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IFIA Magazine
March 2023

SIDE EVENTS AT THE 2023 UN

FORUM ON INNOVATION FOR

THE SDGS IN NEW YORK

8 Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the
th
Sustainable Development Goals.
The eighth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and In-
novation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 3 to 4 May 2023. The
Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC Her Excellency Lachezara
Stoeva who has appointed two co-chairs – H.E. Ms. Mathu Joyini, Ambassador
and Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations, and H.E.
Mr. Thomas Woodroffe, United Kingdom Ambassador to the UN Economic and
Social Council. As per its mandate, the Forum will be organized by the UN
interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT), convened by UN-DESA and
UNCTAD, and the 10-Member Group of high-level representatives appointed by
the Secretary-General.
In line with recent mandates and as in previous years, the STI Forum will
facilitate discussions on science, technology, and innovation cooperation in
support of the SDGs. In addition to providing the mandated
inputs for the High-
Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to be held from 10 to 19
July 2023, the
Forum will also take
a broader look at the contribution of STI to the achievement of all the SDGs
in recognition of the September mid-term review of SDG progress.
Accordingly, the theme for the STI Forum 2023 is: “Science, technology, and

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