“Successful implementation of the ambitious 2030 Agenda will depend on new and strengthened partnerships involving governments, businesses and civil society at global, regional, national and sub-national levels”, Mr. Nicholas Rosellini, UN Resident Coordinator in China stated in his keynote speech at the Forum. 

Dr. Marielza Oliveira, Director of UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office and UNESCO Representative to the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia and the Republic of Korea introduced UNESCO’s direct contributions in delivering 9 SDGs through diversified collaborations with stakeholders at different levels. To consolidate their cooperation in achieving SDGs in the next 5 years, UNESCO and Center for International Knowledge on Development, China (CIKD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

The MoU primarily aims at implementing the outcomes of the First Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (2019) with specific focuses on two initiatives. On the one hand, UNESCO and CIKD jointly launched a CIKD-UNESCO Education Base of Cultural Inclusiveness. The launching was officially announced at the Sustainable Development Forum on Oct. 24. In the future, it will provide a platform where young people could learn and contribute their ideas on SDGs. 

On the other hand, UNESCO and CIKD will collaborate on raising the awareness and sense of mission of the young generation on sustainable development by holding series of activities, to engage young people as an important driving force for attaining the SDGs. 

Sustainable Development Forum 2019 was organized by the China Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD), with the sponsorship and endorsement of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Beijing Municipal Government, and a few other international organizations.

加强合作实现可持续发展——?联合国教科文组织与中国国际发展知识中心签订谅解备忘录

以“落实2030年可持续发展议程：我们在行动”为主题的2019年可持续发展论坛于10月24日至25日在中国北京召开。来自各国政府、联合国机构、国际组织、商界、学界以及公民社会的300名代表参加了此次论坛，共同推动知识共享和政策讨论，加强行动，实现可持续发展目标。

联合国驻华系统协调员罗世礼表示，成功实现2030可持续发展议程离不开各国政府、企业、公民社会在全球、区域、国家以及地区层面所构建的且不断加强的新型伙伴关系。

联合国教科文组织驻华代表处代表欧敏行女士在致辞中介绍了联合国教科文组织与多个利益相关方在不同层面开展的合作，共同为实现9个可持续发展目标所做出的努力。未来5年内，为了进一步加强联合国教科文组织与中国国际发展知识中心之间的合作，共同助力可持续发展目标的实现，双方还签订了谅解备忘录。

该谅解备忘录的主要目标是进一步落实第一届亚洲文明对话大会（2019）的成果，具体侧重两方面：第一，联合国教科文组织与中国国际发展知识中心共同成立文化包容教育基地。该中心已于10月24日在2019可持续发展论坛上正式宣布成立。今后，该中心将为青年提供与可持续发展有关的学习和交流平台。第二，双方还将合作举办一系列活动，加强青年对可持续发展目标的认识和使命感，让青年成为实现可持续发展目标的重要动力。

2019可持续发展论坛由中国国际发展知识中心同中国国务院发展研究中心、北京市政府、中国外交部、联合国经济和社会事务部，以及其他国际机构共同举办。

(Source: UNESCO Beijing)