UN Women at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2025

The  Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level. 

This regional platform aims to inform, empower, and support Asia-Pacific countries (especially least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States) in their efforts to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their targets set out by the 2030 Agenda by identifying regional trends and sharing best practices and lessons learned. The Forum convenes United Nations system bodies, member States, international organisations, civil society, and other stakeholders whose reflections feed into and inform the 2025 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York, which reviews sustainable development progress at the global level. 

The 12th APFSD will be organized from 25 to 28 February 2025 under the theme: “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind in Asia and the Pacific” at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand. 

In alignment with the focus of the 2025 HLPF, the Forum will assess progress on the SDGs under review: Goal 3 (good health and well-being); 5 (gender equality); 8 (decent work and economic growth); 14 (life below water) and 17 (partnership for the Goals). The Forum will provide a platform and sessions to support countries presenting their voluntary national reviews at the 2025 HLPF.

27 February: Side event: Powering the Future: Advancing Gender and Social Inclusion in Climate and Energy Policies

27 February: Side Event: Pathways for Indigenous-Led Energy: Voices of Indigenous

28 February: Side event: APFSD Youth Forum Regional Call to Action 2025

Preparatory Meeting

24 February: Breakout: Transforming the Care Economy – Advancing Gender Equality

Preparatory Meeting

22 February: People’s Forum: Advancing Gender Just Transition in Asia Pacific; Lessons and CSO Perspectives

• Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 08 - 09 October, 2024 
• North and Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 09 - 10 October 2024 
• East and North-East Asia, Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea, 23 - 25 October 2024
• South-East Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 11 - 14 November 2024 
• South and South-West Asia, New Delhi, India, 12 - 14 November 2024 

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