Viet Nam News HCM CITY-International legislators confirmed their commitment to respond to climate change to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) during a meeting at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference that opened on Thursday in HCM City. Representatives from parliaments of around 20 IPU-member nations and international organisations are attending the regional seminar on sustainable development goals for parliaments around the Asia-Pacific region. The commitments, reflected in the Paris Climate Change Agreement, will be specified by nationally determined contributions from each country. Organised by the Vietnamese National Assembly and the IPU, the three-day event will discuss topics related to the conference theme “Responding to Climate Change – Actions of Legislators to Achieve SDGs”. The conference aims to identify which practical steps parliaments can take to support the implementation of SDGs in their respective countries and in the region as a whole. Special emphasis is placed on sharing experience and increasing understanding about how parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region can institutionalise global goals, promote convergence, and build coherence at the policy level. Speaking at the opening session, Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, chairwoman of the National Assembly, called on stronger cooperation and responsibility among parliaments to take immediate action to save the planet… Read full this story

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