Botswana to link SDG indicators to Vision 2036

Burton Mguni.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Burton Mguni.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Deputy Statistician General, Burton Mguni says the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) indicators for Botswana should be linked to the aspirations and goals of National Development Plan 11 and the proposed Vision 2036.

Mguni was addressing local journalists last week at a press briefing organised by Statistics Botswana on the just-ended 47th United Nations Statistical Commission that was held in New York at the beginning of March.

He said the statistical commission agreed on a set of global indicators that will measure success towards the new sustainable development agenda, which will lead anti-poverty efforts through 2030.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up