World Development Information Day

Driving Industrial and Inclusive Economic Transformation: Financing, Innovation and Sustainable Growth in Agricultural and Blue Economy Value Chains (HLPF 2026 Side Event) Watch driving Industrial and Inclusive Economic Transformation: Financing, Innovation and Sustainable Growth in Agricultural and Blue Economy Value Chains (HLPF 2026 Side Event)! Side Events

Remarks by H.E. Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General Remarks by AU/AUC Representative Remarks by H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic Remarks by H.E. William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya Watch the Opening Ceremony of the Africa Forward Summit! Meetings & Events

This session will highlight concrete solutions with local impact, fostering enabling environments, innovative financing, and partnerships advancing global milestones toward 2030. The Local2030 Coalition Special Event at the 2025 HLPF will spotlight how local action is accelerating progress on the six SDG transitions of the 2030 Agenda. Reporting on the High Impact Initiative (HII) on Localization, the session will showcase localization as a driver of systemic transformation through multilevel collaboration, policy alignment, and inclusive participation. It will highlight concrete solutions with local impact, fostering enabling environments, innovative financing, and partnerships advancing global milestones toward 2030. Watch the local 2030 Coalition High Impact Initiative Special Event (HLPF 2025 Side Event)! Economic and Social Council