High-level Political Forum 2023

UNDP Events Schedule

July 7, 2023

Event Details

Date

10 - 19 July 2023

Location

New York

Events	When	How to join
How local governments are using SDGs to rethink the city \| UNDP, UN-Habitat, United Cities and Local Governments, AICCRE Venice, UN SDG Action Campaign	Monday 10 July \| 8:00am to 9:30am EDT	UNHQ CR3 \| In-person Event
Game-changer Science-based Global Water Assessment \| UNESCO/IHP, UNEP, FAO, IAEA, WMO, UNCCD, UNDP	Monday 10 July \| 1:15pm to 2:45pm EDT	UNHQ CR3 \| In-person Event
South-South and Triangular Cooperation to tackle the energy and climate crises - bringing together different technologies to accelerate the SDGs \| IAEA, UNDP, UNOSSC, Governments of South Africa and Tajikistan	Monday 10 July \| 6:30pm to 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR3 \| In-person Event
VNR review through SDG 16 Plus lenses: How inclusive and transparent the process has been? \| Asia Development Alliance, UNDP, Forus International, Governments of Timor-Leste and Mongolia	Tuesday 11 July \| 7:30am to 9:30am EDT	Register Here \| Virtual Event
Blue Economy as an Accelerator for Sustainable Recovery and SDGs \| Governments of Timor-Leste and Portugal, UNDP	Tuesday 11 July \| 1:15pm to 2:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR12 \| In-person Event
Launch of 2023 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index Report \| University of Oxford, Government of Fiji, UNDP	Tuesday 11 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR3 \| In-person Event
High-level Launch: Tracking SDG 7 - The Energy Progress Report 2023 and the SDG Policy Briefs 2023 tracking \| DESA, UNDP, UN-Energy Organizations	Tuesday 11 July \| 1:15pm - 2:45pm EDT	UNHQ CR6 \| In-person Event
VI local and regional government forum \| DESA, UNDP, UN-Habitat, Global Taskforce of local and regional governments, Local 2030 Coalition	Wednesday 12 July \| 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR1 \| In-person Event
The impact of internal displacement on cities and towns: the need for nationally-owned development approaches to progress towards SDG 11 targets \| Government of Somalia, UNDP, UN-Habitat, IOM, BMZ, SG Special Adviser on Internal Displacement, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of IDPs	Wednesday 12 July \| 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT	Register Here \| Virtual Event
Using VNR data as part of a synthesis of global evaluative evidence on progress towards SDG17 \| DESA, Global SDG Synthesis Coalition, UNDP	Wednesday 12 July \| 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR11 \| Register Here \| In-person Event
Local2030 Coalition Special Event: Actions, solutions, and partnerships to foster multilevel governance and unlock financing to accelerate SDG localization \| UNDP, UN-Habitat, Government of Spain	Wednesday 12 July \| 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR6 \| Livestream \| In-person Event
SDG16+ as an Enabler for the 2030 Agenda \| Global SDG 16+ Coalition, UNDP, Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, Transparency, Accountability and Partnerships Network, Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding, World Federation of UN Associations, International IDEA, IDLO	Wednesday 12 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR11 \| Register Here \| In-person Event
The Rights Path - Leveraging human rights to rescue the 2030 Agenda and leave no one behind \| UN Interagency Network on Human Rights, Leave No One Behind, and Sustainable Development, Governments of Costa Rica and Luxembourg, UNDP	Thursday 13 July \| 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR5 \| In-person Event
Science Day: Evidence-based Strategies for SDG Acceleration \| UNDP, SDSN, International Science Council	Saturday 15 July \| 8:30am - 2:00pm EDT	UNHQ Delegates' Dining Room \| Livestream \| In-person Event
Mainstreaming Voluntary Local Reviews for SDG Acceleration at the Local Level \| Government of Egypt, UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 8:00am - 9:30am EDT	UNHQ CR5 \| In-person Event
