Looking towards a Sustainable, Prosperous, and Inclusive Future
Introduction
by Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
The year 2023 marked a watershed moment in our collective journey towards the SDGs. The SDG Summit, with its groundbreaking Political Declaration, reinvigorated our global commitment and set the stage for accelerated action. 缅北禁地DESA stands ready to harness this momentum from this year’s Summit of the Future, helping Member States to put the 2030 Agenda back on track. In these challenging times, our mission as the home of the development pillar within the 缅北禁地system has never been more critical.
This edition of the 缅北禁地DESA Highlights shows how we deliver across three key pillars of work – intergovernmental support, analysis, and capacity-building. It showcases the Department’s tangible results over the course of the 78th session of the General Assembly (September 2023-August 2024). It demonstrates 缅北禁地DESA’s commitment to the Secretary-General’s vision of safeguarding people and planet, and highlights our efforts to achieve the SDGs with just six years remaining.