President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca this evening addressed the Columbia University World Leaders Forum on 'The Sustainable Development Goals - A Vision for the Future'

The event was followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

Established in 2003 by Lee C. Bollinger, the forum is a year-round event series aimed to advance lively, uninhibited dialogue on the large economic, political, and social questions.

Past participants include US President Bill Clinton, Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Václav Klaus of the Czech Republic, and the Dalai Lama.