  {"id":113530,"date":"2024-04-30T14:34:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T18:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=113530"},"modified":"2024-04-30T14:35:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T18:35:30","slug":"media-advisory-sti-forum-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2024\/04\/media-advisory-sti-forum-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory | Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Forum to harness the power of science, technology and innovation to advance sustainable development while addressing the climate crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-113531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1322\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM-150x19.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM-200x25.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM-400x50.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM-600x74.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM-768x95.png 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM-800x99.png 800w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM-1080x134.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM-1200x149.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-2.29.11-PM.png 1322w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1322px) 100vw, 1322px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>Media Advisory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Forum to harness the power of science, technology and innovation to <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>advance sustainable development while addressing the climate crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Media accreditation OPEN until Friday 3 May 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT:\u00a0 The 9th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (2024 STI Forum)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World leaders will join science and technology communities, academia, civil society, private sector and young people to discuss ways to harness the power of science, technology and innovation to accelerate progress across the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n<p>The Forum will give special attention to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> under review at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July 2024, namely SDG 1 (No poverty), SDG 2 (Zero hunger), SDG 13 (Climate action), SDG 16 (Peace, justice, and strong institutions), and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the goals). The event will also examine the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI) in advancing climate action and SDG progress.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a ministerial and seven thematic sessions, the Forum will include a reception and innovation showcase, as well as over 40 side events taking place from 8 to 10 May at both Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Headquarters and off-site locations, and virtually.<\/p>\n<p>The Forum is convened under the auspices of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO:<\/strong> The Forum will feature high-profile speakers such as the below, and more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paula Narv\u00e1ez<\/strong>, United Nations ECOSOC President;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dennis Francis<\/strong>, United Nations General Assembly President;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Li Junhua<\/strong>, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social, on behalf of United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Selwin Hart<\/strong>, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate Action Team;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joyeeta Gupta,<\/strong> Professor of Environment and Development, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Amsterdam and Professor on Sustainability, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carlos Henrique Brito Cruz OBE<\/strong>, Senior Vice-President, Research Networks, Elsevier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WHEN: <\/strong>9-10 May 2024 (with side events 8-10 May 2024)<br \/>\n<strong>THEME:<\/strong> Science, technology and innovation for reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions<br \/>\n<strong>WHERE: United Nations Headquarters in New York, Trusteeship Council Chamber<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow live on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Web TV (official programme):<br \/>\nwebtv.un.org\/en<\/p>\n<p><strong>BACKGROÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµD:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two-day Forum preparations are led by the two Co-chairs\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fnnewyork.um.dk\/en\/about-the-mission\/permanent-representative\">H.E. Christina Markus Lassen<\/a>, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Denmark to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.un.org\/en\/2013\/bio4527.doc.htm\">H.E. Inga Rhonda King<\/a>, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, supported by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/tfm\/interagency-task-team\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT)<\/a> and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/tfm\/ten-member-group\">10-Member Group of High-Level Representatives<\/a>\u00a0appointed by the Secretary-General.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Forum website: <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/tfm\/STIForum2024\">https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/tfm\/STIForum2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Official programme: <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/tfm\/STIForum2024#programme\">Official Forum Programme (9-10 May 2024)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Side events: <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/tfm\/STIForum2024#side_events\">Side Events (8-10 May 2024)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please follow us on the 2024 STI Forum using hashtags: #Tech4SDGs and #SDGs<\/p>\n<p>On Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SustDev\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SustDev<\/a>\u00a0and on X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SustDev\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SustDev<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media accreditation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please note that media accreditation closes on <strong>Friday 3 May 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Media representatives applying independently are required to submit an application form, including a letter of assignment from a bona fide media organization, samples of their work and a government-issued ID. Instructions are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/media\/accreditation\/accreditation.shtml\">website<\/a> of the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit.<\/p>\n<p>Requests for delegation media, including journalists and official photographers and videographers, should be submitted by Missions and Organizations enrolled in the eRegistration system, which is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fedelegate.un.int%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Clongy%40un.org%7C622f3d069647418950a408dbe48ee1bf%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C638355074550965318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=51S3QpDgkOC%2B9%2Bs4ScNg%2BsPskRSPOvSI%2B48LR16bl8Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\">e-deleGATE portal<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/media\/accreditation\/pdf\/eRegistration_guide_media_passes.pdf\">instructions<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Please note that <strong>all<\/strong> media representatives <strong>must apply for accreditation in advance<\/strong>, as there will <strong>not<\/strong> be on-site accreditation.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit\u2019s website or contact them at malu@un.org or +1 212-963-6934.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media contacts<\/strong><br \/>\nÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Global Communications<br \/>\nBingjie Wang: bingjie.wang@un.org<\/p>\n<p>Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Economic and Social Affairs<br \/>\nMeng Li:\u202fli39@un.org<br \/>\nHelen Rosengren: rosengrenh@un.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media Advisory Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Forum to harness the power of science,  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5270],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-material"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113530\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}