Recent reports on Agenda 2030 have a sobering conclusion: achieving the SDGs is seriously off track due to a combination of factors, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a series of complex and intersecting crises. The role of civil society representatives is critical to ensure a push for accelerated progress toward achieving SDGs by 2030. Standing at the helm of the UN’s main policy-making body, the President of the General Assembly is committed to ensuring that Member States can benefit from the insights of civil society on the road towards the implementation of the SDGs.

The Town Hall meeting aims to bring relevant data, perspectives, and contributions from civil society to the United Nations. It will serve as the platform for brainstorming on how to develop and enhance the tools, resources, inputs, and processes to “turbo charge” the implementation of the SDGs until the next SDG Summit in 2027.