Official summary by the President of the General Assembly
Announcements and initiatives
H.E. Mr. Allen Chastanet, Prime Minister of St. Lucia – Country Financing Roadmap, to be jointly implemented with the World Economic Forum
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Azmin Ali, Minister of Economic Affairs of Malaysia – the One WASH Fund, led by the Islamic Development Bank and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
H.E. Mr. Peter Eriksson, Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden – remittances for sustainable development initiative, in partnership with UNCDF
H.E. Mr. Rasmus Prehn, Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation of Denmark – plan to double climate-relevant official development assistance
H.E. Mr. Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico – joint plan with neighboring countries to invest in areas with large migrant outflows
H.E. Mr. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Morocco -- new initiatives in agriculture and climate change; with Senegal to reinforce sustainability and security; and a climate information hub for African youth
H.E. Mr. Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – Build Fund, in partnership with UNCDF and Bamboo Capital
H.E. Mr. Ville Skinnari, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Finland – reporting on the growing membership in the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and plans to reduce the cost of capital for climate projects in countries with limited access to affordable capital
Mr. Keith Krach, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment of the United States – Mobilizing Institutional Investors to Develop Africa’s Infrastructure initiative
H.E. Ohood Al Roumi, Minister of State of Happiness and Wellbeing of the United Arab Emirates -- energy and technology initiatives, including through partnership with over 30 small island developing States on climate action and renewable energy partnerships
Mr. Manuel Sager, Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland -- Blue Peace Initiative
Representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France – development of innovative measurement of development assistance
Mr. Amar Bhattacharya, Brookings Institution -- Report of the Technical Task Force on Mobilizing $100 billion per year by 2020
Mr. Rémy Rioux, International Development Finance Club Chair – Proposal to contribute to a new UN-led development investment label; and proposal for a global summit of development banks to be organized in 2020
Ms. Barbara Zvan, Investor Leadership Network – the Network’s first climate change report, providing information needed by investors and lenders to appropriately assess and price climate-related risks and opportunities
Ms. Stephanie von Friedeburg, International Finance Corporation -- Reporting on strategy that seeks to improve confidence in investing for impact through implementing common operating principles
Ms. Anne-Marie Levesque, Chair of the 2X Working Group – Initiative by G-7 and additional countries to mobilize $3 billion by 2020 to invest in women, with $2.5 already mobilized
Ms. Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director, UN Global Compact – Launch of SDG bond; and launch of network of Chief Operating Officers for the SDGs
Mr. Richard Curtis, SDG Advocate and Movie Director – Make My Money Matter campaign
Mr. Gerbrand Haverkamp, Executive Director, Global Benchmark Alliance – New ranking of the world’s most influential technology companies on the basis of their alignment with the SDGs
Ms. Maria Ramos, Co-chair of the Secretary-General’s Task Force on Digital Financing of the SDGs – Launch of the interim report of the Task Force
Ms. Dominique Souris, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Youth Climate Lab & Ms. Genevieve Jiva, Pacific Islands Climate Action Network Coordinator – Messages from the Youth Climate Summit