Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the UNECE Region
OPENING
H.E. Mr. Edil Baisalov
Chair of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan
Ms. Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ms. Olga Algayerova
UNECE Executive Secretary and United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Ms. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger
Vice-Chair of the Regional Collaborative Platform for Europe and Central Asia and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS
HIGH-LEVEL POLICY SEGMENT
Keynote address by Dr. Åsa Persson
Research Director and Deputy Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute
Member of the Independent Group of Scientists for the 2023 UN Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR)
The keynote speech set the scene for the high-level debate and highlight the latest scientific findings on the SDGs, taking into account the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related recovery measures. In addition, the process to prepare the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) and its preliminary framework were introduced to the audience.
PLENARY DEBATE
Statements by high-level representatives of member States and reporting of key messages from pre-meetings (Forum of Mayors, Civil Society Forum, Joint IPU/ECE webinar with parliamentarians)
