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Speeches and statements

Speeches

High-level Opening

H. E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (video message)

H.E. Mr. Giorgio Silli, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy (video message)

Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Panel 1: Stocktaking progress on SDG16: Assessing achievements and challenges

Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director, UNODC (video message)

Mr. Helder Da Costa, General Secretary, g7+ Secretariat

Ms. Lynrose Jane D. Genon, Executive Council Member, Young Women+ Leaders for Peace – The Philippines (YW+PL-PH)

Presentation of the 2025 Rome Civil Society Declaration on SDG16+  

Ms. Natalia Peláez Pérez, Founder and Director, Fundación LATIR

Ms. Mojisola Akinsanya, Executive Director, Women for Peace & Gender Equality Initiative (WOPEGEE)

Panel 2: The business case for investment in peaceful, just and inclusive societies

H.E. Ms. Anne Désirée Ouloto, Minister of Civil Service and Modernization of the Administration of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Panel 3: The way forward: Leveraging SDG16 to accelerate progress on shared priorities in line with the Pact for the Future and other multilateral agreements and processes

Mr. Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, UN DESA

Ms. Cristel Urquía Dubón, Deputy Mayor of Intibucá, Honduras

Ms. Luisa Franco Machado, Founder and Executive Director, EquiLabs and Young Leader for the SDGs (Brazil)

Closing

Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

 

Statements

Croatia

European Union

Malta

Mexico

Mozambique

Myanmar

Netherlands

Panama

Poland

Russian Federation

Slovakia

Timor-Leste


OHCHR

UNDP


International IDEA