Botswana urged to embrace MDGs to SDGs transition
Friday, June 19, 2015
These are the views of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) administrator, Helen Clark who says this would also allow the country to leap into the next phase of social and economic development.
Set to be achieved by 2030, SDGs will kick in next year to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were viewed by many as only targeting the developing countries due to their poverty reduction centred theme.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...