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High-Level Political Forum 2019

Under the auspices of ECOSOC and General Assembly

9 - 18 July 2019 New York
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  1. HLPF
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Programme

Draft programme for the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the High-level Segment of ECOSOC 2019

Annotated Programme for HLPF and High-level Segment of ECOSOC 2019 (with speakers)

Provisional speakers list of general debate

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

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference Room 4
Opening
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 4
Review of SDG implementation and interrelations among goals: Discussion on SDG 4 - Quality education

SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

10:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 5
Opening of the SDG Learning and Training and Launch of UN SDG:Learn
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Attaining the SDGs in a future that is digital: the role of capacity building, education and skills development for digital inclusion

Side Events

01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany- Auditorium 871 UN Plaza
DRIVING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE: FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE 2030 AGENDA: The relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to foreign policy and international security
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Mission of the African Union to the UN 305 E. 47th
Looking ahead: Emerging Issues for Equitable Quality Education
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the UN 809 UN Plaza, 11th Floor
Labor Market Informed Education: Lessons Learnt to Increase Women’s Employment Rate
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber
The role of Judicial Systems in the implementation of SDG 16 and its targets related to justice, peace, security and access to information
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5
Towards a brighter future: ensuring security for people and planet by addressing the nexus of structural barriers and institutional coherence
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A
Empowering people through a strong science/technology/policy interface:reflections on first cycle of HLPF
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Church Center 777 UN Plaza
Towards a more accountable, inclusive and participatory SDG implementation that leaves no one behind
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 4
High-level Event to shape a common global vision of a sustainable and peaceful future: how the UN Peace and Security Pillar supports countries to sustain peace and achieve the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12
The Missing Link: Reviewing and Strengthening Regional Processes for SDG Implementation
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Danny Kaye Visitor's Center UNICEF House
A World Ready to Learn: Prioritizing universal quality pre-primary education
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 1
Confronting ageism and empowering older people to ensure social, economic and political inclusion of all
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 11
VNR Lab 1: Achieving policy integration
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
UN Church Center 10th Floor 777 UN Plaza
SDG 4: At the Heart of Achieving the 2030 Agenda
06:15 PM - 08:00 PM
UN Church Center 777 UN Plaza
Unleashing the Transformative Potential of the Agenda 2030 through Participatory Approaches
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber
Education for Global Citizenship: Empowering Our Interconnected World
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 11
SDG 10: Reducing inequalities, lessons from Poland: a catalyst for economic growth, poverty reduction and ensuring that no one is left behind
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room B
The Growth We Want is Sustainable: Harnessing Innovation for a Circular Economy for All
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4
Science to power Sustainable Development Goals - 11 years to maximize on synergies and opportunities between the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room A
Harnessing Frontier Technologies for Accelerating Climate Actions and the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 1
Women’s and Feminist’s Perspective towards the High Level Political Forum 2019
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference room 12
Leaving no child behind: Education for sustainable development
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
German House Auditorium
The Invisible Friend - Adult Education and the Sustainable Development Goals

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Thematic review: Perspectives of Small Island Developing States including main findings from mid-term review of the SAMOA Pathway
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Thematic Review: Perspectives of Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developoing Countries
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Review of SDG implementation and interrelations among goals: Discussion on SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth

SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Inspire. Change. Together. Innovative approaches and partnerships to strengthen the role of educators & academia to implement the SDGs
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality through human rights

Special Events

03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber
Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI)

Side Events

08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Millennium Hilton Riverview Room 1 UN Plaza
Side event on the Role of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-1522/23
VNR Lab 2: Making progress visible - SDG data visualization platforms
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UN Church Center 10th Floor 777 UN Plaza
Civil Society Driving Progress on SDG16+: Showcasing Best Practices
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue
Building Momentum: Working together for all children to live free from violence
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-1527
Building Back Better: Reckoning with Size in Pursuit of Resilience – A Caribbean SIDS Side Event
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5
Reducing inequalities: a look at Persons with Disabilities
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A
Fossil-fuel subsidy reform is the missing piece of the climate change jigsaw: Its benefits range beyond SDG 13 to a wide range of SDGs, including, among others, SDG3 and SDG7
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Millennium Hotel
SDG8 Leave no one behind: the 2030 GDP Target. Vulnerable People and the Regions where they live
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Church Center 2nd Floor 777 UN Plaza
Reducing Gender and Economic Inequalities to Achieve SDGs & End Child Poverty
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber
Strengthening governance, participation and engagement to tackle environmental challenges
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference room 12
Protecting Youth and the Right to Education to leave no one behind: SDGs 4,8,10, 16 and 17
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room F
Reducing food waste to achieve the climate goals and SDGs: Engagement of private sector
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Danny Kaye Visitor's Center UNICEF House
Ensuring protection and inclusive and equitable quality education for internally displaced children
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 11
VNR Lab 3: Leaving no one behind- Inclusive implementation and reporting
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B
Good Practices at the Intersection of SDG 16 and Mass Atrocity Prevention: Operationalizing and Measuring Prevention.
01:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Episcopal Church Center 815 Second Avenue
Education to end inequality and promote peace
02:00 PM - 03:33 PM
Ford Foundation 320 E. 43rd St.
Right to the City and Right to Food- realizing territorial justice and rural-urban linkages
02:00 PM - 03:45 PM
UN Church Center 777 UN Plaza, 10th Floor
Address Inclusion, Inequality, and Institutions: Grassroots views on SDGs 4, 8, 10,16, and 17 - and the links between them
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
German House Auditorium
Mangroves in Manhattan - A cross-cutting contribution to the implementation of the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room B
Connecting people, inspiring action – the role of volunteers in achieving inclusiveness and equality in delivering the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference room 12
Building partnerships for the SDGs– Government, Civil society, Private sector and Traditional authorities
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4
Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All: A commitment to accelerating together

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Thematic review: Perspectives of society
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Science policy interface including the briefing from the independent group of scientists on the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR)
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Review of SDG implementation and interrelations among goals: Discussion on SDG 10 – Reduced inequalities

SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Participatory and Inclusive tools to build capacities in leaving no one behind
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Practices and Approaches on quality education towards environment and climate action

Special Events

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Conference Room 1, UNHQ
SDGs in Action Film Festival 11 July 2019

