Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

A major priority of the 70^th President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mogens Lykketoft is to support prompt and inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda. It builds on the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeks to address their unfinished business. The 2030 Agenda includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets. The Addis Ababa Action Agenda complements and is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Paris Climate Agreement was adopted in December 2015 in Paris and will be signed in New York on 22 April 2016.

Given the broader framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its strong interlinkages with the Climate Agreement, the President will convene a High Level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals on 21 April 2016.

This event will serve to significantly increase international awareness and political momentum around the implementation of the SDGs. It will bring together global political, business and civil society leaders in New York to focus on kick-starting SDG implementation. It will also be a unique opportunity to address the synergy between the COP21 outcome and the 2030 Agenda. Leaders will be offered a platform to catalyse action, discuss concrete steps forward and mobilize potential implementation partners.

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Five focus areas with a cross-cutting focus on gender equality and capacity building

• 1. Action at all levels

  Member States have committed to drive national responses to implementation of the 2030 Agenda. All actors, led by national governments, will need to work to deliver sustainable development which leaves no-one behind.

• 2. Financing poverty eradication and sustainable development

  Implementing the 2030 Agenda and fulfilling COP21 commitments, requires substantial financial resources as well as sound regulatory frameworks. Public and private finance as well as domestic and international finance must be urgently mobilized.

• 3. Technology and data for SDGs

  The development and diffusion of new technologies and the collection of high quality, timely and reliable information and data are important means of implementing the SDGs. We need to improve access to technology, as well as capacity for technology development, and ensure that the best available information technology tools and information sources are used across sectors such as clean energy, health and information.

• 4. Partnerships for the implementation of SDGs

  This new Agenda will only be realized if the implementation process is partnership based, fully inclusive, transparent and accountable.

• 5. Climate action in the context of sustainable development

  A reception will be organized in order to celebrate the successful adoption of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the Paris Agreement and ensure coherence and synergies as we move to the implementation of these outcomes.

Detailed Programme with Speakers for high-level thematic debate on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Preliminary List of speakers for plenary – Achieving the SDGs

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Concept Note: High- level Thematic Debate on Achieving the SDGs – Overview

Focus Area Concept Note: Action at all levels

Focus Area Concept Note: Financing poverty eradication and sustainable development

Focus Area Concept Note: Technology and data for SDGs

Focus Area Concept Note: Partnerships for the implementation of SDGs

Focus Area Concept Note: Climate action in the context of sustainable development

Detailed Programme with Speakers for High-Level Thematic Debate on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

PGA Report of Retreat Sustainable Finance

Logistics note for Member States: HL Thematic Debate – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Logistics note for stakeholders: HL Thematic Debate – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Summary: Conclusions and Observations

 

