Al Baraka Bank, operating in the field of Islamic finance in Tunisia and the Maghreb, signed Thursday in Tunis, a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Tunisia.
The memorandum of understanding signed by Al Baraka Bank CEO Mohamed el Moncer and UNDP Resident Representative to Tunisia Steve Utterwulghe seeks to achieve some SDGs as well as the 33 targets of the SDGs as defined by the United Nations and Member States, in line with the priorities of Al Baraka Bank’s corporate social responsibility strategy.
Under this agreement, the two sides will work together to achieve the SDGs 1 (no poverty), 3 (good health and well-being), 4 (quality education), 5 (gender equality), 7 (clean and affordable energy), 8 (decent work and economic growth) and 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure).
