Lecture on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Introduction

• Event: 2050 United Nations Sustainable Development Summit
• Plan: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• Duration: 15-year global plan
• Focus: 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Goal: Improve lives globally for a prosperous and equitable future

Call to Action

• Collaboration: All sectors of society to work together
• UN Coordination: UN to coordinate efforts at global, regional, and national levels

Regional Coordination in Asia Pacific

• Forum: Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
• Session: 72nd Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
• Utilization: Effective use of regional coordination mechanism

Objectives of Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM)

• Promotion: Enhance cooperation among UN entities and development programs
• Implementation: Address regional development issues effectively
• Reconstruction: Review and rebuild work programs to meet member states' needs

Thematic Working Groups (TWGs)

• Focus Areas:
  • Statistics
  • Resource-efficient growth
  • Sustainable societies
  • Inclusive development and poverty eradication
  • Disaster risk reduction and resilience
  • Gender equality and the empowerment of women
  • Education
• Roles:
  • Coordinate UN's normative and analytical work regionally
  • Provide regional inputs to global level
  • Translate global mandates to regional and country levels
  • Conduct regional analysis for policy and advocacy
  • Share information and map activities
  • Develop joint programming
  • Mobilize partners to support developing countries

Mandate and Future Vision

• Mandate: Collaboration among RCM members, governments, and civil society
• Objective: Advance the 2030 Agenda
• Vision: Ensure no one is left behind and drive global success

Conclusion

• Goal: Forge a new path for people, planet, and shared prosperity
• Commitment: Regional efforts to assure global success