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United Nations

Report of the 2019 high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly

New York 24 and 25 September 2019

A/HLPF/2019/2

A/HLPF/2019/2

Report of the 2019 high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly

New York 24 and 25 September 2019

United Nations • New York, 2020

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Report of the 2019 high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly [26 February 2020]

Contents

Chapter Page

I. Resolution adopted by the forum ...... 4

II. Organization of work and other organizational matters ...... 10

A. Opening and duration of the meeting ...... 10

B. Attendance ...... 10

C. Election of officers other than the Chair ...... 11

D. Adoption of the agenda ...... 11

E. Documentation ...... 12

III. Plenary segment ...... 13

IV. Leaders’ dialogues ...... 14

A. Megatrends impacting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals ...... 14 B. Accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals: critical entry points...... 14

C. Measures to leverage progress across the Sustainable Development Goals ...... 14

D. Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals ...... 15

E. Partnerships for sustainable development ...... 15

F. The 2020–2030 vision ...... 15

V. Outcome of the forum ...... 16

VI. Report of the forum ...... 17

VII. Closing of the forum ...... 18

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Chapter I Resolution adopted by the forum

Political declaration of the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly*

The high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly

1. Adopts the political declaration entitled “Gearing up for a decade of action and delivery for sustainable development: political declaration of the Sustainable Development Goals Summit”, annexed to the present resolution; 2. Recommends that the General Assembly endorse, at its seventy-fourth session, the political declaration as adopted by the forum.

Annex Gearing up for a decade of action and delivery for sustainable development: political declaration of the Sustainable Development Goals Summit

I Our commitment

1. We, the Heads of State and Government and high representatives, have met at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 24 and 25 September 2019 at the Sustainable Development Goals Summit,1 to review progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.2 2. We stand firm in our determination to implement the 2030 Agenda as a plan of action for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership – a plan to free humanity from the tyranny of poverty and heal and secure our planet for future generations. 3. We emphasize that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. 4. Today, we are launching an ambitious and accelerated response to reach our common vision by 2030, and pledging to make the coming decade one of action and delivery. We will maintain the integrity of the 2030 Agenda, including by ensuring ambitious and continuous action on the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals with a 2020 timeline. 5. We reaffirm the commitment at the very heart of the 2030 Agenda to leave no one behind. We will take more tangible steps to support people in vulnerable situations and the most vulnerable countries and to reach the furthest behind first. 6. We also reaffirm the principles recognized in the 2030 Agenda and recall that it is universal in nature and that its Goals and targets are integrated and indivisible, ______* The declaration was subsequently endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 74/4. 1 High-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly (Sustainable Development Goals Summit). 2 Resolution 70/1.

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balancing the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. 7. We remain resolved, between now and 2030, to end poverty and hunger everywhere; to combat inequalities within and among countries; to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies; to respect, protect and fulfil human rights and achiev e gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls; and to ensure the lasting protection of the planet and its natural resources. We also remain resolved to create conditions for sustainable, inclusive and sustained economic growth, shared prosperity and decent work for all, taking into account different levels of national development and capacities. 8. We resolve to realize our vision of a world with access to inclusive and equitable quality education, universal health coverage and quality health care, food security and improved nutrition, safe drinking water and sanitation, affordable, reliable and sustainable energy and quality and resilient infrastructure for all. 9. We recognize the special challenges facing the most vulnerable countries and, in particular, African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, small island developing States and countries in conflict and post-conflict situations, as well as the specific challenges facing middle-income countries, in pursuing sustainable development. 10. We reaffirm that gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls will make a crucial contribution to progress across all the Goals and targets. The achievement of full human potential and sustainable development is not possible if one half of humanity continues to be denied full human rights and opportunities. 11. We also reaffirm that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. We express profound alarm that emissions of greenhouse gases continue to rise globally, and remain deeply concerned that all countries, particularly developing countries, are vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. We emphasize in this regard that mitigation of and adaptation to climate change represent an immediate and urgent priority. 12. We commit to achieving a world in which humanity lives in harmony with nature, to conserving and sustainably using our planet’s marine and terrestrial resources, including through sustainable consumption and production, to reversing the trends of environmental degradation, to promoting resilience, to reducing disaster risk, and to halting ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss. 13. We recognize that greater efforts are needed to direct and align the means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda with our Goals, and commit to accelerate the implementation of commitments across the seven action areas of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development. 3 14. In this endeavour, we must come together in durable partnerships between governments at all levels, and with all relevant stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, academia and youth. 15. The 2030 Agenda is our promise to the children and youth of today so that they may achieve their full human potential and carry the torch of sustainable development to future generations.

