KazAID at the UN Conference in the Philippines: Global Challenges and Development

From 28 to 29 April 2025, A. Arystanov, Chairman of KazAID, participated in the High Level Conference of Middle Income Countries on ‘Opening New Horizons: Strategic Action Plan for Middle Income Countries’ held in the Republic of the Philippines, Manila.The conference was organized by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines in cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the UN Development Coordination Office.
The main goal of the event was to discuss the impact of global challenges on the sustainable development of middle-income countries and to develop specific recommendations for shaping a Strategic Action Plan.
The discussions brought together representatives of governments, financial and banking institutions, UN development system structures, and the private sector.

Also, on the margins of the conference A. Arystanov held a bilateral meeting with the Director of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation D. Al-Khatib, during which the prospects of interaction within the framework of South-South cooperation were discussed. In addition, the group of middle-income countries chaired by the Republic of the Philippines adopted the Makati Declaration.

KazAID's participation in this event allowed to strengthen cooperation with partner agencies in the region and to present Kazakhstan's position in the field of official development assistance in the international arena.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kazaid/press/news/details/988552?lang=kk