Mr. President,

Excellencies, Distinguished delegates,

I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative (GDI). The Group of Friends of GDI seek to complement the UN-centered development architecture by catalyzing practical cooperation to close implementation gaps in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The international landscape is undergoing profound changes and turbulence. Insufficient development resources and widening development gaps have increasingly become prominent challenges. The HLPF should focus on addressing these challenges, building consensus, and generating renewed momentum. The Group of Friends would like to offer the following views and recommendations.

First, strengthen global consensus. We should firmly uphold the UN's central coordinating role in international development cooperation and promote inclusive, equitable, balanced and win-win development partnerships. We should deepen reform to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the UN development system in delivering development assistance. We should improve the international financial governance architecture by accelerating the World Bank shareholding review and the realignment of quota shares at the International Monetary Fund. We should engage in forward planning for the post-2030 development framework and ensure the global framework for development cooperation to keep pace with the times. We look forward to Thailand hosting the 2026 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings this October.

Second, reinforce resource mobilization. We should mobilize resources from all stakeholders and broaden channels for development financing, including through innovative financing. Greater support should be provided to developing countries to improve their financial infrastructure,expand fiscal space and increase financing capacity. We should promote the UN to deepen dialogue with emerging multilateral financial institutions, including the New Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank,etc.,and enhance the voice and representation of developing countries. We should bridge the digital divide in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and enable them to become true accelerators in empowering developing countries to advance sustainable development.

Third, pursue action-oriented implementation. Actively address areas where implementation of the 2030 Agenda has fallen behind by translating commitments into results-based cooperation projects. On the one hand, implement the measures contained in the major guiding documents including 2030 Agenda, and the Sevilla Commitment, etc. On the other hand, make sustained efforts to tackle the long-standing and structural obstacles that hinder global development cooperation, including unilateral coercive measures. Developed countries should honor their relevant commitments on official development assistance and climate finance, and provide greater financial and technological support.

Fourth, adopt people-centered development approach. The Sustainable Development Goals under review at this Forum, namely Goals 6, 7, 9, 11 and 17, are all closely linked to the well-being of people in developing countries. People aspire to secure energy, sustainable industrialization, access to safe water and sanitation, and adequate housing. We should take the review as an opportunity, earnestly respond to people's aspirations for a better life by enhancing consensus and accelerating progress. We encourage developing countries to deepen South-South cooperation, and welcome the 36 countries presenting Voluntary National Reviews at this forum and stand ready to strengthen exchanges of development experience.

Mr. President,

The Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative is committed to promoting policy dialogue, sharing development experience, and advancing practical cooperation. We welcome more like-minded countries to join us in working together for common development and in advancing the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

I thank you, Mr. President.