Climate action is the first goal of the Political Forum on Sustainable Development for the year 2024
Climate action is the first goal of the Political Forum on Sustainable Development for the year 2024
In order to follow up on the 2030 Agenda, and review what has been achieved from it at the global level;The United Nations organizes a number of forums responsible for reading the indicators of theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs), not only at the national levels, but also at the regional and global levels.
Hence comes the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, as a work map towards considering what has been achieved in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while exchanging lessons learned, and identifying opportunities for improvement. Regarding its session this year – in 2024 – the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development was held under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and this was from July 8 to 12 in New York.
This year’s forum carried the slogan “Promoting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: effectively implementing sustainable, flexible and innovative solutions.” It is the slogan that opened the door for the forum participants to discuss Goal No. (13) climate action in depth, as the forum was able, with the voices of Earth Guards and climate pioneers, to make environmental issues and climate change problems its top priorities.
The forum also discussed other goals from the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are: Goal No. (1) eradicating poverty, Goal No. (2) completely eliminating hunger, Goal No. (16) peace, justice and strong institutions, as well as Goal No. (17) establishing partnerships to achieve the goals.
Regional Forums for Sustainable Development
Through its various sessions in recent years, the High-Level Political Forum was guided by five regional forums that always discuss Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These are forums held by the five regional commissions of the United Nations; In order to exchange experiences, and for the parties to discuss the extent of progress achieved, and propose innovative solutions regarding achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional and global levels.
These five forums are: the Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development, the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, the Europe and Central Asia Forum for Sustainable Development, the Latin American and Caribbean Forum for Sustainable Development, and the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development.
Main Inputs
We realize that the mission of the United Nations is to evaluate national plans and measure how much of them have been achieved on the ground. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This type of evaluation was a major input into the discussions of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, as discussants this year in New York addressed the structure for evaluating and reviewing the 2030 Agenda, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in general.
The forum sessions addressed a number of topics related to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in all fields, including: the role of science and technology in pushing countries towards innovation. There was also a session entitled: The Global Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Dialogue for Small Island Developing States, as well as considering the dimensions of the concept of global foresight regarding climate issues, and the concept of strategic environmental foresight.
Regarding these two concepts – foresight and foresight – related to the environment and climate, the forum held a session entitled: Measuring and monitoring emissions at the community level: qualitative solutions that can be developed towards Goals 1 and 13 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was coordinated by international bodies represented by the International Association of Universities (IAU), the University of Bergen, members of the Habitable Air Project, the International Council for Science, and the Global Research Program on Inequality (GRIP).
2024 Future Summit
Based on these efforts made by the 2024 Political Forum on Sustainable Development – the high-level Future Summit will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of next September. This is under the slogan “Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow”, where countries, agencies, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academia, the private sector, and youth will come together; To enhance the Earth’s environment and develop it in a sustainable manner.
It is worth noting that this conference is an important opportunity for the world to demonstrate the ability of international cooperation to effectively confront the challenges of the present and future. To advance our national and global steps towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
