Excellencies,
I am pleased to deliver a message on behalf of Under-Secretary-General Wu Hongbo, who could not be here today.
I want to start by commending Surinam for convening this event.
Partnerships with the private sector, foundations, civil society and non-governmental organizations have grown in number and importance in the United Nations in recent years.
Indeed, experience demonstrates that non-State actors have made significant contributions to the work of the United Nations.
Their involvement as partners has brought new ideas, innovative solutions and a wide range of expertise, all of which are invaluable if we are to successfully tackle growing challenges facing the international community.
In 2012, the Rio+20 Conference offered a new impetus to partnerships with state and non-state actors by hosting a Partnerships Forum as part of the official programme of the Conference.
The Forum consisted of dynamic and interactive sessions to highlight the significant contributions of partnerships to the implementation of sustainable development. More than 700 voluntary commitments were announced at the Conference by governments, business and civil society partners.
The 2030 Agenda reaffirms the importance of partnership by dedicating a section on partnerships whereby Member States resolved to mobilize the means required to implement the 2030 Agenda through a revitalized Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
The Global Partnership is based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focused in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.
Sustainable tourism is among the many sectors that have benefited from public private partnerships. It has enormous potential to contribute to a green and inclusive economy, creating jobs for local communities and generating trade opportunities and income. It is highlighted in SDG 8, 9, 12 and 14.
Sustainable tourism management requires the engagement of a multitude of stakeholders, including the private sector - as investors and business owners, local governments for setting regulations, creating incentives and ensuring law and order, local communities as innovators, product developers, and service providers.
Public private partnerships will be a major engine driving sustainable tourism and progress in the implementation of the SDGs.
I wish the event great success. DESA stands ready to be your partner.
This ends the message of the Under-Secretary-General.
Thank you.
I am pleased to deliver a message on behalf of Under-Secretary-General Wu Hongbo, who could not be here today.
I want to start by commending Surinam for convening this event.
Partnerships with the private sector, foundations, civil society and non-governmental organizations have grown in number and importance in the United Nations in recent years.
Indeed, experience demonstrates that non-State actors have made significant contributions to the work of the United Nations.
Their involvement as partners has brought new ideas, innovative solutions and a wide range of expertise, all of which are invaluable if we are to successfully tackle growing challenges facing the international community.
In 2012, the Rio+20 Conference offered a new impetus to partnerships with state and non-state actors by hosting a Partnerships Forum as part of the official programme of the Conference.
The Forum consisted of dynamic and interactive sessions to highlight the significant contributions of partnerships to the implementation of sustainable development. More than 700 voluntary commitments were announced at the Conference by governments, business and civil society partners.
The 2030 Agenda reaffirms the importance of partnership by dedicating a section on partnerships whereby Member States resolved to mobilize the means required to implement the 2030 Agenda through a revitalized Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
The Global Partnership is based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focused in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.
Sustainable tourism is among the many sectors that have benefited from public private partnerships. It has enormous potential to contribute to a green and inclusive economy, creating jobs for local communities and generating trade opportunities and income. It is highlighted in SDG 8, 9, 12 and 14.
Sustainable tourism management requires the engagement of a multitude of stakeholders, including the private sector - as investors and business owners, local governments for setting regulations, creating incentives and ensuring law and order, local communities as innovators, product developers, and service providers.
Public private partnerships will be a major engine driving sustainable tourism and progress in the implementation of the SDGs.
I wish the event great success. DESA stands ready to be your partner.
This ends the message of the Under-Secretary-General.
Thank you.
File date:
Tuesday, May 23, 2017