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“Supporting national action through HLPF outcomes”

Mon 29 Jun 2015, 10.00 am — Wed 03 Feb 2021, 12.00 pm

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Background

Background

What will be the most critical challenges for implementing the SDGs and how can the HLPF help countries address them?

Biographies

Ms Aisa Kirabo

Ms Aisa Kirabo

UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director and former Mayor of Kigali

Ms Aisa Kirabo

UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director and former Mayor of Kigali

Ms Aisa Kirabo

Ms. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira of the Republic of Rwanda as Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General for UN-Habitat. Ms. Kirabo is the former Governor of Eastern Province and, prior to that, she was Mayor of Kigali City (2006 - 2011).

H.E. Mr. Pio Wennubst

H.E. Mr. Pio Wennubst

Ambassador and Deputy Director, Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation

H.E. Mr. Pio Wennubst

Ambassador and Deputy Director, Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation

H.E. Mr. Pio Wennubst

Ambassador Pio Wennubst is currently operating under the Swiss Permanent Mission to the UN in New York as the head of the economic and social development team. As Assistant General Director of the SDC, he manages the Global Cooperation Department.

H.E. Mr. Gustavo Adolfo Meza-Cuadra Velasquez

H.E. Mr. Gustavo Adolfo Meza-Cuadra Velasquez

Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations and Chair of ECLAC

H.E. Mr. Gustavo Adolfo Meza-Cuadra Velasquez

Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations and Chair of ECLAC

H.E. Mr. Gustavo Adolfo Meza-Cuadra Velasquez

A career diplomat with 30 years in Peru’s foreign service, he also held various positions in the Foreign Ministry, including National Director of Sovereignty and Boundaries from June 2008 to July 2009, with the rank of Minister; and Director of World Trade Organization Affairs and Head of the Peruvian delegation in the negotiations for an Association Agreement with the European Union.

Mr Manish Bapna

Mr Manish Bapna

Managing Director, World Resource Institute

Mr Manish Bapna

Managing Director, World Resource Institute

Mr Manish Bapna

Manish Bapna is the executive vice president and managing director of the World Resources Institute, a global research organization that works to address six urgent sustainability challenges: food, forests, water, climate, energy and cities. He served as WRI’s acting president from 2011-2012. Before joining WRI in 2007, Manish was executive director of the non-profit Bank Information Centre (BIC).

Ms Evelyn Ugbe

Ms Evelyn Ugbe

Women Environmental Program, Nigeria

Ms Evelyn Ugbe

Women Environmental Program, Nigeria

Ms Evelyn Ugbe

A passionate and ardent supporter of women’s rights and emancipation, Evelyn Ugbe volunteers at the Women Environmental Program, which works to educate Nigerian women and other stakeholders on the effects of climate change among other environmental issues.

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