World leaders launched the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” at the United Nations Summit in September 2015. The Agenda was a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity, comprising 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets which seek to build on and complete the Millennium Development Goals. The integrated goals and targets seek to balance the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. The global implementation and review of the 2030 agenda will be led by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations, and the high-level political forum (HLPF) held annually under its auspices.
Ambassador Oh Joon of the Republic of Korea, newly elected President of ECOSOC, spoke about the significance of the Agenda, focusing on four priority areas: ensuring ECOSOC is relevant to what is happening in the world, taking advantage of its new linkage with the HLPF to bolster the coordinating role of ECOSOC, strengthening and harmonizing the work of the ECOSOC system as a whole, and leading the efforts to build an inclusive and engaging global partnership.
Transforming our World:
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
with
Ambassador Oh Joon
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York
Newly elected President of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
$20 Members, $35 Nonmembers
Advanced ticket purchase is required for this event. Space is limited.
11:45 AM | Registration
12:00 PM | Lunch
12:30 PM | Presentation and Q&A
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About the Speaker
Ambassador Oh Joon is the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York. He is serving as the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a one year term, which began on July 24, 2015. In addition, he serves as the President of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). He also served as President of the Security Council for May 2014 during the 2013-2014 term.
Prior to this position, he was Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Singapore from 2010-13 and Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul from 2008-10.
From 2005 to 2007, he was Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of Korea to the United Nations in New York. Ambassador Oh served as Chairman of the United Nations Disarmament Commission (UNDC) for the 2006 session, in addition to representing the Republic of Korea in many meetings of the UN bodies. During the Korean presidency of the 56th session of the UN General Assembly from 2001 to 2002, he worked in the President’s office as Deputy Chef de Cabinet.
From 2003 to 2005, he was Director-General for International Organizations at the Korean Foreign Ministry. During this time, he also chaired the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) from 2004 to 2005.
He joined the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978 and has served as Special Adviser to the Foreign Minister (2007-08); Minister, ROK Embassy in Brazil (2002-03); Deputy Director-General for Policy Planning (1999-2001); Counselor, ROK Embassy in Malaysia (1997-99); and Director, United Nations Division (1995-97). The ROK Government awarded him an Order of Service Merit twice, first the Order of Green Stripes in 1996 and the Order of Yellow Stripes in 2006.
He received a Master’s degree in International Policy Studies from Stanford University (1991-92); a diploma in International and Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (1982-83); and a Bachelor’s in French literature from Seoul National University (1974-78). He was a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University (1990-91) and a member of the Korea Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum (WEF) (2010-13).