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The United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD), supports the UN Member States in planning and implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through knowledge sharing, capacity development, policy advisory, research, and partnerships with a particular focus on Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and Landlocked Developing States (LLDCs). UNOSD was established in Incheon, Republic of Korea in 2011 by the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Korea. UNOSD is part of the Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA).

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UNOSD will organize the Workshop on Accelerating Progress on the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa from 4 to 6 March 2025 at UN ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This workshop will highlight success cases and assess persistent barriers and gaps for accelerated progress considering regional stocktaking progress for SDG 6 and SDG 7, as well as interrelated goals, targets, and indicators, and working on the WEFE nexus in the region.

UNOSD will organize Using SDG 6 Policy Support System (SDG-PSS) to facilitate countries in Africa for water-related sustainable development from 28 to 30 April 2025 in Dakar, Senegal. The workshop will discuss ways to the extended use of SDG-PSS while addressing challenges in
accelerating the achievement of SDG 6.

UNOSD will organized the 2025 Executive Training Course for Policymakers from 18 to 21 March 2025 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The training aims to assist UN Member States in adopting a systems-thinking and integrated approach to translating the global synergies and co-benefits between SDGs and climate action into domestic priorities.