Summary
On Thursday morning, HLPF 2018 at UN Headquarters in New York conducted thematic reviews on:
- Implementing the SDGs: lessons from the regions; and
- Perspectives of society: session organized with major groups and other stakeholders.
In the afternoon, the review of SDG implementation continued, with a session on SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production).
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
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from HLPF 2018.
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Thematic Review
Implementing the SDGs: Lessons from the Regions
Jerry Matthews Matjila, Vice-President of ECOSOC, welcomed participants to the session
Vera Songwe, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Moderator Alicia Bárcena, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Kaveh Zahedi, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Mohamed Ali Alhakim, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Olga Algayerova, Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Tatyana Valovaya, Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC)
Alma Sinumlag, Cordillera Women's Education and Action Research Center, and Asia-Pacific Civil Society Mechanism
Alastaire Sèna Alinsato, Benin
Patricio Aguirre, Chile
Abdullah Abu Shawesh, State of Palestine
Thematic Review:
Transformation Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies
Perspectives of Society: Session Organized with Major Groups and Other Stakeholders
View of the dais during the session
Jolly Amatya, Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY)
Moderator Luisa Emilia Reyes Zuñiga, Co-Chair of the HLPF Coordination Mechanism, and Women's Major Group
Ruben Zondervan, Earth Systems Governance Project, and Science and Technology Major Group
Haydée Rodriguez, Unión de Cooperativas de Mujeres Productoras Las Brumas, and Sendai Stakeholders
Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener, Canada, and Local Authorities Major Group
Vitalice Meja, Reality of Aid Network Africa, and Financing for Development (FFD) Civil Society Group
Sandra Vermuyten, Major Group of Workers and Trade Unions
Verity McGivern, Stakeholder Group on Ageing
Katarina Popović, Education and Academia Stakeholder Group
Sarah Schönfeld, France
Aashish Khullar, MGCY
Review of SDG Implementation:
SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Delegates listen during the session
Inga Rhonda King, Vice-President of ECOSOC
Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
Nur H. Rahayu, Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia
Petra Bayr, Sustainable Development Committee, Parliament of Austria
Shashwat Sapkota, Statistics Division, UN DESA
Jane Nyakang’o, President, African Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)
Moderator Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist, UN DESA
Julius H. Cainglet, Federation of Free Workers, and Workers and Trade Unions Major Group
Amy Luers, Executive Director, Future Earth
Ulf Jaeckel, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany, and 10YFP Board Member
İzzet Ari, Turkey
Annika Lindblom, Finland
René Castro, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Sabina Wakio Maghanga, Kenya
Around the Venue
Delegates between sessions
Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, speaks with a delegate
Delegates speak informally
A delegate reads the Earth Negotiations Bulletin to keep up to date with the meeting
An exhibition by the Alliance for Responsible Denim promotes sustainable consumption and production by reminding people to consume consciously
