7th North-East Asia Multistakeholder Forum on Sustainable Development Goals 2023

Organizers: Korea SDGs Network, Mongolian CSOs for the SDGs, Coalition for Sustainable Development of Russia, Center for International Knowledge on Development

Organizer: Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (APRCEM) ENEA Sub-regional Group

• Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP) [video message]
• Ms. Jiang Xiheng (Director-General, International Cooperation Department, Development Research Center of the State Council)
• Keynote Speech: Dr. Zhao Zhongxiu (University President, University of International Business and Economics)
• Launch: China’s Progress Report on Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2023 (Mr. Wang Jinzhao, Executive Vice-President, Center for International Knowledge on Development)
• Group Photo

Moderator: Ms. LI Yutong (Head, Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization)

• SDG progress: Subregional snapshot – Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav (Head, ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office)
• SDG progress: National and VNRs

          Mr. Zhang Lei, Counselor, Department of International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China Counselor, Department of International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China

          Mr. Baasankhuu Purev (Deputy Director-General of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mongolia)   

          Ms. Jeehwang Kim (Counselor, Embassy of Republic of Korea to China)

• SDG progress: Multistakeholders’ perspectives

          - CSOs: Ms. Urantsooj Gombosuren (Chairperson/ General Coordinator, Centre for Human Rights and Development/ Mongolian CSOs network on the SDGs)

          - Youth: Mr. Dong-ryul Kang (SDSN Korea) [online]

Moderator : Ms. Cai Cai, Chief, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Developoment Division, ESCAP

• Presentations:

          - Subregional snapshot: Mr. Oleksiy Ivaschenko (Senior Social Protection & Jobs Specialist, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Asian Development Bank) [online]

          - China’s experience: Prof. Chengfang Liu (Full Professor with Tenure, Boya Chair Professor and Associate Dean of School of Advanced Agriculture Sciences, Deputy Director of the China Center for Agricultural Policy, Peking University)

• Moderated interactive discussions: Panelists

          - Ms. Liang Xiaomin (Associate Research Fellow, CIKD)

          - Ms. Wang Xiaobei (Programme Policy Officer, UN World Food Programme)

            * Short intervention: Mr. Cholho Ri (Counsellor, Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Beijing)

• Q&A

Moderator: Ms. Jiang Han (Head of Domestic Program, UN World Food Programme)

• Presentations:

          - Subregional snapshot: Mr. Zhang Zhongjun (Officer-in-Charge, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

          - Russian Federation’s experience: Mr. Egor Alimov (Assistant to Permanent Representative of Russia to ESCAP, Russian Embassy in Thailand)

• Moderated interactive discussions: Panelists

          - Dr. Han Yang (Research Fellow, Research Department of Rural Economy, Development Research Center of the State Council)

          - Ms. Soomin Hwang (Researcher, Energy Transition Forum)

          * Short intervention: Mr. Cholho Ri (Counsellor, Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Beijing)

• Q&A

Moderator: Ms. Violante Canossa (Economist, UNDP China)

• Presentations:

          - Subregional snapshot: Mr. Sudhir Sharma (UN Environment Programme) [online]

          - Republic of Korea’s experience: Ms. Jihye Park (Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea)

          - Russian Federation’s experience: Mr. Aleksei Stanonis (Councilor, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation)

• Moderated interactive discussions: Panelists

          - Dr. Li Jifeng (Director and Research Fellow, Research Institute of Resources and Environment Policies, Development Research Center)

          - Mr. Vasily Yablokov (Coordinator, Coalition for Sustainable Development of Russia)

          - Mr. Yao Chunsheng (GEF Portfolio Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

          * Short intervention: Mr. Cholho Ri (Counsellor, Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Beijing)

• Q&A

Moderator: Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav (Head, ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office)

• Presentations:

          - Subregional snapshot: Ms. Aparna Basnyat (Senior Research and Policy Adviser, UNDP Oslo Governance Centre) & Ms. Mariana Neves (Governance Statistics Specialist, UNDP Oslo Governance Centre) [online]

          - Mongolia’s experience: Ms. G. Enkhtuya (First Secretary of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mongolia)

• Moderated interactive discussions: Panelists

          - Mr. Francis Daehoon Lee (Director, Trans-Education for Peace Institute (TEPI) of PEACEMOMO)

          - Ms. Ana Cristina Thorlund (Governance and Public Administration Expert, United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)/DPIDG/DESA)

          * Short intervention: Mr. Cholho Ri (Counsellor, Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Beijing)

• Q&A

Moderator: Mr. Oliver Paddison, Chief, Section on Sustainable Development and Countries in Special Situations, ESCAP

• SDG Summit – Key messages and actions for the subregion: Ms. Juliet Nicole Braslow (Sustainable Development Officer, Section on Sustainable Development and Countries in Special Situations, ESCAP)
• Role of multistakeholders (CSOs, youth, private sector, etc.) in accelerating SDG implementation

          - CSOs: Ms. Denise Kyoung-hyo Yoon (International Cooperation Focal Point, Korea SDGs Network)

          - Private sector: Ms. Xu Xiaoling (Economics & Technology Research Institute, China National Petroleum Corporation)

• Partnerships, practices, innovative solutions on SDG delivery

          - Integrating disability, gender, ageing, LNOB in SDG implementation and monitoring: Ms. Cai Cai (Chief, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Development Division, ESCAP)

          - Prof. Poon Kit (School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University)

          - Dr. Xiong Hongru (Development Research Center)

          - Ms. Zhou Yu (Deputy Director & Associate Research Fellow, Division of General Affairs, CIKD)

          - Mr. Aleksei Stanonis (Councillor, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation)

• Q&A

The break-out sessions will focus on interconnected themes across the goals in focus to identify priority actions of the subregion. Possible topics are:

• Climate change-poverty-food security nexus

          Rapporteurs:

          Mr. Aghasi Harutyunyan (Deputy Director - Liaison Officer, FAO Liaison Office for the Russian Federation)

          Ms. Taimu Fujita (Global Health Project Coordinator, Africa Japan Forum) [online]

• Strong institutions, governance, and partnerships for SDG implementation (Venue: C101)

          Rapporteurs:

          Ms. Juliet Nicole Braslow (Sustainable Development Officer, Section on Sustainable Development and Countries in Special Situations, ESCAP)

          Ms. Julia Ostrovskaya (Member of the Board, Russian Coalition for Sustainable Development Goals)

*Rapporteurs will be given guiding questions to steer the discussions in each breakout session

• Presentation from break-out session rapporteurs

• Reflections and statements from stakeholders (e.g., CSOs, youth, private sector, etc.)

          - CSOs: Ms. Tserenkhand Bideriya (Vice Coordinator, Mongolian CSOs Network on the SDGs)

          - Youth: Ms. Sora Narita (Youth Representative, Japan Youth Platform for Sustainability)

• Key messages and priority actions (Mr. Oliver Paddison, Chief, Country in Special Situations, ESCAP)
• Closing remarks (Ms. Zhang Jin, Vice President, CIKD)