Summit 24: Swedish Government initiates High-Level Group in UN
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The Swedish Government has taken the initiative to start a High-Level Group, which consists of nine leaders from various parts of the world, to ensure that the 17 sustainable development goals and 169 targets and the 2030 Agenda are implemented at all levels of society.
It will work in various ways to promote exchange of experience and discussions on challenges and solutions between governments, civil society, the private sector and international organizations. The High-Level Group will also work through personal discussions with other world leaders to encourage them to contribute to far-reaching and genuine commitment to implementing the global goals and the 2030 Agenda.
The following are members of the High-Level Group:
- Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff
- Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos
- Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
- Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
- South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma
- Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete
- Germany’s Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel
- Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi
- Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araújo
For more information see: http://www.government.se/press-releases/2015/09/swedish-government-initiates-high-level-group-in-un/