Background

The 2024 Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was held on 30 January 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York under the theme of “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions”. The Forum placed a special emphasis on the Sustainable Development Goals that will be reviewed at the 2024 HLPF, namely Goal 1 (no poverty); Goal 2 (zero hunger); Goal 13 (climate action); Goal 16 (peace and justice); and Goal 17 (partnership for the Goals).

In accordance with resolution 75/290A, the 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum was focused on the exchange of new ideas, expectations and priorities for the work ahead for ECOSOC and the HLPF on the aforementioned theme. It will showcase and discuss forward-looking actions by countries and all relevant stakeholders through innovative partnerships that could mobilize commitments and actions to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and address new challenges.

Webcast

Announcements

Concept Note

2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum - concept note

Summaries

Additional Resources

Logistics

Information Note: 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum

Tuesday, 30 Jan

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

Opening Session

Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ

Official meeting

10:30 AM

01:00 PM

Plenary Session

Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ

Official meeting

03:00 PM

04:00 PM

SDG Action Segment for Goal 13

Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ

Official meeting

03:00 PM

04:00 PM

SDG Action Segment for Goal 1

SDG Action Segment for Goal 2

SDG Action Segment for Goal 16

Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ

Official meeting

05:30 PM

06:00 PM

Closing Session

Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ

Official meeting

SDG Action Segment for SDG1 and SDG2

SDG Action Segment for SDG 13 and SDG 16

The SDG Action segments focused on showcasing and demonstrating how innovative partnerships could be scaled up to drive SDG implementation while highlighting their crucial role in fostering collaborative action across stakeholders and sectors. SDG Action segments were organized by select partners from the UN system working in collaboration with member States and other relevant stakeholders.

The segments will aim to feature:

Discussions on the enabling factors that can help foster, improve, and scale up multi-stakeholder partnerships on the SDGs, including on finance, technology, data, capacity building, trade, and statistics.
Examples of existing innovative partnerships and collaborative stakeholder engagement mechanisms that are driving progress on the SDG under focus.
Multi-stakeholder voices from all sectors with a balance of gender and geographical representation of speakers.
Opportunities with strong potential for new partnerships related to the focus SDG.
Leverage learnings from relevant High Impact Initiatives.

Outcomes and outputs

Increased understanding, engagement, and commitment by all actors on the multi-stakeholder partnership approach in driving implementation of the SDGs.
Key messages and recommendations that can help scale up impactful SDG focused multi-stakeholder partnerships (to be reported during the closing segment of the ECOSOC Partnership Forum).
Summary of proceedings (to be posted on the ECOSOC Partnership Forum website).

More information

2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum Official Side Events Programme:

In-person Side Events taking place inside UNHQ: Click here

In-person Side Events taking place outside UNHQ: Click here

Virtual Side Events: Click here

In-person Side Events taking place inside UNHQ:

Time (EST)	Location Inside UNHQ	Title	Organizers	One-line description	Event webpage	Summary
1:15 – 2:30 PM	Trusteeship Council Chamber	Resilient prosperity: Strategic partnerships to advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation in Small Island Developing States	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Small Island Developing States Unite of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)	This side event focuses on scaling up strategic partnership to advance Science, Technology and Innovation in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) towards a resilient future. The side event aims to explore and promote effective partnerships in science, technology and innovation to facilitate resilience prosperity and to achieve sustainable development in SIDS.	Click here	Click here
1:15 – 2:30 PM	Conference room B	CoCreating the Future with new thinking, culture, digital innovation and local pacts for the future	International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges IAAI GloCha; UN Habitat Youth Programme; International Youth Conference	At this side event there will be presented the multi-stakeholder partnership for global challenges action empowerment GloCha and GloCha’s systemic solutions for citizens' and youth climate/SDGs action empowerment, like e.g. the DigitalArt4Climate Call for Music and Art in support of the UN Summit of the Future, the individual SDGs/climate action app and the “Local pacts for the Future” program.	Click here
1:15 – 2:30 PM	Conference room 7	Partnerships for Localization: rescuing the SDGs through coalitions in times of crises	Local Authorities Major Group gathered within the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments; United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); Children and Youth Major Group; Spain (tbc)	Presenting innovative partnerships and high-impact coalitions led by local and regional governments, this side event will emphasize the vital connection between multistakeholder governance connecting the local to the global and the acceleration of the localization of the 2030 Agenda, in particular to eradicate poverty and protect human rights and peace in times of crises.	Click here

