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High-level Political Forum 2018

High-level Political Forum 2018

9 - 18 July 2018 New York
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Programme

Draft Official Programme (PDF Version)

Annotated Programme with Speakers (PDF Version)

Programme of Side Events (9-13 July (PDF version)

Programme of Side Events (16-18 July (PDF version)

Monday
9 Jul
Tuesday
10 Jul
Wednesday
11 Jul
Thursday
12 Jul
Friday
13 Jul
Monday
16 Jul
Tuesday
17 Jul
Wednesday
18 Jul

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Opening
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Implementing the 2030 Agenda for resilient societies
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 6 – Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

09:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Monitoring peace, evaluating institutions, building capacity: A data-driven conversation on SDG 16 and its upcoming 2019 review
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
SDGS on a local level
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Practical Tools to Localize and Implement the SDG11 and the New Urban Agenda in Cities in the Developing World

Side Events

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Church Center of the United Nations
Cities for CEDAW Training and Exchange
01:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Mission of Argentina, 1 UN Plaza, 25th Fl
The role of Information and Communication Technologies in the implementation of the targets in SDG 11
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
Risk Management of Water Services
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Sustainable Cities in Saudi Arabia
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Creating Resilient Societies: Prioritising safe water
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A, UNHQ
Sport for Sustainable Development Goals
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Indigenous peoples: sustainable use of lands & resources
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
MGoS engagement in the Review of A/RES/67/290
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
Scaling solutions for Goal 12 for smartphones and ICT
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
S-2727 Secretariat Building, UNHQ
Gender in SDG 7: Closing the knowledge gap
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 3, UNHQ
Education for Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Sustianable Cities in Saudi Arabia
06:15 PM - 07:30 PM
Church Center of the United Nations
How to Define Poverty with Those Left Furthest Behind
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Vanishing Waters and Drying Lands: Impacts on Migration
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room A, UNHQ
Tracking Urban-to-Global SDG Infrastructure Linkages
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Leveraging frontier technologies for sustainable development
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
Water Education as the vehicle to achieve SDG 6A
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Women in Energy: Fueling Development
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Global Progress on Water and Sanitation

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Thematic review: Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies-Building resilience TUESDAY,
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Advancing science, technology and innovation for SDGs
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 7 – Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Effective tools employed by Major Groups and other Stakeholders in the 2030 Agenda implementation, follow-up and review
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
What's needed to make capacity building for SDG 7 truly effective?

Side Events

08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue
Evidence on gender and energy
08:30 AM - 09:45 AM
UK Permanent Mission
SE4All: Breakfast for members of the People-Centred Accelerator
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, 2nd Floor
Monitoring SDGs, claiming rights and meaningful participation: strategies and tools for civil society (workshop / learning session)
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Salvation Army, NYC
Improving accountability for the gender-responsive implementation of the New Urban Agenda
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
S-2727, UNHQ
#SPACE4SDGS: The Space2030 Agenda
01:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Japan Society Auditorium, 333 East 47th St
Reducing inequalities through urgent action on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH): SDG 6 as an enabler for achieving the 2030 Agenda for all
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
UN Partnership on Sustainable Fashion and the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Defend the defenders: from destruction to transformation
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Millennium Hilton One UN Plaza, Riverview CR
Transforming Security sector governance for sustainable and resilient cities
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 3, UNHQ
Safer and inclusive roads and transports for cities that LNOB
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 3, UNHQ
Safer and inclusive roads and transports for cities that LNOB
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
The Land, Territories, and Resources of Indigenous Peoples
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
HOW TO ACHIEVE NEW URBAN AGENDA PRINCIPLES?
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Leadership in the public sector
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room E, UNHQ
Inter-generational dialogues -SDG6
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 6, UNHQ
Forests and water on a chaninging planet
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
Financing Water Cooperation
01:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Church Center of the United Nations
Learning Cities: Transformation towards resilient and sustinable societies through education
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Millennium Hilton New York, Landmark Room
Strengthening Global Engagement with Chinese CSOs
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
S-1523, (15th Floor), UNHQ
Briefing on UNECE High Performance Building Iniative- A project to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of buildings
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka, 820 Second Ave
Why robust multi-stakeholder national accountability mechanisms are essential for achieving SDG6
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
ICT enabling the transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room E, UNHQ
STC for Sustainable and Resilient Societies
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Implementing SDG 12: One Plan for One Planet
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
Data & indicators to measure progress & CSO Contribution
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Policy coherence: the global and national levels
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Secondary cities: Integrated localisation beyond SDG11
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
Hydrology towards sustainable resilient societies

