Bridging Systems, Building Trust: Advancing Water, Energy, Innovation and Sustainable Cities through Coordinated Policy Actions.

This dialogue is made possible by the UN Peace and Development Trust Fund.

With only four years remaining to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, countries face mounting pressures, from climate impacts and demographic shifts to widening inequalities and eroding public trust, that threaten to slow or reverse progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet this moment also presents an opportunity to reimagine policy approaches, strengthen social foundations and accelerate transformative change.

To support Member States in these efforts, and share new solutions with a wide audience, UN DESA will organize a Global Policy Dialogue to explore how these principles can guide integrated policy solutions to advance the SDGs under review at this year's High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF): SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Through two high-level panels, each pairing members of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB) with youth voices, this Dialogue will examine how integrated policy design, social investment and institutional innovation can help restore trust, expand opportunity and accelerate SDG implementation. The event will be hybrid, open to all participants, and supported by interactive polling and audience engagement to ensure a dynamic exchange of perspectives.

Related Sites and Documents: Concept Note.

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