Convert Covid-19 situation into opportunity to meet SDGs: Niti Aayog VC

The report discusses at length the policy and enabling environment, India's approach to localising SDGs, and strengthening means of implementation, Niti Aayog said

There is a need to translate the coronavirus-led pandemic situation into an opportunity to meet the sustainable development goals, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Monday.

Kumar was speaking while presenting Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, 2020 hosted digitally, with several participants from other countries.

HLPF is the international platform for follow-up and review of progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

"We should all obliterate all divisions and distinctions amongst us and come together to try and convert the prevailing situation into an opportunity for accelerating