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The eighty-second session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific will be held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from 20 to 24 April 2026. Guided by the theme " Leaving no one behind: advancing a society for all ages in Asia and the Pacific ", the session will provide a platform to discuss current and emerging demographic trends and socioeconomic priorities, including decent work, full and productive employment across age groups, healthy and active ageing, women's economic empowerment, the future of care and overall social integration. Related Sites and Documents:  Eighty-second session of the Commission . Watch the 82nd ESCAP Commission Session - Morning Plenary (Day 4)! Economic and Social Council

A global hub for SDG development finance with an emphasis on bridging the growing SDG investment gap, the SDGI Fair offers a unique opportunity to build collective action around SDG development finance to reach the 2030 SDG Agenda. Scaling Investment Opportunities through Country-led Platforms The 2026 SDG Investment Fair will take place on 21-23 April 2026 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. At the FFD4 conference in Seville over last summer, the special landmark 10th edition brought together leading business actors and senior government officials to co-create win-win solutions and to mobilize SDG aligned investment in emerging markets. This year's programme will build upon that momentum and feature high-level, solution-driven dialogues, thematic investment roundtables, innovation labs, and networking spaces to foster impactful partnerships. Through a series of high-level investment promotion and innovation sharing events, the SDG Investment Fair fosters partnerships and...

   The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) – a key mechanism of the Financing for Development process, will be held on 20-24 April 2026. Country strategies and regional perspectives on Sevilla Commitment implementation Country strategies and platforms Regional perspectives on Sevilla Commitment implementation General Debate The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Sevilla in June 2025. The 2026 Forum will feature in-depth reviews of four action areas - on Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, International Trade as an Engine for Development, International Financial Architecture and Systemic Issues, and Data, Monitoring and Follow-up, as well as Special focus on Debt and Debt Sustainability, International Development Cooperation and Development Effectiveness, and Domestic Publi...

2026 ECOSOC FORUM ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT (Side-event). Watch revitalising Development Effectiveness: from Sevilla Commitment to Practice (Fin4Dev Dialogue)! Meetings & Events

The High-Level Ministerial Dialogue under the SPA provides a dedicated political moment to review progress since FFD4, connect national and local implementation experiences, and sustain momentum for financing localized SDG delivery. High level Opening Remarks - The Political Imperative for Localized Finance Keynote Speech, Global Framing: From Commitment to Delivery Interactive Roundtable 1, Ministerial Stocktake: National Progress and Priority Challenges Interactive Roundtable 2, Local & Implementing Actors Stocktake: Delivery, Constraints, and Commitments Keynote Speech, From Policy to Investment: Turning Local Priorities into Bankable SDG Pipelines Closing Remarks - Key Messages to the FFD Summit The High-Level Ministerial Dialogue under the SPA provides a dedicated political moment to review progress since FFD4, connect national and local implementation experiences, and sustain momentum for financing localized SDG delivery. The dialogue follows the internal logic of the Local...

Plenary Session: Driving Sustainable Futures: Integrated and Innovative Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals. The plenary session will explore how integrated, cross-sectoral approaches and innovative solutions can accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. Participants will discuss how to scale these solutions to drive transformative, long‑term sustainable development outcomes, taking into account brief key messages from the peer learning round tables that will be introduced at the outset. A moderated multi-stakeholder panel discussion on Beyond GDP will be at the centre of the session. While Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remains the primary indicator for tracking development progress within and between nations, it offers only a partial view of the many facets that make up sustainable development. A broader set of metrics to assess progress and inform policymaking has been under development. The panel discussion will provide a regional perspective on the me...