HIGH LEVEL PLENARY MEETING ON SDGS

MEMBER STATES AND OBSERVERS

ORGANIZATION OF THE HIGH LEVEL PLENARY MEETING ON SDGS

The HLPM will consist of a total of two Plenary Meetings of the General Assembly and six roundtables.
The six roundtable sessions will have the overarching objective of “SDGs: take action now”, and each one will focus on one theme, as follows:

ROUNDTABLE 1 (University Division)
FEED HUMANITY, SECURE THE WORLD
Ending hunger and achieving food security to eradicate poverty and ensure healthy lives

ROUNDTABLE 2 (High School Division)
ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER ALL WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Promoting and respecting human rights, lifelong education and gender targets

ROUNDTABLE 3 (High School Division)
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND RESPECT MOTHER EARTH
Making stronger decisions on climate change. Let’s save the Arctic. New chances for regions, oceans, seas

ROUNDTABLE 4 (University Division)
MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE WITH URBAN INNOVATION AND CITIZEN’S LIFE
Green economy and smart cities for a sustainable future

ROUNDTABLE 5 (University Division)
JUMP BEYOND THE BORDERS AND FOSTER INNOVATION
Investing in Space, developing rural infrastructures and promoting high communication technologies

ROUNDTABLE 6 (University Division)
ENSURE SOCIAL DIGNITY
Promoting learning opportunities and providing full and productive employment for all

MEMBER STATES AND OBSERVERS

LIST OF INVITEES (123)
The composition of the six round-table sessions will be subject to the principle of equitable geographical distribution.

MEMBER STATES (70)
  • Botswana
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Argentina
  • Barbados
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Peru
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United States of America
  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • China
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Laos
  • Nepal
  • Qatar
  • Republic of Korea
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • The Philippines
  • Timor-Leste
  • Turkey
  • Viet Nam
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • The Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
OBSERVERS (53), INCLUDING NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR
  • Holy See
  • Palestine
  • League of Arab States
  • African Union Commission
  • European Commission
  • European Parliament
  • Organization of the Islamic Conference
  • World Conference of Speakers of Parliament of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
  • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  • International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
  • International Energy Agency
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • UN Development Programme (UNDP)
  • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
  • UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
  • UN Office of the Special Advisor for Africa
  • UN Economic Commission for Africa
  • UN regional Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
  • UN regional Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
  • UN regional Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • UN regional Economic Commission for Europe
  • UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  • UN Special Envoy for Malaria
  • UN Population Fund
  • UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Climate Change
  • African Development Bank (AfDB)
  • World Bank
  • African Tax Administration Forum
  • LDC Watch
  • African Development Bank
  • Asian Development Bank
  • China Development Bank
  • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
  • The Global Fund
  • International Chamber of Commerce
  • Global Financial Integrity
  • Business Europe
  • Convention on Biological Diversity
  • Trowel Development Foundation
  • United Nations Foundation
  • Oxfam America
  • Global Network
  • Global Progressive Forum
  • Realizing Rights: the Ethical Globalization Initiative
  • African Leaders Malaria Alliance
  • International Planned Parenthood Federation
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature