{"id":19699,"date":"2019-08-13T12:38:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T10:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/?p=19699"},"modified":"2019-10-25T18:41:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T16:41:21","slug":"wfeo-participation-at-the-un-hlpf-forum-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wfeo-participation-at-the-un-hlpf-forum-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"WFEO participation at the UN HLPF Forum 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe 2019 edition of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019) under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) focused on \u201cEmpowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

The session took place from 9 to 15 July 2019 in New York, at the UN Headquarters, and conducted in-depth reviews of five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities), SDG 13 (climate action), and SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions). It also reviewed SDG 17 (partnerships for the Goals), which is reviewed each year.<\/p>\n

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The World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) was an active participant at the Forum. Over a two-week period, government leaders and policy makers discussed the progress being made to advance the 2030 Agenda. 47 nations provided Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) to their progress and there was a forum to discuss the outcomes of the Science technology and Innovation (STI) Forum that was held at the UN Headquarters in May 2019.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the efforts of Reginald Vachon, Chair of the WFEO UN Relations Committee<\/a> and William Kelly, who worked tirelessly to interface with the myriad of meetings and contacts with the UN, I was pleased to represent WFEO at three sessions:<\/p>\n

1. A side event 9th July 2019: Empowering people through a strong Science-Technology-Policy interface: Reflections on first-cycle of HLPF<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Co-ordinated by International Science Council (ISC)<\/a> and World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), co-chairs of the UN Scientific and Technological Community Major Group<\/a>. The speakers were invited by ISC and WFEO.<\/p>\n

This side event provided an opportunity to reflect and discuss on the lessons learned in the science-technology-policy interface within the context of the first cycle of the HLPF.
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