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Arab knowledge stakeholders

highlight the importance of

monitoring indices in accelerating

the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Development

on September 29, 2025 Business News Editor
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New York, 29 September 2025 – A high-level event held on the sidelines of the 80 session of
the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) emphasized the critical role of knowledge tools
and monitoring indices in accelerating the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Permanent Mission of the United Arab
Emirates to the UN, the event brought together government representatives, knowledge leaders,
and strategic partners for a discussion on the opportunities and challenges facing the Arab world
in the context of economic transformation, technological shifts, climate change, and a rapidly
expanding youth population.
The event was inaugurated by Their Excellencies Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of MBRF; Dr.
Abdullah Al Dardari, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Regional Bureau for
Arab States at UNDP; and Mohamed Abushahab, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the
UN. In their opening remarks, the speakers emphasized the need for innovative frameworks and
next-generation indices to develop future-ready skills and advance inclusive and sustainable
development. They also urged greater collaboration at the regional and international levels to
ensure no one is left behind.
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