“Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world” is the theme of the 2017 United Nations High-Level Political Forum review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is taking place in New York, United States of America, from 10 to 19 July.
The 2017 High-Level Political Forum is undertaking an in-depth review of the SDGs on poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), gender equality (SDG 5), infrastructure and innovation (SDG 9), oceans (SDG 14) and means of implementation and global partnership for sustainable development (SDG 17).
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development takes to scale what the AIDS response has been working towards for 30 years—a multisectoral, rights-based, people-centred approach that addresses the determinants of health and well-being. Speaking at the Leveraging Interlinkages for Effective Implementation of the SDGs panel, Michel Sidibé, the UNAIDS Executive Director, shared the experiences and lessons learned from the AIDS response, as well as from the work of UNAIDS, in addressing the many intersections between the AIDS epidemic and other health, human rights and broader development issues as a pathfinder to help achieve the SDGs.
“The integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Sustainable Development Goals requires an in-depth discussion of the interconnection between the various goals and targets. There is a large body of analytical research and evidence from many different sources, supporting integrated policy-making, implementation and monitoring.”
Marie Chatardová Vice-President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Permanent Representative of Czechia to the United Nations
“No one sector can achieve the Sustainable Development Goals agenda alone—together we are strong. The AIDS response has years of people-centred experience to share to advance our commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
Michel Sidibé UNAIDS Executive Director
