PEP 21: Interview with Wunna Aung
Channel: IIED
Date: 2016-06-23

The 21st Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) meeting took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from  30 May to 1 June, 2016 and discussed sustainable goals in action.

Despite very different circumstances, countries are facing shared challenges and opportunities implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. South-south and South-North partnerships are needed to learn from each other to achieve the SDGs.
  
Here, Dr. Wunna Aung, deputy director, Directorate of Investment and Company Administration, Ministry of Planning and Finance, Government of Myanmar, describes the progress, challenges and opportunities in Myanmar.

He discusses the value of South-South and South-North learning and knowledge exchange as developing countries action the goals.

The meeting was organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development with others.

More details: http://www.iied.org/PEP-21 or http://www.povertyenvironment.net/pep21.