{"id":287259,"date":"2025-07-21T11:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/?p=287259"},"modified":"2025-07-21T11:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:30:43","slug":"pga-remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-segment-of-the-high-level-political-forum-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2025\/07\/21\/pga-remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-segment-of-the-high-level-political-forum-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Remarks at the Opening of the Ministerial Segment of the High-Level Political Forum 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><b>Remarks by the President of the UN General Assembly,<br \/>\nMr. Philemon Yang,<br \/>\nOpening of the Ministerial Segment of the High-Level Political Forum 2025<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>21 July 2025<br \/>\n[As Delivered]<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p>Your Excellencies,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Ladies and gentlemen,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A few short weeks ago, the Sevilla Commitment was adopted by the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">It promises to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>Address unsustainable debt burdens;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>Scale up official development assistance and climate finance;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>Strengthen international tax cooperation;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>Reform the international financial architecture;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>And promote blended financial instruments and partnerships with the private sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Meanwhile, the Pact for the Future, adopted by Member States at the start of this session, also outlines concrete actions to revitalise the multilateral system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">It presents a framework that is more inclusive, more equitable, and more responsive to the challenges of the twenty-first century.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">And now the High-level Political Forum can become a platform that aligns these commitments with policy action, guided by science and equity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Because the gap between ambition and delivery can only be closed through solidarity, resources, and political will.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In this regard, I encourage all Member States to support the consensus adoption of the Ministerial Declaration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In doing so, we will reaffirm our support to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an agenda that we collectively set for ourselves in 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Your Excellencies,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This year\u2019s theme is: \u201cAdvancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals, to leave no one behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The five Goals under review this year include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>Goal 3, on health;<\/li>\n<li>Goal 5, on gender equality;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>and Goal 8, on decent work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Together, they call for: \u00a0Investment in social protection systems. The expansion of health care services. \u00a0And policies that promote gender equality and equity, participation, as well as access to full and decent employment geared towards economic inclusion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Also under review is Goal 14, on life below water, the importance of which was reaffirmed at the Third United Nations Oceans Conference held last month in Nice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Its political declaration underscored the urgent need to conserve marine ecosystems and promote sustainable ocean-based economies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">And finally, the High-level Political Forum will review Goal 17, on partnerships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This Goal remains indispensable to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">It is through cooperation and shared commitment that we turn aspiration into action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This year\u2019s theme reminds us that science- and evidence-based solutions must guide our efforts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This means harnessing data, deploying new technologies, and drawing on local knowledge\u2014particularly from those who are marginalised and vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Your Excellencies,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Voluntary National Reviews presented this week reinforce our collective commitment to the 2030 Agenda and provide a snapshot of implementation efforts across regions and sectors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Indeed, Voluntary National Reviews are a reflection of national ownership of the Sustainable Development Goals and a testament to the progress already taking place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">They also offer valuable insights into how Member States are translating global commitments into national action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I commend all countries presenting their Reviews this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">They show how data, policy, and inclusion are driving delivery of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This is where global ambition meets national action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">These reviews deserve our full attention and support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Your Excellencies,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The deadlines for the 2030 Agenda are fast approaching, whether we like it or not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">And while progress is lagging, we have the tools and ambition to deliver.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We have, the actions set out in the Pact for the Future, and the promises made in the Sevilla Commitment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">And we must build on the political momentum from Nice, to Sevilla to seize the moment in our road to Doha and beyond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">So, let us use this Forum to recommit to science, to solidarity, and to leaving no one behind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Thank you very much.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>___<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b><a id=\"LPlnk243543\" title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NCGYjsoXvlQ\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NCGYjsoXvlQ\">Watch Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Media Contacts<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">Sharon Birch, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly, \u00a0M: +1 646 342 5873, Email:\u00a0<u><a id=\"OWAf36a9fbd-a101-8108-24f6-c8fe6326006c\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"mailto:birchs@un.org\" href=\"mailto:birchs@un.org\" data-linkindex=\"1\">birchs@un.org<\/a><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">Dr. Mariam Shaikh, Adviser\/ Social and Digital Media\/Media Relations, M: +1 917 361 4990, Email:\u00a0<u><a id=\"OWA236a3425-e51b-665f-4408-b12e01b4389b\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"mailto:mariam.shaikh@un.org\" href=\"mailto:mariam.shaikh@un.org\" data-linkindex=\"2\">mariam.shaikh@un.org<\/a><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0More Information and Updates\u00a0:\u00a0<a id=\"OWAfc2ecfef-412b-468e-d813-4df7f25953dd\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Website<\/a>: \u00a0<a id=\"OWA83ab7817-dbc7-bb02-a649-8da6f9781fe5\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UNPGA. 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