Second Revised Draft of the Political Declaration for the HLPF Heads of State session in September
29 June 2023
Second Revised Zero Draft of the
Political Declaration to be adopted at the
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable
Development (HLPF),
under the auspices of the General Assembly
in September 2023
I.
Our shared commitment
1.
We, the Heads of State
and Government and high representatives, have met at United Nations
Headquarters in New York on 18 and 19 September 2023, at the Sustainable
Development Goals Summit,[1] to
review progress and accelerate the implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
2.
We reaffirm our
commitment to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs and uphold all
principles enshrined in it. The 2030 Agenda remains our overarching roadmap for
achieving sustainable development and overcoming the multiple crises we face.
We will act with urgency to realize its vision as a plan of action for people,
planet, prosperity, peace and partnership, leaving no one behind. We will
endeavour to reach the furthest behind first.
3.
We emphasize that
eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty,
is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for
sustainable development.
4. We reaffirm that the 2030 Agenda is universal in nature and
that its Goals and targets are comprehensive, far-reaching, people-centered,
indivisible and interlinked, balancing the three dimensions of sustainable
development – economic, social and environmental, in an integrated manner.
5. We reaffirm that the 2030 Agenda is guided by the purposes
and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, including full respect for
international law. It is grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
international human rights treaties, the Millennium Declaration and the 2005
World Summit Outcome. It is informed by other instruments such as the
Declaration on the Right to Development.
6. We also reaffirm the Addis Ababa Action Agenda as an
integral part of the 2030 Agenda. We are committed to its full implementation
which is critical for the realization of the SDGs and their targets and to this
end welcome the organization of the 2023 High-level Dialogue on Financing for
Development back-to-back with the SDG Summit.
7.
The achievement of the
SDGs is in peril. At the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, we are alarmed that the
progress on most of the SDGs is either moving much too slowly or has regressed
below the 2015 baseline. Our world is
currently facing numerous crises. Years of sustainable development gains are
being reversed. Millions of people have fallen into poverty, hunger and
malnutrition are becoming more prevalent, and the impacts of climate change
more pronounced. This has led to increased inequality exacerbated by weakened
international solidarity and a shortfall of trust to jointly overcome these
crises.
8.
We commit to bold,
ambitious, accelerated, just and transformative actions, anchored in
international solidarity and effective cooperation at all levels. We will
promote a systemic shift towards a more inclusive, just, peaceful, resilient
and sustainable world for people and planet, for present and future
generations.
9.
We will devote
ourselves collectively to the pursuit of sustainable development including
through international cooperation and partnership on the basis of mutual trust
and the full benefit of all, in a spirit of global solidarity, for the common
future of present and coming generations.
10.
We reaffirm all the
principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, including,
inter alia, the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, as set
out in principle 7 thereof.
11.
We are concerned about
the persistent disproportionate and multidimensional impacts from the COVID-19
pandemic. We must strengthen multilateral and international cooperation for
developing countries, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable countries to
help them recover from the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and
strengthen resilience including through pandemic preparedness, prevention and
response.
12.
We recognize the
special challenges facing all developing countries in pursuing sustainable
development, in particular African countries, least developed countries,
landlocked developing countries, small island developing States, as well as the
specific challenges facing middle-income countries and countries in conflict
and post-conflict situations.
13. We remain resolved, between now and 2030, to end poverty
and hunger everywhere; to combat inequalities within and among countries; to
build peaceful, just and inclusive societies; to respect, protect and fulfil
human rights and achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and
girls and to ensure the lasting protection of the planet and its natural
resources. We also remain resolved to create conditions for sustainable,
inclusive and sustained economic growth, shared prosperity and decent work for
all, taking into account different levels of national development and
capacities. We commit to ensuring that persons with disabilities actively
participate in and equally benefit from sustainable development efforts.
14.
We reaffirm that
gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls will make a crucial
contribution to progress across all the Goals and targets. The achievement of
full human potential and sustainable development is not possible if one half of
humanity continues to be denied full human rights and opportunities. We will
ensure full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by
all women and girls, without discrimination. We also resolve to eliminate all
forms of against women and girls.
15.
We commit to stepping
up our efforts to fight against racism, all forms of discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance, stigmatization, hate speech, through cooperation,
partnership and inclusion and respect for diversity.
16.
We reaffirm our
resolve to realize our vision of a world with access to inclusive and equitable
quality education, equal access and participation in cultural life, universal health coverage, quality
health care, social protection, food security and improved nutrition, safe
drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, affordable, reliable and sustainable
and modern energy and sustainable industrialization quality, resilient,
reliable and sustainable infrastructure for all.
17.
We commit to achieving
a world in which humanity lives in harmony with nature, to conserving and
sustainably using our planet’s marine and terrestrial resources, including
through sustainable lifestyles, and sustainable consumption and production, to
reversing the trends of environmental degradation, to promoting resilience, to
reducing disaster risk, and to halting ecosystem degradation and biodiversity
loss. We will conserve and sustainably use oceans and seas, freshwater
resources, as well as forests, mountains and drylands and to protect biodiversity,
ecosystems and wildlife.
