Sixth South and South-West Asian SDG Forum 2022 | United Nations ESCAP | 6 December 2022 | Islamabad Serena Hotel, Khayaban-e-Suhrwardy Rd, opposite Convention Centre, G-5/1 G-5, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan

The Forum will bring together multiple stakeholders from governments, international community, civil society, academia and the private sector on a common platform to find ways of cooperation at national and subregional levels to build back better from the Pandemic and get back on track with the 2030 Agenda, leaving no one behind.

Objectives

The objective of the Forum is to foster an in-depth and shared understanding among Member States and multi-stakeholders on strategies and opportunities at country and sub-regional levels to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda with special focus on SDG 6, SDG 7, SDG 9, SDG 11 and SDG17.

• Enhance awareness and understanding on key challenges and opportunities for the implementation of the SDGs, in line with the Regional Roadmap for Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific adopted by ESCAP Member States, and to support and complement the subregional agenda through sharing of experiences and knowledge in 2017.

• Provide a platform for expert discussions and reflections on subregional perspectives and good practices along with challenges related to means of implementation towards the SDGs leaving no one behind.

• Identify ways, through expert discussions to strengthen implementation efforts, stakeholder engagement, follow-up and review, linking national, subregional, regional and global processes, including through sharing of presentations and experiences of VNR countries at the HLPF.

• Identify needs and opportunities for regional cooperation and support delivery of commitments to such cooperation by regional and subregional bodies and the United Nations Development System.