UNOSD will organize the Western Africa Workshop on Waste Management and the Circular Economy from 26 to 28 August 2025 in Accra, Ghana. This sub-regional workshop seeks to enhance foundational knowledge on waste management and resource circularity data quality assurance and quality control, while promoting evidence-based practices and tools to address critical barriers to a circular economy for waste in the region.
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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 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Youth Summer Camp from 19 to 21 August 2025 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The summer camp is co-organized by UNOSD, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and the Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco) of the Ministry of Environment of Korea. This year’s summer camp will focus on creating social media messages on innovative ideas and accelerated solutions to tackle plastic pollution crisis.
UNOSD will organize the Waste Management and Circular Economy Study Tour for the delegations from Comoros, Ghana, Madagascar, and Morocco to enhance their national capacity of waste management experts by providing practical and theoretical training on effective and sustainable waste management practices, based on the Republic of Korea’s development pathway. The study tour aims to offer first-hand insights into innovative practices that could inform the improvement of waste management infrastructure and policies in the respective countries.