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Reflecting on Progress in the WHO European Region towards the SDGs in the context of the Ostrava Declaration on Environment and Health: mid-way to 2030 8 September 2023 09:30–10:45 English with simultaneous translation into Russian Event highlights The Dialogue will present the findings of a recent WHO publication highlighting the progress made towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the WHO European Region based on a set of indicators relevant to the environment and health priority areas identified in the Ostrava Declaration. Member States of the Region will share their experience in taking actions in environment and health to close the gaps towards meeting the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. © World Health Organization 2023. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license. Where are we on the path towards achieving the environment and health-related SDGs? This report uses official statistics to assess and particular attention is needed to reverse progress made in the environment and the situation. Furthermore, some key health domains identified as a priority in the dimensions of the Ostrava Declaration cannot Ostrava Declaration. The quantitative analyses be accurately monitored in the European show that progress is mixed and, in most Region due to a lack of timely, internationally cases, insufficient; but there are important comparable data. Looking forward, differences in performance depending on the accelerated actions are needed to achieve thematic priority area and subregion within the SDGs by 2030; it will also be important to the European Region. Certain priorities of strengthen data timeliness and availability to the Declaration show progress in all Member improve the monitoring of the priority areas States; however, in some thematic areas the listed in the Ostrava Declaration and in future trends are moving in the wrong direction, declarations. Event details The WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, under the auspices of the European Environment and Health Process, is holding the sixth high-level Bonn Dialogue on Environment and Health. Main objectives of this Bonn Dialogue are: • Assess progress and identify challenges: to present progress of the WHO European Region towards the SDGs most relevant to the environment and health priorities of the Ostrava Declaration, utilizing official statistics. The Dialogue will highlight the thematic areas where progress has been assessed and identify challenges and gaps that need to be addressed. • Exchange views on policy opportunities: to discuss emerging approaches and best practices on timely implementation of the environment and health commitments in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. • Highlight tools for accelerated actions: to discuss the accelerated actions and tools to address the insufficient progress made (in some cases) as well as possible ways to enhance monitoring efforts for the priority areas listed in the declarations of the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health. This online event is open to members of the Environment and Health Task Force; anyone working on environment, health and sustainable development policies in national, regional and local governments; relevant stakeholders; youth; and the general public. Please mark the event in your calendars and share it with your professional networks. Read and learn more about the WHO European Environment and Health Process here Saatja: "Adamonyte, Dovile" <[email protected]> Saaja: "Ms Getlyn Denks" <[email protected]>, "Aive Telling", "SM Info", "Elen Ohov" Teema: Bonn Dialogue on the SDGs report for the WHO European Region Kuupäev: 2023-07-27 09:30 Dear Ms Denks, Dear Ms Telling, Dear Ms Ohov, We hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer. WHO European Centre for Environment and Health is organizing a Bonn Dialogue on Environment and Health “Reflecting on Progress in the WHO European Region towards the SDGs in the context of the Ostrava Declaration on Environment and Health: mid-way to 2030”. Given Estonia’s (Environmental Board) successful experience in organizing a seven-year educational plan to increase awareness related to sustainable development, and considering the forward-looking nature of the Ministerial Conference, we would like to invite you to share your countries expertise with the members of the EHTF and the general public during the upcoming Dialogue. The online event is scheduled for 8 September 2023, starting at 9:30 and lasting for 75 minutes. This will be followed by a 15-minute break and a possible online consultation with the members of the EHTF from 11:00 to 12:00 CEST. For your convenience, please find below a brief summary of the case study referred to above (page 194-195): https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/342345/9789289055772-eng. pdf The Dialogue aims to present the recent findings from a WHO publication that highlights the progress made in implementing the Ostrava Declaration towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the WHO European Region. Member States from the Region will also share their experiences in taking actions for the environment and health, and discuss how they are closing the gaps towards meeting the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As we work on the provisional programme, we will keep you informed and share further information with you soon. In the meantime, please find attached a draft event flyer, which is for internal use only. We would be truly grateful if you or your colleagues could consider taking an active role in the Dialogue, for example, as a panelist, and kindly request your response by Thursday, 10 August, if possible. Please feel free to address any questions you may have. Thank you very much for your consideration. Kind regards, Dovile Adamonyte On behalf of EHP Secretariat -- Dovile Adamonyte | Consultant (Multisectoral Partnerships for Environment and Health) WHO Regional Office for Europe | European Centre for Environment and Health | Bonn, Germany Email: [email protected]