Held below the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Discussion board took place from 8 to 17 July. This yr’s theme was Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in occasions of a number of crises: the efficient supply of sustainable, resilient and revolutionary options.
The session included a three-day ministerial segment from 15 to 17 July as a part of the Excessive-Stage Phase of the Council.
Key votes on ministerial declaration
The adoption of a ministerial declaration, a key end result of the Discussion board, was marked by strong debate amongst Member States, culminating in two key votes on amendments.
One proposal concerned the inclusion of a paragraph “strongly urging” States to chorus from promulgating and making use of any unilateral financial, monetary or commerce measures not in accordance with worldwide legislation and the UN Charter that impede the complete achievement of financial and social improvement, particularly in growing nations.
The inclusion – proposed amongst others by Belarus, Cuba, Iran, Russia and Syria – was agreed with a recorded vote of 105 nations in favour, 11 towards and 46 abstentions.
The opposite modification, proposed by Israel known as for the deletion of a paragraph that “acknowledged” that sustainable improvement can’t be realized with out peace and safety, and peace and safety can be in danger with out sustainable improvement.
That paragraph additionally known as for “additional efficient measures and actions” to be taken, in conformity with worldwide legislation, to take away the obstacles to the complete realization of the proper to self-determination of peoples residing below colonial and overseas occupation, which proceed to adversely have an effect on their financial and social improvement in addition to the atmosphere.
In a recorded vote, the Discussion board determined to retain this paragraph, with 122 Member States voting for retention and two voting for deletion (Israel and United States). Thirty-nine States abstained.
The ministerial declaration, as amended, was then adopted and not using a vote.
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Paula Narváez Ojeda, President of the Financial and Social Council, addresses the ministerial opening of the Excessive-level Political Discussion board 2024.
Dedication renewed
Addressing the Discussion board after the adoption, Paula Narváez, ECOSOC President, highlighted that the ministerial declaration “bolstered as soon as once more” the urgency of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Growth.
“This high-level political discussion board has highlighted that it’s not too late to make sustainable improvement a actuality.”
She additionally acknowledged the efforts of Ambassador José Blanco of the Dominican Republic and Ambassador Merete Fjeld Brattested of Norway for his or her management as facilitators of “advanced negotiations, which had been performed in an distinctive, clear and inclusive method”.
Complicated, inclusive negotiations
She added that delegations negotiated for over 70 hours, with 20 casual and three informal-informal periods, “making each effort to carry collectively the totally different opposing positions and current an bold and balanced doc”.
The ECOSOC President concluded by stressing the physique’s collective resolve to speed up the implementation of SDGs and advance sustainable improvement, and to undertake the transformations needed to realize that goal.
“We’ll proceed to resume multilateral efforts to fulfil the promise of the 2030 Agenda and go away nobody behind,” she stated.
