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ICLEI is at UN High-level Political Forum 2018: See Our Agenda and Delegation

ICLEI DELEGATION at UN HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2018

See Agenda Below

ICLEI Leadership

Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany; ICLEI President

Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito, Ecudaor; Member of ICLEI Global Executive Committee

Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA; Member of the ICLEI USA Board

Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal, Canada; Host of ICLEI World Congress 2018

María Ángeles Elorza, Secretary for External Relations, Basque Country; Co-host of Basque Declaration of European Sustainable Cities and Towns Platform

Gino Van Begin, ICLEI Secretary General

 

ICLEI Members (Mayors in alphabetical order)

Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, Spain

Daniel Martínez, Mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay

Kenji Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan

Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin, Germany

Mónica Fein, Mayor of Rosario, Argentina

Peter Kurz, Mayor of Mannheim, Germany

Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, France

Tunç Soyer, Mayor of Seferihisar, Turkey – tbc

Zandile Gumede, Mayor of Durban, S. Africa

Penny Abeywardenam, Commissioner for International Affairs, New York City, USA

Henri-Paul Normandin, Director of International Relations, City of Montreal, Canada

Daniel Zarrilli, Senior Director of Climate Policy and Programs and Chief Resilience Officer, New York City, USA

Alexandra Hiniker, Global Vision | Urban Action Program Director, New York City, USA

Barbara Turk, Food Policy Director, New York City, USA

Molly Hartman, Senior Advisor for Food Policy, New York City, USA

Lolita Jackson, Special Advisor on Climate and Policy, New York City, USA

 

ICLEI Senior Staff

Yunus Arikan, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, ICLEI World Secretariat

Tori Okner, Head of Strategy and Partnerships, ICLEI World Secretariat

Kale Roberts, Program Officer and UN Main Representative, ICLEI USA Office

 

ICLEI AGENDA at UN HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2018

11 July Wednesday

10:00   “Capacity-Building in the context of the 2030 Agenda – The role of Civil Servants in a         Multi-            Stakeholder Environment” – HLPF Learning Event by UN SSC Knowledge                Center for Sustainable Development  and German Development Institute (DIE)

Speaker: Lolita Jackson, Special Advisor on Climate and Policy, New York City, USA

 

15:00   Official HLPF 2018 Session on the review of SDG:11

Speaker: Penny Abeywardenam, Commissioner for International Affairs, New York         City, USA

 

13 July Friday

13:15   Strengthening rural urban linkages for inclusive and resilient societies and healthy            ecosystems – HLPF2018 Side Event FAO, ICLEI, IFAD, UN-Habitat, Cities Alliance,           Government of Colombia

Speaker: Barbara Turk, Food Policy Director, New York City, USA

 

15 July Sunday

13:00   Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments Preparatory meeting

ICLEI Representative: Kale Roberts, Program Officer and UN Main Representative,          ICLEI USA Office

 

16 July Monday

10:00   Local and Regional Governments´ Forum

Speakers:

Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany; ICLEI President

Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito, Ecudaor; Member of ICLEI Global Executive Committee

Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal, Canada; Host of ICLEI World Congress 2018

María Ángeles Elorza, Secretary for External Relations, Basque Country; Co-host of Basque Declaration of European Sustainable Cities and Towns Platform

Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, Spain

Daniel Martínez, Mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay

Kenji Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu, Japan

Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin, Germany

Mónica Fein, Mayor of Rosario, Argentina

Peter Kurz, Mayor of Mannheim, Germany

Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, France

Tunç Soyer, Mayor of Seferihisar, Turkey – tbc

Zandile Gumede, Mayor of Durban, S. Africa

 

10:30   “Meeting Sustainable Development Commitments in Cities: The Science We Need for        the Cities We Want” – HLPF2018 Side Event by Government of Canada and CitiesIPCC          partners

            Intervention: Yunus Arikan, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, ICLEI

 

17 July Tuesday

08:00   “Delivering on Agenda 2030 through SDG 12 and the  One Planet multi-stakeholder          partnership” – Ministerial Breakfast by UN Environment Programme

Intervention: Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany; ICLEI President as the Co-        Chair of the Sustainable Public Procurement Programme One Planet Network

10:00   Local Action for Global Commitments Special Event by Local2030 Hub for Sustainability Solutions

Speakers:

Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany; ICLEI President

Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito, Ecudaor; Member of ICLEI Global Executive Committee

Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA; Member of the ICLEI USA Board

Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal, Canada; Host of ICLEI World Congress 2018

Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, Spain

 

18 July Wednesday

13:15   Sustainable strategic public procurement – Can the state be a role model for          sustainable consumption? – HLPF2018 Side Event by Federal Republic of Germany       Federal Government

Speaker: Gino Van Begin, ICLEI Secretary General, as the Co- Chair of the Sustainable      Public Procurement Programme of One Planet Network

13:15   Launch of the HLPF2018 Report of the Global Task Force of Local and Regional      Governments

Speaker: Yunus Arikan, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, ICLEI

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