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Thematic review: Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies SIDS perspective
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Thematic review: Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies Perspectives of LDCs, LLDCs and MICs
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room S2724, UNHQ
Capacity-Building for the 2030 Agenda: The Role of Civil Servants in a Multi-Stakeholder Environment
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Leveraging innovative partnerships with higher education institutions towards sustainable and resilient societies
11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Student engagement towards realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Supporting an integrated implementation of the SDGs: Tools for addressing SDG connections and enhancing policy and institutional coherence

Special Events

10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5 (morning), ECOSOC Chamber (afternoon)
Higher Education Sustainability Initiative Global Event
06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
SDGs in Action Film Festival at the High-level Political Forum

Side Events

10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Salvation Army, NYC
Reconnecting the People of African Descent
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Millennium Hilton New York, 1 UN Plaza
Pushing menstrual health on the 2030 Agenda
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
S-1522, Secretariat Building, UNHQ
Inclusion of indigenous peoples in natinal volunteer examinations for sustainable development
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Church Center of the United Nations
Accelerating SDG implementation through evaluation evidence: Case of SDG 6
01:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, 10th Floor
SDGS IMPLEMENTATION AT NATIONAL LEVEL: IS CIVIL SOCIETY BEING LEFT BEHIND-TOGETHER 2030 3RD EDITION – PERCEPTIONS SURVEY
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
German House, German Mission to the UN, 871 UN Plaza
Official Launch of the Global Plan of Action for Sustainable Energy Solutions un Situations of Displacement
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
UNOPS 708 3rd Avenue, 14th floor
Blockchain for transformation towards sustainable and resilient Societies
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
Sustainable Energy Solutions in Situations of Displacement – Launch of the Global Plan of Action for Sustainable Energy Solutions in Situations of Displacement (GPA)
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Baha'i Offices, 866 UN Plaza, Suite 120
Youth harnessing diversity and inclusivity to achieve the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
Investing for Reshaping Food Systems
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
Inclusion of persons with disabilities in societies
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Blue and Green Economies in Africa
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Mapping the gap: barriers and opportunities for CS in VNRs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room E, UNHQ
Inclusive and resilient cities in an ageing world
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Building resilience by ensuring access to water and sanitation to all
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Agenda 2063 and Green Economies in Africa
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Green Economy and its transformative impacts towards sustainable development in all its dimensions
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
S-2727 (27th Floor), Secretariat Building, UNHQ
Aviation Partnership for Sustainable Development - Reaching global markets: connecting cities in Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) through sustainable international aviation
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 3, UNHQ
Synergies and Financing Options for Effective SDG Implementation
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Human rights-based approaches to water and sanitation
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, 310 Wast 42nd Street
Water and Faith communities towards achieving SDG6
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Japanese American Association 49 West 45th Street, 11th Floor
Human centered approach to tuberculosis for healthier cities and human settlements
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Conference Room 8, UNHQ
More and Better Financing of Data for Development
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
25 West 31st St, 2nd Floor
The Global-Local Mosaic: Tools for Localizing SDG Implementation and Monitoring
06:15 PM - 08:00 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
SDG11 and Sustainable Urban Mobilty - what can YOU(TH) do?
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
StaTact, data and monitoring for resilient societies
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room C, UNHQ
Making Our Cities Inclusive and Safe for All
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Global Agenda for SDG7 Action
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
GSDR Briefing by Independent Group of Scientists
06:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Japan Society 333 E47th Street
Implementing SDG 11.4: Local voices and Global Agendas for Cultural and Natural Heritage
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Unlocking MoI: CSO Perspectives on SDG 17
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
Quantifying the Commons: Achieving SDG 11.7
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
Moving to sustainable and resilient societies: FSN dimension
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ
Environmental democracy for sustainable societies

