Every year the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development meets to advance the UN System’s agenda on sustainable development. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is leading the discussion on urgent environmental issues through five side-events. This article is part of our coverage of the forum’s 2020 edition.
The side event hosted by the Partnership for a Green Economy (PAGE) convened leading voices from United Nations agencies and national ministries to assess progress toward an inclusive, sustainable future. All panelists agreed that one feature above all has led to PAGE’s gains and would be critical going forward: Partnership.
Asad Naqvi, Head of the PAGE Secretariat, declared that parties are ambitious “to go far, to go fast, and to go together.” Against the backdrop of the ongoing pandemic, that ambition will surely be tested.
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder stressed that parties to PAGE “stand ready to scale action” so not to lose the gains we have made in this unprecedented moment.
Officials from Uruguay, Sweden, and Indonesia contributed a view from the ground, where partnership in action has led to demonstrable advancement. Omar Paganini, Uruguay’s Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mining spoke of his country’s achievement of 98% of electricity from renewables. Read more…
