Local and Regional Governments Forum

2021 SDGs Learning, Training and Practice

Co-organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DESA/DSDG) and the United…

High-level Political Forum 2021

World Oceans Day

Closing remarks

Session 7: Delivering in Decade of Action for achievement of the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs: Next steps for the TFM and its partners

This session will begin by presenting a number of initiatives from across the world that support the sciencebased, solution-oriented, multi-…

Session 6: Supporting national capacities through the TFM

This session will present the UN IATT’s joint work in supporting the development and roll-out of STI policy frameworks, STI action plans and the STI…

Special event: Promoting Inclusion to accelerate innovation

This session will consider the advancement of the SDGs by building up an inclusive innovation ecosystem that nurtures and champions the contributions…

Special event: Digital Cooperation in the Decade of Action

This special event will build on session 5, focusing specifically on digital cooperation in the Decade of Action can accelerate progress to the SDGs…

Session 5: Emerging science and technology trends, challenges and the SDGs

This session will explore the latest developments in science and technology and their current and potential future impacts on sustainable development…

Session 4: Ministerial Session: STI policies and initiatives for sustainable development - best practices and lessons learned

Ministerial and other statements, including statements from country groupings.

Virtual Innovation Exhibit (continued)

Special event: STI and harnessing global opportunities for transformations in 2021

The year 2021 is set to be a landmark year with major global events, such as the Food Systems Summit, the High-level Dialogue on Energy, the second…

Session 3: Effective paths towards the SDGs: STI for transforming economies toward equity, sustainability and climate action

This is the second session of two dedicated to the SDGs in-focus at the HLPF 2021. This session would look specifically STI to advance SDGs 1, 8, 10…

Session 2: Effective paths towards the SDGs: STI for ending poverty and hunger, enhancing human well-being and building resilience

This is the first of two sessions dedicated to the SDGs in-focus at the HLPF 2021. This session would look specifically STI to advance SDGs 1, 2, 3,…