LakeSDG Summit 2023 took place on September 18 and 19 in New York as the centerpiece of the General Assembly’s High-Level Week. He took stock of the progress achieved halfway in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and marked halfway to achieving the SDGs in 2030.
It is the second time that countries meet at the SDG Summit, which complements the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) annual. The HLPF meets annually under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council and brings together high-level representatives from governments and other actors to review progress and obstacles in meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and his 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Every four years, the HLPF meets under the auspices of the General Assembly at the level of Heads of State and Government at the so-called SDG Summit.
To reconfirm this commitment towards achieving the SDGs, the Summit adopted a political statement which provides a roadmap to put the world back on track towards achieving the SDGs before their deadline in 2030. The declaration commits to taking bold, ambitious, accelerated, fair and transformative actions, also establishing concrete areas of action with a strong focus on reforming the global financial architecture and the need for improved data to monitor the SDGs. The Heads of State and Government committed to advancing the United Nations Secretary-General’s SDG stimulus proposal, which has the potential to unlock $500 billion in additional financing and investment annually. They agreed that it is necessary to create the necessary fiscal and political space to allow the most vulnerable countries to meet their commitments to the SDGs, involving finance and treasury departments, foreign ministries and other multilateral institutions, such as the World Bank. and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The statement further analyzed local, national and international data systems and the role of the United Nations to identify how data can be leveraged to track progress on the SDGs, as well as strengthen analysis of the interrelationships, synergies and trade-offs of the SDGs. SDG. The statement also highlighted the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) 2023the localization of the 2030 Agenda, universal healthcare, the role of parliaments, the empowerment of women and youth and the fight against racism.
Furthermore, the SDG Summit included six leadership dialogues to present concrete national commitments for the transformation of the related SDGs. The dialogues addressed: key transitions; leave no one behind; science, technology, innovation and data; strengthen integrated policies; strengthen the multilateral system; and finances. A total of 163 speakers spoke during the Summit, including 57 heads of State and vice presidents, 30 heads of government, 58 deputy prime ministers and ministers, and 18 representatives of intergovernmental organizations, the United Nations system, civil society and other interested parties.
And SDG action weekend It preceded the SDG Summit and served as a platform for stakeholder engagement to maximize the impact of the Summit. Around 6,000 participants from all United Nations Member States, civil society, youth, local and regional governments and the private sector gathered at UN Headquarters. The event featured more than 40 parallel events, including one organized by ECLAC, Argentina, Mexico, the International Library Federation and the LAC Youth Network for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, in which collaboration between different actors was discussed. as a strategy to accelerate action to achieve the SDGs.
Ahead of the Summit, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged world leaders to present national and global commitments to drive the transformation of the SDGs. Following this call, the UN created an SDG Acceleration and Accountability Platform as a tool to capture global commitments and actions to increase the ambition of the SDGs. So far there are 32 national commitments registered, including six from the Latin American and Caribbean region, specifically from Argentina, Belize, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama. There are 78 acceleration actions registered by other actors, for example a project to achieve gender equality in the workplace in Panama or a climate action project led by Mi Mundo México.
With so little time left to realize the vision of the 2030 Agenda, its achievement requires an unprecedented level of collective action. There is an urgent need to expand international cooperation and greater commitment from all relevant actors to find lasting solutions. The ECLAC Community of Practice on Voluntary National Reports (VNI) for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)as well as the upcoming seventh meeting of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development which will be held at ECLAC Headquarters in Santiago, Chile between April 15 and 19, 2024, will provide an opportunity to promote regional cooperation to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. Only together can we create an environment where no one is left behind and where everyone can achieve their true potential, shaping a fair and sustainable future for all.
2023-10-31 20:02:05
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