SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Monday said it will reaffirm the region’s commitment to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda amid a complex international context at this week’s meeting of the High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development 2025 (HLPF).
José Manuel Salazar-XirinachsThe HLPF is taking place through Wednesday in New York under the theme of “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind.”
ECLAC’s executive secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, said he will use the occasion to underscore the urgency of reaching agreements and sharing experiences to overcome Latin America and the Caribbean’s lag in fulfilling this global agenda.
“No social actor, on their own, can achieve fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Without cooperation and without partnerships, there is no 2030 Agenda,” he said.
According to studies by ECLAC, less than one-fourth of the 2030 Agenda’s targets have been met or are forecast to be met in the next five years in the region, which means that significant additional efforts are needed.
“In that regard, financing continues to be a huge challenge. It is also necessary to strengthen international and regional cooperation, and multisectoral partnerships,” the ECLA executive secretary said.
Under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2025 is being held just after the International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla, which concluded with a renewed call for urgent action to close the startling four trillion US dollar annual financing gap for achieving the SDGs, stressing the need for increased investment and systemic reform in the global financial architecture.
During that conference, Salazar-Xirinachs said that in the face of financing for development challenges, Latin American and Caribbean countries must strengthen their capacities to mobilize resources and forge renewed cooperation mechanisms.
ECLAC said that in the framework of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2025, Peru, which is serving as chair of ECLAC in the 2024-2026 biennium, will present the conclusions and recommendations arising from the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable development, which took place in April.
ECLAC, meanwhile said it will participate in various events relevant to the region’s development.