In-person Side Events taking place outside UNHQ:

Time (EST)

Location Inside UNHQ

Title

Organizers

One-line description

Event webpage

8:30 - 9:30 AM

5th floor, Church Center of the United Nations, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017

Youth for the Future: Networking Session

MGCY, SPI Youth platform, South-North Scholars, Ágora, Student Platform for Engineering, Education and Development (SPEED), Chemicals and Waste Youth Platform, Media X Caribbean, World Vision International (venue support), Caribbean Regional Youth Council, Commonwealth Health Youth Network, Global Youth Health Caucus, March for Our Planet , AEGEE-European Students Forum

This meeting is being hosted by MGCY and partner youth organizations to provide a space by and for youth where we can learn about youth-led projects and strategize on youth engagement at the Partnership Forum. During the event, a briefing/capacity building will be provided about what to expect at the Partnership Forum and how young people can maximize their time during the day.

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Virtual Side Events:

Time (EST)	Format	Title	Organizers	One-line description	Event webpage	Sumary
7:00 - 8:15 AM	Virtual	Change you can see: the sustainability and intersectionality of providing solar lights to off-grid Filipino communities	One Million Lights Philippines and One Million Lights ISM	A discussion on how solar energy contribute to alleviating energy poverty and intersectionality, further working towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Addressing policy coherence and finance gaps in the pursuit of SDG Localization and multilevel governance	UN-Habitat	This event will deep dive into multilevel governance for SDG Localization, specifically looking into the elements of financing and policy coherence for the effective delivery of the SDGs.	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Best Practices in Education for Sustainable Development Pedagogy and Curriculum	Global Schools Program; UN SDSN	This event will showcase innovative examples of school-led work on Education for Sustainable Development, presenting practical case-studies on curriculum, pedagogy, and whole-of-school initiatives that promote sustainable development learning outcomes in students at the primary and secondary levels.	Click here	Click here
8:00 - 9:15 AM	Virtual	Building Partnerships for Monitoring SDG 16.10.2	UNESCO	UNESCO CI sector will present its work in monitoring and reporting SDG 16.10.2 (the number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information) and partnerships which enable to make progress on SDG 16.10.2.	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Building Resilience in youth vulnerable to economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters	SDSN; UNITAR; UNESCO; UCD; LSE; CLEANTECH Bulgaria and AIIDEV Africa.	In this side event, we will discuss the emerging trends pertaining to the involvement and attainment rates of youth in upper secondary, tertiary education, and vocational training, as well as their progression into gainful employment. The increasing issue of youth non-engagement is of global concern	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Business for a Sustainable Future: Addressing Poverty, Creating Jobs, and Ensuring a Just Transition	Business and Industry Major Group; ILO; UNDP	This side event aims at showcasing how business can actively contribute and partner in achieving the SDGs, with a focus on poverty reduction, job creation, and foster a just transition, ensuring equality and justice for all.	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Circular Economy for SDGs: Inspiring Transformations Towards Sustainable, Resilient, and Innovative Solutions	UNCTAD, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; AlterContacts, an NGO in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC	In this virtual side event, participants from around the world will explore the circular economy as a holistic framework that reinforces the principles of the 2030 Agenda, addressing poverty eradication, resilience, and innovation in the face of multiple crises.	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Conflict disputes and its effect on poverty in conflict affected area: A closer look on Africa region and the role of UN Major group	UN Major group for Africa; Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights	The E-Symposium will focus on illuminating the strong relationship between Goals 1 on ending poverty and Goal 16 on peace, and how they affect each other. The event will examine how all of this will negatively affect the progress of SDGs in this area on the long term.	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Education- and Health-For-All To Achieve United Nations’ 2030 Agenda	Women's Health and Education Center (WHEC)	The aim of this Side Event is to understand the potential of social and economic impacts, that quality education and improved health can bring in achieving peaceful co-existence	Click here	Click here
9:15 - 9:30 AM	Virtual	Ensuring Collective Resilience through Cross-sectoral and Transboundary Partnerships	UN Major Group for Children and Youth
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	High Level Policy dialogue on Deciphering Nexus of Poverty eradication, Food security and Climate Change through Multistakeholder Partnerships	India Water Foundation	This side event is about identifying linkages of poverty, food insecurity and climate change and how partnerships can accelerate the achievement of 2030 and beyond.	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	How measuring quality of life can enhance inclusive decision-making and accelerate the implementation of the Agenda 2030?	UN-Habitat; UNESCWA	The discussion will explore how measuring quality of life can support inclusive decision-making at the city level and accelerate the measurement and delivery of SDGs. It will focus on the themes linked to SDG 16, and in particular on the target relating to responsive, inclusive and participatory and representative decision-making.		Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Journey Towards Prosperity: Empowering Africa's Tourism for Sustainable Development	African Tourism Board; African Union; Global Indian Network; Kalo Africa Media; Cleavenard Media	Journey towards Prosperity: Empowering Africa's Tourism for Sustainable Development	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Network of Partnerships for Local Action in Mexico	Ministry of Economy, Government of Mexico; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development; German Development Cooperation in Mexico (GIZ); Sustainable Development Solutions Network Mexico (SDSN); Global Compact Mexico; MyWorld Mexico; Makesense Americas; The United Nations in Mexico; The Partnerships Accelerator for the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA); The United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD)	The Network of Partnerships for Local Action enhances multistakeholder collaboration for the implementation of the SDGs at the local level in Mexico. This side event will provide insights into the network's work approach and showcase impactful local partnerships addressing poverty reduction and crisis response in the country, aligned with the Forum's theme	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Shaping a resilient future for people and the planet: Transforming landscapes, lives, and livelihoods through multi-stakeholder partnerships	NGO Committee on Financing for Development, Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (DBA Women First International Fund), Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Vivat International, World Vision International, Sisters of Charity Federation, Man Up Campaign, STUF United Fund, New Humanity, Africa Development Interchange Network, The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd and International Association of Charities	The event will share best practices, challenges, and recommendations from the perspective of multi-stakeholder partnerships, where civil society organizations are either taking the lead or actively engaged in, contributing to meaningful progress toward achieving SDGs 1, 2, and 13.	