Policy Rooms | 21 April 2016

WHEN	WHERE	POLICY ROOM
10:00AM – 11:30AM	Conference Room E	How to Make a Powerful Business Case to Achieve Sustainable Development Discussion will explore gaps, potential key messages, findings, and stories which could help this upcoming report stand out in a crowded space and make a real difference.   BY  INVITE ONLY   CONTACT UN Global Compact Ms. Marie Wibe wibe(at)un.org +1.646.354.0334 Business Commission on Sustainable Development (BCSD) Ms. Carina Larsfalten c.larsfalten(at)businesscommission.org +41.79.642.7290
10:00AM – 11:30AM	Conference Room 5	Transforming Our Food Systems to Transform our World: The Zero Hunger Challenge and the Sustainable Development Agenda The round-table discussion will showcase pathways to transform and benchmark food systems, from production to consumption, through individual and collective action. It will consider how investments in food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture can pay dividends across the whole of the 2030 Agenda, beyond SDG2: actively contributing to ending poverty, delivering equality and safeguarding the planet. It will do so by bringing together stakeholders from different parts of the food and agriculture value chain, exploring the experience of effective and innovative multi-stakeholder stewardship models, and taking into account the importance of evidence-based frameworks that consider needs, policies and resources. The round-table will discuss how supporters, participants and champions of the Zero Hunger Challenge can mobilize political leadership and coordinate action to deliver sustainable, inclusive and resilient food and nutrition systems.   CONTACT Executive Office of the Secretary-General United Nations Mr. Martin Gallagher + 1 (212) 906-6692 + 1 (917) 332-7296 The Brookings Institution: Global Economy and Development Program Mr. Homi Kharas hkharas(at)brookings.edu +1 (202) 741-6544
10:00AM – 11:30AM	Conference Room 7	Drivers of Change: Partnerships at Speed and Scale Partnerships between government, business and civil society will be essential in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This session will focus on the un-tapped potential of governments to enable innovative partnerships to be formed, accelerated and scaled. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the role of governments in setting the rules of the game, enabling collaboration, and establishing frameworks for sustainable development. CONTACT UNDP Ms. Stine Junge stine.junge(at)undp.org 3GF Ms. Laura Nielsen launie(at)um.dk +45 3392 0249
11:30AM – 1:00PM	Conference Room E	Science, technology and innovation (STI): Realising the potential of STI for all to achieve the SDGs: opportunities and challenges for maximising the contribution of STI and key elements of necessary stakeholder action This Policy Dialogue Room will bring together high-level representatives from various stakeholder groups to a focused discussion around two key questions on how exactly STI will contribute to the SDGs. First, what are the main opportunities and challenges – at policy, organisational and individual levels – for maximising the contribution of STI to the achievement of the SDGs? Second, what are key elements that countries and international organizations may take into account in formulating action plans and/or roadmaps for science, technology and innovation for the SDGs? With an envisioned participation of 15-20 guests, this informal event will provide an opportunity to engage a small number of high-level experts and representatives to have a focused and concrete discussion on the outlined two guiding questions for the 2016 Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation. The key recommendations from this event will inform discussions at the STI Forum on 6-7 June. BY INVITE ONLY   CONTACT Interagency Task Team on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs | Division for Sustainable Development | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Mr. Wei Liu liuw(at)un.org +1.212.963.3212 10-Member Group to support the Technology Facilitation Mechanism Mr. Tobias Cabani cabani(at)un.org +1.917.367.3494
11:30AM – 1:00PM	Conference Room 5	Achieving Sustainable Energy for All by 2030 Achieving SDG7, with its goals on energy access, renewable energy and energy efficiency, is an essential element of meeting the sustainable development agenda, as well as the climate objectives agreed upon in Paris. This High Level Dialogue will explore the cross-cutting nature of SDG7 and the implications for the broader sustainable development agenda, profile recent action, and highlight priority areas for the next step change in advancing the SE4ALL objectives. CONTACT Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Mr. Jonas von Freiesleben +1.212.963.1660 freiesleben(at)un.org IRENA Ms. Yena Ortiz de Urbina +1.646.738.2010 yortiz(at)irena.org
11:30AM – 1:00PM	Conference Room F	Sustainable Consumption and Production for the SDGs This Policy Room will explore the potential for more closely aligning various sustainability agendas and partnerships which support the shift to SCP patterns and for enhancing the contribution of the 10YFP to a number of SDG targets. BY INVITE ONLY   CONTACT 10YFP Secretariat (UNEP) Ms. Katie Tuck katie.tuck(at)unep.org, +33 1 4437 1491 World Economic Forum Mr. Dominic Waughray dkw(at)weforum.org +41 7 9329 3711
11:30AM – 1:00PM	Conference Room 7	Dialogue between Latin American high-net-worth Individuals and Decision-Makers to align investment with the SDGs leaving no one behind BY INVITE ONLY CONTACT UNCTAD Ms. Chantal Line Carpentier carpentier(at)un.org +1 212 963 6896 PVBLIC Foundation Ms. Eliane Sussman eliane(at)pvblic.org +1.201 334 2214
