New York, July 20 -- In closing the High-level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday, President Inga Rhonda King assured participants that the session had contributed significantly to advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

By "increasing awareness and galvanizing efforts towards empowerment, inclusiveness and equality", the entire ECOSOCsystem has worked "to address gaps and challenges, provide integrated policy recommendations, and review progress", which are all "at the heart of the 2030 Agenda", she said.

King pointed out that the High-level Segment also included the ministerial segment of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), which she referred to as "the premier global forum for follow-up an...