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Thematic review: Implementing the SDGs: lessons from the regions
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Thematic review: Perspectives of society: Session organized with major groups and other stakeholders
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room S2727, UNHQ
Systems-thinking and policy planning for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SDG12): learning for impact across Agenda 2030
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Leaving no one behind: Sharing Major Groups and other Stakeholders good practices for an inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room S2723, UNHQ
Leveraging Mobile to Achieve SDGs
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Participatory Approaches to Sanitation: Learning from Bangladesh

Special Events

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
ECOSOC Chamber
2018 Global Multi-Stakeholder Small Island Developing States Partnership Dialogue

Side Events

07:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Permanent Mission of Germany, 871 UN Plaza
Leaders for Decentralized Energy Access – Accelerating the potential through a Global SDG7 Action Plan
08:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
Bridging and Building to a Renewable Energy Future: How to deliver at scale?
08:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Salvation Army, 221 East 52nd Street
Promoting safe and inclusive communities for children: achievements and Challenges in the implementation of SDG 11 in the LAC region
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
West Terrace, Secretariat Building, UNHQ
Changing Attitudes
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 3, UNHQ
Tracking SDG7: Progress Toward Achieving its Goals
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Transboundary water cooperation to support the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A, UNHQ
Smart Sustainable Cities
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
S-1522/23 Flex Space, Secretariat Building, UNHQ
Transformative Pathways towards sustainable and resilient societies in 2030 and beyond
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 8, UNHQ
Are Women meaningfully involved in implementing SDG6+ in National Plans?
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Leaving No One Behind Through Data Revolution: Evidences from Bangladesh
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Off-grid renewable energy for universal modern energy access
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Japan Society 333 E47th Street
Children and Youth Awareness and Action on the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Accelerating local resilience with all society
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
Sanitation as entry point for education and health
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
Accelerating the energy transition in LLDCs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Canada
Unlocking the Potential of Communities with Data Dashboards
01:30 PM - 04:00 PM
The Lexington Hotel, Autograph Collection, 511 Lexington Avenue at 48th Street
Implementing 2030 Agenda in Asia Pacific: Ensuring the Inclusion of those Furthest Behind
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Baha'i Offices, 866 UN Plaza, Suite 120
Youth contributing to transformation towards peaceful and resilient societies
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue
PARTNERSHIP FOR BUILDING PEACEFUL AND RESILIENT SOCIETIES BY ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Conference Room 8, UNHQ
The role of water utilities in the implementation of SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation at the New Urban Agenda
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The European Union 666 3rd Ave, 31st FL
A rights-based approach to menstrual hygiene management to achieve the SDGs
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
Peer Review 2018 – International recommendations for national implementation: The 2018 international peer review of the German Sustainable Development Strategy
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
SDGs and Human Rights in Post 2020 biodiversity framework
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room E, UNHQ
Managing interactions between SDGs for transformation
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
NGO Major Group: A Toolbox to Enhance SDGs Implementation
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Safe food for sustainable and resilient societies
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Effective implementation and monitoring of Goal 11
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
SDGs interlinkages to Leave No Child Behind
06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
Establishing Low-carbon Consumption – SDG 12 Policies and Projects

Official Meeting

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Review of SDGs 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
02:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 17 – Strengthening the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
04:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Leaving No One Behind: are we succeeding?
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Wrap-up of the first week

SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Advancing the 2030 Agenda in a Context of Uncertainty - The use of Strategic Foresight for Adaptive and Future-Ready SDG Strategies
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Better trade 4 the SDGs

Special Events

10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 11, 12 and 3
PARTNERSHIP EXCHANGE

