OVERVIEW OF SDG ACTION WEEKEND
To maximize the SDG Summit’s impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which generated 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 consisted 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) created 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) centred around the UN High-Impact Initiatives.
Civil society, the private sector, youth, scientists, local and regional governments, and other stakeholders all have a key role in the implementation of the SDGs. Their participation, contributions and catalytic mobilization were essential to the success of the SDG Summit and its follow-up.
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Plenary Sessions
- Opening Plenary: Mobilization | Saturday, 16 September 11:00 - 11:45; General Assembly Hall
- Opening Plenary: Acceleration | Sunday, 17 September 9:00 - 9:45; ECOSOC Chamber
- SDG Action Weekend Closing Plenary | Sunday, 17 September 16:45 - 17:30; ECOSOC Chamber
Mobilization Day Segments | Saturday, 16 September, 2023 | UN HQ, NY
- Youth | 9:00 - 10:30 and 12:00 - 13:30; ECOSOC Chamber
- Opening Plenary: Mobilization | 11:00 - 11:45; General Assembly Hall
- Women and Girls | 12:00 - 14:00; Conference Room 2
- Major Groups & Other Stakeholders | 12:00 - 14:00; Conference Room 4
- Science & Academia | 12:00 - 14:00; Trusteeship Council Chamber
- Local & Regional Governments | 12:00 - 14:00 and 16:00 - 18:00; Conference Room 1
- Civil Society | 14:00 - 16:00; ECOSOC Chamber
- Private Sector | 16:00 - 18:00; Trusteeship Council Chamber
Acceleration Day High Impact Initiatives | Sunday, 17 September, 2023 | UN HQ, NY
- Opening Plenary: Acceleration | 9:00 - 9:45; ECOSOC Chamber
- Energy Compacts | 10:00 – 11:30; Conference Room 1
- Food Systems Transformation | 10:00 – 11:30; Conference Room 2
- FutureGov | 10:00 – 11:30; Conference Room 3
- Transforming Education | 10:00 – 11:30; Conference Room 4
- Transforming4Trade | 11:45 – 13:15; Conference Room 1
- Local2030 Coalition | 11:45 – 13:15; Conference Room 2
- Power of Data | 11:45 – 13:15; Conference Room 3
- Nature Driving Economic Transformation | 11:45 – 13:15; Conference Room 4
- Global Accelerator | 15:00 – 16:30; Conference Room 1
- Spotlight Initiative | 15:00 – 16:30; Trusteeship Council Chamber
- Digital Public Infrastructure | 15:00 – 16:30; ECOSOC Chamber
- The SDG Stimulus | 15:00 – 16:30; Conference Room 4
- SDG Action Weekend Closing Plenary | 16:45 - 17:30; ECOSOC Chamber
Acceleration Day Special Sessions | Sunday, 17 September, 2023 | UN HQ, NY
- Advancing Sustainable Development in Complex Settings | 13:30 – 14:45; Conference Room 3
- SDG Digital | 10:00 – 16:30; ECOSOC Chamber
- Generation Equality | 10:00 – 14:45; Trusteeship Council Chamber
Action Weekend Side-Events | 16 – 17 September, 2023 | UN HQ, NY
- The SDG Action Weekend will feature more than 40 side-events, jointly organized by coalitions of UN Member States, UN entities and other international organizations and global stakeholder networks. Please see the full programme for side-events and the list of offsite side-events .
SDG Action Weekend Wrap-Up
United Nations Secretary-General's remarks to the Opening of the SDG Action Weekend