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On Tuesday morning, two sessions of Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) took place at the 2016 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). In the afternoon, a special address by UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Ban Ki-moon was followed by another session of VNRs, and the general debate. 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 Voluntary National Reviews: Session 1 View of the dais during the first session on Voluntary National Reviews Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN and Vice President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Francisco Guzmán Ortiz, Office of the President, Mexico Manuel Sager, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland Mohamed El Ouafa, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government, Morocco Milorad Šćepanović, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Montenegro Patrick Saidu Conteh, Minister of State II, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Sierra Leone Sabine Döbeli, Swiss Sustainable Finance Sandra Andovska, National Focal Point for Sustainable Development, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Robert Glasser, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction Jelena Kneževič, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Voluntary National Reviews: Session 2 Panel speakers for the second session on Voluntary National Reviews Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC Martin Østerdal, Norwegian Children and Youth Council David Zalkaliani, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgia Herilanto Raveloharison, Minister of Economy and Planning, Madagascar Halit Çevik, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the UN Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, African Development Bank (AfDB) Dejan Bojanić, Major Group for Children and Youth, speaking on behalf of all Major Groups and other stakeholders Thoriq Ibrahim, Minister of Environment and Energy, Maldives Special address by the Secretary-General UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Voluntary National Reviews: Session 3 View of the dais for the third session on Voluntary National Reviews Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of Agriculture and the Environment, Finland Ana María Baiardi, Minister for Women, Paraguay Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Rilli Lappalainen, Finnish NGDO Platform to the EU, Kehys Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda Sili Epa Tuioti, Minister of Finance, Samoa Thomas Silberhorn, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Morten Jespersen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark Ansgar Klinger, German Education Union Marianne Beisheim, German Institute for International and Security Affairs General Debate View of the dais Wu Hongbo, Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs José Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) Lubomír Zaorálek, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic Samatha Power, Permanent Representative of the US to the UN Li Baodong, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, China Abdul Sattar Murad, Minister of Economy, Afghanistan Boima Kamara, Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Liberia Sahar Nasr, Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt Rosalie Matondo, Minister of Forest  Economy, Sustainable Development and Environment, Republic of Congo Edgar Gutiérrez Espeleta, President, Second UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-2), and Minister for Environment and Energy, Costa Rica Mohammed Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Vice-Minister of Economy and Planning, Saudi Arabia Around the Venue Preparations being made for the morning plenary Delegates from Finland Delegates from Denmark Delegates speak informally Jade de Andrade, Federica Pietracci, and Irena Zubcevic, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Delegates collect and share materials relating to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Delegates between sessions Around the UN Headquarters

Following the opening of the Ministerial Segment on Monday, participants at the 2016 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) discussed “Main messages from first HLPF week: our starting point.” This was followed by keynote speeches and panel discussions related to the meeting’s theme of “Ensuring that no one is left behind,” on: “Reaching the most vulnerable;” “Challenges of countries in special situations;” and “Unlocking means of implementation (MOI) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and creating an enabling environment.” A general debate took place at the end of the day. 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 Opening of the Ministerial Segment Delegates gather for the opening of the Ministerial Segment Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the UN Oh Joon, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the UN and President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC Héctor Alejandro Palma Cerna, Deputy Permanent Representative of Honduras to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC Mogens Lykketoft, President of the UN General Assembly Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh, Vice President of Viet Nam Ensuring that no one is left behind: reaching the most vulnerable Panel speakers during the session Hugo Roger Martínez Bonilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs, El Salvador Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO) Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Md. Shahidul Haque, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh Christian Friis Bach, Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Delegates watch proceedings from the gallery Ensuring that no one is left behind: challenges of countries in special situations View of the dais during the session Álvaro García, Office of Planning and Budget of the Presidency, Uruguay Gyan Chandra Acharya, Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary-General, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Helen Clark, Administrator, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Karina Gould, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development, Canada Ricardo Cardona, Minister of Social Development, Honduras Shamshad Akhtar, Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Daniel Mensinga, Major Group for Children and Youth Ensuring that no one is left behind: unlocking the means of implementation for the Sustainable Development Goals and creating an enabling environment View of the dais during the session  Michelle Muschett, Vice Minister of Social Development, Panama Ardalan Shekarabi, Minister for Public Administration, Sweden Axel Bertuch-Samuels, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Vaughan Turekian, Advisor to the US Secretary of State Neven Mimica, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Douglas Frantz, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mahmoud Mohieldin, World Bank Group Representatives from the Women's Major Group hold up pictures of environmental and human rights activists who have been killed, demonstrating the need to create an enabling environment for stakeholder participation General Debate Delegates participate in a general debate Virachai Plasai, Permanent Representative of Thailand to the UN, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Juan Temístocles Montás, Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, Dominician Republic, speaking on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Bernard Kamphasa, Zambia, speaking on behalf of the LLDCs Eden Charles, Deputy Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the UN, speaking on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Jiko Fatafehi Luveni, Fiji, speaking on behalf of the Group of Pacific SIDS Mohammed Khaled Khiari, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the UN, speaking on behalf of the African Group Mohammed Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Vice-Minister of Economy and Planning, Saudi Arabia Celebrating Nelson Mandela Day A special event is held in the ECOSOC Chamber to commemorate "Mandela Day" Delegates stand to observe a moment of silence to honor Nelson Mandela and his contribution to freedom and justice in the world Stevie Wonder, UN Messenger of Peace Around the Venue Delegates gather for the start of the Ministerial Segment Delegates greet each other before the start of plenary Delegates from the Democratic Republic of the Congo Delegates from South Africa Delegates speak informally Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, and Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh, Vice-President of Viet Nam, participate in an event "Scream from Nature" that emphasized the importance of environmental protection Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, and Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh, Vice-President of Viet Nam, stand with children during the event Musical performance by fifth graders from the Special Music School, New York Around the UN Headquarters

