The International Mayors Forum 2024 was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 2nd to 4th July, 2024.
The Forum was organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) through the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD), under the Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG), in collaboration with the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Special Capital Region of Jakarta, and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Asia-Pacific.
Emphasizing the importance of localizing the SDGs, particularly in least-developed and lower-middle-income countries facing rapid urbanization, the forum addressed the challenges posed by accelerated urbanization. These challenges include the necessity for sustained investments in urban infrastructure and services such as housing, education, healthcare, employment, and environmental sustainability, with a focus on the most vulnerable populations.
The forum was concentrated on accelerating action at the local level through six key transformative entry points, identified as investment pathways to achieve the SDGs, as highlighted during the 2023 SDG Summit. These entry points encompass food systems, energy access and affordability, digital connectivity, education, employment, social protection, climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
Mayors and officials from subnational government entities, as well as key ministerial representatives from developed and developing countries, – including least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, small island developing states and middle-income countries, representatives of UN entities, Local 2030 Coalition and regional hubs, international experts and other stakeholders was also invited to attend the Forum.
Online webinar “The Road to Riyadh: UNCCD COP16”, prepared on the eve of the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity LLC (COP16, October 21 - November 1, Cali, Colombia) and the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16, December 2-12, Er-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
The event was organized by the UNGC Network Russia and O1 Properties.
In recent years, sustainable development has gained more weight and importance at the national level, contributing to the development of the country's economy, the growth of social capital, environmental and climatic well-being. Experts confirm the role of sustainable development aspects in ensuring reliable supply chains and developing international and industry business partnerships.
World Water Week is an annual event dedicated to global issues of water resources management, climate change and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda. World Water Week has been held annually since 1991 under the auspices of the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
