Preparatory Meeting

A one-day preparatory meeting for Stockholm+50 was convened by the President of the General Assembly on Monday, 28 March 2022 from 10:00 - 18:00 EDT at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Chaired by the Stockholm+50 co-hosts, Sweden and Kenya, the meeting was structured around three interactive discussions on the preparations for the three Stockholm+50 Leadership Dialogues and other elements of international meeting on 2-3 June 2022.

Following a brief presentation on the respective Leadership Dialogue themes, the floor was opened for comments and/or questions on the draft background papers (available below).

The preparatory meeting was held in-person (with COVID-related restrictions applicable at the time of the meeting) with live streaming on UN Web TV in the six official languages of the United Nations - watch below.

News

30 March 2022 | Press release
Expectations ramp up ahead of Stockholm+50 International Meeting
UN Member States and other stakeholders convening on Monday, 28 March 2022, at UN HQ in New York ahead of June’s international meeting Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of…

Programme and documents

Reports: UN System contributions to the Stockholm+50 process:

Watch

Part 1: 10:00 - 13:00 EDT | AR, EN, ES, FR, RU, ZH available here 

Part 2: 15:00 - 18:00 EDT | AR, EN, ES, FR, RU, ZH available here 

Statements and speeches

Statement and speech transcripts are currently being sourced and provided below.

Opening segment

Opening of the meeting

Opening remarks

Overview of the International meeting

Interactive discussion on the background document for Leadership Dialogue 1: Reflecting on the urgent need for actions to achieve a healthy planet and prosperity of all

Presentations on behalf of co-chairs of the Leadership Dialogue 1:

Interventions from the floor

Additional statements

Interactive discussion on the background document for Leadership Dialogue 2: Achieving a sustainable and inclusive recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

Presentations on behalf of co-chairs of the Leadership Dialogue 2:

  • Mr. Stephan Contius, Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda, Head of Division for the United Nations, Developing Countries and Emerging Economies, Federal Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection, Germany
  • H.E. Mr. Ibnu Wahyutomo, Acting Director-General for Multilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia

Interventions from the floor

Closing Statements

  • Mr. Stephan Contius, Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda, Head of Division for the United Nations, Developing Countries and Emerging Economies, Federal Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection, Germany
  • H.E. Mr. Ibnu Wahyutomo, Acting Director-General for Multilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia

Additional statements

Interactive discussion on the background document for Leadership Dialogue 3: Accelerating the implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development in the context of the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development

Presentations on behalf of co-chairs of the Leadership Dialogue 3:

  • Ms. Annika Lindblom, Director for International and EU Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt

Interventions from the floor

Closing statements

  • Ms. Mirand Gobran, Director of Climate and Environment Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt
  • Ms. Annika Lindblom, Director for International and EU Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Finland

Additional statements

Closing segment