"Ahead of the United Nations' annual review of SDG progress -- the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) -- happening in July 2022, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) will host special dialogues related to the five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be reviewed in depth: Goal 4 on quality education, Goal 5 on gender equality, Goal 14 on the ocean, Goal 15 on forests and Goal 17 on partnerships.
These discussions, will discuss ways to strengthen the interlinkages between the SDGs and present the information in an interactive format for a wide audience. Both events, “Promoting Gender Equality Through Education: Exploring SDGs 4 and 5” and “Protecting Biodiversity in Times of Crisis: Exploring SDGs 14 and 15,” will feature several of the leading academics who participated in UN DESA’s Expert Group Meetings for each Goal. Each discussion will include ways to build and scale partnerships to reach our targets."