NEW YORK, USA, July 10 -- Tanzania has taken the first concrete step toward its 2050 Development Vision, with the Fourth Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP IV) now officially underway.

The milestone was marked at a high-level side event held alongside the 2026 United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York, co-hosted by the Government of Tanzania and UNCDF, in collaboration with UNDP and UNIDO.

Speaking at the event, Permanent Secretary in the Presidents Office - Planning and Investment, and Executive Secretary of the National Planning Commission, Dr Tausi Kida, outlined the plans role as the first implementation phase of Tanzanias long-term vision to become a high middle-income country with a USD ...