The side event will be held on Wednesday, 29 June 2022 from 4:00pm to 5:15pm at the Committee Room, Altice Arena, Lisbon, Portugal. The event will be held in a hybrid-format to promote highest level of interaction among the speakers and participants. The side-event aims to identify and scale up practical and innovative solutions and actions to address marine plastic pollution that is being implemented by various stakeholders to accelerate the implementation of SDG 14.
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The United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD), established in 2011 in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, supports U.N. Member States in planning and implementing sustainable development strategies, notably through knowledge sharing, capacity development, research, training and partnership building. The Office is managed by the Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), and supported by Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, Yonsei University and Incheon Metropolitan City. [Read more about the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development]
What is SDG6 Policy Support System?
UNOSD will organize the Training Event, titled "Enhancing the capacity of local and regional governments for delivering the SDGs through a Whole-of Government approach, smart cities, enhanced infrastructure asset management and resilience, monitoring & evaluation and innovative finance and partnerships," at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) on Thursday, 30 June 2022 from 9:00am to 11:45am (CEST: UTC+2h) at the International Congress Centre, Multifunction Hall, Room 7 in Katowice, Poland.
The United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) is organizing "the 6th Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Youth Summer Camp" from 16 to 19 August, 2022. The Summer Camp will build and enhance the youth’s knowledge of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) particularly on SDG-4 (Quality Education), SDG-15 (Life on Land), and SDG-17 (Partnerships for the Goals).