The document outlines Japan's actions and commitments towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as discussed during the 2017 High-level Political Forum (HLPF). It emphasizes the importance of accelerating implementation, recognizing youth as agents of change, addressing gender inequality, and fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships for effective SDG integration. Japan has established a comprehensive approach through its SDGs Promotion Headquarters and is actively working on various challenges while mobilizing efforts from all societal sectors.

1. Report Back from HLPF 2017
Japan’s Action toward 2030
Shinobu Yamaguchi
Deputy director
International Cooperation Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

2. HLPF 2017 Overview
Japan at a Glance
HLPF Presentation and Event
Future Opportunities

3. HLPF 2017 Overview
Japan at a Glance
HLPF Presentation and Event
Opportunities for the Region

4. source: UN Web page(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2017)
HLPF 2017 Overview
Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world

5. source: UN Web page(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2017)
HLPF 2017 Overview

6. Japan’s Priority
HLPF 2017 Overview
OP1. […] We acknowledge, at the same time, that the pace of implementation must be accelerated as the
tasks facing us are urgent, and that, in this regard, decisive action is also imperative for implementing
and raising awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals at all levels and securing our objectives for
people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership;
OP6. Recognize children, adolescents and youth as important agents of change and underline the
necessity of investing in them with a view to addressing multidimensional deprivations, ending
intergenerational poverty, harnessing the demographic dividend and empowering them to build a more
prosperous future. We call on all Member States to ensure that youth education, skills development
and employment are at the centre of our priorities to enable them to fulfil their potential as active
members of society.[…]
OP17. Recognize and are concerned that gender inequality persists worldwide, depriving women and
girls of their human rights and opportunities. […] We urge that countries fully integrate gender equality
strategies into national sustainable development frameworks so as to promote greater policy coherence,
recognizing that achieving gender equality will require both targeted action as well as
mainstreaming gender into all our efforts;
OP22. Emphasize that harnessing the potential of science, technology and innovation, closing
technology gaps within and between countries and scaling up capacity-building at all levels is essential
to achieving sustainable development and poverty eradication. We also emphasize that the spread of
information and communications technology and global interconnectedness has great potential to
accelerate human progress,
OP28. Emphasize the need to take appropriate action towards localizing and communicating the
Sustainable Development Goals at all levels, from the national to the community and grassroots level.
In this vein, there can be no effective implementation, or accountability to our citizens, where no
awareness exists. Efforts should be made to reach out to all stakeholders, including subnational and
local authorities, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, civil society, business, the private sector,
the media, parliamentarians, and the scientific and academic community;
OP20. We emphasize that the scale and level of ambition of the 2030 Agenda require strengthening
and promoting effective and transparent multi-stakeholder partnerships, including public-private
partnerships, by enhancing engagement of governments with global, regional and subregional bodies
and programmes, the scientific community, the private sector, the donor community, non-governmental
organizations, cooperatives, community groups, academic institutions, and other relevant actors.

7. HLPF 2017 Overview
Japan at a Glance
HLPF Presentation and Event
Opportunities for the Region

8. “Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen,
Today, I had intended first of all to tell you of the sincerity with which
Japan is implementing the SDGs. I also had hoped to introduce to you the
ways by which we have been fostering public awareness within Japan towards
those goals.”
Address by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
at the Seventy-Second Session of the United Nations General
Assembly
September 20, 2017

9. Japan at a Glance
2016
May 20 Established the SDGs Promotion Headquarters headed by
the Prime Minister and composed of all ministers . At the first
meeting, the PM directed the formulation of the "SDGsSeptember 12 Held the 1st Round Table Meeting
October 18 Decided the outline of the SDGs Implementation Guiding
Principles
Oct. 19 – Nov. 1 Conducted public comment
November 11 Held the 2nd Round Table Meeting
December 22
2017
Held the 2nd SDGs Promotion Headquarters Meeting.
Approved “SDGs Implementation Guiding Principles”
rd
Formed the SDGs Promotion Headquarters in May last year, headed by the Prime Minister Abe, to
ensure a whole-of-government approach to implementing the 2030 Agenda in a comprehensive and
effective manner and formulate the SDGs Implementation Guiding Principles.
Formed the Round Table Meeting, gathering a wide range of stakeholders (government, NGOs / NPOs,
experts, private sectors, international organizations, various organizations, etc.) and exchange opinions.

10. Japan at a Glance

11. Japan at a Glance
source:SDGs Dashboard and Index 2017

12. Japan at a Glance
(Assessment of the present situation)
As a result of its past efforts, Japan has continued to achieve an
extremely high level of development. However, some areas in which
Japan must continue its efforts have also been noted. For example,
in the 2016 joint report by the Bertelsmann Foundation of Germany
and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Japan
received low achievement scores regarding some of the indicators
for Goal 1 (Poverty), Goal 5 (Gender Equality), Goal 7 (Energy), Goal
13 (Climate Change), Goal 14 (Marine Resources), Goal 15
(Terrestrial Resources) and Goal 17 (Means of Implementation).
Japan has already begun addressing many of the aforementioned
issues in its policy agenda, but there s ll remain areas in which
Japan should further strengthen its efforts. It is indeed necessary
for Japan to re-identify the issues to be tackled in relation to the
SDGs and make better use of its past experiences, both
domestically and internationally, to forge a sustainable future for
Japan as well as for the international community.

13. HLPF 2017 Overview
Japan at a Glance
HLPF Presentation and Event
Opportunities for the Region

14. HLPF Presentation and Event (VNR)
Political Commitment Partnership Examples
Showcasing of;
Leaving no one behind
(Human Security)
Public Private Partnership
1 Billion USD for Education
Local Government
Private Sector
CSO/NGO
STI Community

15. HLPF Presentation and Event (official Side Event)
Asia-Pacific initiatives toward a sustainable future
Co-organized and Sponsored by
the Government of Japan, the Government of Malaysia, the Royal Thai Government and UNDP
Shared early experiences in advancing the 2030 agenda by presenting different patterns of partnership at
national, local level, as well as initiatives demonstrated by the private sectors and civil society
Identified constraints (resource, capacity, etc.) and discussed how to overcome by innovative collaboration
between an UN organization and the other stakeholders.
Observed UNDP’s global role as facilitator of the knowledge exchange for the implementation of the 2030
Agenda (a platform to boost businesses that contribute to SDGs)

16. HLPF Presentation and Event (Reception)

17. PPAP SDGs Version

18. HLPF 2017 Overview
Japan at a Glance
HLPF Presentation and Event
Future Opportunities

19. Business matching and support for
SDGs related venture and business
model
Establishment of “Japan SDGs Award”
Promotion of SDGs symbol
Collaboration with entertainment
business and celebrities

20. Thank you