Children and Youth

The second day of the 2017 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) started with a review of implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 (no poverty) and SDG 2 (zero hunger). In the afternoon, a thematic review on “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world: Multi-stakeholder perspectives,” took place. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage, daily reports from HLPF 2017 and also produced a summary and analysis report, which is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Session 4 - Review of implementation: SDG 1 View of the dais during the session Janet Gornick, Director, Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, City University of New York (CUNY) Stefan Schweinfest, Director, Statistics Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Martin Ravallion, Georgetown University Yaw Ansu, African Center for Economic Transformation Carolina Sanchez-Paramo, World Bank Group Wellington Chibebe, Deputy General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Yang Zhi, Mayor of Jingzhou, China Fnu Sudarno, Indonesia Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy, International Labour Organization (ILO) Huseyn Huseynov, Azerbaijan Session 5 - Review of implementation: SDG 2 Delegates raise their hands as part of an interactive discussion at the start of the session Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the UN, and President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Gerda Verburg, Coordinator, Scaling-Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Esther Penunia, Secretary General, Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development Elizabeth Mpofu, General Coordinator, La Via Campesina, Zimbabwe Patrick Caron, Chair, High-Level Panel of Experts of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Meena Bilgi, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (WOCAN) Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Head, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Franco Ruggiero, Argentina Alastaire Sèna Alinsato, Benin Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Session 6 - Thematic review - Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world: Multi-stakeholder perspectives View of the keynote speakers on the dais Luisa Emilia Reyes Zuñiga, Co-Chair, Major Groups and other Stakeholders (MGoS) HLPF Coordination Mechanism Jürgen Schulz, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the UN, and Vice President of ECOSOC Moderator Maruxa Cardama, Cities Alliance Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General, DESA Sehnaz Kiymaz, President, Women for Women’s Human Rights - New Ways, and Women’s Major Group Luis Miguel Etchevehere, President, Sociedad Rural Argentina (SRA), and Farmers' Major Group Verity McGivern, HelpAge International, and Stakeholder Group on Ageing Louise Kantrow, Permanent Representative to the UN, International Chamber of Commerce, and Business and Industry Major Group Katarina Popovic, Secretary General, International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), and Education and Academia Stakeholder Group Roberto Bissio, Social Watch, and Financing for Development Civil Society Group Moderator Naiara Costa, Together 2030 José Maria Viera, International Disability Alliance, and Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities Jan Van Zanen, Mayor of Utrecht, President of the Association of Dutch Municipalities, and Local Authorities Major Group James O'Brien, Volunteer Groups  Rosalea Hamilton, Founder and President, Institute for Law and Economics, University of Technology, Jamaica, and NGO Major Group Keikabile Mogodu, Indigenous Peoples Major Group Saúl Zenteno Bueno, President, Fundación Manatí para el Fomento de la Ciudadanía, and Major Group for Children and Youth John Patrick Ngoyi, World Vision, on behalf of Together 2030 Around the Venue Delegates between sessions Representatives of the Women's Major Group gather to respect, protect, and promote the work done by women's human rights defenders Around the UN Headquarters

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