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UN PhotoOpening plenary (SDG Action Weekend, Acceleration Day)
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The core of the Sunday opening will be a cross-cutting panel on accelerating SDG implementation, featuring representatives from across the development landscape. This panel will interrogate the difficult question of how to scale what works and transform local wins to global successes.
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The panel will draw on on-the-ground perspectives from a Head of State and Local Representative while also bringing in the critical thoughts of a UN Principal.
An IFI President will provide a development finance viewpoint and a renowned development economist will provide an outside-in perspective on SDG implementation at the halfway point of the 2030 Agenda.
Leaving Sunday's opening plenary and heading into the High Impact Initiative and other sessions of the day, it is vital that participants grasp the urgency of the moment, the sense of what is possible and the imperative for collective action.
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To maximize the SDG Summit's impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which will generate opportunities for stakeholders, UN entities, and Member States to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and set out specific commitments and contributions to drive SDG transformation between now and 2030.
The SDG Action Weekend will consist of the SDG Mobilization Day on Saturday, 16 September, and the SDG Acceleration Day on Sunday, 17 September at UNHQ in New York.
- The SDG Mobilization Day (16 September) will create an opportunity for stakeholders from all sectors to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and mobilize towards an ambitious SDG Summit and UN General Assembly High-Level Week.
- The SDG Acceleration Day (17 September 2023) will propel stakeholders from ambition to action by highlighting how the High Impact Initiatives, multigenerational campaigns such as Generation Equality, and cross-SDG impact catalysers such as SDG Digital can accelerate collective achievement.
The SDG Summit on 18-19 September will mark the mid point of the SDGs. It must secure the breakthroughs and momentum needed to change course and achieve the SDGs by 2030. To maximize the Summit's impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which will generate opportunities for stakeholders, UN entities, and Member States to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and set out specific commitments and contributions to drive SDG transformation between now and 2030.