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Sessions on Friday focused on the theme of “From inspiration to action: Multi-stakeholder engagement for implementation” at the 2016 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). In the morning, discussions took place on “Ensuring that no one is left behind – the implementation of the 2030 Agenda by Major Groups and other stakeholders,” and “Multistakeholder approaches at the national level – the opportunity to enhance follow-up and review by engaging Major Groups and other stakeholders.” In the afternoon, a discussion on “Regional experiences” was followed by the wrap-up session, concluding the discussions of the first week. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily reports, daily web coverage and a summary and analysis from HLPF 2016, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Discussion on “Ensuring that no one is left behind – the implementation of the 2030 Agenda by Major Groups and other stakeholders” View of the dais during the session Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN and Vice President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Barbara Adams, Global Policy Forum (GPF) Yvonne Harz-Pitre, International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) Joan Carling, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener, Canada Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UN Norma Munguía Aldaraca, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico Frances Zainoeddin, Gray Panthers Marco Marzano de Marinis, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) Alok Rath, Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) International Sarah Mendelson, US Representative to ECOSOC Peter Thomson, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the UN Discussion on “Multistakeholder approaches at the national level – the opportunity to enhance follow up and review by engaging Major Groups and other stakeholders” Representatives of Major Groups participate in the discussions Inge Herman Rydland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN Yetnebersh Nigussie, Light for the World Antonia Wulff, Education International (EI) Mabel Bianco, Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer Harriet Ludwig, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Annisa Triyanti, Major Group for Children and Youth Guéladio Cissé, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) Regional experiences View of the dais during the session on regional experiences Oh Joon, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the UN and President of ECOSOC Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Chair of the Asia Pacific Regional Forum and Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife, Sri Lanka  Alicia Bárcena, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Juan José Gómez Camacho, Chair of the Latin America and Caribbean Forum and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the UN Angela Missouri Sherman-Peter, Permanent Observer of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to the UN Giovanie Biha, Deputy Executive Secretary for Knowledge Delivery of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Rima Khalaf, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) Janis Karklins, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Latvia to the UN in Geneva Ghada Waly, Minister of Social Solidarity, Egypt Christian Friis Bach, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and Coordinator of the Regional Commissions Around the Venue Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC, speaks with a delegate Members of the Secretariat Delegates discuss matters throughout the day Justine Bell, Canada Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia Country flags line the halls to the UN General Assembly Hall Around the UN Headquarters

The second day of the 2016 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) continued with two panel discussions related to the theme of “Ensuring that no one is left behind” in the morning. Discussions took place on “Food security and sustainable agriculture, climate action, sustainable oceans and terrestrial ecosystems – adopting a nexus approach” and “Creating peaceful and more inclusive societies and empowering women and girls.” In the afternoon, a discussion took place on “Science-policy interface: New ideas, insights and solutions.” IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily reports, daily web coverage and a summary and analysis from HLPF 2016, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Food security and sustainable agriculture, climate action, sustainable oceans and terrestrial ecosystems – adopting a nexus approach Panelists for the session on food security and sustainable agriculture, climate action, sustainable oceans and terrestrial ecosystems – adopting a nexus approach Chair Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN and Vice President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ronald Jumeau, Ambassador for Climate Change and Small Island Developing State Issues, Seychelles Omoyemen Lucia Odigie-Emmanuel, Centre for Human Rights and Climate Change Research Deborah Fulton, Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Jake Rice, Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Canada Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia Evelyn Nguleka, World Farmers' Organization (WFO) Rodrigo Messias, Local Authorities Major Group Frances Zainoeddin, Stakeholder Group on Ageing Mariyam Midhfa Naeem, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Creating peaceful and more inclusive societies and empowering women and girls Panel speakers for the session on creating peaceful and more inclusive societies and empowering women and girls Irene Khan, International Development Law