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UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
6 April 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 7 April 2022 @ 5:00 PM CEST
FreeUNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
6 and 7 April 2022
Registration for the 2022 Regional Forum taking place on 6 and 7 April is now open!
The Forum will take place in a hybrid format at the Palais des Nations.
For technical reasons, possibilities for remote interventions will be
limited throughout the event – physical participation is therefore greatly encouraged when possible.
The deadline for registrations is 31 March 2022, 23:59 (CET).
Please regularly check this registration section as registration for side events will be added soon.
Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the UNECE Region
OPENING
H.E. Mr. Edil Baisalov
Chair of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan
Ms. Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ms. Olga Algayerova
UNECE Executive Secretary and United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Ms. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger
Vice-Chair of the Regional Collaborative Platform for Europe and Central Asia and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS
HIGH-LEVEL POLICY SEGMENT
Keynote address by Dr. Åsa Persson
Research Director and Deputy Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute
Member of the Independent Group of Scientists for the 2023 UN Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR)
The keynote speech will set the scene for the high-level debate and highlight the latest scientific findings on the SDGs, taking into account the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related recovery measures. In addition, the process to prepare the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) and its preliminary framework will be introduced to the audience.
PLENARY DEBATE
Statements by high-level representatives of member States and reporting of key messages from pre-meetings (Forum of Mayors, Civil Society Forum, Joint IPU/ECE webinar with parliamentarians)
– SDG 14: Enhancing ocean literacy and the sustainable development of regional seas
– SDG 17 (I): Data and Statistics for Sustainable Development
– SDG 17 (II): Accelerating digital development through multistakeholder partnerships
– SDG 5: Accelerators of gender equality and women’s empowerment in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
– SDG 15 (I): Action to protect and restore terrestrial ecosystems
– SDG 15 (II): Urban forests for future proof cities
Forward-looking policies for a sustainable COVID-19 recovery
H.E. Mr. Edil Baisalov
Chair of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan
The session will discuss forward-looking polices to promote a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the key messages from the peer learning sessions on the SDGs under in-depth review (4, 5, 14, 15, and 17).
Particular attention will be given to policy coherence and addressing trade-offs in SDG policies and COVID-19 recovery measures at regional, subregional, national and local levels. In this context, experiences from UNECE member States that have presented or will present Voluntary National Review (VNRs) at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will be discussed, with emphasis on VNRs as a means to promote policy coherence and multi-level collaboration. Lessons from Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) and from the regional and subregional levels will also be considered.
The session will feature a multi-stakeholder panel, composed of two representatives from member States, a mayor and a representative of civil society.
PLENARY DEBATE
CLOSING
Ms. Olga Algayerova
UNECE Executive Secretary and United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Mr. Edil Baisalov
Chair of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan