Tuesday 19 September14.00-15.30 CEST
UN House, Boulevard du Régent 37, 1000 Brussels (and online)
Hybrid event: online and in-person
Registration here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeUHHOJ6InjD6…/viewform
Interactive panel:
* Koen Doens, Director-General of DG INTPA
* Frances Fitzgerald, MEP (EPP), Shadow Rapporteur of the 2023 EP SDG Report
* Petros Kokkalis, MEP (The Left), Co-Rapporteur of the 2023 EP SDG Report
* Giulia Salvetti, Youth Officer, UN in Brussels
Moderated by: Camilla Brückner, Representative of the UN System in the EU
EU institutions, civil society and other European stakeholders have made substantial efforts to translate this commitment into action.
However, as we cross the mid-way point to achieve the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, we are increasingly off track in our efforts to build a more sustainable and fairer future.
The lasting socio-economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, persisting conflicts and the raging triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are affecting the lives of millions of people, leading to increased inequalities and consequences on the most vulnerable.