18.
Sustainable
development cannot be realized without peace and security; and peace and
security will be at risk without sustainable development. We reaffirm the need
to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies that provide equal access to
justice and that are based on respect for human rights, (including the right to
development), on effective rule of law and good governance at all levels and on
transparent, effective and accountable institutions. Factors which give rise to
violence, insecurity and injustice, such as inequality, corruption, poor
governance and illicit financial and arms flows, are addressed in the Agenda.
19.
The 2030 Agenda
remains our commitment to the children,
and youth of today so that they may achieve their full human potential,
as critical agents of change and torchbearers of the 2030 Agenda for current
and future generations.
20.
We acknowledge the
essential role of national, regional
and local parliaments in ensuring accountability for the effective
implementation of our goals and commitments under the 2030 Agenda.
21.
We commit to enhancing
global, regional, national and local partnerships for sustainable development,
engaging all stakeholders, recognizing the important contribution they can make
to the 2030 Agenda and the localization of the SDGs. We also reaffirm the
importance of the regional dimension of sustainable development in addressing
regional challenges and scaling up action among countries.
II.
Our changed world - Progress and remaining gaps and
challenges
22.
Our world has changed
drastically since the first SDG Summit in 2019 and since we adopted the 2030
Agenda in 2015. The world was already off track in achieving the majority of
the SDGs before the COVID-19 pandemic. Without immediate course correction and
acceleration of progress toward achieving the SDGs, our world is destined to
face continued poverty, prolonged periods of crisis and growing uncertainty
23.
We are concerned about
the persistent and long-term impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, continued
poverty and widening inequalities, and the multiple interlinked crises that are
pushing our world to the brink, particularly in developing countries and for the
poorest and most vulnerable, and
impacting human security. The crisis of climate change and its impacts,
including persistent drought and extreme weather events, land loss and
degradation, sea level rise, coastal erosion, ocean acidification and the retreat
of mountain glaciers, as well as biodiversity loss, desertification, sand and
dust storms, and pollution, including plastic, air, and chemical pollution,
threaten planet and people. Forced displacement, the cost-of-living, water,
food security and nutrition, financial and energy crises and challenges are derailing progress on the Sustainable
Development Goals.
24.
In many parts of the
world armed conflicts and instability have persisted or intensified, and
disasters have become more frequent and intense, causing untold human suffering
and undermining the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals. Our
efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts and foster peaceful, just and
inclusive societies has often been fragmented and insufficient and have been hindered in the current
global context.
25.
We acknowledge that
the cascading global crises have highlighted and exacerbated existing gender
inequality, such as unequal access to healthcare, education, social protection, decent jobs and economic
opportunities.
26.
We take note with
appreciation the Secretary-General’s special edition progress report on the
Sustainable Development Goals, and the Global Sustainable Development Report,
including its evidenced-based approach to evaluate progress to date towards the
SDGs.
27.
We recognize the
positive role and contribution of migrants for inclusive growth and sustainable
development in countries of origin, transit and destination, including by
enriching societies through human, socioeconomic and cultural capacities. We
recommit to cooperate internationally to ensure safe, orderly and regular
migration involving full respect for human rights and the humane treatment of
migrants, regardless of their migration status, and to support countries of
origin, transit and destination in the spirit of international cooperation,
taking into account national circumstances.
28.
[In the face of the
multiple and interlinked global [crises / challenges
– Rus. Fed.], we must meet the moment and [embrace change by taking / take – Holy See] immediate measures to [innovate and – CANZ] – G77 delete]
scale up efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda,
[ including through development cooperation, SDG investments, [domestic resource mobilization – US] [reforming
/ evolving – US] the international financial architecture, [supporting sustained, inclusive and
sustainable growth – G77] enhancing macroeconomic policy cooperation [, adopting measures of sustainable
development that complement or go beyond GDP – G77] and implementing actions
to accelerate sustainable development, in particular – UK delete, starting with
“including through..”] in support of developing countries. [We [welcome / take note of – US] the
Secretary-General’s [efforts towards an / proposed
– US / efforts to encourage increased - UK] SDG [stimulus / investment form the public and private
sector. – UK] [ to [enhance support
to developing countries to – G77] [tackle the high cost of debt and rising
risks of debt distress, massively / address
debt vulnerabilities, - US] scale up affordable long-term financing for
development and expand contingency financing to countries in need. – UK to
delete, starting with “to tackle the high cost of…”] [, and call on developed countries and financial institutions to take
the necessary actions to implement the SDG Stimulus. – G77] – EU delete
sentence] [We urge to speed up the
operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund to support the climate
vulnerable countries. – Türkiye] [We welcome the efforts made by the
Secretary-General to address the Sustainable Development Goal financing gap and
call for further discussions on the proposal for a Sustainable Development Goal
stimulus in a timely manner at the United Nations to tackle the high cost of
debt and rising risks of debt distress, massively scale up affordable long-term
financing for development and expand contingency financing to countries in
need. – EU] [UK prefers FfD formulation]
29.
