TASHKENT, January 30: Senator DrSaniaNishtar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, thanked the SCO secretariat for encouraging all the members for cooperation in poverty alleviation outlined in the Action Plan for 2021-2025.
JamshidKuchkarov, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction, Republic of Uzbekistan hosted the virtual event in Tashkent.
DrSaniaNishtar speaking at the apex level event with heads of ministries and agencies of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Poverty Alleviation on Sunday reiterated: “There is an urgent need to establish a permanent mechanism for regular exchange of experiences and information on the applied innovative measures aimed at poverty alleviation.”
Later, DrSaniaNishtar reflected on Pakistan’s experience in poverty alleviation. She remarked: “In Pakistan, poverty alleviation is a top priority of our government.
There are multiple programmes in Ehsaas for 16 target groups, and each programme is aligned with a certain quantifiable goal and 292 initiatives and policies which support these programmes.” The apex event discussed regional approaches to poverty alleviation in the SCO member states. Speakers reviewed a wide range of issues on the state and prospects of development of the SCO member state’s cooperation in poverty alleviation. The event was attended by heads and representatives of the ministries and agencies of the SCO member states on poverty alleviation, as well as representatives of SCO Secretariat. -TLTP
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