Partnership for Change: Tackling Inequality and Advancing Digital Development in Kazakhstan \| Governments of Kazakhstan, Singapore and India, UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 8:00am - 9:30am EDT	UNHQ CR-B \| In-person Event
Kuwait's Vision 2035 and Partnership with the UN \| Government of Kuwait, UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR8 \| In-person Event
Accelerating a Just, Green and Resilient Economic Transformation: Circular Solutions and Partnerships \| UNDP, Partnership for Action on Green Economy, UNEP, UNIDO, UNITAR, ILO, Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency	Monday 17 July \| 5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT	Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue NY \| In-person Event
Accelerating SDGs and Climate Action through Digital Public Infrastructure and Digital Public Goods \| Governments of Singapore and India, UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR12 \| In-person Event
What works to achieve SDG17 - the Partnership Pillar? Emerging findings and lessons from the Global Synthesis Coalition \| The Global SDG Synthesis Coalition, UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR-B \| Register Here \| In-person Event
Driving changes at the local level: Innovative approaches to localize the SDGs - Experiences, reflections, and way forward \| Government of Indonesia, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR8 \| Register Here \| In-person Event
Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals through Solutions at the Energy, Food and Finance Nexus \| Asia Pacific SDG Partnership (ADB, ESCAP, UNDP), Government of Timor-Leste	Tuesday 18 July \| 3:30am - 5:00am EDT	Link to come \| Virtual Event
Provoking Action: How Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Lead to Change at Country Level \| GPEDC: Governments of Indonesia, Sweden and DRC, Reality of Aid Africa, UNDP	Tuesday 18 July \| 8:00am - 9:30am EDT	UNHQ CR-C \| In-person Event
VNR Lab 13: The relevance of human rights norms and data to ensuring the effectiveness of VNRs \| DESA, OHCHR, EU Fundamental Rights Agency, UNDP	Tuesday 18 July \| 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR11 \| In-person Event
Turning Financing Frameworks into Action \| Governments of Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia and Indonesia, UNDP, BiH, SIDA	Tuesday 18 July \| 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR-A \| In-person Event
Harnessing the Power of Digital Innovation for a Sustainable World Post-COVID-19 - WSIS Action Lines for Advancing the Achievement of SDGs \| UN Group on Information Society (UNGIS), UNDP, Government of Peru	Tuesday 18 July \| 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR-C \| In-person Event
Alianzas Multiactor: Avanzando Juntos Hacia el Alcance de los ODS \| Government of Guatemala, Coordinating Committee of Agricultural Commercial, Industrial and Financial Associations (CACIF), UNDP	Tuesday 18 July \| 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR5 \| Register Here \| In-person Event
Leveraging human mobility to rescue the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and accelerate the SDGs \| IOM, UNDP	Wednesday 19 July \| 8:00am - 9:30am EDT	DC1 - 2300 AP, Central CR \| Register Here \| In-person Event
Los desafíos de la territorialización de la Agenda 2030 para la aceleración de los cambios en la década para la acción \| National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies, Government of Argentina, UNDP, Office of the Resident Coordinator in Argentina	Wednesday 19 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR-B \| In-person Event
Achieving the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs through the successful implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at all levels \| CBD Sec, UNEP, UN-Habitat, Governments of China, Canada and Colombia	Wednesday 19 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	Venue TBC \| In-person Event