Side Events

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-1522/23
VNR Lab 4: From presentation to implementation: Regional support to the follow-up on the VNRs
08:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Japan Society 333 E. 47th St.
Partnering with Civil Society, Citizens and Children to achieve SDG 16
09:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Baha'i International Community Conference Room 866 UN Plaza
Conversation with authors of the Global Civil Society Report
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Conference Room 11
Youth Climate Action For Small Island Developing States
12:00 PM - 02:30 PM
UN Church Center 10th Floor 777 UN Plaza
Taxation and Reparation – Tools for Promoting Equity, Climate Justice and an Economy of Life
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Labouisse Hall UNICEF House
Powering up 4 success: Inclusive, dynamic country-led evaluations for successful SDG implementation and reporting
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
International Peace Institue 777 UN Plaza
Voices of SDG16+: Stories of Global Action Public Policy Forum event
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Japan Society Murase Room 333 East 47th St
Fulfilling the human rights to water, sanitation and decent work: An interlinkage approach to reduce inequalities and achieve the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5
Inclusion and Empowerment of Indigenous Peoples: Realities on the Ground
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A
Sendai Stakeholder contributions to SDG13 reporting and the VNRs: recommendations for an inclusive, multi-stakeholder approach
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations, 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, Auditorium
Water, crucial to achieve the SDGs under review at the HLPF 2019
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue
Building inclusive, healthy and resilient communities through agroforestry
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 4
SDG 13: Advancing implementation of climate action and understanding progress: How advanced are we?
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference room 12
Contribution of the Global Forum on Migration and Development for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room F
Regional contributions to empower people and promote equality: experiences, lessons learnt and way forward
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Hampton Inn 2321 East 43rd St.
Education to prevent trafficking in children
01:15 PM - 03:15 PM
UN Office for South-South Cooperation 304 E. 45th St.
Fostering digital transformation and global partnerships for SDG achievement
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 1
Renewing the ambition of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Civil Society perspectives on Principles for a successful HLPF review
01:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Conference Room 11
VNR Lab 5: How can science advance national implementation?
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B
Disruptive Finance: Fostering Resilience of the Vulnerable
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Baha'i International Community Suite 120 866 UN Plaza
Illuminating the World: Education for Individual and Collective Flourishing
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber
Protecting the rule of law & human rights and advancing access to justice: The role of parliamentarians
02:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Commonwealth Joint Office 685 Third Ave, Suite 1102
Hear Our Voice We The Youth Walk Our Talk: Addressing The Need To Listen To The Voices of Young People For Urgent Climate Action
03:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Delegation of the Govt of Catalonia to the United States 655 Third Avenue, Suite 1830
Comprehensive Sexual Education: a core issue to guarantee Sexual and Reproductive Rights through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Baha'i International Community Suite 120 866 UN Plaza
Peace as Potential: Fostering the Enabling Conditions of Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Conference Room 11
Building Resilience To Disaster Risks Through Collective Action
04:15 PM - 06:30 PM
UN Church Center 10th Floor 777 UN Plaza
Drug Policy and Sustainable Development: Goals 4, 8 and 16 on Education, Work and Rule of Law
04:45 PM - 06:45 PM
Japan Society Murase Room 333 East 47th St
Film Screening: Pili
05:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Piermnont Bank 4 Bryant Park
Empowering people and ensuring inclusiness and equality for women migrants globally
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
UN FF Building 304 East 45th St
National reports on 2030 Agenda: What do they tell us?
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5
Systemic reforms and democratization of global economic governance
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4
From Grounded Policy, Through Embodied Practice, To Broad Participation: The SDG’s in action
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 12
Primary Health Care towards Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
German House, Auditorium
Mind Matters More Than Money - Boosting cognitive competences for sustainable development through science and education
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 11
Addressing land and conflict to leverage conflict sensitive management of natural resources and to finance localizing the SDGs

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Review of SDG implementation and interrelations among goals: Discussion on SDG 13 – Climate action including the link to the Climate Action Summit and six action portfolios
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Thematic review: Report of the STI Forum
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Review of SDG implementation and interrelations among goals: Discussion on SDG 16 – Peace, justice and strong institutions

SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Practical tools for Empowering people, access to justice and peaceful societies
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
From silos to synergies: Governance and policy coherence tools for implementing the SDGs

