The United Nations Organization (UN) considers that Uruguay It is “a benchmark for sustainable development”, highlighting issues such as the generation of renewable energy, which reaches 98%.
The UN Resident Coordinator, Pablo Ruiz Hiebra, He told EFE that the international organization sees the country as “a laboratory for public policies and innovations that are very useful to share with other countries.”
In this sense, Ruiz Hiebra expressed the possibility of “being a reference in the region of sustainable development, of eradication of the poverty and a democratic benchmark.”
“It is already to a large extent, but I think it needs a jump. It needs a bit of audacity in some public policy decisions,” the official warned.
Decarbonization and the Ceibal Plan
The expert highlighted among the country’s achievements the decarbonization almost the entire energy matrix, with strong investments in green hydrogen, After an investment of 8 billion dollars, the Ceibal Plan and the reduction in teenage pregnancy.
“I think there are many things that have been done in Uruguay that can be replicated in other countries. To begin with, because many have been done with fewer resources,” he said about the experience of successive governments.
Ruiz Hiebra said that “there are many issues in which he has shown very interesting examples for the region” and stated: “What we want is to continue to deepen that: that he can share in a more professional way, because there is a lot of interest in what is happening in Uruguay”.
Among the challenges, he considered that more is needed investment to combat the child poverty. “If we really want youth to be the driving force of the future, for children to be the driving force of change, we have to invest heavily in this area and it is not something we can do in 15 or 20 years,” he said.
Source: Ambito
