Summary
HLPF 2018 continued on Wednesday at UN Headquarters in New York. In the morning, two thematic reviews based on the theme of transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies took place:
- perspectives of small island developing States (SIDS); and
- perspectives of least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), and middle-income countries (MICs).
In the afternoon, the review of SDG implementation continued, with a session on SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities).
For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
Visit our coverage of selected side events at HLPF 2018
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Thematic Review:
Transformation Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies - SIDS Perspective
View of the dais during the session
Moderator Elizabeth Thompson, Permanent Representative-designate of Barbados to the UN
Marc Pecsteen, Vice-President of ECOSOC
Alexander Teabo, Minister for Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development, Kiribati
Addys Claribel Then Marte, Executive Director, NGO Alliance
Rhonda Robinson, Deputy Director, Water and Sanitation, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Tessa Williams-Robertson, Head, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Unit, Caribbean Development Bank
Adrianus Vlugman, Water Sanitation, Environmental Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/ World Health Organization (WHO)
Vishal Luchoomun, Mauritius
Lucas Tavares, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Pennelope Beckles, Trinidad and Tobago, speaking on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Thematic Review:
Transformation Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies - Perspectives of LDCs, LLDCs and MICs
View of the dais during the session
Moderator Karin Fernando, Center for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), Sri Lanka
Idriss Maïga Alzouma, President, African Disability Forum, and Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities
Maruxa Cardama, Cities Alliance, Belgium
Kaba Urgessa, State Minister for Environmental Sustainability, Ethiopia
Felipe Castro Pachón, Director, Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policy, National Planning Department, Colombia
Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, UN High Representative for the LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS
Tareq Md. Ariful Islam, Bangladesh, speaking on behalf of LDCs
Rubén Escalante Hasbún, El Salvador
Maimuna Kabatesi, NGO Major Group
Bhakta Bishwakarma, Asia-Pacific Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
Review of SDG Implementation:
SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements
inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Benjamin Rae, Statistics Division, UN DESA
Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing
Moderator Rohit T. Aggarwala, Columbia University
Jean Todt, Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety
Meera Al Shaikh, Member of the SDG 11 Global Council, and Smart Dubai, UAE
Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Wim Dries, Mayor of the City of Genk, and President, Flemish Association of Local Councils, Belgium
Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner for International Affairs, New York City
Shaila Shahid, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and Women’s Major Group
Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of State, Housing and Urban Affairs, India
Bogdan Toader, Romania
Pablo Fernández Marmissolle Daguerre, Mexico
Around the Venue
Elizabeth Thompson, Permanent Representative-designate of Barbados to the UN, and Irena Zubcevic, UN DESA
Delegates from Norway
Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of State, Housing and Urban Affairs, India, speaks with a delegate
A delegate takes a photo of Vani Catanasiga, Fiji Council of Social Services, during an intervention
Delegates between sessions
An exhibition about Singapore's answer to SDG 6: ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Alan Bigelow, Solar Cookers International, explains how to harness zero-emissions solar energy
to cook food, to two children from Palestine enjoying the exhibits on display