Organization (IDLO) Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC Lakshmi Puri, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women Robert Berg, Alliance for Peacebuilding Beatrice Ayuru, Lira Integrated School Gaia Gozzo, CARE International Anca-Ruxandra Gliga, United Network of Young Peacebuilders and Major Group for Children and Youth Rebecca Anna Reichherzer, Denmark Josefina Valencia Toledano, Womens Major Group Maria Cramér, Sweden Pragashnie Adurthy, South Africa Science-policy interface - new ideas, insights and solutions Delegates gather for the session on the science-policy interface - new ideas, insights and solutions Chair Héctor Alejandro Palma Cerna, Deputy Permanent Representative of Honduras to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs William Colglazier, American Association for the Advancement of Science Lucilla Spini, International Council for Science (ICSU) Guéladio Cissé, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) Aurélien Decamps, Kedge Business School Patrick Paul Walsh, University College Dublin Donovan Guttieres, Global Youth Partnership for the SDGs Peter Messerli, University of Bern Ambrose Murangira, Stakeholder Group for Persons with Disabilities, uses sign language for his intervention Martin Krause, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Annika Lindblom, Finland "Town Hall" Debate with Candidates for UN Secretary-General Hall The first-ever "town hall" debate with candidates for the UN Secretary-General took place in the UN General Assembly The live debate was broadcasted by Al Jazeera UN Secretary-General Candidates (L-R): Natalia Gherman, Moldova; Vuk Jeremić, Serbia; Susana Malcorra, Argentina; António Guterres, Portugal; and Vesna Pusić, Croatia UN Secretary-General Candidates (L-R): Irina Bokova, Bulgaria; Igor Lukšić, Montenegro; Christiana Figueres, Costa Rica; Danilo Türk, Slovenia; and Helen Clark, New Zealand Around the Venue Delegates gather for the second day of the 2016 HLPF Delegates confer before the start of plenary Delegates meet informally between sessions Paula Caballero Gómez, World Bank Federica Pietracci, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Women's Major Group members distributed red scarves as a reminder of the need for women and girls empowerment Around the UN Headquarters

The 2016 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) opened on Monday, 11 July 2016, at UN Headquarters in New York. Following an opening plenary, the first day started with a session on “Where do we stand at year one” of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015. This was followed by three sessions related to the 2016 HLPF theme of “Ensuring that no one is left behind,” on: “Envisioning an inclusive world in 2030”; “Lifting people out of poverty and addressing basic needs”; and “Fostering economic growth, prosperity, and sustainability.” IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily reports, daily web coverage and a summary and analysis from HLPF 2016, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Opening Plenary Delegates during the opening session Oh Joon, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the UN and President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Session 1: Where do we stand at year one? Panelists for Session 1: Where do we stand at year one? Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Moderator Paula Caballero Gomez, World Bank Debapriya Bhattacharya, Centre for Policy Dialogue Martin Tsounkeu, Africa Development Interchange Network (ADIN) José María Viera, World Blind Union (WBU) Oriana López Uribe, Women's Major Group Macharia Kamau, Kenya Joy Aguilar, Major Group for Children and Youth Session 2: Envisioning an inclusive world in 2030 Panelists for Session 2: Envisioning an inclusive world in 2030 Ion Jinga, Permanent Representative of Romania to the UN and Chair of the 54th session of the Commission for Social Development Moderator Lisa Foster, US Department of Justice Alvaro Esteban Pop Ac, Chair of the 15th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) Onalenna Selolwane, Mosadi Khumo Socio-Economic Empowerment Forum for Women Ibrahim Ismail Abdallah, Arab Organization of Persons with Disability (AOPD) Uchita de Zoysa, Sri Lanka Anna Ballance, EU Chair Héctor Alejandro Palma Cerna, Deputy Permanent Representative of Honduras to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC Session 3: Lifting people out of poverty and addressing basic needs Panelists for Session 3: Lifting people out of poverty and addressing basic needs Alice Albright, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Moderator Sarina Prabasi, WaterAid America  Michael Park, Aspen Institute Chair Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC Cristina Diez, International Movement ATD Fourth World Xie Zhangwei, China José De Souza, Benin Rajul Pandya-Lorch, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Grace Balawag, Indigenous Peoples Major Group Carla Mucavi, Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO) Session 4: Fostering economic growth, prosperity, and sustainability Panelists for Session 4: Fostering economic growth, prosperity, and sustainability  Tim Jackson, Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) Moderator Vinicius Pinheiro, International Labour Organization (ILO)  Bart Verspagen, UN University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) Wellington Chibebe, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Dyborn Chibonga, National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM) Around the Venue Delegates watch discussions from the balcony A string quartet welcomes delegates to the meeting Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Delegates meet before the start of the session Delegates meet informally throughout the day Around the UN Headquarters