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High-Level Political Forum 2019

Under the auspices of ECOSOC and General Assembly


9 - 18 July 2019New York


















































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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a vision for people, planet, peace and prosperity to be achieved through partnership and solidarity. It is now in its fourth year of implementation. Over the past years, progress has been made with regard to a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their targets. A number of actions have been undertaken by Governments and other stakeholders to respond to the 2030 Agenda more broadly. However, progress has been slow on many SDGs and the most vulnerable people and countries continue to suffer the most. The global response needs to become more ambitious. The HLPF will take stock of where we are in terms of SDG progress and identify challenges and gaps in SDG achievement.  Speakers will bring various perspectives on the follow up and review of implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. They will indicate what they see as priorities for the political leadership and point to urgent multi-stakeholder action needed to accelerate progress. The discussions of the HLPF under the auspices of ECOSOC will contribute to the preparations of the HLPF under the auspices of the General Assembly – the SDG Summit to be convened in September 2019.

Proposed guiding questions:


Where do we stand in terms of achieving the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs?



What are the most important trends and challenges that could affect our ability to achieve the inter-connected SDGs and to ensure inclusiveness and equality?



What are urgent actions that could overcome current challenges and accelerate implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs?


Chair:


H.E. Ms. Inga Rhonda King, President of Economic and Social Council


Opening Remarks:


H.E. Ms. Inga Rhonda King, President of Economic and Social Council



H.E. Mr. Valentin Rybakov, Vice President of Economic and Social Council, on the messages from ECOSOC Integration Segment



Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations


Commentary by keynote speakers on the state of affairs:


Ms. Najat MaallaM’jid, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Violence Against Children



Mr. Chris Skinner, Author and commentator, United Kingdom



Ms. Yolanda Joab, Founder and Executive Director of Island PRIDE, and One Young World Ambassador, Micronesia















Tuesday, 09 Jul 2019





09:00 AM - 10:00 AM





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H.E. Ms. Inga Rhonda King, President of the Economic and Social Council and Permanent Representative of St. Vincent and the Gren238.67 KB





Keynote Address by Mr. Chris Skinner192.17 KB





Keynote Address by Ms. Najat Maalla M’jid: Putting Children at the Heart of the 2030 Agenda153.21 KB





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H.E. Ms. Inga Rhonda King

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations, Co-Chair of the 2024 STI Forum







H.E. Ms. Inga Rhonda King


Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations, Co-Chair of the 2024 STI Forum


Her Excellency Inga Rhonda King was elected seventy-fourth President of the Economic and Social Council on 26 July 2018. Ambassador King is currently the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations in New York and Co-Chair of the 2024 STI Forum. Her Excellency Inga Rhonda King, who comes to diplomacy from the private sector, has lived and worked in several Caribbean countries, the United States of America, and China. She is a small business owner, business strategist, the author of three books, and a management accountant with more than two decades of professional experience. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and chemistry, is the immediate past chair of the Investment Promotions Agency of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Invest SVG), and a former Honorary Consul for Portugal to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.







H.E. Mr. Valentin Rybakov

Vice President of Economic and Social Council, on the messages from ECOSOC Integration Segment







H.E. Mr. Valentin Rybakov


Vice President of Economic and Social Council, on the messages from ECOSOC Integration Segment


H.E. Ambassador Valentin Rybakov has served as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus since 2013, prior to which he was Assistant to the President from 2006 to 2013. From 2005 to 2006 he headed the Ministry’s American Division (2005) and from 2003 to 2005 he served as Counsellor/Minister Counsellor in the Embassy of Belarus in the United States.

He has also worked with his country’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, serving as Counsellor from 2001 to 2003.

Having joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus in 1993, Mr. Rybakov is a graduate of the Minsk State Pedagogical Institute for Foreign Languages.

Born in 1958 in Tomsk, Russian Federation, Mr. Rybakov has one son.







