On February 18, 2021, the first meeting of the interdepartmental working group (hereinafter - IWG) in the People direction was held online.
Opening
the meeting, Akmadi Sarbasov, First Vice-Minister of Labor and Social
Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter
referred to as the MLSPP), noted the special significance of the People IWG during a pandemic.
The
speaker reported on the main results of the department's work in 2020
as part of the implementation of the SDGs and commitments in the field
of poverty eradication (SDG No.1) in Kazakhstan. In particular, during
the pandemic, targeted social assistance covered more than 4 million
Kazakhstanis for a total of 476 billion tenge, which is an unprecedented
financial assistance for the country. In addition, more than 1.1
million citizens were provided with food packages.
Representatives
of the Ministry of Agriculture (hereinafter - the Ministry of
Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan) reported on the
implementation of SDG 2 “Zero Hunger” - namely, measures to support
farmers. According to the announced data, the instrument of
guaranteeing loans from 50-80% of the total loan amount is actively
developing, due to which the total volume of food production in 2020
increased by 4%. Currently, the overall provision with domestic food
products is more than 80%, which is part of the country's food security.
However, according to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, import dependence on some types of food products (poultry
meat, fish, sausages, apples, sugar, milk powder) is still high - this
issue will be resolved in the near future.
Responsible
for Goal # 3, "Good health and well-being", the Ministry of Health of
the Republic of Kazakhstan, reported on the work done during the
reporting period. According to the presented report, work is being
actively carried out on the detection and treatment of HIV on a free
basis, screening of the population, immunization and other work.
In
turn, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of
Kazakhstan presented the results of work on Goal No. 4 "Quality
Education". So in 2020, schoolchildren were provided with 780 thousand
units of computers, more than 2500 units of warm toilets were installed
in schools, 100% of schools and kindergartens are provided with video
surveillance, work is underway to create an inclusive education
condition (61.6% of preschoo.organizations, 78.8 % of schools, 45% of
colleges and 30% of universities have conditions for inclusive
education). The status of a teacher has been raised, and teachers'
salaries have increased by 50% compared to last year.
At the end
of the event, the leadership of the working group thanked the
participants for the work done. The implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals of the ISWG "People" will continue in 2021.