Side Events

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Secretariat Bldg S-2726/27
VNR Lab 6: Follow-up to the VNRs: Accelerating Implementation
08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
World Vision 919 Second Ave, 12th Floor
Australian Coalition of Child-Focused INGOs: Unseen and Unsafe: The underinvestment in ending violence against children in the Pacific and Timor-Leste
09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea
Launch of the “Empowering Civil Society for Reporting and Action on SDG16+” event
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Bahai International Community suite 120 866 UN Plaza
Addressing inequality & Strengthening Partnerships- Lessons from Social Solidarity Econmy Initiatives in Asian Countries
12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Venue: S1522/S1523
Accelerating clean cooking for all
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the UN 809 UN Plaza, 11th Floor
Women, Youth and Inclusive Development in MENA Region: Empowering women, and youth in science, technology, and economics sustainability in MENA region
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
UNHQ Delegate's Dining Room
Reforms in Saudi Trade Law and the Sustainable Development Goals: Empowering Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and New Ventures
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Japan Society 333 E. 47th St.
Illustrating the Power of Citizen Generated Data for Improved Public Service Delivery and SDG Accountability
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Secretariat Bldg S-1520
Research & Innovation 4 Climate Action
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12
Deep dive: Climate change and water
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
German House, Auditorium
Gender Equal Arms Control - Leveraging the 2030 Agenda to Promote Peace
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Baha'i International Community Suite 120 866 UN Plaza
Building Local Ownership in Global Processes: Lessons Learned From Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 4
2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
S1522/S1523
From Science to Implementation: Strengthening the Science Policy Interface (SPI) to Integrate Climate Change, resilience, and the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Japan Society 333 E. 47th St.
The Power of Citizen Generated Data for improved public service delivery and SDG accountability
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Church Center 2nd Floor 777 UN Plaza
Defending the Right to Food in Age of Digitalization: Exploring the impacts of dematerialization, digitalization and financialization on our food systems
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B
Building climate resilience and adaptation in SIDS and Least Developed Countries: Increasing Ambition for Local, Inclusive and Empowering Actions at the Climate Summit
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 11
VNR Lab 7: Peacebuilding and sustaining peace through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room F
Side event on partnerships for accelerated sustainable energy development and enhanced resilience building to climate change in LLDCs
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Permanent Mission of Norway
Partnerships for Climate Action: the Science-Policy Nexus
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 1
Human rights and the 2030 Agenda as mutually reinforcing: Ensuring no one is left behind while accelerating SDG implementation
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A
Empowered while Criminalized: Multi-Stakeholder Strategies for Combating Stigma, Discrimination, Violence and Inequalities
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5
Farmers and indigenous peoples joining hands to boost the achievement of SDG 13 and its link to SDG 2
02:45 PM - 04:00 PM
S1522/S1523
The digital revolution and sustainable development: Opportunities and challenges
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Conference Room 6, UNHQ
Delivering Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Current Climate Change Scenario – Innovative Responses from South-South Cooperation and Water Operators Partnerships
04:15 PM - 05:45 PM
Venue: S1522/S1523
Interlinkages between energy and SDG4, 8, 10, 13 and 16
06:00 PM - 07:15 PM
Secretariat Bldg S-1522/23
The Cool Coalition
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
UNHQ East Lounge
High-level Reception “Science, Technology and Innovation for SDGs Roadmaps
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber
Working livestock: How they contribute to the SDGs and to national economies through partnership
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room F
SDG 8: Decent Work and Just Transition at the Heart of Agenda 2030
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room A
Strengthening public education systems and lifelong learning opportunities for all: building inclusion and equality
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
German House, Auditorium
Our Common Digital Future - Making the Digital Revolution Work for Planet and People: Potentials, Pitfalls and Priorities in the SDG Agenda
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 1
No Global Goals without Civic Space

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Financing the SDGs: Moving from words to action
11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews (Second timers)
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Four years of VNRs: what have we learned on implementing the SDGs?
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Wrap-up session of the first five days

SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

10:11 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Designing and managing SDG partnerships for greatest impact
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 5, UNHQ
Translating SDGs into actions through financing and policy adjustments

Special Events

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 1, UNHQ
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Conference Room 2, UNHQ
Democracy & the SDGs

