Sixth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development

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Goal 4 – Ensure equitable and inclusive 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 peace, provide access to justice for all

Highlighted Speakers

Rajiv Kumar
Vice Chairman NITI Aayog, India

Kira Christianne D. Azucena
Vice-President of ECOSOC

Amina J. Mohammed
UN Deputy Secretary-General

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP

Highlighted Speakers

Rajiv Kumar
Vice Chairman NITI Aayog, India

Kira Christianne D. Azucena
Vice-President of ECOSOC

Amina J. Mohammed
UN Deputy Secretary-General

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Executive Secretary of ESCAP

Highlighted Events

27 March 2019

9:00 - 12:00

Opening of the forum

Session 1: Panel on “Empowering people for a more inclusive and equal Asia-Pacific”

15:00 - 18:00

Session 3: Parallel Roundtables for In-depth Review of SDG 4, 8, 10, 13, and 16

28 MARCH 2019

09:00 - 12:00

Session 4: Voluntary National Reviews

15:30 - 16:50

Session 6: Regional perspectives

29 MARCH 2019

14:00 - 15:00

Circulation of Draft report and Chairs’ Summary for review by delegations

Publications & Analysis

Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies in Asia and the Pacific

SDG Goals under review 2019

SDG Goals under review in 2019

SDG Goals under review 2019

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About APFSD 6

The APFSD is the most inclusive regional platform on sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.

The sixth Forum, as in previous years, served as a preparatory event for the 2019 high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) and engaged member States, United Nations bodies and other institutions, major groups and other stakeholders in highlighting regional and subregional perspectives on the 2019 theme of the HLPF, “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”.

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