Events	When	How to join
How local governments are using SDGs to rethink the city \| UNDP, UN-Habitat, United Cities and Local Governments, AICCRE Venice, UN SDG Action Campaign	Monday 10 July \| 8:00am to 9:30am EDT	UNHQ CR3 \| In-person Event
Game-changer Science-based Global Water Assessment \| UNESCO/IHP, UNEP, FAO, IAEA, WMO, UNCCD, UNDP	Monday 10 July \| 1:15pm to 2:45pm EDT	UNHQ CR3 \| In-person Event
South-South and Triangular Cooperation to tackle the energy and climate crises - bringing together different technologies to accelerate the SDGs \| IAEA, UNDP, UNOSSC, Governments of South Africa and Tajikistan	Monday 10 July \| 6:30pm to 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR3 \| In-person Event
VNR review through SDG 16 Plus lenses: How inclusive and transparent the process has been? \| Asia Development Alliance, UNDP, Forus International, Governments of Timor-Leste and Mongolia	Tuesday 11 July \| 7:30am to 9:30am EDT	Register Here \| Virtual Event
Blue Economy as an Accelerator for Sustainable Recovery and SDGs \| Governments of Timor-Leste and Portugal, UNDP	Tuesday 11 July \| 1:15pm to 2:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR12 \| In-person Event
Launch of 2023 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index Report \| University of Oxford, Government of Fiji, UNDP	Tuesday 11 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR3 \| In-person Event
High-level Launch: Tracking SDG 7 - The Energy Progress Report 2023 and the SDG Policy Briefs 2023 tracking \| DESA, UNDP, UN-Energy Organizations	Tuesday 11 July \| 1:15pm - 2:45pm EDT	UNHQ CR6 \| In-person Event
VI local and regional government forum \| DESA, UNDP, UN-Habitat, Global Taskforce of local and regional governments, Local 2030 Coalition	Wednesday 12 July \| 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR1 \| In-person Event
The impact of internal displacement on cities and towns: the need for nationally-owned development approaches to progress towards SDG 11 targets \| Government of Somalia, UNDP, UN-Habitat, IOM, BMZ, SG Special Adviser on Internal Displacement, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of IDPs	Wednesday 12 July \| 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT	Register Here \| Virtual Event
Using VNR data as part of a synthesis of global evaluative evidence on progress towards SDG17 \| DESA, Global SDG Synthesis Coalition, UNDP	Wednesday 12 July \| 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR11 \| Register Here \| In-person Event
Local2030 Coalition Special Event: Actions, solutions, and partnerships to foster multilevel governance and unlock financing to accelerate SDG localization \| UNDP, UN-Habitat, Government of Spain	Wednesday 12 July \| 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR6 \| Livestream \| In-person Event
SDG16+ as an Enabler for the 2030 Agenda \| Global SDG 16+ Coalition, UNDP, Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, Transparency, Accountability and Partnerships Network, Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding, World Federation of UN Associations, International IDEA, IDLO	Wednesday 12 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR11 \| Register Here \| In-person Event
The Rights Path - Leveraging human rights to rescue the 2030 Agenda and leave no one behind \| UN Interagency Network on Human Rights, Leave No One Behind, and Sustainable Development, Governments of Costa Rica and Luxembourg, UNDP	Thursday 13 July \| 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR5 \| In-person Event
Science Day: Evidence-based Strategies for SDG Acceleration \| UNDP, SDSN, International Science Council	Saturday 15 July \| 8:30am - 2:00pm EDT	UNHQ Delegates' Dining Room \| Livestream \| In-person Event
Mainstreaming Voluntary Local Reviews for SDG Acceleration at the Local Level \| Government of Egypt, UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 8:00am - 9:30am EDT	UNHQ CR5 \| In-person Event
Partnership for Change: Tackling Inequality and Advancing Digital Development in Kazakhstan \| Governments of Kazakhstan, Singapore and India, UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 8:00am - 9:30am EDT	UNHQ CR-B \| In-person Event
Kuwait's Vision 2035 and Partnership with the UN \| Government of Kuwait, UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR8 \| In-person Event
Accelerating a Just, Green and Resilient Economic Transformation: Circular Solutions and Partnerships \| UNDP, Partnership for Action on Green Economy, UNEP, UNIDO, UNITAR, ILO, Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency	Monday 17 July \| 5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT	Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue NY \| In-person Event
Accelerating SDGs and Climate Action through Digital Public Infrastructure and Digital Public Goods \| Governments of Singapore and India, UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR12 \| In-person Event
What works to achieve SDG17 - the Partnership Pillar? Emerging findings and lessons from the Global Synthesis Coalition \| The Global SDG Synthesis Coalition, UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR-B \| Register Here \| In-person Event
Driving changes at the local level: Innovative approaches to localize the SDGs - Experiences, reflections, and way forward \| Government of Indonesia, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), UNDP	Monday 17 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR8 \| Register Here \| In-person Event
Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals through Solutions at the Energy, Food and Finance Nexus \| Asia Pacific SDG Partnership (ADB, ESCAP, UNDP), Government of Timor-Leste	Tuesday 18 July \| 3:30am - 5:00am EDT	Link to come \| Virtual Event
Provoking Action: How Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Lead to Change at Country Level \| GPEDC: Governments of Indonesia, Sweden and DRC, Reality of Aid Africa, UNDP	Tuesday 18 July \| 8:00am - 9:30am EDT	UNHQ CR-C \| In-person Event
VNR Lab 13: The relevance of human rights norms and data to ensuring the effectiveness of VNRs \| DESA, OHCHR, EU Fundamental Rights Agency, UNDP	Tuesday 18 July \| 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR11 \| In-person Event
Turning Financing Frameworks into Action \| Governments of Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia and Indonesia, UNDP, BiH, SIDA	Tuesday 18 July \| 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR-A \| In-person Event
Harnessing the Power of Digital Innovation for a Sustainable World Post-COVID-19 - WSIS Action Lines for Advancing the Achievement of SDGs \| UN Group on Information Society (UNGIS), UNDP, Government of Peru	Tuesday 18 July \| 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR-C \| In-person Event
Alianzas Multiactor: Avanzando Juntos Hacia el Alcance de los ODS \| Government of Guatemala, Coordinating Committee of Agricultural Commercial, Industrial and Financial Associations (CACIF), UNDP	Tuesday 18 July \| 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT	UNHQ CR5 \| Register Here \| In-person Event
Leveraging human mobility to rescue the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and accelerate the SDGs \| IOM, UNDP	Wednesday 19 July \| 8:00am - 9:30am EDT	DC1 - 2300 AP, Central CR \| Register Here \| In-person Event
Los desafíos de la territorialización de la Agenda 2030 para la aceleración de los cambios en la década para la acción \| National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies, Government of Argentina, UNDP, Office of the Resident Coordinator in Argentina	Wednesday 19 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	UNHQ CR-B \| In-person Event
Achieving the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs through the successful implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at all levels \| CBD Sec, UNEP, UN-Habitat, Governments of China, Canada and Colombia	Wednesday 19 July \| 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT	Venue TBC \| In-person Event