Side Events

08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Danny Kaye Visitor's Center UNICEF House
Leave No Child Behind: Achieving the SDGs through investing in the Rights of the Child
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Conference Room 11
VNR Lab 8: Strengthening the thematic reviews during the next cycle
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Japan Society 333 E. 47th St.
Growth from below: tackling poverty from the bottom-up
09:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Ford Foundation 320 E. 43rd St.
Kofi Annan Faith Briefings: Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality - the role of multi-faith collaboration with the UN
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
UN Church Center 10th Floor 777 UN Plaza
Holding Duty-Bearers Accountable to the SDGs: A Workshop for Civil Society
10:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Millennium Hilton 1 UN Plaza
Local and Regional Governments Day
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
49 West 45th Street 11th Floor
G20 and SDGs : Civil Society Evaluation of the Outcome of G20 Osaka Summit 2019
11:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Nigeria House 828 2nd Avenue
Diaspora Engagement in Sustainable Development in Africa
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Japan Society 333 E. 47th St.
Towards the Achievement of Decarbonisation in the Region and Localisation of the SDG
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Uganda House Conference Room 336 East 45th Street
Access to Justice for All: Effective, Accountable, and Inclusive Electoral Institutions
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12
Walking out of Fragility: Education and Justice for All
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room F
Data Revolution for Ensuring Decent Work for All with a Focus on Youth
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 2
The 2030 Agenda under the Japanese Presidency of the G-20
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 3
Investing into Climate Smart Economies: Energy Efficiency for SDG 13
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 11
VNR Lab 9: Mobilizing resources and empowering people through inclusive finance
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B
Establishing environmental rights for the most vulnerable
01:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Mission of the African Union to the UN 305 E. 47th
United for Peace: Empowering African Youth in the implementation of SDG 16
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 1
We need to talk – To stop sexual abuse of children in the circle of trust
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 9
SDGs Implementation: A Curious Case of Stakeholder Engagement
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A
SATOYAMA – Society Living in Harmony with Nature: An inclusive approach from Communities, Landscapes and Seascapes
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
German House, Auditorium
Just transition, but how? Managing conflict interest in transformation process- Lessons learned on the way towards coal phase-out
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 9
Strengthening fiscal policy and harnessing digitization to scale up financing for the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2063 in Africa
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5
Inclusive national policies in the face of climate change: towards a rights-based approach to the implementation of SDG 13
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Baha'i International Community Suite 120 866 UN Plaza
Empowering young people for sustainable development and peace: Through decent and sustainable jobs as well as civic and political participation
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Cervantes Institute in New York 9 (211 E 49th St)
Scaling up climate action through integrated water and energy solutions: Delivering on the Paris Agreement and the SDGs
04:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Uganda House Conference Room 336 East 45th Street
SDG 16+ Lessons Learned in Implementation, Partnerships, and the Way Forward
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Westin Grand Central Hotel
Safe to Learn (event of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children)
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Japan Society 333 E. 47th Street
Moving and learning: rethinking education and skills for global migration
06:15 PM - 07:45 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-2726/27
VNR Lab 10: Engaging all parts and levels of government, including parliaments - best practices from the VNR process
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 3
Regional to the Global: National Mechanisms for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 7
Accelerating Progress on the SDGs through the implementation of Global Action Programme for Food Security and Nutrition for Small Islands Developing States
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 12
Reducing Poverty and Promoting Equality
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 1
Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality: Tonga, experience of a SIDS country
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5
Stepping Up the achievement of 2030 Agenda: Multi-stakeholder Partnership for tackling Social Vulnerability
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 11
Experiences of Supreme Audit Institutions in the implementation of the SDGs and their implications for the future
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room B
Scaling Digital Transformation to Achieve the SDGs using a Whole-Government Approach
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber
Relevant, equitable and inclusive quality education for all: an imperative for the 21st Century
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4
SDG17 / UN Technology Bank for LDCs: ICTs and inclusiveness
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 8
Can blended finance work to leave no one behind?
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 6
Transforming Climate Ambition to Action: The Role of the Green Climate Fund
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
German House, Auditorium
Overcoming barriers to reduce inequalities: Policies to leave no one behind and achieve greater equality

Official Meeting

08:40 AM - 09:45 AM
General Assembly Hall, UNHQ
Opening of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC / Ministerial Segment of HLPF
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
What are regions telling us about implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs?
03:45 PM - 06:45 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
Messages to the HLPF
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
General debate

