Upcoming Events

The eleventh session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) will be jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of the Republic of Uganda in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank and the United Nations system organisations. The theme of the eleventh session Regional Forum is “Driving job creation and economic growth through sustainable, inclusive, science-and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063”

The conference will address new and emerging issues, and the urgent need to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals, and support reform of the international financial architecture.

FfD4 will assess the progress made in the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus, the Doha Declaration, and the Addis Ababa Action agenda.

The 2025 session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be the 13th session of the HLPF and will take place in July 2025.

The meeting will be held from Monday, 14 July, to Friday, 18 July 2025, under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). A three-day ministerial segment of the HLPF will convene from Monday, 21 July, to Wednesday, 23 July.

The HLPF is the main UN platform on sustainable development. It has a central role in the follow-up and review of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its SDGs. All UN Member States as well as representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs) participate in the HLPF, which meets under the auspices of ECOSOC.