The g7+ Secretariat, with the Government of Timor-Leste, are co-hosting a conference to tackle the added challenges faced by fragile and conflict-affected countries in reducing poverty.
Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, will deliver the keynote speech at the high level conference attended by finance ministers from Afghanistan, Chad, CAR, Somalia and South Sudan.
The President-elect of Timor-Leste, H.E. Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo, will open the event by sharing Timor-Leste’s experiences of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the United Nations’ new set of goals to end poverty.
At the conference, the Government of Timor-Leste will also launch a SDGs implementation plan, to ensure Timor-Leste is not left behind in the global fight against poverty.
The g7+ will present a draft SDGs monitoring report from member countries, with attendees invited to share challenges they face in reducing poverty, informing global policies to reflect their needs.
Such as, many g7+ countries experience difficulties in collecting data and measuring progress in conflict-affected locations and require technical and financial support to achieve the SDGs.
A Dili Communiqué will be released at the end of the event, in which participants will commit to promote the sharing of best practices and continuous global engagement.
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The Global Conference on the 2030 Agenda: A Roadmap for SDGs in Fragile and Conflict-affected States will take place in Dili, Timor-Leste from 22 to 23 May 2017. Further information at www.g7plus.org. Please join the conversation on twitter @g7plus, via the g7plus facebook page or through the hashtags: #Endpoverty #Leftnoonebehind #Agenda2030 #SDGsinfragilestates.
The final g7+ SDGs monitoring report will be circulated at the United Nations’ High Level Political Forum in New York, in July – an event to track the success of the SDGs. The conference will bring together development partners, CSOs, non – g7+ countries affected by conflict, donor countries and three secretariats (ASEAN and PIF) in the region to discuss SDGs implementation from their perspective.
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Notes to the editor:
The g7+ is a voluntary association of countries affected by conflict and fragility that share lessons on peacebuilding and statebuilding. The g7+ member counties are Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo and Yemen. Sierra Leone is the current chair country of the g7+ and the permanent Secretariat is based in Dili, Timor-Leste.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.
Helche Silvester
Media and Communication Officer
The g7+ Secretariat, Dili, Timor-Leste
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