Special Events

10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 11, UNHQ
Local Action for Global Commitments
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
ECOSOC Chamber
Philanthropy & the SDGs

Side Events

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Conference Room 5
Governance of the SDGs: Learning from country experiences and defining an agenda for the future
09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
UN Church Center 777 UN Plaza
Together for the Goals Religious Actors’ Role on Sustaining Peace
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Ford Foundation, Dolores Huerta Room, 320 E 43rd St.
Innovating Partnerships with the Private Sector: How to achieve greater SDG Impact?
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
UN Church Center, 777 UN Plaza
Making evaluation work for SDG-4, Target 5: Gender parity, equality and inclusion in education
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
UN Church Center, 10th Floor, 777 UN Plaza
Lived Experiences of Inequality (SDG 10): Grassroots Respond
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea
The Role of Transformative Education in Dealing with the Challenges of Our Times
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 8
Localizing the SDGs: the role and impact of local authorities for the 2030 Agenda
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A
Enhancing effective governance of natural habitats for peace and human well-being
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-2726/27
VNR Lab 11: Innovative formats to review national implementation
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
German House, Auditorium
Breaking Silos: Showcasing Integrated Solutions to Help Achieve SDG 16, Gender and Land Related SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5
From Commitment to Achievement: India's Experience in Localising SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-1522
Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12
Taking action on equality, inclusion and empowerment in Asia and the Pacific
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
African Union 305 East 47th St
SDGs Audit: In Focus Africa- Experiences from Africa on institutionalizing partnerships, inclusivity,and accountability
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 1
From education to youth employment: bridging the gap for future generations
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg Room S-2724
The United Nations Tackles Inequality in the 21st Century
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7
An Intergenerational Dialogue on the Role of Civil Society and Youth in implementing SDG 13
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 11
SDG16 in the Pacific: Strengthening and Legitimizing Institutions to Achieve Sustainable Development.
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room F
High-level briefing on Aviation contributions to the achievement of SDG 13
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Danny Kaye Visitor's Center, UNICEF House
Small Asks for Big Impact: Investing in the early years for sustainable development and peaceful societies
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Church Center 2nd Floor 777 UN Plaza
National level experiences on VRNs: The Good and the Ones Left Behind
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 2
Fast, Fair, and Green: Join the global partnership for an inclusive green economic transformation
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
UN Delegate's Dining Room, West Terrace
Roundtable discussion on Qatar's Road to Achieving the SDGs: Recent progress and lessons learned in the Construction and Hospitality Sectors
02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Labouisse Hall UNICEF House
Child and Youth Art, Advocacy and Action for Safe Schools and the SDGs: A Student Presentation on SDGs 4 and 16
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Westin Grand Central Hotel
Report Launch and Policy Discussion: Accelerating progress under SDG8 and promoting full employment and decent work for all
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Conference Room 2
Launch of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028): synergies and main contributions to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
466 Lexington Ave
Intergenerational Equity and the SDGs
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
UNOSSC 11th Floor 304 East 45th street
FINANCING OF THE SDGs
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
211 East 49th Street
Political Leadership in the implementation of the SDGs- Ensuring No One is Left Behind
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Danny Kaye Visitor's Center UNICEF House
Launch of Start-Up Fund for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room A
Promoting peaceful societies & safe communities, the responsibility of the State in Small Island Developing States
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
UN HQ Conference Room 7
HIGH-LEVEL SIDE EVENT | Scaling up climate action through clean energy transitions: Delivering on the Paris Agreement and the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 2
Disrupting the climate status quo to achieve the Paris Agreement and SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5
SDG17: Informal sector and Agenda 2030
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
South Dining Room
Seizing Momentum for a Resilient Future: A Systemic Approach to Addressing the DRR-Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus for Empowerment, Inclusiveness and Equality
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 3
Safety of journalists – essential to achieving SDG 16: impact of monitoring systems
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 1
Agenda 2030 at a crossroad - How do we ensure an integrated approach in tackling climate-related security risks, conflict and inequality?
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-2726/27
VNR Lab 12: Storytelling and communication strategies for the SDGs - best practices from VNR countries
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 8
Putting Children at the Heart of the 2030 Agenda
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 12
Tackling the Perfect Storm: Empowering Societies for Disaster Resilience Launch of the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2019: A High-Level Roundtable Discussion
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room F
Building climate action in mountains
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Economic and Social Council Chamber
SDG16+ and the Future We Want
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 4
Equal Opportunities in the Labor Market
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
German House, Auditorium
Financing our National Development Plans - How to respond to scarce resources and multiple choices?
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 11
The Nordic region accepting the challenge: Climate action and youth inclusion
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
German House, Restaurant
Checks and Balances Wanted: How to better engage Parliaments in the 2030 Agenda

