Summary
The opening session of the High-level Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Ministerial Segment of the 2017 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) took place on Monday morning. Reporting by Ministerial Chairs on the Regional Forums on Sustainable Development, and two sessions on Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), followed.
In the afternoon, the UN Secretary-General’s report on the theme of the ECOSOC 2017 session (“Eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions through promoting sustainable development, expanding opportunities and addressing related challenges”), and the report on the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) were presented, followed by a general debate. In parallel, an additional two sessions on VNRs took place. In total, 12 countries presented VNRs on Monday: Brazil, Luxembourg, Nepal, Monaco, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Kenya, the Netherlands, Chile, and Malaysia.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage, daily reports from HLPF 2017 and also produced a summary and analysis report, which is available in HTML and PDF.
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Opening of the High-Level Segment
Plenary is full to capacity as the High-level Segment begins
Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the UN, and President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Delegates applaud the keynote speakers
Marie Chatardová, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN, and Vice President of ECOSOC
Jürgen Schulz, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the UN, and Vice President of ECOSOC
Cristián Barros Melet, Permanent Representative of Chile to the UN, and Vice President of ECOSOC
Nabeel Munir, Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, and Vice President of ECOSOC
View of plenary from the dais
Reporting by Ministerial Chairs on the Regional Forums on Sustainable Development
View of the dais during the session
Laurence Monnoyer-Smith, Commissioner-General for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Environment, Energy and the Sea, France
Lahcen Daoudi, Minister of General Affairs and Governance, Morocco
Francisco Guzmán Ortiz, Head of the Office of the President, Mexico
Rosemarie Edillon, Undersecretary for Planning and Policy, National Economic and Development Authority, the Philippines
Gervais Meatchi, Director of Planning and Development, Togo
Presentation of Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs)
12 countries present their VNRs throughout the day
Romain Schneider, Minister for Development, Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, and Carole Dieschbourg, Minister of Environment, Luxembourg
Adil Najam, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
Min Bahadur Shrestha, Vice Chairman of National Planning Commission, Nepal
Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
José Antônio Marcondes de Carvalho, Ministry of Environment, Energy, Science, and Technology, Brazil
Bambang Brodjonegoro, Minister of National Development Planning, Indonesia
Serge Telle, Minister of State, Monaco
Fumio Kishida, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Abul Kalam Azad, Principal SDG Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office, Bangladesh
Lilianne Plouman, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, the Netherlands
Olga Marta Sánchez Oviedo, Minister of Planning and Economic Policy, Costa Rica
Marcos Barraza, Minister of Social Development, Chile
Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia
Irungu Nyakera, Ministry of Devolution and Planning, Kenya
High-Level General Debate
Delegates gather in the Trusteeship Council for the High-level debate
Marie Chatardová, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN, and Vice President of ECOSOC
Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development
José Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP)
Luck Mulusa, Minister of National Development Planning, Zambia, speaking on behalf of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Alenka Smerkolj, Minister without portfolio responsible for Development, Strategic Projects and Cohesion, Slovenia
Andrés Mideros, National Secretary of Planning and Development, Ecuador, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Miguel Ángel Moir Sandoval, Minister of Planning, Guatemala
Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife, Sri Lanka, speaking on behalf of the Group of 15
Kęstutis Navickas, Minister of Environment, Lithuania
Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
Around the Venue
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, speaks with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Peter Thomson, President of the UNGA
Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General, DESA
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Juan José Gómez Camacho, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the UN
Marie Chatardová, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN, and Vice President of ECOSOC, with Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the UN, and President of ECOSOC
Carole Dieschbourg, Minister of Environment, Luxembourg
Delegates stand at the back of plenary
Security around the venue
Zaheer Fakir, South Africa, speaks with Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Abdullah Abu Shawesh, State of Palestine
Martijn Visser and Max van Deursen, Youth Representatives for Sustainable Development, the Netherlands
Delegates between sessions
Around the UN Headquarters
