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Prime Minister Marin participated in UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

14.7.2020 9.27

The UN's annual High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will convene virtually on 7–16 July. The meeting reviewed the global progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Prime Minister Sanna Marin and UN Secretary-General António Guterres gave a speech at the opening session of the meeting on 14 July.

Prime Minister's speech
Video presentation of Finland’s 2030 Agenda Voluntary National Review on YouTube
Finland at the forefront of international sustainable development comparisons

President approves amendments to Act on Care Services for Older Persons — minimum staffing level to be set for 24-hour care

9.7.2020 14.29
In future, provisions on a minimum staffing level in units for service housing with 24-hour assistance and for long-term institutional care for older people will be laid down by law. Until now, quality recommendations have been used to determine the staffing levels. After the transition period, units will be required to have at least 0.7 employees per client.

Working group proposes maximum police response time

9.7.2020 10.01
Police.
The working group appointed by the National Police Board has examined what objectives could be set for police response times and how they could be achieved. The work relates to the target set out in the Government Programme to define maximum police response times, in other words maximum response times for the whole of Finland, and to increase the presence and visibility of the authorities, particularly in areas with a lower level of service. The working group’s proposal was submitted to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo on 9 July.

Prime Minister Marin participates in UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

8.7.2020 13.55
Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Photo: Laura Kotila, Prime Minister's Office
The UN's annual High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will convene virtually on 7–16 July. The meeting will review the global progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Prime Minister Sanna Marin and UN Secretary-General António Guterres will give a speech at the opening session of the meeting on 14 July.
Website of the event
Finland’s 2030 Agenda Voluntary National Review

Prime Minister Marin’s Government begins preparation of Government Report on the Future

1.7.2020 10.08
The Government began preparing its next Report on the Future during the exceptional COVID-19 spring. The Government Report on the Future aims to identify issues that will be important for decision-making and require particular attention in the future, and it serves to open discussion for the coming years. A steering group chaired by Mikko Koskinen, State Secretary to Prime Minister Sanna Marin, has been appointed to prepare the report.

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