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  The 2030 Agenda, we all need to scale up: CIBJO President   Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri recently expressed the commitment of the international jewellery, gemstone and precious metals industries to the fulfillment of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, noting that “Our world faces unprecedented challenges, but together we still have the opportunity to construct a better future for all, building resilience and leaving no one behind.”   The CIBJO President was among a handful of NGO leaders selected to address the 79th sitting of the UNGA, with only one NGO delegate being provided the opportunity to speak each half-day session to the gathering of world leaders. CIBJO has served as the global jewellery sector’s sole representative in the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2006, when it was granted Special Consultative Status in the organisation.   “We are fully committed to ...

United Nations publishes CIBJO statement to ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum on SD The Office of the United Nations Secretary General has announced the publication of statements delivered by NGOs affiliated to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), for the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (SD) that is currently taking place. Only 179 statements from the more than 5,400 NGOs affiliated to ECOSOC were published, and among them was the declaration delivered by CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation. Representing the international jewellery sector in the key UN agency, which is responsible for promoting the body’s Sustainable Development Goals, CIBJO became the first and only jewellery industry organisation in ECOSOC when it received special consultative status in 2006. “CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, remains committed to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to furthering this objective through the...