 
In Indonesia's national statement, Foreign Minister Retno said that the current global order does not provide equal opportunities for developing countries. As a result, it is difficult to achieve the SDGs implementation target in 2030.
 
“There is no other choice, the world must encourage the creation of a conducive environment for developing countries to grow and prevent development from stopping.
 
“Trade discrimination must stop. "Developing countries must be given the opportunity to downstream industry," said Foreign Minister Retno.
 
In this regard, as Chair of ASEAN, Indonesia encourages ASEAN to become a hub region for Electric Vehicles, play a major role in the global supply chain, encourage green development, and make the region an Epicenter of Growth.
 
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