By Observer Online | 2023-03-06

His Majesty King Mswati III has pleaded for more financial and technical support from the international community following the massive reduction in development aid assistance.

Speaking at the 5th United Nations Conference for Least Developed Countries (LDCS) yesterday afternoon, the King stated that Eswatini is among several middle-income countries that have experienced a substantial reduction in aid, and therefore urged the world donor community to upscale support.

"This is mainly because of the recent health and socio-economic challenges experienced across the globe," he said.

The King noted that the meeting was taking place amidst a plethora of challenges, such as natural disasters, conflicts, and the COVID-19 pandemic, and said the meeting provided UN member states with an opportunity to prepare progress reports on the status of the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals for the UN General Assembly.

“However, we note that we still have many challenges in several of these goals, such as; poverty alleviation, quality education, health, energy, job creation, industry, innovation and infrastructure to mention a few," said the King.

His Majesty also expressed concern that some countries who graduated from the LDC category are not supported to enable them to remain in their elevated status and cushioned against external shocks.

"We now find ourselves facing daunting challenges in creating an enabling environment for our people to live in, which is why we appeal to the international community to give us more financial and technical support in order for us to achieve these SDGs targets.”

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