New York, (SUNA) – Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ambassador Muawiya Othman Khalid met with Li Junhua, United Nations Undersecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, as part of his visit to New York. The Undersecretary expressed Sudan’s appreciation for the United Nations’ efforts and continued support for development and peace efforts in the country. He provided a comprehensive briefing on the current economic situation and the challenges facing the country, highlighting the government’s efforts to reform the financial system, support reconstruction and basic services, and seek to lift the temporary suspension of World Bank operations with Sudan. He also reviewed efforts toward digital transformation and strengthening partnerships with the private sector, including the digitization of trade and investment procedures. For his part, Li praised the government’s efforts in economic recovery and Sudan’s successful preparation of its Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable Development Goals last year, despite the challenges imposed by the war. He expressed his administration’s readiness to cooperate and provide capacity-building programs and exchange expertise within the framework of the government e-services single-window project, in addition to coordinating with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement the Integrated National Financing Framework.BH/BH