(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Municipality of Rehab in the Mafraq governorate Tuesday unveiled an artistic mural representing the goals endorsed in the UN Summit on Sept. 25-27 in New York, as part of the global launch of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Rehab mural reflected the local community's vision and hopes for the world they want in 2030 based on a selected set of goals. The mural was designed and built by volunteers from the American University of Madaba and the local community, as well as volunteers from the UNDP's Rapid Employment Project with the support of Zain telecommunications company and a number of local associations in Rehab.
The event was live streamed directly with the United Nations headquarters in New York, joining countries from around the world who also shared their own events and activities.
The UNDP country Director, Zena Ali Ahmad, praised the achievements Jordan made to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG2)(2000-2015), aimed to eradicate poverty and hunger, achieve universal basic education, promote gender equality, improve child and maternal health, ensure environmental sustainability and build partnerships for development.
She also highlighted the role the UNDP plays in providing social wellbeing, supporting justice and prosperity, providing job opportunities for young men and women and supporting programs, in addition to continuously seeking to provide support to the communities hosting Syrian refugees and increasing their ability to ease the pressure that the crisis is placing on their already limited resources.
Rehab Mayor Abdullah Oleimat thanked the UNDP for "all of their efforts in contributing towards the development of the municipality and for choosing this historic location for the SDGs mural".
He also thanked the UNDP for the work it is implementing in Rehab, especially €the Rapid Employment Project that promotes local development and social cohesion in Jordanian communities that host Syrian refuges.
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