We look forward to the
beginning of inter-governmental discussions in New York at United Nations
Headquarters on ways to strengthen the inclusiveness and effectiveness of
international tax cooperation.
30.
We are deeply
concerned by the marked increase of the estimated SDG financing gap and
recognize the urgency of providing predictable,
sustainable and sufficient development finance to developing countries from all
sources.
31.
We note that there has
been positive progress in a limited number of areas. We recognize the efforts
of countries and stakeholders at all levels since 2015 to realize the vision of
the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. We acknowledge that the
COVID-19 pandemic produced valuable lessons in health, culture, education, science, technology, and innovation
and digital transformation for sustainable development.
32.
We are encouraged by
the progress achieved in the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action
for Landlocked Developing Countries 2014-2024, and the SAMOA Pathway for SIDS
2014-2024, and call upon the international community to take the opportunity of
the Third UN Conference on LLDCs and the 4th International Conference on Small
Island Developing States to identify and address the key priority issues of
LLDCs and SIDS respectively, as well as to forge genuine and durable
partnerships, including financial support, that will accelerate the
implementation of their respective sustainable development blueprints.
Additionally, we welcome the Doha political declaration, and the commitments
made towards the timely and full implementation of the Doha Programme of Action
for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2022-2031.
33.
We welcome the ongoing
efforts of the UN development system to implement the reforms championed by the
Secretary-General and endorsed by the General Assembly, to better support
developing countries in their implementation of the 2030 Agenda stressing the importance of predictable and sustainable funding of
the UN development system and its programmatic activities.
34.
We recognize that the
Voluntary National Reviews have generated valuable lessons learned and have
helped countries monitor progress and integrate the Sustainable Development
Goals into national plans and policies.
III.
Call to action – turning our world towards 2030
35.
We commit to taking
continuous, fundamental, transformative and urgent actions at all levels and by
all stakeholders, to overcome the crises and obstacles facing our world. We
recognize the urgent need to take the actions necessary to reverse declines and
accelerate progress to achieve the 2030 Agenda and implement the SDGs. We will
take comprehensive and targeted measures to eradicate poverty in all its forms
and dimensions, including extreme poverty, by 2030.
36.
We commit to achieving
sustainable development and shared prosperity for all by focusing our policies
and actions on the poorest and most vulnerable. We will endeavour to identify
those who are being left behind and reach those who are the furthest behind first.
People who are vulnerable must be empowered. We intend to see the Goals and
targets met for all nations and peoples and for all segments of society. We
will take action to combat inequalities within and among countries and pursue
policies that stem the tide of rising inequality, including through social
protection systems and universal health coverage. We look forward to the
proposed world social summit in 2025, subject to discussion and agreement
by the General Assembly, to give momentum towards the implementation of the
2030 Agenda.
37.
We are determined to
make all efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda and achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals by the target year of 2030 and to revitalize the global
partnership for sustainable development. To this end:
a)
We commit to taking
comprehensive and targeted measures to eradicate poverty in all its forms and
dimensions, including extreme poverty, everywhere, recognizing it is the
greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable
development. We commit to enhancing and supporting policies and strategies for
reducing poverty and inequality, including through international
cooperation.
b)
We will accelerate
actions to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, and the
realization of the right to adequate food, including through access to
sufficient, safe and nutritious foods all year round, the promotion of
sustainable and resilient agrifood systems, as well as safe, healthy and
diversified diets and consumption practices. We commit to keep trade channels
and markets open for the movement of food, fertilizers and other agricultural
inputs and outputs, while recognizing the importance of shorter supply chains
at the local levels. In this context, we also commit to supporting developing
countries to address extreme food price volatility.
c)
We commit to targeted
and accelerated action to remove all legal, social, and economic barriers to
achieving gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls, including
those with disabilities, their full, equal and effective participation in all
decision-making processes, and the
realization and enjoyment of their human rights. In this regard we
commit to eliminating, preventing and responding to all forms of discrimination
and violence against women and girls
in public and private spaces both in person and in digital contexts, such as
sexual and gender-based violence, and call for women’s full access to justice
and effective legal remedies.
d)
We will continue
increasing investment in inclusive and equitable quality education and
life-long learning opportunities for all, including early childhood education,
youth and adult literacy programmes and initiatives, digital education,
cultural education, education for
sustainable development, digital technologies for education, skills
enhancement, affordable higher education and vocational training, education in
emergencies and teachers’ continuing professional development. We will address
barriers to girls’ education, gender and disability gaps and promote gender
equality and the empowerment of women and girls in and through education and
safe, healthy and stimulating learning environments that enable all learners to
achieve their full potential and physical, mental and emotional well-being. We also take note of the 2022 United
Nations Transforming Education Summit.
