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As Forum Concludes in Mexico:
Countries of Latin America, the Caribbean Reaffirmed Collective

Commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

MEXICO CITY - The coun- 17 Sustainable Develop-
tries of the region reaf- ment Goals (SDGs) and 169
firmed their collective com- targets for the year 2030.
mitment to the 2030 Agen- “With the first meeting of
da for Sustainable Devel- this new forum, the Latin
opment, recognizing that American and Caribbean
governments bear the fun- countries have advanced
damental responsibility for in implementing the 2030
fulfilling it and stressing the Agenda by engaging in a
need to foster participation systematic process of fol-
by all relevant stakeholders low-up and review at the
in the process, according regional level, building on
to the document signed by existing mechanisms,” the
the government delegates delegates set forth in their
gathered at the first meet- conclusions and recom-
ing of the Forum of the mendations, adding that
Countries of Latin America this “provides useful op-
and the Caribbean on portunities for regional co-
Sustainable Development, operation and peer learn-
which concluded last Fri- ing, including through vol-
day in Mexico City. untary reviews, sharing of “Multilateralism works and are set and we dare to in- tained, emphasizing that
The Forum, which is annu- best practices and discus- is important,” especially novate” to transform the “multilateral cooperation
al in nature, was created sion on agreed targets and “at a time when voices, reality of the region and is the only way to resolve
by mandate of ECLAC’s identified challenges.” some of them very power- the planet with a common the problems that afflict
member countries during At the event’s closing cer- ful ones, are being raised agenda. humanity.” Although the
its thirty-sixth session – held emony, the Foreign Affairs that question this principle Videgaray said there is re- 2030 Agenda is unique,
in May 2016 in Mexico City Secretary of Mexico, Luis of global coexistence,” he gional agreement about there are many ways to
– as the regional mecha- Videgaray, indicated that indicated. Also, he added, the need to have institu- implement it, meaning that
nism for implementation “for the government it was “it has become clear that tions and precise instru- “it is necessary to convert
and follow-up of the 2030 a privilege to have been Latin America and the Ca- ments of measurement for it into a state policy and
Agenda, which was ad- the seat of the Forum’s first ribbean presents itself be- the SDGs, about the rele- align the Sustainable De-
opted by the United Na- meeting,” which, he said, fore the world as a region vance of carrying out peer velopment Goals with na-
tions General Assembly in left behind two significant that exercises its leadership reviews in a process of col- tional plans and budgets,”
2015 and which establishes messages. proudly, where precedents lective improvement, and Bárcena said.
on the existence of nation- To do so, she said civil soci-
al councils or committees, ety and the private sector
of a state nature, for the must indefectibly be seat-
follow-up, implementation ed at the technical and
and evaluation of the 2030 political tables addressing
Agenda. the SDGs.
Alicia Bárcena, Executive “We aspire to a new model
Secretary of the Economic of development, fair, egali-
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uncertainty and marked on which the 2030 Agenda
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