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Building Momentum for a Successful Interlinked set of UN Conferences and Events in 2023

Preparations for the major events in 2023 offer the chance to create an interlinked agenda that builds through the year. This webinar is hosted by the Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development.

This day-long workshop will bring together the thinking around the 2023 UN Water Conference, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Mid Term Review, High Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, Heads of State Round Tables, the Food System Summit Stock take, the Heads of State 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (including the SDGs) Summit and the Global Stocktaking that will lead to COP28.

Workshop Agenda (times listed are US Eastern Standard Time)

9:00-9:15 | Introduction

  • The Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service, Arizona State University - Dr. M. K. Dorsey

  • UNDESA - Marion Barthelemy

9:15-10:30 | Integrating the COP28 Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement with the other major events in 2023

  • Ambassador Ahmed Tayia, John Matthews, Irena Zubcevic, Eirini Pitsilidi, Daniel Perell

10:30-11:45 | Linking the UN Water Conference with the other major events in 2023

  • Aaron Salzberg, Danielle Gaillard-Picher, Yogita Mumssen, Peter G. McCornick, Lotta Tahtinen

11:45-1:00 | Linking the Food System Summit Stocktaking with the other major events in 2023

  • Sir David Nabarro, Martin Frick, Olav Kjørven, Lasse Bruun

1:00-2:00 | Lunch

2:00-3:15 | Ensuring that the General Assembly High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development builds on the major events in 2023

  • Pooja Rangaprasad, Ambassador Mohamed Khalil Marc Gordon, Raymond Landveld, David Boys, Nadine Gbossa

3:15-4:30 | Ensuring that the major events in 2023 pave the ground for the SDG Summit

  • Farrukh Khan, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Philip Lymbery, Dr. Flavia Rocha Loures

4:30-5:45 | Integrating the Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

  • Shari Spiegel, Jamie Cummings, Prof. Pennan Chinnasamy, Chris Dekki, Arjan van Houwelingen

5:45-6:00 | Concluding Remarks

  • Marion Barthelemy

  • Felix Dodds