e)
We will continue to
take action to bridge the digital divides, and spread the benefits of
digitalization. We will expand participation of all countries, in particular
developing countries, in the digital economy, including by enhancing their
digital infrastructure connectivity, building their capacities and access to technological
innovations through stronger partnerships and improving digital literacy. We will leverage digital technology to expand
the foundations on which to strengthen social protection systems. We commit to
building capacities for inclusive participation in the digital economy and
strong partnerships to bring technological innovations to all countries and
reaffirm that the same rights that people have offline must also be protected
online. We look forward to the elaboration of a Global Digital Compact to
accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
f)
We will address water
scarcity and stress and drive transformation from a global water crisis to a
world where water is a sustainable resource, ensuring the availability and
sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. We note the importance
of the mid-term comprehensive review of the implementation of the International
Decade for Action, "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018-2028 and
the water-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda, and we commend the
convening of the UN 2023 Water Conference.
g)
We will ensure healthy
lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, strengthening health systems
and achieving universal health coverage and all other health-related targets
leaving no-one behind. We will address gaps in preventing, preparing for, and
responding to current and future pandemics and health emergencies, including in
the development and distribution of, and unhindered, timely and equitable
access to, medical countermeasures such as vaccines, therapeutics and
diagnostics.
h)
We will ensure
universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for
all, including through enhanced international cooperation to assist developing
countries and through sustained investments, advancing research and
development, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy
technology. We will increase substantially the share of renewable and clean
energy in the global energy mix by 2030.
i)
We recommit to the
full implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
2015-2030, and recall its Mid-term review, while acknowledging that some of the
calls to action will require capacity building and technical and financial
assistance in order to be effectively implemented by developing countries. We
will promote a disaster risk-informed approach to sustainable development at
the local, national, regional and global levels and to accelerating progress on
integrating disaster risk reduction into policies, programmes and investments
at all levels. We recognize the need for a broader and a more people-centred
preventive approach to disaster risk reduction, and that disaster risk
reduction policies and practices need to be multi-hazard and multisectoral,
inclusive and accessible in order to be efficient and effective. We will
promote effective local, national and regional multi-hazard early warning
mechanisms.
j)
We will work with
urgency through the [UNFCCC / United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) –CANZ, Japan, RoK] [and
its COPs, including the upcoming COPs – Norway, RoK, US delete] [and the Paris Agreement, - RoK, US] [and
implement their all agreed outcomes
–RoK], to accelerate our actions to address climate change. [We highlight the resolve to pursue efforts
to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 degree, noting that the impacts of
climate change will be much lower at the temperature increase of 1,5 degrees
compared to 2 degrees and recognizes that limiting global warming to 1.5 °C
requires rapid, deep and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas
emissions of 43 per cent by 2030 relative to the 2019 level. - Norway] We
will [implement the Paris Agreement[2] / / put our best efforts to achieve
Nationally Determined Contributions by 2030 to limit the temperature increase
to 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would
significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change8 –RoK] and [the objectives
of the UNFCCC[3] - Japan] [all agreed
outcomes of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change[4] /
and the
relevant outcomes of previous COPs and CMAs –CANZ], [conscious of the synergies between the implementation of
the 2030 Agenda and the Agreement –Rus. Fed. delete], including across
mitigation and adaption efforts. We [urge [developed country parties to [urgently – Norway] fully deliver on the goal of [mobilizing jointly – Norway] 100
billion [United States dollars / USD per
year -Mexico] [urgently –Norway delete] and through to 2025 [ and emphasize the importance of
transparency in the implementation of their pledges / in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on
implementation - Norway] / every major economy to significantly enhance the ambition of its
NDC since the Paris Agreement; peak its GHG emissions or indicated that it will
do so no later than 2025. – Japan Based
on G7 Leaders` Communique] / highlight the urgency for developed
countries to meet the goal of mobilizing jointly USD 100 billion per year and
through to 2025 in the context of meaningful mitigation and transparency on
implementation and welcome developing countries’ expectation that this goal
will be met in 2023 –CANZ].
[We welcome the outcomes of COP-27 held in Sharm El-Sheikh, including the
decision on funding arrangements for responding to loss and damage associated
with the adverse effects of climate change, including a focus on addressing
loss and damage / We welcome the
decisions taken under the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC at COP-27 in 2022,
held in Sharm El-Sheikh, including the decision to establish new funding
arrangements for assisting developing countries that are particularly
vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, in responding to loss and
damage –CANZ]. [We are aware of the
urgent need to set a new collective quantified goal (NCQG) from a floor of USD 100
billion per year, taking into account the needs and priorities of developing
countries, prior to 2025. – Mexico] [In the context of the
first Global Stocktake, we urge parties to enhance mitigation ambition at
COP-28 to keep the 1.5 degree warming limit in reach. –Switzerland]
j) (G77 version) We stress the urgency of enhancing ambition for
climate action in the implementation of the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement[5] in relation to climate
mitigation, adaptation and the provision of new, additional and adequate means
of implementation especially finance by developed countries to developing
countries. We urge developed countries to urgently deliver the 100 billion
United States dollars annual goal from 2019 and through to 2025 and emphasize
the importance of transparency in the implementation of their pledges. We
reiterate the urgency to developed country Parties to at least double their
collective provision of climate finance for adaptation to developing countries
from 2019 levels by 2025. We urge the implementation of the decisions adopted at
COP-27 held in Sharm El-Sheikh, and the full operationalization of the fund by
COP 28. We commit to continuing our work through the UNFCCC and its COPs to
accelerate our action to address climate change. In this regard, we also look
forward to the first global stock take of the Paris Agreement to take place in
COP 28.]
