Dr Tedros Adhamon Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, and Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean18 July 2017 – The WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Mahmoud Fikri, is attending the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, being held at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 10 to 19 July 2017.
The High-level Political Forum, the United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is being attended by representatives of all Members States of the United Nations and specialized agencies.
"Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world" is the theme of this year’s forum, during which relevant ministerial and high-level delegates carry out an in-depth review of the SDGs relevant to this theme.