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High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Events
16 July 2024 @ 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM UTC-5
Tuesday, 16 July 2024
8:30
People and Planet: Addressing the Interlinked Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific
Co-hosted by ESCAP, ADB, UNDP and the Government of Nepal
Location: UNDP – AP Central Conference Room One
United Nations Plaza, DC1- 2300 New York, NY 10017
10:00 -12:00
Bridging Business and Human Rights : The American Private Sector’s Role in Addressing Poverty
UN Global Compact Network USA
Location: Midtown Manhattan
Launch of the 2024 Africa Sustainable Development Report: Progress and prospect on the implementation of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030 for sustainable development in Africa
African Union, African Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Location: African Union Mission to the United Nations, 3 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza 305 East 47th Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10017 United States
13:00
Making Nitrogen Visible: A reflection on the SDGs under review at the 2024 HLPF
Compassion in World Farming
Location: Blue Gallery, 222 E. 46th St. (b/t 2nd & 3rd Aves.), New York, NY
13:15
Mobilizing Faith Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean to Eradicate Extreme Poverty and End Hunger
World Conference of Religions for Peace
Location: Virtual Zoom Registration
13:15-14:30
Delivering on the promise to Leave No One Behind
Major Groups and other Stakholders
Location: Conference Room 3
The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty: Bridging knowledge, Finance and Partnerships to achieve SDGs
Ministry for Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger (MDS), Federative Republic of Brazil
Location: Conference Room 5
Tirer profit du dividende démographique pour accélérer les progrès vers les Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD) en RDC / Leveraging the demographic dividend to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the DRC
Ministère du Plan de la RDC / Ministry of Planning of the DRC
Location: Conference Room 6
SDG 18-Ethnic-Racial Equality in the 2030 Agenda: the Brazilian experience for the construction of a new sustainable development goal
Federative Republic of Brazil, United Nations Development Program, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Education and Academia Stakeholder Group
Location: Conference Room 7
Promoting good governance and peaceful Africa to accelerate the implementation of SDGs and Agenda 2063
Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone
Location: Conference Room 8
Critical Energy Transition Minerals to accelerate progress towards the SDGs Regional Commissions New York Office – RCNYO 13:15-14:30 Conference Room 11 Autonomous Weapon Systems: How their international regulation will contribute to the achievement of SDG 16 on peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development
Permanent Mission of Austria
Location: Conference Room 9
Turning the Tide: Scaling SDG 16 for the Future, Reinforcing Access to Justice, and Advancing Democracy
United States of America
Location: Conference Room B
Perspectives from land-locked mountainous countries on Sustainable Development
Republic of Armenia
Location: Conference Room D
Addressing Poverty means Caring for Everyone: Why We Need to Pay Attention to the Care Economy
Government of Canada, Department of Employment and Social Development
Location: Conference Room E
Urban Finance for Social Impact: financing strategies for SDGs localization
UNHABITAT
Location: S-1521
Partnerships for impact- how economic opportunities for the most vulnerable youth reduce poverty and violence
SOS Children’s Villages and DHL Group
Location: Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN – 871 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017
Promise of World Peace: A Coherent Approach to Peace and Security; Discussion 9: HLPF SDG16 Under Review
Bahá’í International Community & Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future
Location: Bahá’í International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite #120, New York, NY
Eliminating Poverty and Hunger: Building Resilient Strategies through Stakeholder
Sendai Stakeholder Mechanism
Location: Baha’i International Community, UN Office, 866 UN Plaza, Suite #120 (Ground Floor)
09:00- 17:00
MGO Caucus Room
Major Groups and other Stakholders
Location: Conference Room F
Storytelling for Hope: Living the SDG Lifestyle
ProVeg, World Food Forum – FAO, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, Mercy for Animals, the National Young Farmers Coalition, the Urban Garden Initiative, and Act4Food
Location: Tzu Chi Center, 229 East 60th Street New York, NY 10022