National Capacity Building Workshop: Strengthening Digitization and Entrepreneurship Skills among Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) f…

Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable…

Expert Webinar Series: SDG7 Policy Briefs - “Advancing SDG7: Regional Perspectives from the Arab region, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe.”

Expert Webinar Series: SDG7 Policy Briefs - “Advancing SDG7: Regional Perspectives from the Arab region, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe.”  …

Online Stakeholder Consultation for the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4)

  The Global Online Stakeholder Consultation is now closed. The Conference Secretariat is currently preparing region-specific papers and a…

SDG Summit 2023 - Informal Stakeholder Dialogue – Inputs to the Political Declaration Zero Draft

Name 2023 SDG Summit - Virtual Informal Stakeholder Dialogue Zero Draft Political Declaration…

Virtual Dialogue: the Independent Group of Scientists (IGS) for the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) and representatives from local a…

Background The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) was mandated with a view to strengthening the science-policy interface and providing a…

Organizational Session of the Preparatory Committee Meeting for the SIDS4 Conference

National Workshop on Accelerating Growth of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Creative Industry Sector for Achieving SDGs in t…

Together with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Philippines, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, Department of Economic and…

Global Expert Group Meeting in preparation of the SDG7 review at the HLPF 2023

To support the review of SDG 7 at the High-level Political Forum (HLPF), DESA, in collaboration with UN-Energy, convened a global expert group…

First in-person UN-Energy Meeting since 2018

On 10 May 2023, for the first time since 2018, UN-Energy will meet in-person at the technical level. Taking place at the UN headquarters in New York…

Session 7: Messages for the SDG Summit and the Futures Summit – taking stock of STI for SDGs and closing remarks

This concluding session will be led by the co-chairs of the Forum and of the 10-Member-Group. It will bring together the messages of the 2023 STI…

Session 6: Forging an equitable, digital future for all

This session will explore a way forward for forging an equitable, digital future for all. Rapid digitalization is enhancing the way we live and work…

Special Event 4: Implementing national STI4SDG roadmaps – capacity building and Partnership in Action

please access the webcast here This special event will explore means and ways to support the implementation of national STI4SDGs roadmaps and…

Session 5: Global research cooperation and funding- sharing knowledge through new partnerships

This session will explore the status of global research cooperation and funding - especially in the Global South – for the achievement of the SDGs.…

Session 4: Breaking down barriers- closing the gender gap in science and technology

This session will highlight examples and lessons learned from gender and STI initiatives that are helping to move the needle towards making…

Presentation of the Global Sustainable Development Report 2023

This short presentation will provide an opportunity for the Independent Group of Scientists to engage with policymakers in a discussion on key…