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Highlights and images for 13 July 2018
2018 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF 2018)
HLPF 2018 continued on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York, with sessions on:
A review of SDG 15 (life on land)
A review of SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals)
Leaving no one behind: are we succeeding?
Wrap-up of the first week
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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Review of SDG Implementation:
SDG 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests,
combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
View of the dais during the session
Martha Rojas-Urrego, Secretary General, Ramsar Convention
René Castro, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Roy Brouwer, University of Waterloo, Canada
Heather Page, Statistics Division, UN DESA
Simon Levin, Princeton University, US
Anne Larigauderie, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet, African Women's Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF), Cameroon
Jerry Matthews Matjila, Vice-President of ECOSOC
Chiagozie Chima Udeh, Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation, Nigeria, and Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY)
Gertrude Kabusimbi Kenyangi, Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment (SWAGEN), Uganda
Jill Blockhus, The Nature Conservancy
Azizah Abd Aziz, Malaysia
Juan Rengifo, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Adam Lewis, Australia
Review of SDG Implementation:
SDG 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and the global partnership for sustainable development
View of the dais during the session
Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov, Vice-President of ECOSOC
Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor, Financial Times
Courtenay Rattray, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the UN, and Co-Facilitator for the outcome of the 2018 ECOSOC Financing for Development Follow-up Forum
Robin Ogilvy, Special Representative of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to the UN
Yongyi Min, Statistics Division, UN DESA
Alfred Watkins, Chair, Global Solutions Summit
Steven Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva
Kavaljit Singh, Madhyam, and Financing for Development (FFD) Civil Society Group
Ridha Bouabid, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN
Gladys Ghartey, Ghana
Luis Madera, Dominican Republic
Thi Minh Thoa Le, Viet Nam
Leaving No One Behind: Are We Succeeding?
View of the dais during the session
Moderator Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Mahi Amadou Deme, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Senegal
Douglas Keh, UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Riitta Oksanen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Victoria Tauli Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Alicia Bárcena, Executive-Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Member, UN Committee on Development Policy (CDP)
Sylvia Beales, Gray Panthers, and Stakeholder Group on Ageing
Diane Delava, Youth Delegates, Belgium
Kätlin Kuldmaa, Youth Delegate, Estonia
Wrap-Up of the First Week
Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and Marie Chatardová, ECOSOC President, draw the first week to a close
Around the Venue
Martha Rojas-Urrego, Secretary General, Ramsar Convention
Delegates speak informally
Stefan Jungcurt, Kimo Goree, and Pam Chasek, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Members of the Regenerative Ecovillage Development for Resilient Communities;
Conservation Natural and Cultural Heritage; and Ecosystem Restoration
Highlights and images for 12 July 2018
2018 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF 2018)
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
Daily report for 12 July 2018
2018 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF 2018)
Highlights and images for 10 July 2018
2018 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF 2018)
The 2018 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) continued on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York. In the morning, thematic reviews were held on:
Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies - building resilience; and
Advancing science, technology and innovation (STI) for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In the afternoon, the review of SDG implementation continued, with a session on SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy).
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:
Transformation Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies - Building Resilience
View of the dais during the session
David Smith, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies (UWI)
Moderator Emily Wilkinson, Overseas Development Institute, UK
Jeb Brugmann, 100 Resilient Cities
Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Dereje Wordofa, Deputy Executive Director, UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
Vuk Žugić, Co-ordinator, Economic and Environmental Activities, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Marikris de Guzman, Asia Disaster Risk Reduction (DDR) Youth Network, and Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY)
Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko, South Africa
Hari Prabowo, Indonesia
Binalakshmi Nepram Mentschel, Indigenous Peoples Major Group (IPMG)
Kira Christianne Azucena, the Philippines
Thematic Review: Advancing Science, Technology and Innovation for SDGs
Delegates during the session
Inga Rhonda King, Vice-President of ECOSOC
Toshiya Hoshino, Co-Chair, Multi-stakeholder Forum on STI for the SDGs
Juan Sandoval-Mendiolea, Co-Chair, Multi-stakeholder Forum on STI for the SDGs
Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Norma Munguía Aldaraca, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Mexico
Nebojša Nakićenović, Deputy Executive Director, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Endah Murniningtyas, Co-Chair, Group of Scientists for the Global Sustainable Development Report, Indonesia
Ernest Foli, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
Review of SDG Implementation
SDG 7: Ensure Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy for All
View of the dais during the session
Marie Chatardová, President of ECOSOC
Siri Jirapongphan, Minister of Energy, Thailand
Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation
Riccardo Puliti, Senior Director, Energy and Extractive Industries Global Practice, World Bank Group
Heather Page, Statistics Division, UN DESA
Sheila Oparaocha, Executive Director, ENERGIA, Zambia
Moderator Adnan Amin, Director-General, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Hans Olav Ibrekk, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Co-Facilitator, SDG 7 Technical Advisory Group
Joan Carling, Tebtebba Foundation, and Indigenous Peoples Major Group (IPMG)
Cheng Mengrong, Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO)
Around the Venue
Delegates speak informally
Leon Mulimni Ngoy, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Inga Rhonda King, Vice-President of ECOSOC, speaks with a delegate
Delegates from Benin
Delegates from Guinea
A delegate reads the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) to keep up to date with the meeting
Delegates between sessions
HLPF displays around the venue
Summary report 9–18 July 2018
2018 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF 2018)
Report of main proceedings for 7 June 2018
Global Sustainable Technology & Innovation Conference (G-STIC) Special Event
Summary report 29–31 May 2018
1st Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics
Report of main proceedings for 10 May 2018
13th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13)
Highlights and images for 7 May 2018
13th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13)
The thirteenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13) opened on Monday, 7 May 2018, at UN Headquarters in New York. In the morning, delegates addressed a number of organizational matters, including an amendment to the agenda to add a sub-item to discuss how the reform of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) may affect the UNFF Secretariat.
The Forum heard opening statements from Marie Chatardová, President, UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General, Economic and Social Affairs, and UNFF Director Manoel Sobral Filho. This was followed by discussion on the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF), starting with announcements of voluntary national contributions (VNCs) to the UNSPF from among others, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Madagascar, Nepal, New Zealand, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine. Delegates then engaged in more general policy discussion on UNSPF implementation.
During lunch, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), and the governments of Germany and Switzerland co-hosted a side event on "Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Restoration in the Caucasus and Central Asia."
In the afternoon, a Ministerial Roundtable was held on forest-based solutions for accelerating achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a keynote provided by Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Two panels consisting of ministers or vice ministers and high-level representatives of member organizations of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), Major Groups and other stakeholders made short presentations, followed by interactive discussions.
For details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, will provide daily digital coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from UNFF-13.
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L-R: Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA); Marie Chatardová, President, UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob, UNFF13 chair; Moncef Khane, UNFF Secretary; and Manoel Sobral Filho, UNFF Director
Hossein Moeini-Meybodi, UNFF Secretariat
Manoel Sobral Filho, UNFF Director
Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General for DESA
Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland
Marie Chatardová, President, ECOSOC
Sheyam Elgarf, Egypt for G-77/China
Moncef Khane, UNFF Secretary
Jessica Coronel, Ecuador
Cynthia Silva, Bolivia
John Leigh, Peru
L-R: Geraldine Byrne Nason, Chair, UN Commission on the Status of Women; Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob, UNFF13 Chair; and Moncef Khane, UNFF Secretary
Nasser Jaghoub, Palestine
Geraldine Byrne Nason, Chair, UN Commission on the Status of Women
Jessica Carvajal, Colombia
Jorge Mario Rodríguez-Zúñiga, Costa Rica
Ministerial Roundtable on Forest-based Solutions for Accelerating Achievement of the SDGs
L-R: Peng Youdong, Deputy Administrator, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, China; Nicolau dos Santos, Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock, Guinea-Bissau; Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility (GEF), Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob, UNFF13 Chair; and Moncef Khane, UNFF Secretary; and Maria Patek, Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism, Austria
Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, GEF
Maria Patek, Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism, Austria
Peng Youdong, Deputy Administrator, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, China
Nicolau dos Santos, Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock, Guinea-Bissau
Charles Sunkuli, Ministry of Environment Principal Secretary, Kenya
Mushahid Ullah Khan, Minister for Climate Change, Pakistan
Ioan Deneș, Minister Waters and Forests, Romania
Mamotsie Motsie, Minister of Tourism, Environment and Culture, Lesotho
Gabriela Matečná, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Slovakia
Rumen Porodzanov, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Bulgaria
Rosalie Matondo, Minister of Forest Economy, Congo
Ezechiel Joseph, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-operatives, Saint Lucia
Beth MacNeil, Canada, Moderator
John Peter Amewu, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Ghana
Patrik Mlynář, Czech Republic
Renzo Silva, Venezuela
Naomi van den Berg, Major Group for Children and Youth
Around the Venue
Summary report 7–11 May 2018
13th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13)