Join IAU at the UN High-Level Political Forum 2020!

Join IAU at the UN High-Level Political Forum 2020!

Sustainable Development Goals

The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the yearly conference of the United Nations where governments, UN Agencies and civil society come together to discuss the achievements that have been made towards Agenda 2030.

This year, the event will be held virtually and will be dedicated to the theme: "Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development." IAU holds the Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) which allows the Association to take an active part in this high level event. The Consultative Status is the highest status granted by the United Nations to non-governmental organizations.

In the framework of the HLPF, IAU will take part in various side events and will co-organize a series of virtual events, together with partners and Members.
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IAU is co-organizing a workshop on 13 July 2020 from 9:00 to 10:30am EST on the theme Teaching, Learning and Integrating the SDGs at universities and beyond - Linking to the Decade of Action with ACU/AUF, ICAE and The SDG Academy.

IAU at the HLPF 2020 in brief:

7 July 2020 | 2-3:30 pm EST (20-21:30 CEST): UNODC workshop titled ‘ Developing transformational partnerships to catalyze SDGs implementation ’ At this event, IAU Secretary General, Dr Hilligje van’t Land, will be part of the panel and share her experience on multi-stakeholder partnerships with higher education.Register here

8 July 2020 | 8-10 a.m. EST: HESI (Higher Education Sustainability Initiative) Virtual event. IAU is part of HESI and co-organizes this event. IAU Secretary General, Dr Hilligje van’t Land, will moderate the main panel discussion with participation of Stefania Giannini, UNESCO, and representatives from Academia and UN bodies. This event will also be streamed live on YouTube! Watch here.

8 July 2020 | International Green Gown Awards (IGGA) Virtual Ceremony.IAU is partner of the IGGA, sat on the judging panel, and IAU Secretary General will present the winner for ‘Sustainability Institution of the year’ at the ceremony.Register here

13 July 2020 | 9-10:30 a.m. EST (New York City time) - 15-16:30 CEST (Paris time): IAU co-organizes a workshop with ACU/AUF, ICAE, The SDG Academy titled ‘Teaching, Learning and Integrating the SDGs at universities and beyond - Linking to the Decade of Action’ . IAU partners and representatives from IAU Members will be on the panel. The discussion will be moderated by the session partners, including IAU Secretary General. Register here

14 July 2020 | 8 – 8:50 am EST: SDG Acceleration Actions Portal, Presentation of the new website to register SDG-related actions by UN DESA/USG. Register here

All HLPF days: IAU will share a virtual exhibition space with ACU and AUF titled ‘Higher Education mobilizes for the SDGs’ - link and details will be available shortly.

Learn more about the HLPF 2020 and access the full HLPF 2020 programme here .