The UN General Assembly (UNGA) High-level Meeting (HLM) on Middle-income Countries (MICs) will convene under the theme, ‘Accelerating the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Middle-income Countries, With a Focus on the Environmental Dimension’. The meeting’s theme recognizes that MICs must address key environmental challenges to further their sustainable development agendas and progress towards economic, social, and structural transformation.
Participants will discuss the gaps and challenges of MICs in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs and identify solutions for promoting achievement of the environmental dimension of sustainable development. Following an opening segment, three interactive panel discussions will convene on:
- MICs’ best practices and lessons learned to overcome challenges and harness opportunities to enhance sustainable development;
- support of the UN system and others to advance international development cooperation with MICs, including on climate change, water stresses, biodiversity loss, pollution, and waste; and
- measuring what counts to ensure a healthy planet for healthy people.
The UNGA President will compile and circulate a brief summary of the meeting, which will also contribute to informing the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of UNGA resolution on development cooperation with MICs (A/RES/76/215).
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date: 11 May 2023
location: New York City, US
www: https://www.un.org/pga/77/wp-content/uploads/sites/105/2023/04/MIDDLE-INCOME-COUNTRIES-CONCEPT-NOTE.pdf