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
General debate of ECOSOC and HLPF (continuation)
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
General debate of ECOSOC and HLPF (continuation)
03:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews

Special Events

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
ECOSOC Chamber
Lead, Transform, Succeed: Chief Sustainability Officers for SDGs
10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 11, UNHQ
Local Action for Global Commitments

Side Events

08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
International Peace Institute 777 UN Plaza
Financing the 2030 Agenda: How financial institutions are integrating the SDGs in their core business
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Scandinavia House, 2nd Fl Banquet Hall, 58 Park Avenue
People and Nature - solutions to accelerating progress towards the 2030 Agenda and averting planetary catastrophe!
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Conference Room 7
Reducing inequalities by promoting a just and inclusive transition with ambitious climate action
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
UN Secretariat Bldg Room S-2726/27
VNR Lab 13: United Kingdom - national experience of the VNR process
08:15 AM - 09:30 AM
World Vision, 919 Second Avenue, 2nd Floor
Round Table: How can the SDGs thrive in adverse political contexts?
09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Salvation Army Auditorium, 221 E. 52nd St.
Empowering Educators and Ensuring Inclusivity and Equality on Education in Community Classrooms
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea
Building Momentum on the Grand Challenge on Inequality and Exclusion
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
African Union, 305 East 47th St
Africa Day at the HLPF: Strengthening Partnerships to Accelerate Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 in Africa
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
UN Church Center, 777 UN Plaza
Evaluation to connect the SDGs with national priorities: Learning from Finland and Nigeria
01:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Landmark Room, Millennium Hilton, One UN Plaza
Harmony and Peace Among the Nations in Asia: Opportunities & Challenges In Realizing SDG 16
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
UN Office for South-South Cooperation, 304 E. 45th St.
Joining efforts: Measurement of South-South Cooperation contribution to the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5
Trade and Sustainable Development: Progress and the Way Forward
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 8
An evidence-based path towards achieving global commitments: IOM Migration Governance Indicators for well-managed migration policies
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A
SDG16 in conflict-affected situations: ambitions vs reality
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 2
Empowerment, Inclusivity and Equality in the Pacific
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-2726/27
VNR Lab 14: Bridging the policy-statistics gap: strengthening the use of data for evidence-based VNRs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room F
HIGH-LEVEL SIDE EVENT | Scaling-Up Energy Transition in Small Island Developing States
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 1
The crucial role of international criminal justice in achieving SDG16
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-1520
Extreme Heat: Reducing the impact of Heatwaves in the SDG era
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 11
Facilitating a just and fair transition – Good practices in combining climate, economic and distributional policies
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B
Linking peace, justice and development through good governance: the role of independent oversight bodies in creating more peaceful and just societies
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
UN Church Center 10th Floor 777 UN Plaza
The role of faith communities in building peaceful, just and inclusive societies in Latin America and the Caribbean
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
UNOSSC 11th Floor 304 East 45th street
South-South Global Thinkers Dialogue – Reflection on BAPA+40 Outcome Document
05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Japan Society 333 E. 47th St.
Integrated and Inclusive Approaches to the SDGs in Asia and Globally: Coming Together Around Shared Solutions
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
35 East 21st St
UNDP Accelerator Labs
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
GA Lobby, UNHQ Sputnik Area
Harnessing innovation for Sustainable Development
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-2726/27
VNR Lab 15: Localizing the SDGs and VNRs: reporting on progress, challenges and opportunities
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 12
Panel discussions on (I3) Innovations + Inclusiveness + International Partnerships
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room F
Beyond July: an integrated support to member States in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 11
Youth, technology and the rule of law: hackathons to educate and empower youth to act on SDG 16
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room B
SMARTALK: THE ROLE OF ART AND CULTURE FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF 2030 AGENDA
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Economic and Social Council Chamber
Driving equitable and just transitions: empowering people and leaving no one behind in climate action
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room 5
Inequality and the role of Development Partners
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room A
Localizing the 2030 Agenda: presentation of the 3rd Global Report on the Localization of the SDGs
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg West Terrace
Briefing and Recpetion: Interactive dialogue on gender-responsive budgeting for sustainable development