Mr. Chris Skinner

Author and commentator, United Kingdom







Mr. Chris Skinner


Author and commentator, United Kingdom


Chris Skinner is known as the most influential person in technology in the UK. He is an independent commentator on the financial markets and fintech, through his blog theFinanser.com. An author of the bestselling books Digital Bank, ValueWeb and Digital Human.

ValueWeb describes the impact of Fintech and how mobile and blockchain technologies are changing the face of finance in building an internet of value. As a result of the emerging internet of value, banks have to become digitalised, andDigital Bankprovides a comprehensive review and analysis of the battle for digital banking and strategies for companies to compete.Digital Human,released in March 2018, builds on these two themes but looks at the wider picture of digitalisation, and how this is a revolution as it allows everyone from the plains of Africa to the mountains of Tibet to be included.

Described by Seth Wheeler, Brookings Guest Scholar and Former Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the White House, as “one of the most authoritative voices on Fintech anywhere”, Chris has previously written many books covering everything from European regulations in banking through the credit crisis to the future of banking.

In his day job, he is Chair of the European networking forum The Financial Services Cluband Nordic Finance Innovation, as well as being a Non-Executive Director of the Fintech consultancy firm 11:FS, and on the advisory boards of various firms including Moven and Meniga.

He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking byThe Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, DeluxeandJax Finance), one of the Top 5 most influential people on BankInfoSecurity’s list of information security leaders, as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by theWall Street Journal’s Financial News and Thomson Reuters. He has been voted Game Changer of the Year 2018 byFinance Monthly,FinTech Author of the Year 2018 byAcquisition International,Most Influential CEO of the Year 2018 – UK byCV Magazine,Most Dynamic in Finance Advisory Services 2018 – France byGlobal Business Insight,Best CEO of the Year UK 2019by Lawyer International, Best Financial Markets Adviser of the Year UK 2019by M&A Today,Corporate America Today and Global 100 and Lawyer International,Most Influential Fintech Advisor UK 2019by CV Magazine,Best Fintech Keynote Speaker 2019 –by Global Business Insight,Ones To Watch in Financial Services UK 2019 –by Global Business Insight, Financial Markets Advisor of the Year UK 2019 byACQ5 Global Awards, The Global Venture Annual Awards 2019 and Global 100,Best Digital Finance Provider of the Year UK 2019by Global 100, Best FinTech Author 2019 – AI International Finance Awards 2019,Best Digital Finance Provider of the Year UK 2019by Lawyer Internationaland has been an advisor to the White House, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum.

Mr. Skinner is a regular commentator on BBC News, Sky News, CNBC and Bloomberg about banking issues, and is a Judge on many awards programs including the Asian Banker’s Retail Excellence Awards, as well as having worked closely with leading banks such as HSBC, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Citibank and Société Générale.







Mr. Liu Zhenmin

UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs







Mr. Liu Zhenmin


UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs


United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Mr. Liu Zhenmin of China as the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs effective 26 July 2017. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Liu was Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of China since 2013.  Among his various diplomatic assignments, he served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland (2011-2013). 

Mr. Liu brings to the position more than 30 years of experience in the diplomatic service, with a strong focus on the promotion of bilateral, regional and global issues.  He was deeply involved for 10 years in climate change negotiations including the conclusion of the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.  He also widely participated in the international activities on the protection of our planet including Antarctica and the oceans.  Over the last several years, in various capacities, he has been consistently highlighting and advocating for sustainable development issues. 

Mr. Liu started his career at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in 1982.  Since then, he has served the Ministry in various capacities, including as Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs (2009-2011); Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations (2006-2009); Director-General, Department of Treaty and Law (2003-2006); and Deputy Director-General, Department of Treaty and Law (1998-2003).  He also served in the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland (1992-1995) and in the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations (1984-1988). 

As Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Liu guides UN Secretariat support for the follow-up processes of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. He also oversees the substantive services to many intergovernmental processes, including the annual meetings of the Second and Third Committees of the General Assembly, the meetings of the Economic and Social Council, including its Development Cooperation Forum, and the work of the subsidiary bodies of ECOSOC. 

In addition to intergovernmental processes, Mr. Liu oversees DESA’s policy analysis and capacity development work. He also serves as the Convenor of the Executive Committee on Economic and Social Affairs, and advises the United Nations Secretary-General on all development-related issues, including climate change, internet governance, and financing for development. 

Mr. Liu holds a Master of Laws from the Law School of Peking University. He was born in August 1955 in Shanxi Province, China. Mr. Liu is married.







Ms. Yolanda Joab-Mori

Founder and Executive Director of Island PRIDE, and One Young World Ambassador, Micronesia







Ms. Yolanda Joab-Mori


Founder and Executive Director of Island PRIDE, and One Young World Ambassador, Micronesia


Ms. Yolanda Joab-Mori works in climate change adaptation in the islands of the Federated States of Micronesia. In 2011 she co-created the first climate change focused education program in schools and communities across Micronesia. The program, CADRE (Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction & Education) worked with over 10,000 students and 3,000 community members across the Micronesian islands to raise awareness on the impacts of climate change on their communities and develop community action plans to adapt to these impacts. These Community Action Plans have resulted in projects such as pandanus planting for coastal strengthening, mangrove reforestation to protect against salt-water intrusion, awareness campaigns for marine protected areas and rainwater catchments to prepare for droughts. After the discontinuation of this program, she and her husband co-founded Island PRIDE (Promoting Resilience through Involvement, Development & Education) a non-profit organization, to continue this work to empower her islands in the face of climate change by engaging youth to be proactive stewards of their island environment. She also serves as a Community Resilience Specialist at the Pacific Resources for Education & Learning as well as the Head of Renewable Energy for the Chuuk Public Utilities Corporation, where she is spearheading their transition to renewable energy and away from fossil fuels. Through this work, she’s been a vocal activist for climate action and climate justice at several international platforms including the One Young World Summit, World Conservation Congress, World Forum on Natural Capital, and the UN ECOSOC Youth Forum. She lives in Chuuk, Micronesia with her husband Alvin, son Tre and daughter Tasi.







Ms. Najaat Maalla M'jid

Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Violence against Children







Ms. Najaat Maalla M'jid


Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Violence against Children


On 30 May 2019, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appointed Dr. Najaat Maalla M’jid as his Special Representative on Violence against Children. Dr. Maalla M’jid took up her position on 1st July 2019. Dr. M’jid, a medical doctor in pediatrics, has over the last four decades devoted her life to the promotion and protection of children’s rights. She was Head of the Pediatric Department and Director of the Mother-Child Polyclinic in Casablanca. Dr. M’jid was a member of the Moroccan Council on Human Rights and founder of the pioneering non-governmental organization Bayti, addressing the protection and reintegration of children living and working in the streets of Morocco.

From 2008 to 2014, she served as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.

Dr. M’jid also worked as an international expert on developing and monitoring integrated child protection strategies and policies, as well as on social and development policies. She also worked as a lecturer in Moroccan and international universities on child rights protection and monitoring.

As a member of several regional and international non-governmental organizations and networks working for children’s rights, Dr. M’jid was also involved in the training of social workers, law enforcement, teachers, judges, and medical staff. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors for her strong commitment to protecting children and their rights.


















Statements




Statements



H.E. Ms. Inga Rhonda King, President of the Economic and Social Council and Permanent Representative of St. Vincent and the Gren238.67 KB





Keynote Address by Mr. Chris Skinner192.17 KB





Keynote Address by Ms. Najat Maalla M’jid: Putting Children at the Heart of the 2030 Agenda153.21 KB





Keynote Address by Ms. Yolanda Joab: How Far Are We from the Sustainable Development Goals?194.73 KB






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