18/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - Neven Mimica participating in Sustainable Development Forum in New York. The European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, will be taking part in a high-level policy Forum on sustainable development (New York 18-20 July). This international forum focuses on the follow-up to the sustainable development goals adopted by the UN in September 2015. The presence of the Commissioner highlights the EU's commitment to implementing the universal sustainable development programme for the period leading up to 2030, explains the Commission. In a backdrop to this forum, the Commissioner will also share an event on the revision of the European Development Consensus, which is currently the subject of a public consultation up until 21 August. The Commission would like to receive a maximum number of different points of view before proposing a revised European Consensus, which is adapted to the universal sustainable development goals for the period leading up to 2030. (AN)