Official Meeting

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Voluntary national reviews
03:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
General debate of ECOSOC and HLPF (continuation)
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
HLPF: “Lessons learned from the first cycle of HLPF and Messages for 2019 HLPF Summit: What should Heads of State and Government know and how can we improve the HLPF?”
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Conference Room 4, UNHQ
Closing of the HLPF

Side Events

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Conference Room 11
VNR Lab 16: Catalyzing partnerships for SDG implementation
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ford Foundation 320 E. 43rd St.
Time to be Bold: How to Tackle Inequality, Realize Human Rights and Achieve SDG10
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Baha'i International Community Suite 120, 866 UN Plaza
LOCALISING SDGS IN MALAYSIA- Opportunities & challenges in addressing inequality & climate change through institutional reform & community action
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 1
Leaving no one behind in the transition to more sustainable economies: new and inclusive approaches to achieve a just transformation
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 7
Future of Government
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room A
Measuring and monitoring SDG16- the enabling Goal for Agenda 2030
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-2726/27
VNR Lab 17: Mauritius - national experience of the VNR process
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 5
Global Citizenship Education – Why is it important? Insights and cross cutting practices
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 12
Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and in the world
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room F
Global Compact Networks: Making Global Goals Local Business
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
UN Secretariat Bldg S-2723
Connecting All towards Sustainable Development Goals: Optimizing the Development Impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 3
Leaving no one behind: using a multidimensional approach to eradicate poverty and monitor SDG progress at national level
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room 11
Climate, Growth and Well-being to achieve the SDGs
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Conference Room B
Strengthening SDG 17 through South-South Cooperation: Plurality and Way Forward from BAPA+40
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
UNOSSC, 11th Floor, 304 E. 45th St.
INEQUALITY IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: CONSULTATION WITH SOUTHERN-BASED THINKTANKS FOR THE 2019 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
03:15 PM - 05:30 PM
Ford Foundation 320 E. 43rd St.
On the way to Nairobi: Scaling up national response to finance the transformative agenda
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room B
TRANSPARENT AND SUSTAINABLE FASHION INDUSTRY TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND ENSURE INCLUSIVE GROWTH
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Conference Room A
Numbers behind decisions [what gets measured gets done]- How can big data contribute to the follow-up on the 2030 Agenda?

Official Meeting

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
General debate of ECOSOC and HLPF (conclusion)
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ
Where are we heading? Visions and projections for the future of the SDGs
03:00 PM - 05:30 PM
High-level Segment of ECOSOC: Long term trends and scenarios
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ
Closing of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC: The way forward

Side Events

01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
UNHQ Conference Room 2
Reducing inequalities: SDG 10 Progress and Prospects
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
UNHQ Conference Room 1
Commit to Gender-Responsive Climate Actions Now

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