 Dear friends and colleagues, it's a real pleasure to address the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. We are wrapping up an exceptional week at the United Nations, with high-level summits on climate action, the SDGs, universal health coverage, financing for development, and finally the Samoa pathway among many other activities. Such a week reflects the urgency of the challenges we face. But it also shows the willingness of countries and sectors to work together for solutions. Your network exemplifies that same spirit. Tools like the SDG index and dashboards help countries prioritize areas for action and help civil society groups to hold governments accountable. Scientists and researchers, such as those convened under the Fable Consortium, are charting pathways to a more sustainable future. The new Data for Now initiative will help us to track progress, and over 30 SDSN networks are at work around the world. I am deeply impressed at the large volume and the high quality of your efforts by your ability to leverage genuine partnerships. As you know, on Tuesday, the Secretary General issued a global call for a decade to action to deliver the SDGs. That call places a particular emphasis on science, academia and technology. We need the world of research to become even more aligned with the 2030 agenda. I commend your leadership to date, but all of us must aim higher and move faster. I wish you a really successful meeting, and I look forward to deepening our partnership in the crucial period ahead. Thank you.