Programme & Statements SDG Summit
The second SDG Summit was held on 18-19 September 2023 during the UN General Assembly high-level week in New York.
The Summit marked the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As such, it will review the state of the SDGs implementation, provide policy guidance, mobilize action to accelerate implementation and consider new challenges since 2015.
The programme of the Summit addressed the impact of multiple and interlocking crises facing the world, including the deterioration of key social, economic and environmental indicators. It focused first and foremost on people and ways to meet their basic needs through the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
145 Heads of State and Government and Ministers as well as representatives of the intergovernmental organizations, the UN system, and the stakeholders delivered statements in the SDG Summit.
- Letter from the PGA on the SDG Summit programme, List of Speakers, Concept Notes on the Leaders Dialogues and Logistics Note (8 September 2023)
- Letter from the PGA on the SDG Summit Programme (17 July 2023)
- SDG Summit Concept Note
- Programme (Printable Version)
- Programme (EPUB)
Programme & Statements
Monday, 18 September 2023
Fireside chat
| Participating State | Level | On behalf of |
| Cuba | HS | Group of 77 and China |
| Comoros | HS | African Union |
| Dominica | HS | Caribbean Community |
| Botswana | HS |
Group of Landlocked Developing Countries |
| Palau | HS | Pacific Small Island Developing States |
| Sierra Leone | HS |
Group of Seven Plus Member States (G7+) |
| Czechia | HS | Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies |
| Angola | HS | South African Development Community |
| European Union | HL | European Union |
| Nepal | HG | Group of Least Developed Countries |
| Samoa | HG | Alliance of Small Island States |
| Russian Federation | DPM | Also on behalf of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyztan |
| Indonesia | M | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| Mexico | M | Also on behalf of Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye and Australia (MIKTA) |
Co-moderators:
H.E. Ms. Katalin Novák, President of Hungary
H.E. Mr. Kassym - Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
| Participating State/speaker | Level |
| South Africa | HS |
| Croatia | HS |
| Kyrgyzstan | HS |
| Austria | HS |
| Turkmenistan | HS |
| Peru | HS |
| Brazil | HS |
| Guyana | HS |
| Nigeria | HS |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | HS |
| Togo | HS |
| North Macedonia | HS |
| Finland | HS |
| Papua New Guinea | DPM |
| Mongolia | DPM |
| Egypt | M |
| Malaysia | M |
| Tuvalu | M |
| France | M |
| Brunei Darussalam | M |
| Benin | M |
| Gambia | M |
| Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | |
| Mr. Andrew Morley, President, World Vision |
Co-moderators:
H.E. Mr. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland [English]
H.E. Mr. Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
| Participating State/speaker | Level |
| Colombia | HS |
| Algeria | HS |
| Republic of Moldova | HS |
| Suriname | HS |
| Portugal | HS |
| Malawi | HS |
| Costa Rica | HS |
| Yemen | HS |
| Trinidad and Tobago | HG |
| Germany | HG |
| Belize | HG |
| Spain | HG |
| Malta | HG |
| Somalia | HG |
| Italy | HG |
| Mexico | M |
| Philippines | M |
| Armenia | M |
| Dominica | M |
| Jordan | M |
| Mali |
M |
| Mr. Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | |
| Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director, Indigenous Peoples International Centre for Policy Research and Education | |
| Mr. Martin Chugong, Secretary-General, International Parliamentary Union |
Co-moderators:
H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H., President of the Republic of Kenya
H.E. Ms. Nataša Pirc Musar, President of the Republic of Sloveni
| Participating State/speaker | Level |
| Switzerland | HS |
| Liechtenstein | HS |
| Bulgaria | HS |
| Estonia | HS |
| Argentina | HS |
| Lithuania | HS |
| Latvia | HS |
| Uganda | VP |
| Fiji | HG |
| Tonga | HG |
| Lesotho | HG |
| State of Palestine | HG |
| Eritrea | M |
| Luxembourg | M |
| Oman | M |
| Bhutan | M |
| Israel | M |
| Benin | M |
| Syrian Arab Republic | M |
| Djibouti | M |
| Honduras | M |
| Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | |
| Ms. Barbara Del Castello, Global Focal Point, Science Policy Interface for UN Major Group for Children and Youth | |
| Ms. Imme Scholz, Co-chair of the Independent Group of Scientists writing the Global Sustainable Development Report, Co-President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation |
Co-moderators:
H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark
H.E. Mr. Mark Brown, Prime Minister of Cook Islands
| Participating State/speaker | Level |
| San Marino | HS |
| Slovakia | HS |
| Albania | HS |
| Timor-Leste | HS |
| Montenegro | HS |
| Guinea | HS |
| Nauru | HS |
| Georgia | HG |
| Bangladesh | HG |
| Cabo Verde | HG |
| Lebanon | HG |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | M |
| Bahrain | M |
| Singapore | M |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | M |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | M |
| Saudi Arabia | M |
| Zambia | M |
| Chad | M |
| Dominican Republic | M |
| Cambodia | M |
| Libya | M |
| Uruguay | M |
| Mr. Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO) | |
| Mr. Steven Letsike, Founder and Executive Director of Access Chapter 2 | |
| Ms. Jan Beagle, Director-General, International Development Law Organization (IDLO) |
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Co-moderators:
H.E. Ms. Katrín Jakobsdóttir Prime Minister of Iceland
H.E. Mr. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi President of the Republic of Mozambique
| Participating State/speaker | Level |
| Türkiye | HS |
| Ukraine | HS |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | HS |
| Rwanda | HS |
| Monaco | HS |
| Romania | HS |
| Mauritania | HS |
| Cyprus | HS |
| Central African Republic | HS |
| Tajikistan | HS |
| China | VP |
| Côte d’Ivoire | VP |
| Andorra | HG |
| Japan | HG |
| Norway | HG |
| Haiti | HG |
| Serbia | DPM |
| United States | M |
| Nicaragua | M |
| Azerbaijan | M |
| Cameroon | M |
| Kiribati | M |
| Eswatini | M |
| Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Coordinator of the regional commissions in 2023 | |
| Mr. Ajay Jha Kumar, Director, Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society |
Co-moderators:
H.E. Mr. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal [Statement]
H.E. Mr. Ulf Kristersson, the Prime Minister of Sweden [Statement]
| Participating State/speaker | Level |
| Seychelles | HS |
| Sri Lanka | HS |
| Namibia | HS |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | HS |
| Ecuador | HS |
| Zimbabwe | HS |
| Liberia | HS |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | HS |
| United Republic of Tanzania | VP |
| Thailand | HG |
| Belgium | HG |
| Viet Nam | HG |
| Mauritius | HG |
| Antigua and Barbuda | HG |
| Pakistan | HG |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | HG |
| Iraq | HG |
| Ethiopia | DPM |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | DPM |
| United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland | DPM |
| Holy See | M |
| Equatorial Guinea | M |
| Burkina Faso | M |
| Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | |
| Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) | |
| Ms. Beena Johnson, General Secretary, National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) |
- Keynote remarks by H.E. Mr. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Co-Chair of the Sustainable Development Goals Advocates group (Biography)
- Overview of the Leaders' Dialogues and other Summit components by Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs [English]