[ (Previously 37 (i) ) j) (EU version) We
will work with urgency through the UNFCCC and its COPs, including the upcoming
COPs, to adopt resilient, sustainable, inclusive, low greenhouse gas emission
and climate-resilient development pathways in a transparent and inclusive
manner in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and
for the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda and in this regard we need to
increase global efforts to tackle climate change with a view to keeping global
ambition high in line with science and pursue efforts to limit the global
average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre- industrial
levels as this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate
change and contribute to the achieving of the Sustainable Development Goals. We
will implement the Paris Agreement and all agreed outcomes of the United
Nations Convention on Climate Change, conscious of the synergies between the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Agreement, including across
mitigation and adaption efforts. We urge developed country parties to follow on
their commitment to mobilize jointly the goal of 100 billion United States
dollars public and private, bilateral and multilateral through to 2025 and
emphasize the importance of transparency in the implementation of their
pledges. We welcome the outcomes of COP-27 held in Sharm El-Sheikh, including
the decision on funding arrangements for responding to loss and damage
associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including a focus on
addressing loss and damage and look forward to the hosting by the Government of
the United Arab Emirates of the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the
Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, with the
urgent need of keeping global ambition high on the basis of the outcome of the
first Global Stocktake.]
[ (Previously 37 (i) ) j) (UK version) We
will work with urgency through the UNFCCC and its COPs, including the upcoming
COPs, guided by the latest scientific assessment in the IPPC Sixth Synthesis
Report, to accelerate our actions to address climate change. We will implement
the Paris Agreement and our Nationally Determined Contributions to deliver the
shared goal of keeping global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees and
pursue efforts to limit the rise to 1.5 degrees, and all agreed outcomes of the
United Nations Convention on Climate Change. We are conscious of the synergies
between the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Agreement, including
through policy and finance across mitigation and adaption efforts.]
k)
(Previously 37 (j) ) [We [will conserve and
sustainably use oceans and seas, freshwater resources, as well as forests, [wetlands, –Switzerland] [glaciers,
-Kyrgyzstan] mountains and drylands
and to [protect / conserve –Japan “conserve” is utilized for biodiversity in
international documents] biodiversity[, ecosystems and wildlife / and ecosystems –Switzerland]. -G77
delete] / commit to the effective conservation and
management of terrestrial and inland water areas, and of marine and coastal
areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem
function and services, and to the sustainable use of the resources from these
areas. -CANZ] We will take urgent action to halt and reverse
biodiversity loss [by 2030 –UK] to
put nature on a path to recovery [by
2030 –CANZ] for the benefit of people and planet by conserving [, restoring – Mexico] and sustainably
using [biodiversity and ensuring the fair and equitable sharing of benefits
from the use of genetic resources / biological
diversity, - Japan] while providing [and
mobilizing –Switzerland] the necessary means of implementation [from all; sources –Switzerland]. We
commit to [swiftly implement / the full, swift and effective
implementation of –UK] the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework [, including [by revising and updating national
biodiversity actions plans and programmes, and - Norway] the establishment
of the Global Biodiversity Fund – Japan delete], and will [progressively –
Japan delete] take the necessary steps to [progressively
- Japan] close the $700 billion [per
year –Mexico] biodiversity finance gap, [including by mobilising finance from all sources, scaling up support
for Nature-based Solutions, eliminating harmful subsidies, and aligning
financial flows with the GBF –UK] [and urge developed countries [and countries that voluntarily assume
obligations of developed countries – CANZ] [and countries with the capacity to
do so –UK] to make significant progress towards the $30 billion financial
target in the Global Biodiversity Framework. – Japan delete]- Switzerland, US delete] [and aim
to increase ambition for biodiversity finance from all sources. –US] [We note
the importance of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
2021-2030 in helping achieve the 2030 Agenda and its alignment with the
objectives of the Global Biodiversity Framework. –CANZ] [US supports Swiss amendment to shorten
para.]
[ (Previously 37 (j) ) k) (G77 version) We will
take urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss to put nature on a
path to recovery for the benefit of people and planet by conserving and
sustainably using biodiversity and ensuring the fair and equitable sharing of
benefits from the use of genetic resources, including digital sequence
information on genetic resources, while urgently increasing the
provision and mobilization of new, additional, predictable and easily
accessible financial resources to developing countries. We aim to close the
biodiversity finance gap and urge developed countries to fulfill their annual
financial commitments of at least 30 billion. We
welcome
the CBD COP15 and its outcomes and call on the timely implementation of these
outcomes, in particular the Kunming-Montreal
Global Biodiversity Framework Fund. We aim to close the
biodiversity finance gap and urge developed countries to fulfill their annual
financial commitments of at least $30 billion USD as soon as possible,
and to enhance international cooperation, support and technology transfer to
developing countries.]
