Ministry Unveils 2024 Review on SDG Progress

The Ministry of Sustainable Development and Climate Change (MSDCC) launched Belize’s 2024 Voluntary National Review (VNR) at an event organised in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) in Belize. The VNR highlights the country’s progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and was presented earlier this year at the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York.

The 2024 VNR assessed Belize’s achievements and challenges in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, emphasising the importance of accelerating progress in this critical decade of action. The report reviews past and current development strategies and outlines adjustments needed to build a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient nation. It also offers a preliminary evaluation of the Public Sector Investment Programme’s (PSIP) contribution to the SDGs.

UN Resident Coordinator Raul Salazar highlighted key achievements, including a significant reduction in Belize’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from 36% in 2021 to 26.4% in 2023, despite the country’s vulnerability to climate change.

In his keynote address, Minister Orlando Habet reaffirmed the government’s commitment to achieving the SDGs.