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Strategic SDG Partnerships: Keys To Global South Sustainable Development	University of Nairobi
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Accelerating SDG16+: Innovative Action & Partnerships to deliver on the 2030 Agenda	International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance; TAP Network; Pathfinders for Peaceful Just and Inclusive Societies	This event will highlight action, innovative partnerships and policy solutions that practically advance SDG16 and its interlinkages across the SDGs, including on climate and poverty. Drawing on various stakeholders, this event will amplify best practices in the lead up to HLPF, mainly at national and local levels, and link to the Summit of the Future.	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Shaping a resilient future for people and the planet: Transforming landscapes, lives, and livelihoods through multi-stakeholder partnerships	NGO Committee on Financing for Development, Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (DBA Women First International Fund), Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Vivat International, World Vision International, Sisters of Charity Federation, Man Up Campaign, STUF United Fund, New Humanity, Africa Development Interchange Network, The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd and International Association of Charities	The event will share best practices, challenges, and recommendations from the perspective of multi-stakeholder partnerships, where civil society organizations are either taking the lead or actively engaged in, contributing to meaningful progress toward achieving SDGs 1, 2, and 13.	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	The road to Zero Hunger: A review of Youth Engagement in Food Systems Transformation towards achieving SDG2	Welthungerhilfe e.V. (WHH); Africa Climate and Environment Foundation; World Food Forum (WFF); ProVeg International; MGCY - Major Group of Children and Youth	The side event aims to facilitate an intergenerational dialogue, assessing progress in meeting youth demands, identify roadblocks, and underscore the vital role of youth in achieving the targets of SDG 2.	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Unite to Ignite: Accelerating the transformational power of partnerships for the SDGs and beyond	The 2030 Agenda Partnership Accelerator (an initiative by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and The Partnering Initiative); Partnerships 2030 (Germany/GIZ); the Global Forum on National SDG Advisory Bodies	The session will look at two key areas of partnering: 1) partnering skills and organisational fitness for partnering and 2) how we can scale up partnerships.	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	WSIS Action Lines for Advancing the Achievement of the SDGs	WSIS Forum co-organisers (ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, UNCTAD)	This side event aims to showcase how WSIS initiatives contribute to the 2030 Agenda across various sectors. It seeks to facilitate a meaningful dialogue on the role of WSIS, emphasising its commitment to addressing the digital divide and broader socio-economic challenges. The side-event will feature perspectives from government, international organization, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders.	Click here	Click here
8: 15 – 9:30 AM	Virtual	Youth Leadership and Partnership for the 2030 Agenda	International Labour Organization; Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative	The side event will focus on the significance of meaningful youth engagement and partnership in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly focusing on decent work for youth and initiatives by the ILO and NGYouthSDGs to address youth unemployment in Nigeria.	Click here	Click here
1:15 – 2:30 PM	Virtual	Impact of the “Sembrando Vida” (Sowing Life) Program on Poverty Reduction in Mexico and Central America	Ministry of Economy of Mesic- Executive Secretariat of the National Council for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development	The “Sembrando Vida” (Sowing Life) Program of the Mexican Government's Welfare Secretariat has a role to play in achieving the SDGs. This program aims to rescue farming in the countryside, promote reforestation, reactivate the local economy, regenerate the social fabric, and build sustainable communities	Click here	Click here
1:15 – 2:30 PM	Virtual	MyWorld Carnival 2030: Scaling festive public celebrations to promote sustainable tourism and a global youth employment strategy.	Create 2030; Arizona State University Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation; United Nations Association of the USA	This side event focuses on scaling festive public celebrations to promote sustainable tourism and a global youth employment strategy	Click here
1:15 – 2:30 PM	Virtual	Navigating Climate Finance Workshop: Perspectives from youth-led initiatives	Climate Investment Fund (CIF), YOUNGO; UNICEF LAC Regional Office	The Climate Investment Funds workshop, integrating UNICEF and YOUNGO expertise, offers a dynamic, inter-organizational, and intergenerational space to explore climate finance complexities, emphasizing children and youth empowerment, and creation of collaborative solutions, with the aim of fostering financial literacy as transformative approach to climate action advocacy.	Click here	Click here
1:15 - 2:30 PM	Virtual	Shifting systems towards sustainable futures - by bridging ancestral roots, circular digital innovation & entrepreneurship for advancing Everyone a Changemaker world.	Asociación Civil Hecho por Nosotros co - host Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs	The side event aims to explore critical discussion points around Holistic models, Systemic change, regenerative and circular economic models, collaboration and innovative technological and financial inclusion, providing concrete examples of innovative solutions that have accelerated progress toward the 2030 Agenda, particularly the eradicate poverty through sharing good local practices SDG 1.	Click here	Click here