[(Previously 37 (j) ) k) (EU version) We will take urgent action to halt and
reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 to put nature on a path to recovery for the
benefit of people and planet including by conserving sustainably using
biodiversity, and ensuring the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the
use of genetic resources, while providing the necessary means of implementation
including by conserving or protecting at least 30 per cent of the world’s land
by 2030 and at least 30 per cent of the global ocean by 2030, including through
the establishment of marine protected areas on the high seas. We regret that
the Sustainable Development Goal targets with a 2020 deadline have not been
fully achieved and we commit to swiftly and fully implement them. We commit to
swiftly implement the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and will
progressively take the necessary steps to close the $700 billion biodiversity
finance gap. We endorse the Vision and goals of the United Nations Strategic
Plans for Forests 2017-2030[1], with its 6 Global Forest Goals, and
its contribution to reach the Agenda
2030 and its SDG, including the commitments by other conventions such as the
CBD and the Paris- Agreement. We commit to continue supporting action to halt
deforestation and forest degradation and promoting sustainable forest
management. Furthermore, we emphasize the vital role of forests for the
attainment of all SDGs through the ecosystem services they provide, including
biodiversity conservation; provision of wood products, food, fuel and fiber;
carbon sequestration; flood, drought and erosion control; and the cleaning of
water and air and commit to step up actions in the context of UN Decade on
Ecosystem Restoration and to scale up efforts to prevent, halt and reverse the
degradation of ecosystems worldwide.]
l)
We commit to continue
urgent efforts to implement the strategic objectives of the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification, affirming that combating desertification,
land degradation, drought and floods, as well as sand and dust storms, and
achieving land degradation neutrality are essential and have emerged as a
pathway to accelerate progress towards achieving the SDGs.
m)
We will decisively and
urgently mobilize action for sustainable ocean management, recognizing the central
role of a healthy, productive and resilient ocean. We commit to an integrated
and coordinated approach to conserve, protect and restore the ocean, its
ecosystems and its biodiversity. We emphasize that our actions to implement
Goal 14 should be in accordance
with, reinforce and not duplicate or undermine existing legal instruments,
arrangements, processes, mechanisms or entities. We affirm the need to enhance
the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by
implementing international law as reflected in the UN Convention on the Law of
the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and
sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of
The Future We Want. We look forward to the third UN Ocean Conference, to be
held in 2025, to scale-up ocean action and accelerate implementation.
n)
We will support the
global efforts to address plastic pollution, and the work of the
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally
binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment by
2024.
o)
We commit to bridging
the science, technology and innovation divides and the responsible use of science,
technology, and innovation, including space technology and applications, as
drivers of sustainable development and to build the capacities necessary for
sustainable transformations. We
reiterate the need to accelerate the transfer of environmentally sound
technologies on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential
terms, as mutually agreed. We will
take action to enhance the ability of developing countries to benefit from
science, technology, and innovation and address the major structural
impediments to accessing new and emerging technologies including through
scaling up the use of open science,
affordable and open-source technology,
research and development, including through
strengthened partnerships. We aim to
increase funding for SDG-related research and innovation and build capacity in
all regions to contribute to and benefit from this research. We will seek to
better realize the benefits and address the challenges of artificial
intelligence. We undertake to increase the use of science and scientific
evidence in policymaking.
p)
We pledge to take
action to strengthen international, national and local data systems efforts to collect high quality, timely, relevant,
disaggregated and reliable data on SDG progress and to intensify efforts to
strengthen data and statistical capacities in developing countries. We will
continue to strengthen our efforts to collect, analyse and disseminate relevant
and reliable data, disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity,
migratory status, disability, geographical location and other characteristics
relevant in national contexts, for better monitoring and policymaking to
accelerate the achievement of the 2030 Agenda.We commit to increasing the
availability of SDG data and closing SDG data gaps at all levels, increasing
financing for data and statistics, and enhancing capacity building support to
developing countries.
q)
We will continue to
integrate the SDGs into our national policy frameworks and develop national
plans for transformative and accelerated action. We will make implementing the
2030 Agenda and achieving the SDGs a central focus in national planning and
oversight mechanisms. We will further localize the SDGs and advance integrated
planning and implementation at the local
levels. We encourage all relevant actors to better address
interlinkages, synergies and trade-offs between the Sustainable Development
Goals, enhancing policy coherence for sustainable development.
r)
We commit to accelerate the full implementation of the Addis Ababa
Action Agenda and to take further actions to scale up financing for sustainable
development, and provide means of implementation for developing countries,
including the following:
i.
We will ensure
significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including
through enhanced development cooperation, strengthening the capacity to
mobilize domestic resources and private sector investment in order to provide
adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular the
least developed countries, and to implement programmes and policies to create
decent jobs, including through the implementation of the Global Accelerator on
Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions, to end poverty in all its forms and dimensions.
ii.
We urge developed
countries to scale up and fulfill
their ODA commitments, including their commitment
to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income for official
development assistance (ODA/GNI) to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per
cent of ODA/GNI to the least developed countries.
iii.
