The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2025 is here, and the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders (MGoS) are once again at the forefront of driving dialogue, accountability, and action for sustainable development.

 

Below is a curated list of powerful civil society and stakeholder events you cannot afford to miss. Mark your calendars, register where needed, and join us in shaping a more just, inclusive, and sustainable world!

 

🗓️ Civil Society Weekend Workshop: Access to the UN in a Time of Crisis

Date: Saturday, 19 July 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM EST
Location: UN Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza, NYC
Hosts: NGO Major Group, CIVICUS, GCAP, A4SD
Register: In-person | Zoom

 

 

 

 

🗓️ Interracial Dialogues Towards Sustainable Development: Bridging Generations and Communities

Date: 14 July 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST
Location: New York, NY
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🗓️ Mobilizing Youth for Ocean and Climate Action: Harnessing Citizen Science and Capacity-Building

Date: 14 July 2025
Time: 1:15 – 2:30 PM EST
Location: New York, NY

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🗓️ Volunteers Stakeholder Group Hybrid Side-Event

Date: 15 July 2025
Time: 8:00 – 9:15 AM EST
Format: Hybrid

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🗓️ HLPF 2025 Side-Event: The Role of Financing for Development in the Economic Empowerment of Women

Date: 15 July 2025
Time: 1:30 – 2:30 PM EST
Location: Baháʼí International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza #120, NYC

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🗓️ Sexual Harassment as a Barrier to Achieving the SDGs

Date: 15 July 2025
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM EST
Location: New York, NY

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🗓️ From Vision to Action: Youth Tackling NCDs, Mental Health, and UHC Challenges

Date: 16 July 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
Location: New York, NY

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🗓️ Youth Lead AI Guided by a Mother’s Heart: Reimagining Technology with Compassion and Dignity

Date: 16 July 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST
Location: New York, NY

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🗓️ Promising Practices & Pathways to Advance SDG 8

Date: 16 July 2025
Time: 1:15 PM EST
Location: ILO Office for the UN

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🗓️ Hear Us Now: Advancing Inclusive, Sustainable, and Evidence-Based Solutions for CDWD and Indigenous Youth in a Changing World

Date: 16 July 2025
Time: 4:30 – 5:45 PM EST
Registration: Sign up here

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🗓️ HLPF 2025 Official Side-Event: Sustainable Futures — Navigating LGBTI+ Financing

Date: 16 July 2025
Time: 2:15 – 2:30 PM EST
Location: New York, NY

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🗓️ Education as a Driver for Gender-Just Transition to Sustainable Development: Fostering Our Collective Advocacy on Gender-Transformative Education in HLPF 2025

Date: 17 July 2025
Time: 2:00 – 3:15 PM EST
Location: New York, NY

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🗓️ Reel Pride: Stories of Change, Power in Unity

Host: Power of Pride
Date: 17 July 2025
Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM EST
Location: New York, NY

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🗓️ Reclaiming Health for All: Advancing Intergenerational Action on SDG 3 Through Health System Strengthening and Workforce Resilience

Date: 18 July 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST
Location: New York, NY

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🗓️ HLPF 2025 Side-Event: Reproductive Justice, Care, and Freedom — Black Women’s Strategies for Structural Transformation

Date: 18 July 2025
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 PM EST
Location: Baháʼí International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza #120, NYC

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🗓️ APRCEM Side-Event: Demanding Accountability and Defending Civic Space — 10 Years of SDG Gaps, Challenges and Action in the Regions

Date: 21 July 2025
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM EST
Register: http://bit.ly/3TwFsjW

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🗓️ Protecting Civic Space, Enabling Peace: Youth at the Frontlines of SDG16+ Implementation

Date: 22 July 2025
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
Location: New York, NY

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🗓️ NGO Major Group Official Hybrid Side-Event: Partnerships, Interconnectivity, and Intersectionality for SDG Compliance

Date: 23 July 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM EST
Location: Baháʼí International Community, NYC

More information

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🗓️ Youth2030 Forward: Advancing Progress and Scaling Through Shared Learning

Date: 23 July 2025
Time: 1:15 – 2:30 PM EST
Location: New York, NY

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🗓️ Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work & Descent (GFoD) Launch Event: Policy Paper on Women & Girls from CDWD

Register: Register now

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