The 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum was a key opportunity to galvanize Member States and all other key stakeholders, including the UN system, international financial institutions, as well as international organizations, parliamentarians, local governments, NGOs, the private sector, civil society, scientists, academia, women, youth and other stakeholders, early in the ECOSOC cycle.

To inform the preparations for the 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum, UN DESA has convened a global online stakeholder consultation from 9 October to 3 November 2023 to solicit relevant written views, experiences and proposals from all stakeholders. Key messages and takeaways from the consultation are presented in the summary report below.

2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum Stakeholder Consultation Report

To review all public responses received: https://bit.ly/ECOSOCPartner24Responses

(Disclaimer: The summary report intends to present a synthesis of views and opinions expressed by stakeholders in an online consultation held between 9 October and 3 November 2023 and does not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations. Reference herein to any specific organization, partnership, process, service, website, or otherwise, does not imply endorsement or recommendation from the United Nations and shall not be used for advertising or service endorsement purposes. Hyperlinks in the report are included as a convenience to readers. The United Nations has no control over external sites and is, therefore, not responsible, or legally liable for their content. The United Nations reserves the right to delete any input at any given time if its content is perceived as not aligned with the United Nations Charter or the principles and purposes of the 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum.)

The Partnership Forum will brought together governments and other stakeholders to debate new ideas and solutions on the main theme of the ECOSOC and the HLPF “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions”. In order to support inclusive preparations, the ECOSOC President, H.E. Ms. Paula Narvaez, has established an informal Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group to advise her on the organization of the 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum.

