Leave No One Behind: Ensuring Inclusive SDG Progress
WHEN: 18 July 13:15-14:30
WHERE: UN Headquarters, New York (Conference Room 11)
This event will showcase outstanding recent efforts to identify who is being left behind and why; improve data and accountability; and build broader engagement; to implement a universal agenda.
The event objectives are to:
- Promote international coordination, joint learning and building momentum for implementation of the Leave No One Behind pledge and data disaggregation
- Showcase key findings from dynamic global initiatives: including the Leave No One Behind Partnership, the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data and recent UN projects
- Share good practice on facilitating the meaningful participation of those left behind; and ensuring accountability by improved data
- Build joint commitments to improve data disaggregation, develop multi-stakeholder partnerships, and galvanise action for inclusive implementation of this agenda
Speakers will include:
-Hon Dr. Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Government of Kenya;
-Lillianne Ploumen Minister for Trade & Development, Government of The Netherlands;
-Neil Briscoe, Deputy Director, Head of Global Partnerships, Department for International Development, UK
-Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator
-Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director
-Claire Melamed, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
-Harpinder Collacott, Development Initiatives
-Oli Henman, CIVICUS
-Romilly Greenhill, ODI