Programme & Statements

Monday, 18 September 2023

9:00 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. Opening Segment General Assembly Hall
Statements by:
  • H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly [English]
  • H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General [English | French]
  • H.E. Ms. Paula Narvaez, President of the Economic and Social Council [English | Spanish]
Adoption of the Political Declaration
Statements by:
  • H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State Qatar [Arabic]
  • H.E. Mr. Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland [English]
9:25 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Setting the Stage “SDG implementation at the halftime – What will it take to keep the SDG promise?
Video presentation on the stakeholder engagement in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Youth representative: Ms. Mayada Adil, Young Leader for the SDGs (Biography) [Statement]

Fireside chat

Moderator: Ms. Gillian Tett, the Financial Times (Biography)
Panelists:
  • H.E. Ms. Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP, Prime Minister of Barbados, Co-Chair of the Sustainable Development Goals Advocates group (Biography)
  • Mr. Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group (Biography)
  • Ms. Carolina Cosse, Mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay
Musical performance by the Senegalese musician Mr Baaba Maal, UN Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Plenary General Assembly Hall
Statements delivered on behalf of groups of participating States (strictly limited to 5 minutes each, including 2 minutes in national capacity)
  Participating State Level On behalf of
1 Cuba HS Group of 77 and China
2 Comoros HS African Union
3 Dominica HS Caribbean Community
4 Botswana HS

Group of Landlocked Developing Countries
5 Palau HS Pacific Small Island Developing States
6 Sierra Leone HS

Group of Seven Plus Member States (G7+)
7 Czechia HS Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
8 Angola HS South African Development Community
9 European Union HL European Union
10 Nepal HG Group of Least Developed Countries
11 Samoa HG Alliance of Small Island States
12 Russian Federation DPM Also on behalf of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyztan
13 Indonesia M Association of Southeast Asian Nations

 

10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogues Trusteeship Council Chamber
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 1 “Scaling up actions on key transitions to accelerate SDG progress”

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
1 South Africa HS
2 Croatia HS
3 Kyrgyzstan HS
4 Austria HS
5 Turkmenistan HS
6 Peru HS
7 Brazil HS
8 Guyana HS
9 Nigeria HS
10 Micronesia (Federated States of) HS
11 Togo HS
12 North Macedonia HS
13 Finland HS
14 Papua New Guinea DPM
15 Mongolia DPM
16 Egypt M
17 Malaysia M
18 Tuvalu M
19 France M
20 Brunei Darussalam M
21 Benin M
22 Gambia M
23 Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)  
24 Mr. Andrew Morley, President, World Vision  

 

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 2 “Building resilience and leaving no one behind”

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
1 Colombia HS
2 Algeria HS
3 Republic of Moldova HS
4 Suriname HS
5 Portugal HS
6 Malawi HS
7 Costa Rica HS
8 Yemen HS
9 Trinidad and Tobago HG
10 Germany HG
11 Belize HG
12 Spain HG
13 Malta HG
14 Somalia HG
15 Italy HG
16 Mexico M
17 Philippines M
18 Armenia M
19 Dominica M
20 Jordan M
21 Mali

M
22 Mr. Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)  
23 Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director, Indigenous Peoples International Centre for Policy Research and Education  
24 Mr. Martin Chugong, Secretary-General, International Parliamentary Union  

 

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 3 “Game-changers: Applying science, technology, innovation and data for transformative action"

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
1 Switzerland HS
2 Liechtenstein HS
3 Bulgaria HS
4 Estonia HS
5 Argentina HS
6 Lithuania HS
7 Latvia HS
8 Uganda VP
9 Fiji HG
10 Tonga HG
11 Lesotho HG
12 State of Palestine HG
13 Eritrea M
14 Luxembourg M
15 Oman M
16 Bhutan M
17 Israel M
18 Benin M
19 Syrian Arab Republic M
20 Djibouti M
21 Honduras M
22 Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General International Telecommunication Union (ITU)  
23 Ms. Barbara Del Castello, Global Focal Point, Science Policy Interface for UN Major Group for Children and Youth  
24 Ms. Imme Scholz, Co-chair of the Independent Group of Scientists writing the Global Sustainable Development Report, Co-President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation   

 

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 4 “Strengthening integrated policies and public institutions for achieving the SDGs”

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
1 San Marino HS
2 Slovakia HS
3 Albania HS
4 Timor-Leste HS
5 Montenegro HS
6 Guinea HS
7 Nauru HS
8 Georgia HG
9 Bangladesh HG
10 Cabo Verde HG
11 Lebanon HG
12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) M
13 Bahrain M
14 Singapore M
15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) M
16 St. Kitts and Nevis M
17 Saudi Arabia M
18 Zambia M
19 Chad M
20 Dominican Republic M
21 Cambodia M
22 Libya M
23 Uruguay M
24 Mr. Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)   
25 Mr. Steven Letsike, Founder and Executive Director of Access Chapter 2   
26 Ms. Jan Beagle, Director-General, International Development Law Organization (IDLO)  

Tuesday, 19 September 2023

3.00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogues (continued) Trusteeship Council Chamber
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 5 “Unity and Solidarity: Strengthening the multilateral system for enhanced support, cooperation, follow-up and review”

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
1 Türkiye HS
2 Ukraine HS
3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) HS
4 Rwanda HS
5 Monaco HS
6 Romania HS
7 Mauritania HS
8 Cyprus HS
9 Central African Republic HS
10 Tajikistan HS
11 China VP
12 Côte d’Ivoire VP
13 Andorra HG
14 Japan HG
15 Norway HG
16 Haiti HG
17 Serbia DPM
18 United States M
19 Nicaragua M
20 Azerbaijan M
21 Cameroon M
22 Kiribati M
23 Eswatini M
24 Sundan M
25 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  
26 Mr. Ajay Jha Kumar, Director, Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society  

 

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 6 “Mobilizing finance and investments and the means of implementation for SDG achievement”

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
1 Seychelles HS
2 Sri Lanka HS
3 Namibia HS
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo HS
5 Ecuador HS
6 Zimbabwe HS
7 Liberia HS
8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) HS
9 United Republic of Tanzania VP
10 Thailand HG
11 Belgium HG
12 Viet Nam HG
13 Mauritius HG
14 Antigua and Barbuda HG
15 Pakistan HG
16 St. Vincent and the Grenadines HG
17 Iraq HG
18 Ethiopia DPM
19 Lao People's Democratic Republic DPM
20 United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland DPM
21 Holy See M
22 Equatorial Guinea M
23 Burkina Faso M
24 Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)  
25 Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)  
26 Ms. Beena Johnson, General Secretary, National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)  

 

Immediately after Closing Segment Trusteeship Council Chamber
  • 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]
Closing remarks by:
  • H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General [English]
  • H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly. [English]