2025 ECOSOC Youth Forum

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum provides a platform for young people to engage in a dialogue with Member States and other stakeholders to share their views and concerns, as well as galvanize actions and recommendations to transform the world into a fairer, greener and more sustainable place.

The Forum will be guided by the 2025 theme of ECOSOC and the High-level Political Forum (HLPF): ‘Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind.’

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Future Days 2025

Future Days is a festival for futures and systemic thinkers, innovation seekers, creatives, purpose-driven organizations and policymakers to collectively create the futures of urban lives, equitable societies through and beyond technology.

The 2025 edition will focus on four main themes: grounding in the local context, synergetic ecosystems for urban resilience, governance paradigms and regenerative communities, and collective intelligence for a cultural landscape.

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13th International Conference on Sustainable Development

Hosted by the European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with the Canadian Institute of Technology, the 13th ICSD 2025 aims to address the critical challenge of human, environmental and economic sustainability in a global context.

This year’s conference will be held under the theme ‘Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable Development: research, practice and education.’

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2025 UN Development Cooperation Forum

The Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) is a multi-stakeholder platform within the United Nations established to address trends and progress in international development cooperation.

Operating on a two-year cycle, it focuses on key areas such as enhancing the strategic role of development cooperation, improving effectiveness through partnerships, and leveraging South-South and triangular cooperation.

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2025 ECOSOC Partnership Forum

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will host its 2025 Partnership Forum under the theme ‘Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind.’

This year’s Forum will focus on five Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being); Goal 5 (Gender Equality); Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth); Goal 14 (Life Below Water); and Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).

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Financing for Feminist Futures

Despite progress, no country has yet achieved gender equality. Feminist movements and civil society organizations are crucial to drive change, yet they often operate with limited resources, especially in the Majority World. The rise of well-funded anti-rights movements and reductions in Official Development Assistance further challenge these efforts.

The Financing for Feminist Futures conference seeks to address these issues by gathering a diverse group of activists, policymakers, government representatives, members of civil society and private donors to get more and better funding for gender equality.

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2025 United Nations Ocean Conference

France and Costa Rica will co-host the high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference).

The overarching theme of the Conference is “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. The Conference aims to support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and identify further ways and means to support the implementation of SDG 14.

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4th International Conference on Financing for Development

The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development will bring together leaders of global financial institutions to discuss funding for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

It will assess progress on development finance since the first International Conference on Financing for Development in 2002, address new and emerging issues and explore how the international financial architecture can be reformed to achieve the SDGs.

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High-Level Political Forum 2025

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

The theme of the HLPF is “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind”.

The 2025 HLPF is expected to bring together ministerial and high-level representatives of governments, as well as a wide range of expertise and stakeholders, including heads of UN entities, academics and other experts, and representatives of major groups and other stakeholders.

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