Latin America and the Caribbean is a key player in discussing the major challenges and opportunities facing the world on issues such as global warming, food security, health, education and inequality. On the occasion of its 10 years as a Permanent Observer at the United Nations, CAF – the Latin American development bank – will raise the voice of the region in the most important multilateral forum in the world.
Within the framework of the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations, CAF will present the activity “Many Voices, One Region: Latin America and the Caribbean Working on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, a space for reflection with Nobel Peace Laureates Rigoberta Menchú, Adolph Perez Esquivel and Juan Manuel Santos; Heads of State of Argentina, Ecuador and Guatemala; high level personalities such as Sergio Diaz-Granados, Christian Asinelli, Jeffrey Sachs, Jose Maria Aznar, Martin Torrijos, Epsy Campbell, David Beasley, Marisol Argueta de Barillas, Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, Manuel Otero; and ministers from Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, among others; will address progress and challenges in the region to promote the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Leaders from civil society, the private sector and 17 universities from the region are part of the diversity of voices for Latin America that will be raised in New York., among them: Eglantina Zingg, Founder and CEO of Goleadoras.org; Henrique Braun, President of the Coca Cola Company in Latin America; Darren Ware, Senior Vice President of Government Relations at Mastercard; Alejandro Werner, Director of the Institute of the Americas, Georgetown; Gianna Cunazza, Executive Director of the Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games; Philipp Muller-Wirth, Head of the UNESCO Sports Section; and Chelsey Gotell, Member of the Board of Directors of the International Olympic Committee; among others.
In nine sessions that can be followed live on caf.com, the voice of Latin America and the Caribbean will be heard on topics such as peace, challenges to achieve the SDG agenda, sport as a key investment for the inclusion of people with disabilities. , a new leadership for the region, food security, coffee sustainability and how to transform education from an innovative perspectivesustainability and the new youth agenda, among others.
Strategic allies will also add their voices so that the world can fix its gaze on Latin America and the Caribbean through their participation in the CAF event. The event will include leaders from UNDP, OEI, Unesco, Unitar, WFP, OIJ, WEF, IICA, AS/COA, FPA, Club de Madrid, Mastercard, Coca Cola, Microsoft, Federación Nacional de Cafeteros, Amcham Colombia, Latir, and media partners El País, El Mercurio, Portafolio, NTN24, Latin Finance, Latin Trade and Agencia EFE.
The meeting, which will take place between 19 and 20 September 2022will feature keynote speeches, discussions, presentations and presentations of innovative initiatives with the aim of devising solutions that will enable Latin American and Caribbean countries to make progress in achieving the 2030 Agenda’s sustainable development goals and objectives.
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