Ecology AKIpress – Kyrgyzstan, within the framework of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, held a side event in New York on the topic “Facilitating the Five Years of Action: Mountains as a Key to Accelerating the Implementation of the SDG Agenda until 2030”.
The event was organized by the Administration of the President of Kyrgyzstan together with the Permanent Mission of the Republic to the UN. The co-organizers also included the FAO Office in New York, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, Andorra, Nepal and Italy.
As reported by the press service of the Presidential Administration, during the side event, the special representative of the president Dinara Kemelova presented the progress of the implementation of the Five Years of Action for the Development of Mountain Regions and the mountain initiatives of Kyrgyzstan, promoted within the framework of the UN.
She also shared the results of the International Conference “Global Mountain Dialogue for Sustainable Development” (April 24-25, 2025, Bishkek), also outlining the initiatives of President Sadyr Japarov, including the creation of a broad coalition of mountain countries, the UN-Mountains coordination mechanism. She called for broad cooperation in the active implementation of the Mountain Five Years to hold events in 2026-2027, including the Second Global Mountain Summit “Bishkek + 25” in 2027.
Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the UN Aida Kasymalieva called for the international community to unite its efforts to protect mountain ecosystems, adapt to climate change and ensure a sustainable future for mountainous areas.
The event brought together representatives of mountain countries, UN agencies such as FAO, UNDP, UNEP, landlocked countries (LLDC), WMO, and experts. The speakers expressed the importance of promoting projects to protect mountain ecosystems, the interests of mountain communities, and support for Kyrgyzstan’s initiatives.
Kemelova also held talks with Selwyn Hart, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Issues. The parties discussed issues of cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and the UN system on climate issues and noted the importance of mountains in providing ecosystem services and their impact on climate processes.
Kemelova spoke about Kyrgyzstan’s initiatives to promote the Global Mountain Dialogue and update the UN Resolution on Sustainable Mountain Development.
Also during the meeting, issues of the upcoming UN Climate Leaders Summit were raised.
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