  {"id":252390,"date":"2023-04-20T11:22:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/?p=252390"},"modified":"2023-04-20T11:22:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:22:24","slug":"pga-remarks-on-his-second-townhall-with-civil-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/04\/20\/pga-remarks-on-his-second-townhall-with-civil-society\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA remarks on his Second Townhall with Civil Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">Csaba\u00a0<em>K\u0151r\u00f6si<\/em><em>,<\/em> President of the 77<sup>th<\/sup> session of the General Assembly<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">&#8212;-<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">Second Townhall with Civil Society <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">20 April 2023 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(As delivered, includes Menti questions and interaction with audience) \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you much indeed USG, Melissa Fleming, my good friend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good morning, ladies and gentlemen,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good morning, New York and Americas, good afternoon Europe and Africa, good evening, Asia and Australia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome on board.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">My special thanks go to the Department of Global Communications, DESA, the SDG Action Campaign and OHCHR for their support in organizing this second Townhall meeting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the seventy-seventh session moves into its second half, the General Assembly is preparing for the SDG Summit in September, as we heard just a couple of minutes ago, which will be the pivotal event of the High-Level Week \u2013 the most important event in September.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dear colleagues and friends,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">A cornerstone of my Presidency has been the involvement of actors from outside the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ into our work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have held several consultations with scientists, youth representatives, civil society organizations, with many of you personally involved, as well as private sector actors and financial institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">My aim is bringing the \u201coutside\u201d in, to improve the quality of policymaking by ensuring that decision-makers have a better understanding of the issues they are creating policies for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">My expectation is that this approach contributes to more evidence-based proposals on how to address the challenges we are facing today. <em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It worked very well in the run up and during the March Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Water Conference, where with your help, we achieved a breakthrough after 46 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Something similar is needed on a number of issues in the forthcoming months to help real transformation and crisis management in this world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recent reports, as we heard from USG Fleming, tracking the progress on the achievement of the SDGs by 2030 have contained sobering conclusions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are seriously off track due to the combination of complex and intersecting crises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In recent years, we have even regressed on some SDG targets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, not that progress is lacking. We actually, we are moving backwards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The way we have been trying to implement change is not working good enough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need an overhaul. We need a transformation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our Goals and targets must remain, as we agreed, but transformation means a profound change of implementation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">I mean not only a change of gear but a change of the game.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need civil society practitioners\u2019, scientists\u2019 experience to inform Member States\u2019 deliberations to advance progress towards the achievement of SDGs by 2030.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the SDG Summit will take place in September, the moment to start bringing bold and action-oriented ideas \u2013 gamechangers \u2013 is now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need civil society to be a critical part of the preparatory process leading up to the Summit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">And here, I would like to involve you now, immediately, to act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">To kick off our discussion on how to make the SDG Summit a watershed moment, please take your phones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">I hope all of you have it. Okay, fine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first question you will be requested to answer might be very soon on the screen:\u00a0 <strong><u><span data-ogsc=\"black\">In one or two words, please define success for the 2023 SDG Summit.<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to achieve that, you have to go to the browser and type: <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menti%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csteven.philip%40un.org%7Cffc6aba906734594e5a808db41b2393a%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C638176005943387567%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zqGQjJYpEniegnrRfbbk%2BuJ0I0rgfhvf7a1F7vtWd4w%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.menti.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">And when you reach the site \u2013 type the following code: 31991784.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Should I repeat it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The code is 31991784.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, please send one or two words, describing your best choices and best opinion how to define success for the SDG Summit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have about almost 70 opinions so far. Anybody else still in the process of sending his or her opinion?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, we will wait for a couple of seconds more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are reaching 100.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let me stop this first opinion polling right now. As you see, the most demanded, expected action from your side is \u201cinclusion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s not a surprise from an NGO community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">But almost at the same level: \u201cCollaboration\u201d. Collaboration in a world that is deeply divided today. I fully agree with you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAction\u201d \u2013 because and I also agree with you \u2013 because we have many Goals, many targets many programmes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">But the action for implementation is lagging way behind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is see youth, \u201cdiversity\u201d and \u201cequity\u201d as very strongly prominent figuring notions from your side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you much indeed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then Let\u2019s move to the next question: <strong><u><span data-ogsc=\"black\">What are the biggest challenges in the way of achieving the SDGs?