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

The 2016 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) started with panel discussions on “National mechanisms for monitoring progress and reporting on implementation for the achievement of SDGs” and “Making the 2030 Agenda deliver for SIDS, building on the SAMOA Pathway” on Thursday morning. In the afternoon, discussions took place on “Countries in special situations.” 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 National mechanisms for monitoring progress and reporting on implementation for the achievement of SDGs View of the panel during the session on national mechanisms for monitoring progress and reporting on implementation for the achievement of SDGs Johannes Paul Jütting, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN and Vice President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Lisa Grace Bersales, Philippine Statistics Authority Georges-Simon Ulrich, Swiss Federal Statistical Office Milorad Šćepanović, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Montenegro Peseta Noumea Simi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Samoa Pali Lehohla, Statistician-General of South Africa Nguyen Le Thuy, Viet Nam Petero Okotai, Cook Islands Jasmin Burgermeister, Major Group for Children and Youth Delegates follow the discussions Making the 2030 Agenda deliver for Small Island Developing States, building on the SAMOA Pathway Panel speakers for the session on making the 2030 Agenda deliver for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), building on the SAMOA Pathway Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC Elizabeth Thompson, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and former Minister for Energy and Environment, Barbados David Smith, University Consortium of Small Island States Justina Langidrik, Chief Secretary of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Anote Tong, Former President of the Republic of Kiribati Jeem Lippwe, Federated States of Micronesia Kate Brown, Global Island Partnership Courtenay Rattray, Jamaica Renee Yap, New Zealand Ahmed Sareer, Maldives Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Kazakhstan Countries in special situations Panel speakers for the session on countries in special situations Héctor Alejandro Palma Cerna, Deputy Permanent Representative of Honduras to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC David Steven, New York University Jean-Marc Châtaigner, French Research Institute for Development (IRD) Marina Djernaes, EcoPeace Middle East Youba Sokona, South Centre and Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Stephen Chacha, Africa Philanthropic Foundation Claudio Huepe Minoletti, Universidad Diego Portales Elisha Moyo, Zimbabwe Omair Paul, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Major Group Viviana Tatawaqa, Women's Major Group Gloria Cid, Chile Informal dialogue with UN Secretary-General candidate View of the dais during the session Christiana Figueres, UN Secretary-General candidate Mogens Lykketoft, President of the UN General Assembly View of the ECOSOC Chamber Around the Venue Delegates meet before the start of the session Delegates from Italy Delegates speak informally Delegates take notes during the sessions Adolphe Mabulena, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Members of the Secretariat with Georges-Simon Ulrich, Swiss Federal Statistical Office View of the Trusteeship Council Tonya Vaturi, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Youba Sokona, South Centre and IPCC Vice-Chair, speaks with a delegate A delegate wears an orange scarf distributed by the Women's Major Group to emphasize the need for accountability and civil society participation UN Security at the venue Around the UN Headquarters