Countdown to UN General Assembly Special Event, 25 September 2013 No 4

Millennium Development Goal success: accelerating action and partnering for impact, High-level Forum, 23 September 2013

Millennium Development Goal success: accelerating action and partnering for impact is the topic for a high-level forum, hosted by the UN Secretary-General, to be held on 23 September 2013 from 10.00 to 18.00 hours, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.

The aim of the forum will be to catalyse and accelerate further action to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and enrich the deliberations of the General Assembly on 24 and 25 September and beyond. It will focus on concrete examples of scaling up success and identifying opportunities for more, emphasizing the “how”. The forum will bring together examples from partnerships across the spectrum of the Millennium Development Goals, including the Secretary-General’s multi-stakeholder initiatives and movements, such as “Every woman, every child” and Education First.

The forum will involve Heads of State and Government, chief executive officers from the business sector, philanthropists and civil society leaders, as well as heads of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and other international organizations. The Secretary- General will speak at the opening of the forum, after which there will be contributions from a number of panellists. The President of the General Assembly and the Deputy Secretary-General will speak at the end of the Forum.