______3 Resolution 69/313, annex.

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II Our world today

16. We recognize the many efforts at all levels since 2015 to realize the vision of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. We have seen a significant response from national Governments, cities, local authorities, civil society, the private sector, academia, youth and other actors. We acknowledge that the Sustainable Development Goals are increasingly incorporated in national policies, plans, budgets and development cooperation efforts, and we recognize that private sector engagement in sustainable investing is growing. Global, regional and subregional multilateral development and finance institutions have embraced the Sustainable Development Goals and taken significant steps to incorporate them into their operations. 17. We welcome the Secretary-General’s ongoing efforts to reposition the United Nations development system to better support countries in their implementation of the 2030 Agenda and we commit to continuing to support his efforts. 18. We commend the work of the high-level political forum on sustainable development, meeting under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, including its reviews of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The voluntary national reviews presented by 142 countries bear witness to the efforts at the national level to prioritize integration of the Sustainable Development Goals into national plans and policies and to bring together all parts of society in the common endeavour of realizing the 2030 Agenda. We further welcome the efforts at the regional level, including by the United Nations regional commissions and the regional forums on sustainable development as well as the contributions of major groups and all other stakeholders. 19. We take note with appreciation of the Secretary-General’s progress report on the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Sustainable Development Report, including the identified entry points for transformation and transformative levers for realizing the 2030 Agenda. We acknowledge the potential of a systemic and holistic approach, taking into account interlinkages between Goals and targets. The reports show that we have achieved progress in some areas, such as in reducing extreme poverty and child and neonatal mortality; improving access to electricity and safe drinking water; and expanding the coverage of terrestrial and marine protected areas. 20. At the same time, we are concerned that progress is slow in many areas. Vulnerabilities are high and deprivations are becoming more entrenched. Assessments show that we are at risk of missing the poverty eradication target. Hunger is on the rise. Progress towards gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls is too slow. Inequalities in wealth, incomes and opportunities are increasing in and between countries. Biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, discharge of plastic litter into the oceans, climate change and increasing disaster risk continue at rates that bring potentially disastrous consequences for humanity. 21. We recognize that international migration is a multidimensional reality of major relevance for the development of countries of origin, transit and destination. 22. Violent extremism, terrorism, organized crime, corruption, illicit financial flows, global health threats, humanitarian crises and forced displacement of people threaten to reverse much of the development progress made in recent decades. 23. In many parts of the world conflicts and instability have endured or intensified and natural disasters have become more frequent and intense, causing untold human suffering and undermining the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals. Our

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ability to prevent and resolve conflicts and build resilient, peaceful, just and inclu sive societies has often been fragmented and insufficient.