[We [call for
[improved / the improvement of existing
structures and frameworks on debt restructuring – Norway] / support
improvements to existing –CANZ] [international debt mechanisms to support
[debt review, -Switzerland delete, debt
review is part of the IMF's mandate] debt payment suspensions, and debt
restructuring, as appropriate – Norway delete], with an expansion of support
and eligibility to vulnerable countries in need. – Japan delete] [We recognize
the importance of new and emerging challenges and vulnerabilities in regard to
developing country external and domestic debt sustainability. – G77 delete]
[Strengthened multilateral coordination by all creditors [and promotion of transparent and fair development finance in line
with international rules and standards that ensures debt transparency, fair
appraisal, selection, and lending practices for quality infrastructure
investment – Japan] is needed to address [and prevent – Japan] the deteriorating debt situation – EU, Norway
delete]. [In this regard, we call for
greater efforts to foster debt sustainability, debt transparency and effective
debt management including by strengthening information-sharing and transparency
among all creditors and borrowers, while respecting commercially sensitive
information, to make sure that debt sustainability assessments are based on
comprehensive, objective and reliable data and scaling up technical assistance
in debt management. Debt transparency enables more effective debt management by
debtors and better risk management by creditors, public and private thus
strengthening multilateral coordination to solve the deteriorating debt
situation –EU]. [We invite all official bilateral creditors to join the data
sharing exercise for debt data reconciliation. - Japan]
[ (r) iii. (G77
version) We call for improved international debt mechanisms to support debt
review, debt payment suspensions, debt restructuring as appropriate, with an
expansion of support and eligibility to vulnerable countries in need. We commit
to assisting developing countries in avoiding a build-up of unsustainable debt
and in implementing resilience measures so as to reduce the risk of relapsing
into another debt crisis, taking into account the challenges posed by the
global economic environment and risks for debt sustainability in a growing
number of developing countries. We call for strengthened multilateral actions
and coordination by all creditors to address the deteriorating debt situation
of developing countries. We call for an improved sovereign debt architecture,
with the meaningful participation of all developing countries, including the
creation of a coordination platform for debt treatment.]
[ (r) iii.
(Seychelles version) We recognize the importance of new and emerging challenges
and vulnerabilities in regard to developing country external debt
sustainability. Strengthened multilateral coordination by all creditors is
needed to address the deteriorating debt situation.]
[ (r) iii. (US version) We recognize the urgency of
addressing the heightened vulnerabilities in regard to developing country
external debt sustainability. We note the ongoing efforts by other bodies and
international fora to improve the efficiency of the existing debt restructuring
process, including the Common Framework, and call for all official bilateral
creditors to make commitments to improve the timeliness and efficiency of the
debt restructuring process. Strengthened multilateral coordination by all
creditors is needed to address the deteriorating debt situation.]
iv.
We call for scaling up
debt swaps for SDGs, including debt
swaps for climate and nature, and
debt swaps for food security, as
appropriate, while recognizing that debt
swaps cannot replace broader debt treatments in unsustainable debt situations,
to allow developing countries to use debt service payments for investments in
sustainable development.
v.
We recommit to
preventing and combating illicit financial flows and strengthening
international cooperation and good practices on assets return and recovery. We
reaffirm our commitment to strive to eliminate safe havens that create
incentives for the transfer abroad of stolen assets and illicit financial
flows. We will implement our obligations to prevent and combat corruption,
bribery and money laundering in all their forms enshrined in the existing
international architecture, in particular in those prescribed in the United
Nations Convention Against Corruption and the United Nations Convention Against
Transnational Organized Crime.
vi.
[We call [for [an
urgent –US delete] / to explore options
for –Switzerland] re-channeling
of [all –G77] [unutilized / the $100 billion commitment of –US] / We invite countries with strong external
positions to step up voluntary channeling of –EU] Special Drawing Rights [or equivalent currency –US] [to / for –EU / from developed countries to developing –G77] countries most in
need, [including –EU delete] [by
exploring options to do so –US] through [the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust and the Resilience and
Sustainability Trust of IMF and –EU] Multilateral Development Banks [MDBs –Mexico], while [respecting
relevant legal frameworks and –G77 delete] preserving the reserve asset
character of Special Drawing Rights. [We
further call for a new general allocation of SDRs to be allocated based on need.
–G77] [We commend rapid progress toward the achievement of the global ambition
of USD 100 billion of channeling of special drawing rights or equivalent
contributions to countries most in need. –EU]
vii.
