Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders uses Global Assessment to mobilize support during High-level Political Forum (HLPF) speech

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) On 16 July 2019, during the ministerial segment of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders, referred to IPBES in her keynote speech. She said that the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, alongside findings from the IPCC, made clear that the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement on climate change can no longer be considered voluntary. She stressed the need for change to avoid a future in which only a privileged few live in comfort.