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Sessions on Friday focused on the theme of “From inspiration to action: Multi-stakeholder engagement for implementation” at the 2016 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). In the morning, discussions took place on “Ensuring that no one is left behind – the implementation of the 2030 Agenda by Major Groups and other stakeholders,” and “Multistakeholder approaches at the national level – the opportunity to enhance follow-up and review by engaging Major Groups and other stakeholders.” In the afternoon, a discussion on “Regional experiences” was followed by the wrap-up session, concluding the discussions of the first week. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily reports, daily web coverage and a summary and analysis from HLPF 2016, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Discussion on “Ensuring that no one is left behind – the implementation of the 2030 Agenda by Major Groups and other stakeholders” View of the dais during the session Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN and Vice President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Barbara Adams, Global Policy Forum (GPF) Yvonne Harz-Pitre, International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) Joan Carling, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener, Canada Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UN Norma Munguía Aldaraca, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico Frances Zainoeddin, Gray Panthers Marco Marzano de Marinis, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) Alok Rath, Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) International Sarah Mendelson, US Representative to ECOSOC Peter Thomson, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the UN Discussion on “Multistakeholder approaches at the national level – the opportunity to enhance follow up and review by engaging Major Groups and other stakeholders” Representatives of Major Groups participate in the discussions Inge Herman Rydland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN Yetnebersh Nigussie, Light for the World Antonia Wulff, Education International (EI) Mabel Bianco, Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer Harriet Ludwig, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Annisa Triyanti, Major Group for Children and Youth Guéladio Cissé, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) Regional experiences View of the dais during the session on regional experiences Oh Joon, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the UN and President of ECOSOC Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Chair of the Asia Pacific Regional Forum and Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife, Sri Lanka  Alicia Bárcena, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Juan José Gómez Camacho, Chair of the Latin America and Caribbean Forum and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the UN Angela Missouri Sherman-Peter, Permanent Observer of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to the UN Giovanie Biha, Deputy Executive Secretary for Knowledge Delivery of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Rima Khalaf, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) Janis Karklins, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Latvia to the UN in Geneva Ghada Waly, Minister of Social Solidarity, Egypt Christian Friis Bach, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and Coordinator of the Regional Commissions Around the Venue Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC, speaks with a delegate Members of the Secretariat Delegates discuss matters throughout the day Justine Bell, Canada Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia Country flags line the halls to the UN General Assembly Hall Around the UN Headquarters