We [note the
importance / commit to urgent reform –G77]
of the international financial architecture, [business models and financing
capacities being [more –US delete] fit for purpose, [effective, –Switzerland] equitable / including the international financial institutions and their
governance, to be more equitable, fit for purpose, -G77] [and responsive to [address global challenges and
–Switzerland] the financing needs of developing countries, -US delete] [resilient and sustainable,
/ and commit –G77] to broaden and
strengthen the voice and participation of developing countries in international
economic decision-making, norm-setting, and global economic governance. [We commit to [continue to
engage / engaging –G77] in inclusive
[inter-governmental / multilateral –UK] [discussions
on the reform of IFIs / negotiations
under UN auspices to follow up on the commitments reached on the reform of the
international financial architecture, including the IFIs, during the 78th
session of the UNGA, -G77] taking into account the current and ongoing
initiatives. / We recognize the ongoing
efforts in these institutions to ensure they are equipped to respond to the
increasing frequency, scope, and complexity of global challenges with both
sufficient speed and scale. – US] [We support MDB
reform as a key for large scale SDG-related investments, to better address
global challenges and to increase mobilization of the private sector. We take
note of ongoing initiatives to reform the international financial architecture,
including the Bridgetown Initiative and the Paris Summit for a New Global
Financial Pact. -EU] [G77 question
source of “resilient and sustainable”; EU and US wish to retain.]
viii.
We [urge MDBs to bring / support ongoing MDB reforms and urge the
MDBs to continue bringing – Norway] [forward actions to mobilize and provide
additional financing / continue efforts
to responsibly increase new lending capacity –US] within their mandates to
support developing countries to achieve the SDGs [, while preserving their top credit ratings –Switzerland] [including
by implementing with high ambition the Capital adequacy framework agenda for
MDBS. We acknowledge the role of such banks in catalyzing private investment
–EU] [We also urge MDBs to increase the quantity, quality and accessibility of
climate and nature finance to drive delivery of the SDGs, Paris Agreement and
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. –UK] We support MDB [reform efforts and call for / evolution efforts and look forward to –US]
tangible progress in this regard [including
through, inter-alia, increasing their capitalization, securing increases to
grants and concessional finance, and better leveraging their capital bases,
-G77] and encourage [enhanced –
Switzerland] dialogue [coordination
and partnership – Switzerland] between MDBs and other financial
institutions. [We also need bilateral
Development Finance Institutions to mobilise more private capital and improve
conditions for responsible investment since public money will never be enough.
–UK]
ix.
We recommit to the
promotion of a universal, rules-based,
non-discriminatory, open, fair, inclusive, equitable and transparent
multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its
core, as well as meaningful trade liberalization. We underscore that the
multilateral trading system should contribute to the achievement of the
Sustainable Development Goals,
providing policy space for national development objectives, poverty eradication
and sustainable development, consistent with relevant international rules and
countries’ commitments, and promote export-led growth in the developing
countries through, inter alia, preferential trade access for developing
countries, targeted special and differential treatment that responds to the
development needs of individual countries, in particular least developed
countries, and the elimination of trade barriers that are inconsistent with
World Trade Organization agreements. We welcome the commitment of WTO members
to work towards the necessary reform of the organization, with the aim of
improving all its functions and effectively addressing the challenges facing
global trade.
x.
We confirm our
political commitment to explore measures of progress on sustainable development
that complement or go beyond gross domestic product to have a more inclusive
approach to international cooperation and reaffirm our call to engage in United
Nations-led intergovernmental discussions in consultation with relevant
stakeholders.
xi.
We encourage the
international community to consider multidimensional vulnerability, including
the potential use of a multidimensional vulnerability index, as criteria to
access concessional finance.
xii.
We commit to convening
a fourth international conference on financing for development in 2025.
38.
We recognize that the
integrated nature of the Sustainable Development Goals requires a global
response. We renew our commitment to multilateralism, to find new ways of
working together and to ensure that multilateral institutions keep pace with
the rapid changes taking place. We further commit to finding peaceful and just
solutions to disputes and to respecting international law and the purposes and
principles of the Charter of the United Nations, including the right to
self-determination of peoples and the need to respect the territorial integrity
and political independence of States.
39.
We commit to fully
support the UN development system, including the RC system and the Joint SDG
Fund, to deliver better in support of programme countries and their efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda and its
SDGs. We support the United Nations in playing
a central and coordinating role in international development cooperation.
40.
We commit to using the
review of the high-level political forum at the 78th session of the
General Assembly to further strengthen the follow-up and review of the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda,
harnessing data to track progress in implementing the Sustainable Development
Goals and targets, strengthening analysis of the interlinkages across the Goals
and targets, including policy implications of their synergies and
trade-offs.
41.
We look forward to the
Summit of the Future in 2024 as an important opportunity to, inter alia, accelerate the implementation of the
2030 Agenda and its SDGs. We commit to ensure the United Nations can think and
act more effectively in the interest of future generations, including by
agreeing on a Declaration on Future Generations.
42.
We commit with united
efforts, political will and firm actions to advance concrete, integrated and
targeted policies and actions to fulfill the vision of the 2030 Agenda and
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
We pledge to act now, for present and future generations, turning our world
towards a sustainable and resilient path by 2030, and leaving no one behind.
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[1] High-level political forum on sustainable
development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly (Sustainable
Development Goals Summit).
[2] Adopted under the UNFCCC in
FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1,.decision 1/CP.21
[3] United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771,
No. 30822.
[4] United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771,
No. 30822.
[5] Adopted under the UNFCCC in
FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1,.decision 1/CP.21
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