III Our call to accelerated action

24. We recognize the urgent need to accelerate action on all levels and by all stakeholders, in order to fulfil the vision and Goals of the 2030 Agenda. We also emphasize the need for concerted action across all relevant major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, including the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030,4 the New Urban Agenda,5 the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011–2020,6 the Vienna Programme of Action for the Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–20247 and the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway.8 We recognize the synergies between the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement.9 25. We welcome the voluntary actions pledged by leaders at the Sustainable Development Goals Summit and throughout this high-level week. 26. We request the Secretary-General, as a follow-up to the Sustainable Development Goals Summit and the reports on progress on the Goals, and in the lead-up to the summit to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, to engage Governments, civil society, the private sector and other stakeholders in generating solutions and accelerating action to address systemic gaps in implementation, as we embark on a decisive decade for the 2030 Agenda. We also call upon the Secretary-General to organize an annual moment to highlight inspiring action on the Goals, in the context of the general debate of the General Assembly. 27. To demonstrate our determination to implement the 2030 Agenda and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we need to do more and faster. To this end, we commit to: (a) Leaving no one behind: we will place a focus on the poorest and most vulnerable in our policies and actions. People who are vulnerable must be empowered. Those whose needs are reflected in the 2030 Agenda include all children, youth, persons with disabilities, people living with HIV/AIDS, older persons, indigenous peoples, refugees and internally displaced persons and migrants. We intend to see the Goals and targets met for all nations and peoples and for all segments of society. And we will endeavour to reach the furthest behind first. We commit to targeted and accelerated action to remove all legal, social and economic barriers to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and the realization and enjoyment of their human rights; (b) Mobilizing adequate and well-directed financing: in order to close the financing gap for the Sustainable Development Goals, Governments, the private sector and other stakeholders need to increase the level of ambition in domestic, public and private resource mobilization, strengthen the enabling environment for sustainable investments and deliver on commitments to international development

______4 Resolution 69/283, annex II. 5 Resolution 71/256, annex. 6 Report of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Istanbul, , 9–13 May 2011 (A/CONF.219/7), chap. II. 7 Resolution 69/137, annex II. 8 Resolution 69/15, annex. 9 See FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21, annex.

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cooperation. We will ensure that policies and actions reach those furthest behind, aiming at financial inclusion, and supporting the competitiveness of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, including women- and youth-owned enterprises. We will also strive to increase our level of ambition on the non-financial means of implementation, including promoting a universal, rules-based, open, transparent, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system, recognizing that international trade is an engine for development; (c) Enhancing national implementation: we pledge to lift the level of ambition of our national responses to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, while respecting national processes and ensuring ownership. To this end, we aim to proactively mainstream the 2030 Agenda into our national planning instruments, policies, strategies and financial frameworks; (d) Strengthening institutions for more integrated solutions: we will proactively develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels and ensure more responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision - making processes. We will strive to equip domestic institutions to better address interlinkages, synergies and trade-offs between the Goals and targets through a whole-of-government approach that can bring about transformative change in governance and public policy and ensure policy coherence for sustainable development; (e) Bolstering local action to accelerate implementation: we commit to empower and support cities, local authorities and communities in pursuing the 2030 Agenda. We recognize their critical role in implementing and realizing the Sustainable Development Goals; (f) Reducing disaster risk and building resilience: we undertake to pursue policy, investment and innovation to reduce disaster risk and build the resilience of countries, economies, communities and individuals to economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters; (g) Solving challenges through international cooperation and enhancing the global partnership: we recognize that the integrated nature of the Sustainable Development Goals requires a global response. We renew our commitment to multilateralism, to find new ways of working together and to ensure that multilateral institutions keep pace with the rapid changes taking place. We further commit to finding peaceful and just solutions to disputes and to respecting international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, including the right to self-determination of peoples and the need to respect the territorial integrity and political independence of States; (h) Harnessing science, technology and innovation with a greater focus on digital transformation for sustainable development: we will promote research, capacity-building initiatives, innovation and technologies towards advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and promote the use of scientific evidence from all fields to enable the transformation to sustainable development. We will promote and support quality education and lifelong learning to ensure that all children, youth and adults are empowered with the relevant knowledge and skills to shape more resilient, inclusive and sustainable societies that are able to adapt to rapid technological change. We will foster international cooperation to support developing countries in addressing their constraints in access to technologies and education; (i) Investing in data and statistics for the Sustainable Development Goals: we commit to strengthen our national statistical capacities to address the gaps in data on the Sustainable Development Goals in order to allow countries to provide high - quality, timely, reliable, disaggregated data and statistics and to fully integrate the