Side Events

08:15 AM - 09:45 AM
World Vision Offices, 919 Second Avenue, 2nd Floor
STILL LEFT BEHIND? REALIZING THE PLEDGE TO LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND FOR THE MOST DEPRIVED AND MARGINALIZED CHILDREN
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Millennium Hilton Hotel, 1 UN Plaza, Riverview Room
Engaging Youth and Women in City Planning: the Saudi Experience
12:30 PM - 02:30 PM
AARP Office, 750 Third Avenue, 31st Floor
Removing the barriers for all women – including girls and older women and women with disabilities – to water, sanitation and hygiene with a focus on their safety and security
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, 10th Floor
Raising the capacity of young people to impact local community life
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Office for South-South Cooperation 304 East 45th St, 11th FL
Capturing the impact of South-South Cooperation in the SDG era
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Millennium Hilton Hotel, 1 UN Plaza, Riverview Room
Saudi Aid Platform
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
WeWork Grand Central, 450 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor
SDG-implementation at national level: What's the point of national reports? The experience of Voluntary National Reviews and of Civil Society shadow (or spotlight) reporting. How it is key for meaningful participation and accountability
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Effective Partnership for Achieving SD Goals in Arab Region
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Financing for Development: Progress and Prospects 2018
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Rural-Urban linkages for sustainable societies & ecosystems
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Behavioral science and the 2030 Agenda
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Delegate's Dining Room, 1 United Nations Plaza, New York
Every Journey, Every Child: Sustainable Development
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
Moving beyond crises: making cities work for IDPs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 3, UNHQ
Enhancing innovative clean energy value chains in SIDS
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
Goal 17: mechanisms for global partnerships for sustainable development
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
GFMD Perspective on Migration for Sustainable and Resilient Societies
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Millennium Hilton Hotel, 1 UN Plaza, Riverview Room
Energy in Saudi Arabia
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN
Role of ODA for Sustaining Peace and SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
Goal 6 and Blue Peace
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
PeaceBoat:Education,Youth Engagement & Sustainable Tourism
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Generation 2030
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
Making Arab Cities Sustainable, Safe and Inclusive
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Decentralized renewable energy for universal energy access
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
It’s in the Numbers - the Power of Partnerships to Measure SDG Progress
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room A, UNHQ
SDGs:Gender-sensitive, people-centred and just land reform
07:15 PM - 08:45 PM
Consulate General of Germany, 871 UN Plaza
Partnership of Business Case? Private Sector and the SDGs

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Opening of HLS / Ministerial segment
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews / Introduction of video
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Reporting on regional forums
03:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews
03:30 PM - 03:35 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Address by UNEA President
03:35 PM - 06:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
General debate

Special Events

10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 2, UNHQ
Local and Regional Governments' Forum

Side Events

08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, 2nd Fl
Building an inclusive Voluntary National Review Process
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, 10th Fl
Sustainable Citites for All: implementation of mental health services in low resource settings
10:30 AM - 02:30 PM
Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union, Nelson Mandela Auditorium, 305 East 47th Street, 5th Floor
Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2063: A Sharing of Experiences and the Way Forward Post-Africa Regional Forum for Sustainable Development and Voluntary National Reviews
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Ambassdor Room, Westin NY Grand Central Hotel
Scaling up South-South and Triangular Cooperation through Public-Private Alliances and Knowledge Management Tools for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, 10th Floor
Human Rights Challenge: Judicial and Extrajudicial Drug War Killings, in a Time of Authoritarianism
01:00 PM - 02:45 PM
International Peace Institute, 777 UN Plaza, 12th Floor
Fostering Entrepreneurship & Innovation to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN, 885 2nd Avenue, 19th Floor
Keeping Girls in School - what impact on the fight against HIV, TB and malaria?
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Board Room, Herzfeld & Rubin, PC 125 Broad Street
SDGs and 2030 Agenda- synergic initiatives, sustianable investments and inclusive incentives for resilient communities: The Romanian priorities for partnerships
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 3, UNHQ
Dialogue on Emerging Issues: Keeping the 2030 Agenda Relevant in a ‘Changing World’ - The only sustainable growth is degrowth
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Addressing unbalanced and inadequate development to achieve the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A, UNHQ
Public Innovation and Smart Regulation for the 2030 Agenda
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Japan Society 333 E47th Street
Every Child Alive: Ending preventable newborn deaths through clean, functional health facilitites with the reach of every mother and baby
01:15 PM - 02:25 PM
Millenium Hilton Hotel, East 44th St and 1st Avenue
Supporting LDCs for Smooth Transition Towards Sustainable Graduation
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Green Economy and Youth Employment
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Global circular economy for inclusive and sustainable future
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Korea, 335 East 45th Street
Application of UN MGoS Mechanism at Regional and National Level- Focusing on Asia-Pacific and Korean (K-SDGs) cases
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room F, UNHQ
There is no Planet B: Let's protect this one
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations 885 Second Avenue, 46th floor
Making the most of SDG 6 implementation – for benefits from source to sea
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Permanent Mission of Canada, 885 Second Ave, 14th Floor
Ministerial event: addressing the challenges of drought in the context of achieving Land Degradation Neutrality
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 1, UNHQ
Mobilizing parliaments for the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Healthy Ecosystems for Sustainable Development
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
Working towards SDG12: What concrete policies are needed
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
Localization and implementation of the SDGs using the Social Progress Index
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Delegate's Dining Room, UNHQ
Accelerating SDG7 achievement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
AU Permanent Observer Mission, 305 East 47th, 5th Floor
Philanthropy and Government Investing in the SDGs
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
SE4All: SDG7 - Leaving No One Behind
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
RSVP Req'd
Ending AIDS is everyone's business
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
S-2726/27 Flex Space, Secretariat Building, UNHQ
The Energy-Water Nexus: Managing the linkages between SDG6 and SDG7 for sustainable development
05:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Japan Society
Transforming our economies and lifestyles: greener and fairer for future generations
06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
South Dining Room, Secretariat Building, UNHQ
Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction to build sustainable and resilient societies
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 3, UNHQ
Labor Market Reforms
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Sustainable Communities: Effective Resilience
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 11, UNHQ
Making the SDGs work for the Lake Chad Basin
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Partnering on long-term strategies to achieve the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
OECD Green Budgeting
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
BioTrade, Access and Benefit-Sharing in support of the SDGs - Entering a new alliance for economic growth, innovation, and biodiversity
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room A, UNHQ
Honouring the role of eco-inclusive enterprises for the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
German House, 871 UN Plaza, Auditorium
Sustainable Use of Waters – Precondition for a World without Hunger
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Stakeholder engagement in the context of the 2030 Agenda
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 8, UNHQ
Leading Sustainable Mountain Development
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Collective action for responsible consumption and production

