Thailand and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will co-organise the 5th High-Level Brainstorming Dialogue (HLBD) on Enhancing Complementarities between ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on 31 March 2021 at 13.00 hours, to advance sustainable development cooperation between ASEAN and the UN.

On 31 March 2021, H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, will co-chair the 5th High-Level Brainstorming Dialogue (HLBD) on Enhancing Complementarities between ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with H.E. Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Secretary of ESCAP. Participants will comprise high-level representatives from ASEAN Member States, the ASEAN Secretariat, UN agencies and ASEAN’s external partners with strong interest to promote sustainable development in ASEAN. The opening ceremony of the meeting will be broadcasted through ESCAP YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/unescap) at 13.00 hours.

The 5th HLBD will provide a platform for ASEAN, UN agencies and other external partners of ASEAN to review progress and identify ways forward to enhance synergies between the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, also known as the Complementarities Initiative. The Meeting is also aimed to facilitate the attainment of the SDGs, particularly in the context of robust post-COVID-19 recovery in ASEAN, including through the effective implementation of the Complementarities Roadmap (2020-2025) and the work of the ASEAN Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue (ACSDSD) in Bangkok.

The HLBD is an annual meeting co-hosted by Thailand, as the ASEAN Coordinator on Sustainable Development Cooperation, and UN ESCAP since 2017. The Dialogue plays a significant role in advancing sustainable development cooperation in ASEAN and strengthening ASEAN-UN partnership in this area, especially in the context of the ASEAN-UN Plan of Action 2021-2025.

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