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Sustainable Development Goals in our monitoring and reporting systems. We encourage international cooperation supporting statistical capacity-building in developing countries, in particular the most vulnerable countries, which face the greatest challenges in collecting, analysing and using reliable data and statistics; (j) Strengthening the high-level political forum: we pledge to carry out an ambitious and effective review of the format and organizational aspects of the high - level political forum and follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the global level during the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly with a view to better addressing gaps in implementation and linking identified challenges with appropriate responses, including on financing, to further strengthen the effective and participatory character of this intergovernmental forum and encourage the peer-learning character of the voluntary national reviews. We also pledge to advance our efforts in communicating the 2030 Agenda to the global public to raise awareness and inspire accelerated action. 28. We know the world we want. We pledge to accelerate our common efforts, now and in the coming decade to reach this vision by 2030. Rapid change is possible and the Goals remain within reach if we embrace transformation and accelerate implementation.

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Chapter II Organization of work and other organizational matters

A. Opening and duration of the meeting

1. The General Assembly, in its resolution 67/290, decided that the meetings of the high-level political forum on sustainable development under the auspices of the General Assembly would be convened every four years by the President of the Assembly for a period of two days, at the beginning of the session of the Assembly, as well as on other occasions, on an exceptional basis, upon a decision by the Assembly. In its decision 73/522, the Assembly decided to hold the high-level political forum in the afternoon of 24 September and on 25 September. In the organization of the forum, the modalities contained in Assembly resolutions 67/290, 70/1 and 70/299 were taken into account. 2. At the 1st meeting, on 24 September, the President of the General Assembly declared open the 2019 high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Assembly and made opening remarks. 3. At the same meeting, statements were made by the Secretary-General and the President of the Economic and Social Council. 4. Also at the same meeting, the participants at the forum viewed a video presentation covering the period from the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to the end of the first cycle of implementation. 5. Also at the 1st meeting, a “fireside chat” was held, which was moderated by the Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals and Founder of the Young Beninese Leaders Association, Marlène Joannie Bewa, who made a statement. Presentations were given by the following members of the Independent Group of Scientists appointed by the Secretary-General, who had prepared the Global Sustainable Development Report 2019: The Future is Now – Science for Achieving Sustainable Development: the Director of the Centre for Development and Environment at the University of Bern, Switzerland, Peter Messerli; the former Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Environment at the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency of Indonesia, Endah Murniningtyas; the Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Eun Mee Kim; and the Coordinator of the Institute for Sustainable Development at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, David Smith. In the ensuing discussion, the members of the Independent Group of Scientists responded to comments made and questions posed by the moderator. 6. At the same meeting, the participants at the forum viewed a video presentation containing a call to action from the Sustainable Development Goals Advocates.

B. Attendance

7. The forum was attended by representatives of the following States and the : Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czechia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, , Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, , Germany, Georgia, , Guatemala, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Jamaica, Jordan, , Kenya,

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Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, , Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uganda, of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen and Zambia. 8. Representatives of the following intergovernmental organizations also attended: African Development Bank, Andean Development Corporation, Caribbean Community, Central American Integration System, Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Council of Europe, International Chamber of Commerce, International Development Law Organization, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, International Renewable Energy Agency, International Union for Conservation of Nature, International Youth Organization for Ibero-America, Inter-Parliamentary Union, League of Arab States, Organization of Islamic Cooperation and University for Peace. 9. Representatives of the following United Nations entities and specialized and related agencies also attended: Economic Commission for Africa, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Criminal Court, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Labour Organization, International Organization for Migration, International Telecommunication Union, International Trade Centre, Office for Outer Space Affairs of the Secretariat, Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office for Project Services, United Nations Population Fund, United Nations University, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), World Bank, World Food Programme and World Health Organization. 10. Representatives of a large number of non-governmental organizations and major groups and other stakeholders attended the forum.

