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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) performance improved in 2019 based on the achievement of set targets, said Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (pix).
They performed well for all 17 targets, he said today at the virtual launch of the report “SDG Indicators, Malaysia, 2019,” the second report of the country’s SDG indicators released by the Malaysian Department of Statistics.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes 17 goals based on five focus areas, namely people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership.
The targets are measured according to 247 indicators established globally in 2019.
On assessing indicators, Mustapa said that for Malaysia, 128 indicators or 52 percent were available while 73 indicators or 29 percent needed to be developed.
“A total of 13 percent or 31 indicators are not available while 15 indicators or six percent are not relevant for Malaysia,” he said.
Mustapa said that the national progress status of the SDGs was also measured based on the performance of 108 statistical indicators.
Among the aspects that showed positive progress was the area of focus of people, with an overall incidence of poverty improving to 5.6 percent (405,441 households) in 2019 from 7.6 percent (525,743 households) in 2016, he said.
Meanwhile, the prosperity focus area showed that per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices grew 3.9 percent in 2019 compared to 3.6 percent in 2018.
“In line with the growth of the digital economy, especially in the new normal after Covid-19, the percentage of people using the Internet has increased 3.0 percentage points to 84.2 percent in 2019 from 81.2 percent. cent from the previous year.
“For Internet use in cities and rural areas, they increased 2.6 percentage points and 3.3 percentage points, respectively,” he said.
He added that all elements that comprise the five focus areas will continue in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) after being incorporated into the country’s development policies, such as the 11th Malaysia Plan and the 2030 Shared Prosperity Vision. .
“Indeed, the 12MP will take a new approach to tackling poverty through a specific program based on local needs across all races.
“This is because the problems of poverty differ according to the demographics and the current situation. The way of handling it must be adapted to local conditions ”, he explained.
According to him, the implementation of the SDGs requires the commitment of all sectors to continue with the people’s development agenda.
“Therefore, the role played by the Malaysian All Party Parliamentary Group on the SDGs (APPGM-SDG) is critical in helping to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda.
“The group, which was established after the approval of Dewan Rakyat on October 19, 2019, is made up of 10 members of Parliament, including myself,” he said.
Mustapa said APPGM-SDG participated in the SDGs at the parliamentary level by conducting local problem mapping activities and recommending solution ideas.
In the first phase, the group conducted field visits to 10 parliamentary electoral districts in four states.
Next year, he said, APPGM-SDG would do the same program in 20 parliamentary areas, especially in states that were not visited in 2020.
“The implementation of the SDGs is a continuation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that ended in 2015.
“The legacy and achievements of the MDGs over 15 years have provided valuable lessons in our effort to achieve the SDG targets,” he added. – Called
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