Associated Events and SDG Dialogue Space Events take place on the week before and on the week of the 12th APFSD. These events complement the main programme by providing additional space for Member States, UN agencies, civil society, youth, and other stakeholders to convene and discuss topics relevant to the Asia-Pacific region.
Associated Events in 2025 include:
Towards the World Summit for Social Development: Contributions from Asia and the Pacific: This event will highlight social development priorities in Asia and the Pacific, foster multisector collaboration, and ensure that the voices of the Asia-Pacific region are reflected in the global discourse on sustainable and inclusive development.
APFSD Youth Forum: The APFSD Youth Forum engages 400-500 adolescents and young people from across Asia and the Pacific region to develop National, Sub-Regional and Regional Youth Call to Action.
Asia-Pacific Peoples' Forum on Sustainable Development: The forum aims to consolidate and engage more than a hundred participants from different organizations in the Asia-Pacific, with consciousness to thematic, sectoral, and gender representation to cultivate diversity of perspectives and stories from sectors.
The Role of Parliaments in Advancing SDGs: Investing in robust public health and care systems: addressing gender inequalities: This webinar will explore the role of the care economy in advancing the SDGs 3, 5, and 8.
Asia Science Mission for Sustainability: This discussion will focus on the exact areas where Sustainability Science can contribute effectively to support SDG implementation in Asia based on the capability and the knowledge generated from different SDG related projects.
Local and Regional Government Assembly: Advancing Multilevel Collaboration for SDG Localization: This event will facilitate dialogue between cities preparing or implementing VLRs and countries undertaking or that have undertaken Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs).
Regional Workshop for the Voluntary National Reviews and Local and Regional Government Assembly: Advancing Multilevel Collaboration for the VNRs: The event will provide a peer-to-peer learning platform to enhance VNR preparation through knowledge-sharing and technical support. This entirety of the workshop aims to identify innovative solutions, strengthen collaboration, and connect member States with UN agencies to support the VNR and VLR integration processes.
Shaping a Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Economy: Enhancing Government and Private Sector Partnerships for Digital Transformation in Asia and the Pacific: Using shared experiences and practical examples, the session will show how collaboration, supported by the UN, UN Global Compact, and other frameworks, can help countries build resilient, inclusive digital economies aligned with SDGs.
Generation Hope Goals: Actions for the SDGs: GHG raises awareness on climate change issues and sustainable development while leveraging the creativity and innovation of young people to develop promising solutions.
Asia-Pacific Preparatory Meeting for the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktaking Moment: This Stocktaking Moment will review national and regional progress on food system transformation, share best practices, and identify challenges and capacity needs.
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