UNU-IAS Side Event for UN HLPF 2025

As part of the 2025 UN HLPF taking place from 14 to 23 July in New York, UNU-IAS and partners will co-organize an in-person side event titled "Human Security and the Health Impacts of Ocean Plastic Pollution: Interlinkages between SDG 3 and SDG 14".

Scheduled for 18 July 2025 from 13:15 to 14:30 EDT in Conference Room C at the UN Headquarters, this session will explore how ocean plastic pollution affects human health and well-being. It will focus on the urgent need for integrated approaches that connect ocean conservation and public health.

The event will identify opportunities for strengthening partnerships and advancing multi-disciplinary research and education. It aims to deepen understanding of the links between SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and encourage more holistic and collaborative responses to these intersecting challenges.

This event is open to all registered HLPF 2025 participants. Registration details can be found here.