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
General debate
03:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews

Special Events

08:30 AM - 06:15 PM
Conference Room 1, UNHQ
Local Action for Global Commitments
09:15 AM - 05:45 PM
ECOSOC Chamber (By Invitation Only)
SDG Business Forum

Side Events

08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Policy Forum on the implementation of the SDGs in Africa
08:00 AM - 09:45 AM
Permanent Mission of Denmark, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, 18th floor
Optimising resource use to nourish a growing world: The role of agriculture in realising the Sustainable Development Goals
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Implementation of Agenda 2030 at a subnational level
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
International Peace Institute, 777 UN Plaza, 12th Floor
Affordable Housing for All
08:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN
Knowledge frameworks to accelerate the 2030 Agenda
08:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea, 335 East 45th Street
Enhancing the global partnership for sustainable development: Country-level frameworks for resilient multi-stakeholder partnerships
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN, 885 2nd Avenue, 19th Floor
States of Fragility 2018 Report Launch
01:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, 10th Floor
POST-VNRS PRESENTATION IN HLPF: WHAT AND WHERE TO NEXT? EXPERIENCES FROM COUNTRIES’ ACTIONS AFTER THEIR VNR PRESENTATION
01:00 PM - 02:45 PM
International Peace Institute, 777 UN Plaza, 12th Floor
Reaching Internally Displaced Persons to Achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
UXO and SDGs in the Lao PDR
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 11, UNHQ
The 2030 Agenda under the Argentine presidency of G-20
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
Introducing the Global Councils on SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Permanent Representation of the International Organization of la Francophonie to the UN
La gouvernance du développement durable : Vers une transformation structurelle de l’Administration Publique
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Room S-1520, UN Secretariat Bldg
Making and Keeping Promises: How are Governments Planning and Spending towards the SDGs?
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Mexico, 2 UN Plaza, 28th Floor
Investing in Biodiversity for People and Planet: the UN Biodiversity Conference 2018
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Exploring common solutions- Arctic Cooperation on Sustainable Development
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A, UNHQ
Gender Equal Nationality Rights- Middle East and North Africa
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
221 East 52nd Street, New York
Localising the SDGs with Grassroots participation
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
SDG 17: Cooperation as key to success - lessons from Poland
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ
Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the UN
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Conference Room 2, UNHQ
Impact investment for SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
A Global Pact for the Environment for the 2030 Agenda
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Toward More Sustainable Cities and Communities in Egypt‎
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room F, UNHQ
Addressing Resilience through the Nexus of Water-Food-Energy; Cities as SDG Laboratories
01:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
Launch of the Bertelsmann 2018 SDG Index
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 8, UNHQ
The Power of Partnerships: Finding Inclusive Solutions for Sustainable Societies
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Ave, Mezzanine
Reducing environmental degradation to transform societies in Latin America and the Caribbean: The perspectives of faith communities
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, CR 2205
Transformative Pathways to Implement the 2030 Agenda. The World in 2050 (TWI2050)
01:40 PM - 03:00 PM
Conference Room 1, UNHQ
The SDGs In Action: Working together for inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and human settlements
02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Climate-resilient WASH for all
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Church Center, 777 UN Plaza
Achieving the SDGs through 100% Renewable Energy – Examples from Tanzania and Bangladesh
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Toward Sustainable Cities in Asia-Pacific
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 11, UNHQ
From up there to down here - big space data and the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street
The P20 and progress on the commitment to Leave No One Behind at country level
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Restaurant
Global Resilience Agenda: A Foreign Policy Perspective on the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
G77 and Regional Commissions High Level Roundtable on Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development: regional experiences to promote youth employment and address inequality
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 9, UNHQ
Idea gathering- finding solutions to environmental problems
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room A, UNHQ
Highlighting the partnerships between government and civil society in the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Involving the civil society in the monitoring of the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 3, UNHQ
From a "Whole-of government" to a "Whole-of-society" approach
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 8, UNHQ
Results of the 8th World Water Forum
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Achieving Sustainable Cities in Africa
06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
South Dining Room, UNHQ
Launch of the Valuing Water Coalition
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
Meeting the challenge of chemical pollution beyond 2020: Working together for healthy people and a healthy planet

