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This year's session, addressed the theme “'Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality” and on the cluster of SDGs to be reviewed at the HLPF - in accordance with General Assembly resolution 70/299: Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development In line with the regional architecture for follow-up and review, the Forum conducted an in-depth review of Goal 4 on quality education, Goal 8 on decent work and economic growth, Goal 10 on reducing inequalities, Goal 13 on climate action, Goal 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions and Goal 17 on partnerships for the Goals and their interlinkages. It supported the presentation of voluntary national reviews and assessed progress of the regional road map for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific. Discussions on regional follow-up and review also informed the review of the high-level political forum on sustainable development.
The APFSD agenda addressed:
Regional perspectives on the implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including in-depth review of the theme and cluster of goals; and Strengthening implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific, including the assessment of the progress of the regional road map for implementing the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific. For information on the People's forum which was held prior to the APFSD, please see: https://www.unescap.org/events/apcsfsd6 and click here for more information on the youth forum.
09:00 ‐ 09:35 OPENING OF THE FORUM 09:35 ‐ 09:50 Election of the Bureau and adoption of the agenda 09:50 ‐ 10:15 BREAK - Photo session, Launch of the SDG Gateway and Pavilion of Partnerships for Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality in Asia and the Pacific
SESSION 1: Panel on “Empowering people for a more inclusive and equal Asia‐Pacific” The session focuses on the theme of the APFSD “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”.
COUNTRY AND STAKEHOLDER STATEMENTS
SESSION 2: Progress in the Implementation of SDG17 This session will discuss progress in the implementation of SDG 17 on revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development in the context of “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”.
Venue: Meeting Room C+D - SDG 4 Venue: Meeting Room F - SDG 8 Venue: Meeting Room G - SDG 10 Venue: Meeting Room A - SDG 13 Venue: Meeting Room H - SDG 16
SESSION 3: Parallel Roundtables for In‐depth Review of SDG 4, 8, 10, 13, and 16 The roundtables are designed to establish a shared understanding of the outlook/progress on the goals at the regional level, and of the interlinkages between the goals included in the cluster and the broader goal framework; and to jointly develop policy recommendations.
SESSION 4: Voluntary National Reviews This session aims to provide a platform for VNR participating countries to exchange experiences, share lessons learned and for peer learning in preparation for the 2019 HLPF with a view to highlighting national perspectives on progress in the implementation of and achievements of the 2030 Agenda. The session will feature the participations of member countries delegates and representatives from Supreme Audit Institutions, Parliaments, Local authorities and Business community .
SESSION 5: Where are we on the road map? This session will present progress on the regional road map for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific agreed on at the Fourth APFSD and endorsed by ESCAP member States at the 73rd Commission Session (resolution 73/9).
SESSION 6: : Regional to global perspectives This session provides an overview of recommendations developed in the roundtables and aims to establish a shared understanding on recommendations for regional action on review and follow-up to strengthen progress on the 2030 Agenda.
Circulation of Draft report and Chairs’ Summary for review by delegations
Review and adoption of the draft report of the Forum
CLOSING
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