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on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from Wednesday, 7 May, to Thursday, 8 May 2025. The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC <a href="https://ecosoc.un.org/en/about-us/president" rel="nofollow">His Excellency Mr. Bob Rae</a>, who had appointed two co-chairs - <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/panelists/he-mr-omar-hilale-30126" rel="nofollow">H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale</a>, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations and <a href="https://finlandabroad.fi/web/un/ambassador-permanent-representative" rel="nofollow">H.E. Ms. Elina Kalkku</a>, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations. As per its mandate, the Forum will be organized by the <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/tfm/interagency-task-team" rel="nofollow">UN interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT)</a>, convened by UN-DESA and UNCTAD, and the <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/tfm/ten-member-group" rel="nofollow">10-Member Group</a> of high-level representatives appointed by the Secretary General. </p><p>As in previous years, the theme of the STI Forum will be closely aligned with that of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (<a href="https://hlpf.un.org/" rel="nofollow">HLPF</a>), to be held from Monday, 14 July, to Friday, 18 July 2025, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. The STI Forum will have an exclusive focus on the role and contributions of science, technology and innovation to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The 2025 HLPF will hold in-depth reviews of five SDGs: <strong>Goal 3</strong>. Ensure health and well-being for all; <strong>Goal 5</strong>. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; <strong>Goal 8</strong>. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; <strong>Goal 14</strong>. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development; and <strong>Goal 17.</strong> Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. </p><p>Accordingly, the theme for the STI Forum 2025 is: “<strong>Science, technology and innovation for advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind</strong>”. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-4 no-gutters"> <section> <div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 content"> <h3 class="mt-0"> Announcements </h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row row-spacing"> <div class="document-03 document-card col-12"> <div class="card card-dropdown"> <div class="card-body"> <button type="button" class="btn dropdown-toggle collapsed" id="document-0-collapse" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#document-0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="document-0"> <div class="d-flex align-items-center"> <div class="announcement-icon"> <i class="fas fa-arrow-circle-down"></i> </div> <span href="#" class="document-name"> The President of ECOSOC appointed the Co-Chairs of the STI Forum </span> </div> </button> <div id="document-0" class="dropwdown-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="document-0-collapse" style=""> <div class="document-group"> <div><p><span>The President of ECOSOC, His Excellency Mr. Bob Rae appointed two co-chairs of the 2025 STI Forum - H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations and H.E. Ms. Elina Kalkku, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations. </span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="documentation" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="documentation-tab" class="tab-pane fade "> <h3> </h3> <div> <strong> </strong> </div> <div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-events view-id-events view-display-id-events_documents_block js-view-dom-id-7b3db1ecd289b73790a0a5d1e8e0fff35b741628b4c0add523e0e6d6e4521d48"> <div class="view-content row"> <div><span><div class="view view-documents view-id-documents view-display-id-documents_list_block js-view-dom-id-6402469eb84efc972b03bd37f65a69949f04ecb68a04ca34b80c548ffe47f701"> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="item-list progs-docs"> <h3>Letters</h3> <ul> <li><div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional-field"><span class="field-content"><a href="/sites/default/files/2024-11/PECOSOC%20to%20Amb%20Kalkku%20-%20Finland.pdf">Letter from ECOSOC to Finland</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional-field"><span class="field-content"><a href="/sites/default/files/2024-11/Letter%20to%20All%20PRs_%20Multistakeholder%20Forum%20on%20STI%202025.pdf">Letter from ECOSOC to Member States on appointment of new co-chairs of the STI Forum in 2025</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional-field"><span class="field-content"><a href="/sites/default/files/2024-11/PECOSOC%20to%20Amb%20Hilale%20-%20Morocco.pdf">Letter from ECOSOC to Morocco</a></span></div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="intersessional_work" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="intersessional_work-tab" class="tab-pane fade "> <h3> </h3> <div> <strong> </strong> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--tabs paragraph--view-mode--tabs-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-paragraph-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Related Events</strong></p><ul><li>Sept. 2024: <a href="https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda/summit-of-the-future" rel="nofollow">The Summit of the Future 2024</a>, New York, USA</li><li>08-09 Oct. 2024: <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/events/workshop-building-capacity-and-exploring-resources-implementing-sti4sdgs-roadmaps-56195" rel="nofollow">Workshop on Building Capacity and Exploring Resources for implementing STI4SDGs Roadmaps</a>, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</li><li>14-18 Oct. 2024: <a href="https://www.fao.org/science-technology-and-innovation/science-innovation-forum-2024/en" rel="nofollow">SIF Theme 2024</a>: Inclusive Science and Innovation for Agrifood Systems Transformation, Leaving No One Behind, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy</li><li>Oct. 29th, 2024: <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/events/strengthening-science-technology-and-innovation-achieving-sdgs-drawing-lessons-un-technology" rel="nofollow">Strengthening Science, Technology and Innovation for Achieving the SDGs</a>: Drawing Lessons from the UN Technology Facilitation Mechanism and Innovative Financing Models - Side Event to the Multi-stakeholder Hearing for FfD4</li><li>Oct. 31st, 2024: the <a href="https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/un-space/iam/43rd-session.html" rel="nofollow">43rd session of UN-Space</a></li><li>Nov. 19th, 2024: UN IATT Webinar for 2025 STI Forum - <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/events/un-iatt-webinar-2025-sti-forum-space-sdgs-56897" rel="nofollow">Space for SDGs</a></li><li>April, 2025, African Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Forum, Kampala, Uganda</li><li>April, 2025: <a href="https://unctad.org/meeting/commission-science-and-technology-development-twenty-eighth-session" rel="nofollow">CSTD 28th Session</a></li><li>July 7-11th, 2025, <a href="https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2025/" rel="nofollow">WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025</a>, Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by ITU</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Related Publications and Resources </strong></p><p><em><strong>Global Foresight Report: Navigating New Horizons</strong></em></p><p>The UN Environment Programme (UNPE) Global Foresight Report: <a href="https://www.unep.org/resources/global-foresight-report" rel="nofollow"><em>Navigating New Horizons</em></a> calls for the world to pay heed and respond to a range of emerging challenges that could disrupt planetary health and human wellbeing.</p><p><em><strong>UNIDO launches SDG 9 Learning Academy</strong></em></p><p>UNIDO launches <a href="https://www.unido.org/sdg9-learning-academy" rel="nofollow">SDG 9 Learning Academy</a> to strengthen global industrial knowledge and training.</p><p> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="side_event" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="side_event-tab" class="tab-pane fade "> <h3> </h3> <div> <strong> </strong> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--tabs paragraph--view-mode--tabs-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-paragraph-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span>Side events can be organized in connection with the STI Forum, either in-person or virtually, by Member States, the UN system, Intergovernmental Organizations and accredited nongovernmental stakeholders. The side events will be an opportunity for all participants to share knowledge and successful practices to accelerate the implementation of science, technology, and innovation solutions for the SDGs, identify new and emerging issues, exchange national and local experiences and practices, and showcase voluntary commitments for the role of STI in achieving Agenda 2030.</span></p><p><span>The call for side events will launch in early 2025. </span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <section> <div class="heading-related row"> <div class="col-12"> <h3>Related Topics</h3> </div> </div> <div> <div class="row row-spacing"> <div class="card card-custom topic-02 col-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> <div class="card-content-topics"> <a href="/topics/science"> <img class="card-image" src=" /sites/default/files/2020-07/science.jpg "> </a> <div class="card-body"> <a href="/topics/science"> <h4 class="card-title"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden 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