C. Election of officers other than the Chair

11. Pursuant to paragraph 6 (c) of General Assembly resolution 67/290, the 2019 high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Assembly was chaired by the President of the General Assembly. 12. At its 1st meeting, on 24 September, the forum elected, by acclamation, the 21 Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly as Vice-Chairs of the forum.

D. Adoption of the agenda

13. At its 1st meeting, the forum adopted its provisional agenda (A/HLPF/2019/1):

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1. Opening of the high-level political forum on sustainable development. 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters. 3. Election of officers other than the Chair. 4. Plenary segment. 5. Leaders’ dialogues. 6. Adoption of the political declaration of the high-level political forum on sustainable development. 7. Closing of the high-level political forum on sustainable development.

E. Documentation

14. The forum had before it the following documents: (a) Provisional agenda (A/HLPF/2019/1); (b) Draft resolution submitted by the President of the General Assembly entitled “Political declaration of the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly” (A/HLPF/2019/L.1); (c) Summary by the President of the Economic and Social Council of the high- level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Council at its 2019 session (E/HLPF/2019/8); (d) Report of the Secretary-General entitled “Special edition: progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals” (E/2019/68); (e) Global Sustainable Development Report 2019: The Future is Now – Science for Achieving Sustainable Development (Independent Group of Scientists appointed by the Secretary-General (United Nations, New York, 2019)); (f) The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.19.I.6);

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Chapter III Plenary segment

15. At its 1st meeting, on 24 September, under agenda item 4, the forum heard addresses by the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China); the President of Malawi, Arthur Peter Mutharika (o n behalf of the Group of Least Developed Countries); the Prime Minister of Thailand, Prayut Chan-O-cha (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations); the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Allen Michael Chastanet (on behalf of the Caribbean Community); and the Prime Minister of Uganda, Ruhakana Rugunda (on behalf of the African States). 16. At the same meeting, the forum heard statements by the First Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Paraguay, Antonio Rivas Palacios (on behalf of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries); the Attorney General and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Belize, Wilfred Elrington (on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States); the Minister for Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, Juana Alexandra Hill Tinoco (on behalf of the Like-minded Group of Supporters of Middle-Income Countries); the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Pietro Parolin; the Vice-President of Suriname, Michael Ashwin Adhin; the Vice-Premier and Special Representative of the President and State Councillor of China, Wang Yi; the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations of the United Kingdom, Lord Tariq Ahmad; and the Minister for the Economy and Development Planning of Chad, Issa Doubragne. 17. At its 3rd meeting, on 25 September, the forum heard addresses by the Prime Minister of Fiji, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama (on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States); and the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas (on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum). 18. At the same meeting, the forum heard a statement by the Minister of State attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (on behalf of the Group of Seven). 19. Also at the same meeting, the forum heard addresses by the Prime Minister of Morocco, Saad-Eddine El Othmani; and the Vice-President of the Gambia, Isatou Touray. 20. Also at its 3rd meeting, the forum heard statements by the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia, Miroslav Lajčák; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov; the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador, José Valencia; the Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark, Rasmus Prehn; the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf; the Minister for National Development and Planning of Zambia, Alexander Chiteme; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, Khemais Jhinaoui; and the Deputy Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources of Nicaragua, Javier Gutiérrez Ramírez.

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Chapter IV Leaders’ dialogues

A. Megatrends impacting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

21. At its 1st meeting, on 24 September, under agenda item 5, Leaders’ dialogues, the forum held the first leaders’ dialogue, on the theme “Megatrends impacting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals”. The dialogue was opened by the moderators, the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, who made opening statements. 22. The forum heard statements by the , Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; the President of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez; the , ; the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari; the , ; the , Volodymyr Zelenskyy; the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe; and the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Marjan Šarec. 23. Statements were also made by the President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, and the Co-Chair of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, Jessica Ortega.

B. Accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals: critical entry points

24. At its 2nd meeting, on 25 September, the forum held the second leaders’ dialogue, on the theme “Accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals: critical entry points”. The dialogue was opened by the moderators, the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, and the Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir. 25. The forum heard statements by the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi; the , Milo Đukanović; the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio; the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta; the President of Kiribati, Taneti Maamau; King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands; the President of Peru, Martín Vizcarra Cornejo; the , ; and the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph E. Gonsalves. 26. Statements were also made by the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Qu Dongyu, and a representative of the non-governmental organization La Via Campesina, Paula Gioia.

C. Measures to leverage progress across the Sustainable Development Goals

27. At its 2nd meeting, on 25 September, the forum held the third leaders’ dialogue, on the theme “Measures to leverage progress across the Sustainable Development Goals”, which was opened by the moderators, the , Sauli Niinistö, and the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne. 28. The forum heard statements by the , Kassym-Jomart Tokayev; the , Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón; the President of the Government of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev; the Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Qohir Rasulzoda; the and Minister for Defence of Ireland, Leo Varadkar; and the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness.

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29. Statements were also made by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, on behalf of the five regional commissions, Vera Songwe, and the Executive Vice-Chair of Mastercard, Ann Cairns.

D. Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals

30. At its 2nd meeting, on 25 September, the forum held the fourth leaders’ dialogue, on the theme “Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals”. The dialogue was opened by the moderators, the , Kolinda Grabar- Kitarović, and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. 31. The forum heard statements by King Mswati III of Eswatini; the President of Palau, Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr.; the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lotay Tshering; the President of Nauru, Lionel Rouwen Aingimea; and the Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Samoa, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. 32. Statements were also made by the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner; the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Gabriela Cuevas Barron; and the Mayor of Surabaya, Indonesia, Tri Rismaharini.

E. Partnerships for sustainable development

33. At its 3rd meeting, on 25 September, the forum held the fifth leaders’ dialogue, on the theme “Partnerships for sustainable development”. The dialogue was opened by the moderator, the President of Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde, who made an opening statement. 34. The forum heard statements by the President of Seychelles, Danny Faure; the , Salome Zourabichvili; the President of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Dodon; the , Klaus Werner Iohannis; the Prime Minister of Czechia, Andrej Babiš; the , Stefan Löfven; the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, José Ulisses Correia e Silva; and the Prime Minister and Head of Government of Madagascar, Christian Ntsay. 35. Statements were also made by the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, John Denton; the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina; and the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, Sharan Burrow.

F. The 2020–2030 vision

36. At its 3rd meeting, on 25 September, the forum held the sixth leaders’ dialogue, on the theme “The 2020–2030 vision”. The dialogue was opened by the moderators, the Vice-, Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of Malta, Carmelo Abela. 37. The forum heard statements by the , ; the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Bin Mohamad; the Head of the Government of Andorra, Xavier Espot Zamora; the President of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani; the , János Áder; and the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. 38. Statements were also made by the Executive Director of UN-Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; and the Chief Executive Officer of the World Blind Union, José Viera.

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Chapter V Outcome of the forum

39. At its 1st meeting, on 24 September, the forum adopted the draft resolution entitled “Political declaration of the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly” (A/HLPF/2019/L.1).

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Chapter VI Report of the forum

40. At its 3rd meeting, on 25 September, the forum authorized the President to prepare the report of the forum, in conformity with the practice of the United Nations.

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Chapter VII Closing of the forum

41. At the 3rd meeting, on 25 September, a spoken word performance was presented by Ameer Brown. 42. At the same meeting, the forum viewed a video presentation on actions taken by people across the world during the meetings of the forum. 43. Also at the same meeting, the forum heard a statement by the Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals Trisha Shetty. 44. Also at the 3rd meeting, the Deputy-Secretary-General made a statement. 45. At the same meeting, the President of the General Assembly made a concluding statement and declared closed the 2019 high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly.

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