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews
03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
General debate
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Keynote speech by the Secretary -General
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Closing of the HLPF

Special Events

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Closed Event. By Invitation Only
Insights from Chief Sustainability Officers & sustainability champions

Side Events

07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Delegates's Dining Room, UNHQ
Leave no one behind: realising resilient, sustainable societies
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Energy sector transformation - Decentralized renewable energy for universal energy access
08:00 AM - 09:45 AM
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN, 885 2nd Avenue, 19th Floor
Ireland's innovative approach to monitoring the SDGs through geospatial visualisation
09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
Sustainable Consumption and Production: From Science to Policy Action
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Sustainable Development Goals acceleration and European Union integration in accession countries: the cases of Albania, Montenegro and Serbia
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Delegate's Dining Room, UNHQ
Using artificial intelligence to combat social exclusion: What can governments do?
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 11, UNHQ
Localizing the SDGs: local governments as drivers of change
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
Renewable Energy for sustainable Development -- Innovative Solar initiatives
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 3, UNHQ
The thread that binds: volunteerism and resilience
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Tourism & Construction: Circular Economy solutions for SDG12
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN
Experiences of Supreme Audit Institutions in the implementation of the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
DC1 Building, Room 1608
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Gas Pipeline: A New Energy Great Silk Road To Ensure Access To Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable And Modern Energy For All
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 1, UNHQ
Nature for Life: Accelerating SDG Progress by Investing in People and Planet
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Delegate's Dining Room, UNHQ
Antimicrobial Resistance: IACG Briefing to UNMS
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B, UNHQ
Sustainable and resilient Societies in Asia Pacific
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
West Terrace, Delegate's Dining Room, UNHQ
High-Level Meeting on Innovative Initiatives Achieving SDG Target 8.7
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Women and Girls as Leaders in Building Sustainable Societies
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Sustainable strategic public procurement - Can the state be a role model for sustainable consumption?
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ
Combining Digital Governance and Stakeholder Knowledge to Promote Innovation and Transformative Actions in Support of the 2030 Agenda
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 8, UNHQ
SCP in Asia and Pacific for Accelerated Achievement of SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room A, UNHQ
Sustainable consumption and production
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 7, UNHQ
Mainstreaming environment & investments to meet SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 12, UNHQ
Leaving No One Behind in Urban Crises
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
SDGs Implementation in countries of Central Asia
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 11, UNHQ
Fossil fuel subsidy reform for energy access and the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Restaurant
Developing an integrated approach to the SDGs and NDC in implementation: practical experiences and lessons learned
07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany, Auditorium
Landscape Restoration for Food Security & Climate Adaptation

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