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Plenary Session and Closing - Advancing key transitions and cooperation towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the UNECE region.

Sustainable development brings the promise of a better future, but to build this future, we need to imagine it, to remove obstacles that undermine the necessary cooperation to make it possible, and to harness all the levers that contribute to progress. And we need to ensure that all the actors are involved in a meaningful way. The future does not only belong to us. The commitment to safeguard the interest of future generations is a key component of sustainable development. 

A panel discussion will bring together diverse stakeholders, including the private sector, financial institutions, science and academia, local authorities, youth representatives and other civil society actors. Panellists will share with member States their perspectives on SDG acceleration with particular focus on the main issues to be addressed by the Summit of the Future. 

H.E. Antje Leendertse, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations in New York, Co-Facilitator of the Summit of the Future

H.E. Neville Gertze, Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations in New York, Co-Facilitator of the Summit of the Future

MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PANEL

Moderator: Mr. Laszlo Borbely, State Councilor, Government of Romania

Ms. Imme Scholz, Co-Chair, Independent Group of Scientists, Global Sustainable Development Report

Mr. Dominique Foray, Professor, Chair of Economics & Management of Innovation (EPFL), Member of the Swiss Science Council

Mr. Grégoire Haenni, Board Member, Sustainable Finance Geneva, Member, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), Chief Investment Officer, Geneva State Pension Fund (CPEG)

Representative of the UNECE Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (RCEM)

Representative of the Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) ECE Regional Caucus

Mr. Felipe Paullier, Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, United Nations Youth Office

Mr. Andràs Szorényi, Senior Policy Advisor, Global Cities Hub

Interventions from the floor and discussion

CLOSING  

Ms. Tatiana Volovaya, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)

Ms. Tatiana Molcean, UNECE Executive Secretary and United Nations Under-Secretary-General

Mr. Vahan Kostanyan, Co-Chair of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia

Mr. Radim Sršeň, Co-Chair of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Czech Republic

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Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the UNECE region in times of multiple crises: The effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions

OPENING

Co-Chair - Mr. Vahan Kostanyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia

Co-Chair - Mr. Radim Sršeň, Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Czech Republic

Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Ms. Tatiana Molcean, UNECE Executive Secretary and United Nations Under-Secretary General

Ms. Ivana Živkovic, Vice-Chair of the Regional Collaborative Platform (RCP) for Europe and Central Asia, Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS

HIGH-LEVEL POLICY SEGMENT

High-level speakers will engage in a policy debate on accelerating SDG progress and delivering transformative solutions. The debate will be informed by the UNECE Annual SDG Progress Report to be launched in early 2024. High-level government representatives will have the opportunity to share policy actions that have been taken domestically. Other stakeholders will join the debate and report back on their preparatory consultations.

Snapshot of SDG Progress in the UNECE Region

Mr. Andres Vikat, Chief, Social and Demographic Statistics Section, UNECE Statistical Division

Guiding Questions:

Building on the impetus of the SDG Summit, what needs to be done to put the 2030 Agenda on the right track?

What are the critical elements that need to be addressed as matter of priority to unlock bottlenecks and accelerate the necessary transformations? How can investment in key transition areas be scaled up?

With the forthcoming Summit of the Future in mind, wh*at is the role of international cooperation and strengthened multilateralism in advancing SDG progress?

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Poverty - End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Food - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

Health - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Education - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Women - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Water - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

Energy - Ensure access to aff ordable, reliable, sustainable and clean energy for all.

Economy - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Infrastructure - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

Inequality - Reduce inequality within and among countries.

Habitation - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Consumption - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Climate - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Marine-ecosystems - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

Ecosystems - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, manage forests sustainably, combat desertifi cation, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss.

Institutions - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build eff ective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 is the only UN official report that monitors global progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Progress Chart · ‎Extended Report · ‎The Gender Snapshot 2022. 

Speakers:

Francesca Perucci, Assistant Director, UN Statistics Division

Dr. Samira Asma, Assistant Director-General for Data, Analytics and Delivery, World Health Organization