UN Climate Change News, 17 July 2023 - Ministers and high-level representatives from government, business and civil society from 140 countries pushed for integrated and accelerated action on climate and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a key event in New York City on Sunday. Renew leadership and political commitment to speed up action on both the SDGs and Paris Agreement goals, using upcoming milestones such as the SDG Summit, the Climate Ambition Summit, and the first global stocktake under the Paris Agreement; Continue deepening the evidence base and analytical work related to synergies and trade-offs across sectors, building on the report being prepared by the Expert Group, to be launched in September 2023; Ensure integration of just transitions in countries’ national climate plans and development strategies; Take into account social equity and the empowerment of vulnerable groups in prioritizing financial and technical support to enable just transitions; Strengthen multi-stakeholder cooperation and dialogue at all levels, including through this annual conference on synergies as well as UNFCCC Regional Climate Weeks; and Leverage the full range of intergovernmental processes on SDGs and climate to enhance integrated approaches and synergistic action.  The Conference heard preliminary reflections from an Expert Group on Climate and SDG Synergies which was launched in response to the critical need to deepen the evidence-base on this topic, on the recommendation of the third global synergies conference in Tokyo, 2022