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IFIA Magazine
March 2023

innovation for
accelerating the
recovery from the coro-
navirus disease (COVID-19)
and the full implementation of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development at all
levels”.
General participation guidelines
8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technolo-
gy and Innovation for the Sustainable Development emerging issues, exchange national
Goals and local experiences and practices,
Science, technology, and innovation (STI) for ac- and showcase voluntary commitments
celerating the recovery from the coronavirus dis- to the role of STI in achieving the
ease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Devel-
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at opment. Side events may be held on
all levels the day prior to the Forum (2 May:
3-4 May 2023 from 10 am to 6 pm, EST), as well as
Guidelines for Side Events Pursuant to General on the days of the STI Forum itself,
Assembly decision A/RES/73/226 of 20 December during specific designated times (3-4
2018, the 8thannual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on May: from 8:30 am to 9:45 am, from
Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm, or from 6:15 pm
(STI Forum) will be held from 3 to 4 May 2023 at to 7:45 pm, EST).
the UN Headquarters in New York. The Forum will Who is eligible to organize side events?
be convened by the President of ECOSOC, Her Ex- Member States, Intergovernmental Or-
cellency Lachezara Stoeva, who has appointed two ganizations (IGOs), UN entities, and
co-chairs –H.E. Ms. Mathu Joyini, Ambassador and non-governmental organizations in
Permanent Representative of South Africa to the consultative status with the ECOSOC
United Nations; and H.E. Mr. Thomas Woodroffe, can apply to have a side event inside
United Kingdom Ambassador to the UN Economic the UN Headquarters, outside the UN
and Social Council–to guide the organization of the Headquarters, or virtually. Submissions
Forum.Side events can be organized in connection by universities, laboratories, and sci-
with the STI Forum, either in-person or virtually, by entific and engineering organizations,
Member States, the UN system, Intergovernmental partnerships, and initiatives without
Organizations and accredited non-governmental consultative status will be considered
stakeholders. The side events will be an oppor- on a case-by-case basis. All interest-
tunity for all participants to share knowledge and ed parties are strongly encouraged to
solutions to accelerate the implementation of sci- partner with others to organize a side
ence, technology, and innovation, identify new and event.
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