01:00PM – 03:00PM	Conference Room 5	Communicating the Sustainable Development Goals – For Everyone This Policy Dialogue Room will bring together different actors to work together to communicate the SDG’s – bridging the gap between policy experts, campaigners and communication experts and build new partnerships for communicating, with the aims to inspire new communication means/tools for the SDG’s. CONTACT UN SDG Action Campaign Mr. Mitchell Toomey mitchell.toomey(at)undp.org +1.646.202.0860 World’s Best News Mr. Thomas Ravn-Pedersen trp(at)dca.dk +45 2941 4603
01:15PM – 03:00PM	Conference Room E	Winning the Battle for Sustainable Development: Local Authorities and Partnerships for Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda This interactive roundtable will discuss the respective roles of local authorities and stakeholders in working with member states to develop and implement Habitat III outcomes. Among the topics to be reviewed will be: effective approaches to meaningful participation of local authorities and stakeholders in decision-making; the importance of decentralization and social inclusion in various contexts; the need for national urban policies and legislative and financing frameworks to achieve balanced territorial development. CONTACT Habitat III Secretariat Mr. Ilija Gubic gubic(at)un.org Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments (GTF) General Assembly of Partners towards Habitat III (GAP) Ms. Natalene Poisson, UCLG n.poisson(at)uclg.org trp Ms. Aliye Celik, UCLG aliyepcelik(at)gmail.com
03:00PM – 04:30PM	Conference Room E	Tools for the Private Sector to Accelerate Implementation of the SDGs This Policy Dialogue will delve into how to accelerate the engagement of business and industry in the follow-up and implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, including exchanging ideas on how the SDGs could be embedded into business strategies, including corporate sustainability strategies. The meeting will also serve as an opportunity to showcase different tools, developed by business and the United Nations which could be useful during the 2030 Agenda follow-up and review. These include: the SDG Compass, the Partnerships for SDGs platform and  the Business for 2030 online platform. CONTACT Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Ms. Lotta Tähtinen tahtinen(at)un.org International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Ms. Louise Kantrow Louise.Kantrow(at)ICCwbo.org +1.212.703.5042
03:00PM – 06:00PM	Conference Room F	Intensifying and Expanding International Tax Cooperation to Achieve Sustainable Development The overall objective of the Dialogue Room is to highlight a range of constructive responses and possible solutions to the challenges of international tax cooperation in the context of increased attention to domestic resource mobilization in the SDG agenda and the recent OECD work on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). Its intended outcome is a wider and better informed constituency among delegations in New York, especially those from the developing countries, and revived public support from civil society organizations for new institutional arrangements to promote the higher level of international tax cooperation required for countries to undertake Agenda 2030 and their commitments under the Paris Agreement. CONTACT UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Richard Kozul Wright richard.kozul-wright(at)unctad.org Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Sara Burke sburke(at)fesny.org +1.212.687.0208
04:30PM – 06:00PM	Conference Room E	Role of capital markets in helping to deliver the SDGs The event will explore how companies can embed sustainable development in their operations through PRI and ESG reporting and long-term investing; and how these practices can be used to bring private capital into supporting the implementation of the SDGs and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The discussion will explore the role of private sector actions and discuss their potential, as well as the need for regulatory frameworks, and how voluntary actions and regulatory frameworks can complement each other. CONTACT Financing for Development Office (FfDO) | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Ms. Shari Spiegel spiegel(at)un.org +1 212-963-6808 Aviva Investors Ms. Paulina Murphy Paulina.murphy(at)aviva.com +44 20 7662 6871

 

20 April 2016

High-level Forum: The Africa We Want in 2030, 2063 and Beyond

 

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Logistics note: HL Thematic Debate – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

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New Date: HL Thematic Debate – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

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HL Thematic Debate – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

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High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals – 21 April 2016, New York

Digital Media Zone – 19 – 22 April 2016

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Opening and Plenary (part I)

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Plenary (part II)

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Plenary (part III)

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Plenary (part IV)

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Interactive Discussion on Finance

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– High level Lunch: Partnerships for the implementation of SDGs

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Interactive Discussion on Technology and Data

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