HE President of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Csaba Korosi chose HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani and HE Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations Ambassador Fergal Mythen to facilitate and lead consultations on the Political Declaration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit during the 77th session of the General Assembly.
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held, under the auspices of the General Assembly, at the level of Heads of State and Government, in September 2023.
The Sustainable Development Goals Summit (SDG Summit) is scheduled to take place from Sep. 20 to 21, 2023, at the UN Headquarters in New York.
The SDG Summit enjoys great momentum, as it is an opportunity to follow up and address the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 SDGs.
The High-level Political Forum, which meets once every four years under the auspices of the General Assembly, provides high-level political guidance on the 2030 Agenda and its implementation, identifies progress and emerging challenges and takes further action to accelerate its implementation.
The appointment of HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani comes in recognition of Qatar's distinguished role in strengthening the global partnership for achieving sustainable development, as well as its efforts in the development field, working with partners and multilateral organizations, and providing the necessary resources and financing.
In 2020, HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani was assigned to facilitate and lead negotiations for an agreement on a statement of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and was also assigned in 2021 to facilitate negotiations on the reform of the UN Security Council.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs