Excellencies,
Distinguished Participants,
UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board 2023
Infrastructure for Energy: Pathways towards a just, green and resilient transition
Thank you for the opportunity to address this important event.
We have reached the mid-point of implementing the 2030 Agenda, but we are far off track, including in our progress towards SDG 7.
But not all hope is lost.
Through rapid acceleration of action in the next seven years we can make our shared global goals a reality.
The UN development system is rallying all actors behind Energy Compacts, as one of 12 high impact initiatives to be featured in the margins of the SDG Summit.
The Climate Ambition Summit, UNFCCC COP28, and the forthcoming global stocktaking of SDG7 implementation next year also provide excellent opportunities to further strengthen political commitment and scale up action.
Sustainable energy cuts across all the SDGs and the objectives of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
So, let us move forward together to get the world on track to reaching SDG7. Through accelerated action, we can ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, including through the Global Roadmap for Accelerated SDG 7 Action, and achieve a just energy transition.
Thank you.