<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">You will see here multiple choices. Please distribute 100 points among those options what you see: <em>Multiple choice: armed conflicts, geopolitical divides, inequalities, inadequate financing, lack of political will, corruption, inability to measure implementation, or other\/<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">If you wish, you may give all 100 points to one of the options. Or you distribute according to your liking. So, what are the biggest challenges in the way of achieving the SDGs?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">We are approaching 80. Anybody else to send his or her opinion? <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Ok, then let\u2019s stop it here. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">We have about 114, 115. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">The first is \u201cinequalities\u201d. Thank you much. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Actually, inequalities in the world have been huge during the crafting of the SDGs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Today, inequalities are much bigger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">In the last seven years, inequalities grew much, much faster than anything else, within countries and among countries as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">We knew when we adopted the SDGs that this is an agenda that requires joint efforts, requires solidarity among the members of the different communities and among countries as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">If we cannot turn around inequalities, the trends of growing inequalities, the whole Agenda will be in jeopardy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Just today I saw the latest figures that the largest and fastest growing inequalities in the world, in terms of continent, are now in Africa. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">The continent that very badly needs a sustainability transformation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Let\u2019s go to the third question: <strong><u>What transformative changes are necessary to get the SDGs back on track?<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Please distribute your 100 points among the options: <em>SDG Stimulus (Increased Financing); IFI reform; Beyond GDP \u2013 a concept which is one of the targets in the SDG17, which means a renewed economics; Multi-stakeholder partnerships; Political will; Restoring the credibility of commitments<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">It is still not closed, you can do it. But hurry up, we are at the level 104, 105 now. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">So, we are going to close it very soon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">We are at the level 120.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">So now, we have to stop it being conscious of time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">So about one third of the votes went to \u201cpolitical commitments\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Could I get the \u2013 thank you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">One third of the votes about \u201cpolitical commitments\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">It\u2019s a good message to our good colleagues and friends, the PRs of Qatar and Ireland. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">We definitely need a renewed political commitment before September and during the Summit meeting in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">We need a \u201cmultistakeholder partnership\u201d \u2013 what you ranked in the second place. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Governments don\u2019t have the monopoly for the wisdom. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Governments don\u2019t have the means for the implementation or to the success of the transformation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Governments have your cooperation \u2013 cooperation of the civil society, of the scientific academic area<\/span> <span data-ogsc=\"black\">and the practitioners, and many other stakeholders. And certainly, we need to do something with finances. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">If I combine SDG stimulus with IFI reform \u2013 which are going hand-in-hand \u2013 it\u2019s almost one third of your expectations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">And I would like to draw your attention to the last point, which only received 12 per cent of the vote. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">But basically, it is one of the most revolutionary ones. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">If we go to develop further the notion of \u201cGoing beyond GDP\u201d, it means we\u2019re going to renew our economic thinking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">It means it\u2019s the economics of sustainable development. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">What we don\u2019t have today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Thank you much indeed for your contributions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">It was very, very informative. Very helpful to both our co-facilitators and to myself. And I think the Secretariat as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">As we move forward, I pledge to remain fully committed to working hand in hand with all of you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">We take your opinion very close to our hearts<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">I\u2019m eager to hear your ideas and to learn from you experience later today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Thank you very much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly &#8212;- Second Townhall with Civil Society 20 April 2023 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(As delivered, includes Menti questions and interaction with audience) \u00a0 Thank [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nMessage on the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO)\r\n\r\n7 April 2023\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this World Health Day, I congratulate WHO on its 75th anniversary.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOver the course of its history, WHO has contributed to landmark achievements in public health, including the eradication of smallpox, the near eradication of polio and the expansion of childhood immunization, saving millions of lives.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMore recently, WHO has played a key role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and helped galvanise the most complex vaccination campaign in history. Time and again, WHO has proved that investing in science lies at the heart of reaching our objective of a healthy and prosperous future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHowever, the pandemic has disrupted essential health services in most of the countries, shortened life expectancy, and halted progress towards universal health coverage.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHalfway through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we must redouble our efforts to achieve its goals. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAs we prepare for the upcoming high-level meetings on health in the General Assembly, let us seize this opportunity to reconfirm our collective pledges and chart new pathways for a healthy and sustainable future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this day and every day, let us commit to achieve Health for All.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statements","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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