Going Local Thematic Official Session: Organized by UN-DESA

This official HLPF event will focus on the importance of Voluntary Local Reviews within the implementation of the SDGs and analyze the main challenges and bottlenecks for effective SDG localization.

📄 Concept Note

Moderator:

Mr. Anthony Pipa, Brookings Institution

Session speakers:

Panel:

Ms. Noraini Roslan, Mayor of Subang Jaya

Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum, Head of Government, Mexico City

Ms. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown

Lead discussants:

Mr. Jan Vapaavuori, Mayor of Helsinki

Ms. Thembi Nkadimeng, President of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA)

High-level respondent:

Ms. Arantxa Tapia, President of Regions4, Basque Government

Mr. Leendert Verbeek, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

Representative of a Japanese local government (TBC)