Capacity Development

Official Documents Concept Note and Agenda (updated as of 30 May 2024) Background Existing data shows that the year 2023 had record high greenhouse gas level emissions. Climate change is a threat multiplier with the potential to worsen some of humanity’s greatest challenges, including health…

Official Documents Concept Note and Agenda (updated as of 4 May 2024) SDG NDC 3.0 Training Synthesis Report (updated as of 9 September 2024) 2024 ETC Substantive Report Background Taking urgent action on the 2030 Agenda and climate change As we cross the midpoint towards 2030, the world is…

Documents CONCEPT NOTE AND AGENDA (updated as of 5 April 2024) Background The National Planning Commission (NPC) of Namibia is undertaking its new development planning process for the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6). Having concluded the Fifth National Development Plan (NDP 5) spanning the…

Documents CONCEPT NOTE AND AGENDA (updated as of 29 March 2024) Recording RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR Background With an urgent call-to-action voiced by during the High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Zero Waste on 30 March 2023, the international community recognized the…

Documents Concept Note Programme and Agenda Background Water plays a vital role throughout the United Nations' sustainable development initiative. Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) is intricately interconnected and synergizes with all other SDGs outlined in the 2030 Agenda. The effective…

Description From 30 November to 12 December 2023, the Government of the United Arab Emirates will host the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 28) in Dubai, UAE. The COP28 will unite a diverse range of stakeholders - all levels of governments, youth, business and investors, civil…

Documents CONCEPT NOTE AND AGENDA (updated as of 20 November 2023) BACKGROUND PAPER (updated as of 26 December 2023) MEETING REPORT (2 September 2024) Background With only seven years left to deliver the 2030 Agenda, resource circularity can ensure a more sustainable development pathway and reduce…

Documents CONCEPT NOTE (updated as of 7 November 2023) AGENDA (updated as of 17 November 2023) Background The 2022 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable…

Documents CONCEPT NOTE (updated as of 9 October 2023) AGENDA (updated as of 14 October 2023) SUBSTANTIVE REPORT (updated as of 4 January 2024) INCHEON COMMUNIQUE (updated as of 23 October 2023) PHOTOS Background At the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, the world’s progress on the 17 Sustainable…