Reflections of the UN76th General Assembly & the IPCC Report: 

Galvanizing Actions to End the Pandemic

Thursday, September 30, 2021 @1PM – 3:30PM, EDT

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Recent United Nations processes have demonstrated both the tremendous needs and opportunities confronting the world today. This session will highlight a few of those while looking for practical next steps. Our speakers will touch on the UN General Assembly Revitalization process, the recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report leading up to COP26, the Secretary-General’s launch of “Our Common Agenda” for more effective multilateralism, and a recent Stimson Center report “Building Back Together and Greener: Twenty Post-Pandemic Initiatives for a Just, Healthy, and Sustainable Global Recovery.”  These initiatives, and more, come together to form a road map of the possible, allowing us to invest in innovative solutions to achieve the SDGs and the UN2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’s commendation to “Leave No One Behind.”

Welcome & Moderator

  • Ms. Margo LaZaro, President & Chair, NGOCSD-NY, Director of UN Relations for Global Family, Co-Founder/CSO SDG Impact Awards Community, VBL, IPartner of C4UNWN, Urban Cluster Convenor

Keynote Reflections

  • H.E. Dr. Michal Mlynar, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Slovakia to the United Nations          
  • Mr. Odo Tevi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of  Vanuatu to the United Nations                                                                      
  • Mr. Satya S. Tripathi, Secretary-General of the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet 
  • Mr. Robert Skinner, Deputy Director and Chief of Partnerships and Global Engagement, Outreach Division, United Nations Department of Global Communications      
  • Ms. Natalie Samarsignhe, CEO of United Nations Association-UK 

Building Back Together and Greener 

  • Dr. Richard Ponzio, Senior Fellow and Director of the Global Governance, Justice and Security Program at The Stimson Center in Washington, D.C.

 Sustainable Solutions with Expediential Impact 

  • Mr. Doug Lessing, Founder of Phin, a philanthropic tech platform IPCC – COP26 & Beyond 
  • Dr. Jan Dash, PhD, Editor of the Climate Change Encyclopedia World Scientific (2021) and Editor of the Climate Portal, Lead Climate Advisor for the NGOCSD-NY

UN76 Youth Empowerment

  • Mr. Daniel Del Valle Blanco Policy Advisor for Youth in the Permanent Mission of the Republic of   Slovakia to the United Nations
  • Ms. Nudhara Yusuf, Global Youth Coordinator of the Coalition for the UN We Need 

C4UNWN – Going Forward

  • Mr. Jeffery Huffines, Senior Advisor of the Coalition for the UN We Need & Together First 

Interactive Dialogue Exchange

Partners: NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, PVBLIC Foundation, Baha’i International Community, Coalition for the UN We Need, The Stimson Center, SDG Relief Fund, Together First, SDG Impact Awards Community, Global Family, Soroptimist International, Humanitarian Focus Foundation, Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission, Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization, Empower-a-Billion-Women(EBW), Debate for Peace, Huairou Commission, Youth for a Better World:/Montessori Model UN, Youth Impact! Forum, General Assembly of Partners, Global Family for Love & Peace, ICW, GNEC, CoNGO, and UNA-USA Council of Organizations.