UNOSD held the 2024 International Mayors Forum from 2 to 4 July 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The forum is co-organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, represented by the Special Region of Jakarta, in collaboration with the United Cities and Local Governments in Asia Pacific and the Local 2030 Coalition. The forum gathered leaders of SDG localization from national and local governments, international organizations, NGOs, and academia.

UNOSD will organize a side event during the HLPF on “Partnerships for Addressing the Waste Crisis and Accelerating Circularity: A New Policy Support Initiative for Data and Action” on 12 July 2024. UNOSD will launch a new policy support platform and publication aimed at assisting UN Member States to bridge data, technical, capacity and finance gaps in advancing resource circularity in solid waste management (SWM), through a life-cycle approach.

UNOSD will organize the Central American Dialogue on Circular Economy: circularity of resources and solid waste management to accelerate Sustainable Development Goals from 23 to 25 July 2024 in San Salvador, El Salvador. The event is co-organized by UNOSD, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), UN Resident Coordinator's Office in El Salvador and the Central American Integration System Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD), with the support of the Korean Environment Corporation (K-eco) of the Ministry of Environment of Republic of Korea.