Lead Facilitators:
- UN Foundation
- SDG Action Campaign
The session will focus on SDG mobilization through:
- Advocacy: enhancing SDG advocacy / collaboration among multistakeholder partners (CSO, private sector, academia, youth, creative sector), local & global social mobilization, intergenerational dialogue.
- Financing: unlocking development finance and establishing long-lasting affordable financing mechanisms through multistakeholder partnerships.
- Accountability: increased political commitment on means of implementation, accountable and inclusive institutions and societies.
The key objectives are to:
- Bring together main messages from civil society for the SDG Summit;
- Create an opportunity for civil society to share key messages as they relate to the implementation of the Political Declaration for the SDG Summit;
- Enable dialogue and exchange, including with high-level officials from the United Nations and other decision-makers, to support and amplify collective action for the SDGs across civil society and grassroots organizations.
The key expected outcomes of the session are:
- Enhanced the involvement of civic movements and groups in SDG advocacy by bringing them together with decision-makers ahead of the SDG Summit and the high-level week;
- Generated key messages from civil society stakeholders as they relate to the implementation of the Political Declaration for the SDG Summit;
- Shared key priorities with the leadership of the United Nations and other decision-makers.
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To maximize the SDG Summit’s impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which will generate opportunities for stakeholders, UN entities, and Member States to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and set out specific commitments and contributions to drive SDG transformation between now and 2030.
The SDG Action Weekend will consist of the SDG Mobilization Day on Saturday, 16 September, and the SDG Acceleration Day on Sunday, 17 September at UNHQ in New York.
- The SDG Mobilization Day (16 September) will create an opportunity for stakeholders from all sectors to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and mobilize towards an ambitious SDG Summit and UN General Assembly High-Level Week.
- The SDG Acceleration Day (17 September) will be centred around the UN High-Impact Initiatives
The SDG Summit on 18-19 September will mark the mid point of the SDGs. It must secure the breakthroughs and momentum needed to change course and achieve the SDGs by 2030. To maximize the Summit’s impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which will generate opportunities for stakeholders, UN entities, and Member States to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and set out specific commitments and contributions to drive SDG transformation between now and 2030.
