12th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals

2026 UN Water Conference

Achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 on Clean Water and Sanitation is an essential end in itself and is also critical to progress on the…

11th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals

Second World Summit for Social Development

The United Nations General Assembly, through its resolutions 78/261 and 78/318, decided to convene the “World Social Summit” in 2025, under the title…

UN-Portugal Ocean Fellowship - Capacity Building Program on Sustainable Ocean Governance and Blue Economy

ObjectivesThe purpose of the United Nations - Portugal Ocean Fellowship Programme is to:Provide high-level ocean policy officials from UN Member…

Capacity Building Workshop for Small Island Developing States: Leveraging Big Earth Data to Evaluate the SDGs Progress

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) continue to face persistent challenges in data collection and analysis, which hinder effective monitoring of…

Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing States (LLDC3)

Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), lacking direct sea access, face hurdles in trade, connectivity, and development. Without coastal ports, they…

2025 SDG Global Business Forum

Co-convened by United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), International Organisation of…

2025 HLPF VNR Lab - 10 Years of VNRs: Reflecting on Progress and Inclusive Approaches to SDG Reporting

 The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be convened from Monday, 14 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, under the…

HESI Global Forum 2025 - Breaking Barriers in Sustainable Development Through Scientific, Inclusive, and Equitable Solutions

 The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will take place from 14 to 23 July 2025, under the auspices of ECOSOC, held…

UNDESA–CBAS SIDS Knowledge-sharing and Briefing Event On Big Data and Digital Tools for Sustainable Development in SIDS

As the 2030 Agenda enters its final stretch, accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires more effective use of…

VNR/VLR Lab: Local and Regional Governments engagement in VNR/VLR processes

In September 2023, United Nations Member States gathered at highest level at the SDG Summit in New York and committed to a series of actions to…

Initiating the UN Decade – an Implementation Plan for Sustainable Transport | HLPF 2025 Side Event

As part of the 2025 High-level Political Foru on sustainable development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs will organize a side event titled…

8th Local and Regional Governments Forum on the 2030 Agenda

 About the 8th Local and Regional Governments ForumThe 2025 Local and Regional Governments Forum (LRGF) at the HLPF will spotlight LRGs as key…

Expert Group Meetings for 2025 HLPF Thematic Review

The theme of the 2025 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) is “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030…