UN-GGIM

At its thirteenth session in August 2023, the Committee of Experts, with decision 13/101, welcomed the offer of the Government of México, through its National Institute of Statistics and Geography, to host the Seventh High-level Forum in México City in October 2024 and confirmed the support of the Committee of Experts in the development and implementation of the programme of the Forum. The Seventh High-level Forum had the substantive support from each of the five Regional Committees of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM: Africa, UN-GGIM: Americas, UN-GGIM: Arab States, UN-GGIM: Asia and the Pacific, and UN-GGIM: Europe), as well as the functional groups and thematic networks of the Committee of Experts.

The advisory committee contributed to the development and promotion of a compelling substantive agenda for the High-level Forum over three days. The forum began with an opening ceremony with opening remarks delivered in video by H.E. Ambassador Bob Rae, Canada and President of ECOSOC, and H.E. Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. In person opening ceremony speakers included H.E. Ms. Alicia Bárcena, the Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico, Mr. Peter Grohmann, Resident Coordinator, United Nations in Mexico, and Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director, Statistics Division.

Each day of the Forum had a themed focus; day one discussions addressed, Accelerating implementation for the 2030 Agenda and Beyond, day two looked at the topic, Achieving a resilient planet with geospatial information and the final day examined Building a sustainable future: Innovation, Technology and Artificial Intelligence. The three-day programme consisted of an opening and a closing session with seven themed sessions, supported by keynotes, panel discussions and interactive discussion with the audience. The session ended with the presentation of a Summary Statement delivered by the Forum Chair, Paloma Merodio, Vice President INEGI.

Additional information including the concept note, substantive programme, presentations, papers, videos and daily forum recordings and pictures are available on this website.