On 15 November 2023, Members of the Multi-Stakeholders Advisory Group attended a virtual Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to provide inputs to the Partnership Forum programme and share information about new research, analysis and tools that could support in leveraging partnerships on the SDGs under review at the 2024 HLPF and examples of partnerships that could be featured during the 2024 Partnership Forum.

An overview of all Members of the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group on the 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum is available here.

Summary - Expert Group Meeting of the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group to the 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum

Participation of representatives from non-governmental organizations and Other Stakeholders

Registration for in-person participation of representatives of non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders is now closed.

Access to the UNHQ and Special Events Ticket (SET)

All in-person participants MUST be in possession of either a valid UN grounds pass or a Special Events Ticket issued by the United Nations to enter the United Nations Headquarters.

If you have a valid UN grounds pass: no action is needed. You can use your grounds pass to enter the UNHQ.

If you do not have a UN grounds pass AND you have received confirmation of your registration, you will need to pick up your Special Events Ticket. Please bring your government-issued photo ID (must be issued by a UN Member State) to collect your ticket at the following location/time:

When: Tuesday, 30 January, 8.45 am – 11:00 am

Where: UN Visitors Center, 801 1ST Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (West side of 1st Avenue between 45th and 46th streets)

Please note: you can only collect your Special Event Ticket during the above time window. The Secretariat will not be able to facilitate any late comers/requests.

Please, be prepared for lines to collect SETs and for security screening.

SPECIAL NOTICE: Access to the Opening Session and the Plenary in the Trusteeship Council Chamber

Due to the large number of registrations received, a Secondary Access Pass is required for NGOs and other stakeholders (both those with a UN Grounds Pass and SET holders) to access the Trusteeship Council Chamber during the Opening Session and the morning plenary (10 a.m. -1 p.m.)
Secondary Access Pass will be distributed by UN Secretariat staff at the “Sputnik” area in the visitors’ lobby after the security screening, on a first-come first-served basis, starting at 9:15am on 30 January until all Secondary Access Passes have been distributed. When you arrive at the lobby area, please look for UN staff holding a “2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum” sign.
Each participant can collect only one Secondary Access Pass. Secondary Access Passes are transferable among participants.
After collecting a Secondary Access Pass, stakeholders should proceed to the 3rd floor to access the Trusteeship Council Chamber (TRI) using the escalators that are located near the UN guided tours area. Participants with mobility issues may pass the security door at the end of visitors’ hall and take elevator to second floor, provided they have communicated it to the secretariat in advance. (Click on map).
Please note that all sessions of the 2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum will be on webcast.
No Secondary Access Pass is required to access the SDG Action Segment sessions held in the afternoon of 30 January or side-events.

Stakeholders Interventions

Time permitting, official representatives from non-governmental organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC will be invited to make short oral statements on the main theme of the Forum during the plenary session (10:30AM - 1:00 PM - in person only at UNHQ in New York).

The open call for stakeholder interventions closed on 19 January 2024. Almost 230 applications were received and reviewed by the Secretariat. All selected potential speakers have now been contacted by the UN Secretariat.

Preference was given to statements to be delivered on behalf of groups of organizations, including major groups and other stakeholder constituencies.

Opening Session

H.E. Ms. Paula Narvaez, President of ECOSOC
Ms. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General (delivered by Mr. Li Junhua, Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs)
Ms. Mariana Mazzucato, Professor of Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London (UCL)
Ms. Charitie Ropati, Arctic Youth Ambassador / Girl Rising Fellow / Recipient of the WWF-US 2023 Conservation Leadership Award

Closing Session

Member States

UN System and IGOs

Stakeholders

Multi-stakeholder partnerships

Related Goals

2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum

Related

Background

Webcast

Announcements

Concept Note

Summaries

Additional Resources

Logistics

Tuesday, 30 Jan

SDG Action Segment for SDG1 and SDG2

SDG Action Segment for SDG 13 and SDG 16

Outcomes and outputs

More information

2024 ECOSOC Partnership Forum Official Side Events Programme:

In-person Side Events taking place inside UNHQ: Click here

In-person Side Events taking place outside UNHQ: Click here