Cambodia has participated in the 2024 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) under the theme of Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and Eradicating Poverty in time of Multiple Crises: The Effective Delivery of Sustainable, Resilient and Innovative Solutions, at the UN headquarters in New York city, the United States of America. According to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), H.E. CHHIENG Yanara, Senior Minister in charge of Special Missions and Second Vice-President of the CDC, represented Cambodia for the HLPF, the central global platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The 2024 HLPF aimed to review in-depth SDGs 1 to end poverty, 2 to end hunger, 13 to combat climate change, 16 to promote inclusive societies and provide access to justice and build effective institutions, and 17 to partner for the Goals. On the occasion, H.E. CHHIENG Yanara delivered a statement on SDG 17, critical means to achieve all the other SDGs, saying that 'The world has found itself past the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with stagnant progress, but acceleration remains possible.' 'Although the first half of SDGs was adversely impacted by the COVID-19 and other global, regional challenges, member states, in collaboration with other development actors, can accelerate the progress in the second half,' he continued. 'In this regard, effective development cooperation and partnerships and commitment to address development financing challenges through the use of multilateralism and various financing mechanisms to support the government in achieving SDGs is imperative to create a more equitable, resilient and sustainable world,' he added. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse