Programme & Statements

Monday, 18 September 2023

9:00 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. Opening Segment General Assembly Hall
Statements by:
  • H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly [English]
  • H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General [ | ]
  • H.E. Ms. Paula Narvaez, President of the Economic and Social Council [ | ]
Adoption of the Political Declaration
Statements by:
  • H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State Qatar []
  • H.E. Mr. Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland []
9:25 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Setting the Stage “SDG implementation at the halftime – What will it take to keep the SDG promise?
Video presentation on the stakeholder engagement in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Youth representative: Ms. Mayada Adil, Young Leader for the SDGs () []

Fireside chat

Moderator: Ms. Gillian Tett, the Financial Times ()
Panelists:
  • H.E. Ms. Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP, Prime Minister of Barbados, Co-Chair of the Sustainable Development Goals Advocates group ()
  • Mr. Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group ()
  • Ms. Carolina Cosse, Mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay
Musical performance by the Senegalese musician Mr Baaba Maal, UN Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Plenary General Assembly Hall
Statements delivered on behalf of groups of participating States (strictly limited to 5 minutes each, including 2 minutes in national capacity)
Participating State Level On behalf of
Cuba HS Group of 77 and China
Comoros HS African Union
HS Caribbean Community
Botswana HS

Group of Landlocked Developing Countries
HS Pacific Small Island Developing States
HS

Group of Seven Plus Member States (G7+)
HS Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
HS South African Development Community
HL European Union
HG Group of Least Developed Countries
Samoa HG Alliance of Small Island States
DPM Also on behalf of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyztan
M Association of Southeast Asian Nations
M Also on behalf of Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, 罢ü谤办颈测别 and Australia (MIKTA)

 

10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogues Trusteeship Council Chamber
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 1 “Scaling up actions on key transitions to accelerate SDG progress”

Co-moderators:

H.E. Ms. Katalin Novák, President of Hungary

H.E. Mr. Kassym - Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Participating State/speaker Level
South Africa HS
HS
Kyrgyzstan HS
HS
Turkmenistan HS
HS
HS
HS
Nigeria HS
HS
Togo HS
North Macedonia HS
HS
Papua New Guinea DPM
DPM
Egypt M
Malaysia M
M
France M
M
M
Gambia M
 
Mr. Andrew Morley, President, World Vision  

 

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 2 “Building resilience and leaving no one behind”

Co-moderators:

H.E. Mr. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland []

H.E. Mr. Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia

Participating State/speaker Level
Colombia HS
HS
HS
HS
HS
Malawi HS
HS
HS
HG
HG
Belize HG
HG
HG
Somalia HG
HG
Mexico M
M
M
Dominica M
M

M
Mr. Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)  
Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director, Indigenous Peoples International Centre for Policy Research and Education  
 

 

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 3 “Game-changers: Applying science, technology, innovation and data for transformative action"

Co-moderators:

H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H., President of the Republic of Kenya

H.E. Ms. Nata?a Pirc Musar, President of the Republic of Sloveni

Participating State/speaker Level
HS
Liechtenstein HS
HS
HS
HS
HS
HS
VP
HG
HG
HG
HG
M
M
M
Bhutan M
Israel M
Benin M
Syrian Arab Republic M
M
Honduras M
 
Ms. Barbara Del Castello, Global Focal Point, Science Policy Interface for UN Major Group for Children and Youth  
Ms. Imme Scholz, Co-chair of the Independent Group of Scientists writing the Global Sustainable Development Report, Co-President of the Heinrich B?ll Foundation   

 

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 4 “Strengthening integrated policies and public institutions for achieving the SDGs”

Co-moderators:

H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark

H.E. Mr. Mark Brown, Prime Minister of Cook Islands

Participating State/speaker Level
HS
HS
Albania HS
HS
HS
HS
Nauru HS
Georgia HG
HG
HG
Lebanon HG
M
M
Singapore M
M
M
Saudi Arabia M
M
M
M
M
Libya M
M
   
Mr. Steven Letsike, Founder and Executive Director of Access Chapter 2   
 

Tuesday, 19 September 2023

3.00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogues (continued) Trusteeship Council Chamber
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 5 “Unity and Solidarity: Strengthening the multilateral system for enhanced support, cooperation, follow-up and review”

Co-moderators:

H.E. Ms. Katrín Jakobsdóttir Prime Minister of Iceland

H.E. Mr. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi President of the Republic of Mozambique

Participating State/speaker Level
罢ü谤办颈测别 HS
Ukraine HS
Iran (Islamic Republic of) HS
Rwanda HS
Monaco HS
HS
Mauritania HS
HS
Central African Republic HS
Tajikistan HS
VP
VP
Andorra HG
Japan HG
Norway HG
Haiti HG
DPM
United States M
M
Azerbaijan M
Cameroon M
M
M
 
 

 

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Leaders’ Dialogue 6 “Mobilizing finance and investments and the means of implementation for SDG achievement”

Co-moderators:

H.E. Mr. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal []

H.E. Mr. Ulf Kristersson, the Prime Minister of Sweden []

Participating State/speaker Level
HS
Sri Lanka HS
Namibia HS
Democratic Republic of the Congo HS
HS
Zimbabwe HS
Liberia HS
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) HS
United Republic of Tanzania VP
Thailand HG
Belgium HG
Viet Nam HG
Mauritius HG
Antigua and Barbuda HG
Pakistan HG
HG
HG
DPM
Lao People's Democratic Republic DPM
DPM
Holy See M
Equatorial Guinea M
Burkina Faso M
Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)  
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)  
Ms. Beena Johnson, General Secretary, National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)  

 

Immediately after Closing Segment Trusteeship Council Chamber
  • Keynote remarks by H.E. Mr. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Co-Chair of the Sustainable Development Goals Advocates group ()
  • Overview of the Leaders' Dialogues and other Summit components by Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs []
Closing remarks by:
  • H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General [English]
  • H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly. [English]