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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 2023 Executive Training Course for Policymakers on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development from 5 to 8 September 2023 in Incheon, Republic of Korea to enhance the knowledge, skills, mindsets, and overall capacities of member states in implementing sustainable development planning, policymaking, and policy shaping through an integrated approach with a specific focus on SDG 1, 2, 13, 16, and 17.

UNOSD will organize the SDG-PSS Asia Regional Workshop from 20 to 22 September 2023 in Brasilia, Brazil. The workshop will stimulate discussions and reflections on the use of the SDG-PSS and/or address challenges to SDG-PSS use while capitalizing on the opportunities for effective use of the tool. The workshop is co-organized by UNOSD, UNU-INWEH, UNESCO i-WSSM, and K-water.

UNOSD will organize the 2023 SDGs Youth Summer Camp from 16 to 19 August 2023. This year, the SDGs Youth Summer Camp will focus on the importance of water in terms of successfully achieving SDGs by 2030. Access to safe water is the most basic human need for health and well-being and will contribute to achieving other SDGs. The program will mainly be facilitated by professors and experts who are highly specialized in teaching and applying design thinking methodology and sustainable development (Water focused) into practice.