SDG 6 Special Event to Take Place 13 July

UN's SDG 6 Special Event will take place on 13 July, virtually during the High-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF).

The colloquium will bring together a broad group of partners, led by UN entities and partners, including the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), UN-Habitat and Local 2030, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments ensuring regional, gender and multi-sectoral balance.

During this colloquium, these UN institutions will review the progress to date and showcase some of the projects that have been developed around the Framework of Goal No6, which aims to enhance water resources and ensure access to safe water and sanitation.

The high-level meeting will focus on how the SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework has supported a sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, and facilitated an inclusive and effective path for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda.

The forum will share examples of how they can act as the catalysts in the bottom-up transformation towards sustainability and resilience after the pandemic and during the current global economic inflation.

It will also emphasize the importance of multilevel governance, sound local finances, decentralized cooperation, and territorial cohesion in the aftermath of the outbreak.

According to a statement recently released by the UN, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is the central global forum for providing political leadership, guidance, and recommendations on implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were unanimously adopted by world leaders in September 2015.

The forum provides an opportunity for countries, civil society, and businesses to highlight the efforts they are taking to achieve the SDGs and to engage in mutual learning through the exchange of ideas and best practices.

There will be more than 350 side events featuring States, the UN system and civil society that will take place during the HLPF. At the same time, more than 15 VNR Labs will provide an informal platform for experience sharing and reflection on the Voluntary National Review process.

In his remarks at the launching of HLPF, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres affirmed that the international community needs to make resources available immediately to help the poorest countries and communities.”

Also he called on the global financial system to recognize the opportunities in new technology and renewable energy and to “rise above its shortcomings and use all the instruments at its disposal, with flexibility and understanding, to provide support to vulnerable countries and people.”

The HLPF will demonstrate the continuing commitment of the international community to step up international solidarity and to launch ambitious recovery policies that advance the SDGs. Both are indispensable in tackling  conflicts around the world.