SDGs CONFERENCE 2025
IN THE MARGINS OF THE UNGA 80TH SESSION
24 September 2025 | New York | Hybrid
www.unga-conference.org
On 25 September 2025, in the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), the Journalists and Writers Foundation, in collaboration with 56 civil society organizations from 30 countries, will host the JWF`s annual flagship event SDGs Conference 2025 in New York.
2025 will mark 80th foundation anniversary of the United Nations and 10th year of the SDGs Conference. Journalists and Writers Foundation and its Global Partners are proud to achieve this milestone bringing together over 200 high-level UN diplomats, Heads of State, civil society leaders, human rights advocates, journalists and youth leaders from around the globe. This signature event continues to generate action-oriented and inclusive policy projections for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Pact for the Future while mitigating pressing issues of international peace and security.
3 DAYS OF MULTILATERAL EVENTS
Fostering Civil Society Participation from 30 Countries
Networking with High-Level States Representatives and UN Diplomats
Generating Action-Oriented Policy Suggestions and Dissemination Youth-led Best Practices
DAY 1: JWF High-Level Reception (Sept. 22, 2025 – Monday)
DAY 2: SDGs Roundtable 2025 (Sept. 23, 2025 – Tuesday)
The Role of Interfaith Dialogue for Sustainable Peace and Development
Global Youth Voices for Peace and Justice
DAY 3: SDGs Conference 2025 (Sept. 24, 2025 – Wednesday)
Digitalization of Sustainable Development and Human Rights Advocacy
Women and Youth as Leaders for Civic Engagement and Social Change
Cross-cutting Threats to the Principles of Democracy
PANELS & THEMES
Panel 1: Digitalization of Sustainable Development and Human Rights Advocacy
- The Use of Digital Technologies in Human Rights Monitoring
- Civic Technology to Foster Revitalization of Sustainable Development Goals
- The Growing Threat of Technology-Facilitated Gender Based Violence
- Misinformation/Disinformation as a Tool of Warfare in Divided Societies
- Collaborations with Social Media Platforms and Tech-Leaders for Global Human Rights Advocacy
Panel 2: Women and Youth as Leaders for Civic Engagement and Social Change
- Selecting the Next UN Secretary-General: A Dialogue on Women’s Leadership
- Implications of Women’s Rights Backlash on the Progress of the Global Goals
- Mitigating Intergenerational Trauma and Ensuring Mental Health of Youth in the Era of Conflicts
- Rebuilding Youth Trust in Inclusive Governance and Multilateralism
Panel 3: Cross-cutting Threats to the Principles of Democracy
- Multilateral Responses to the Rise of Autocratic Regimes and Practices
- The Power of Social Media and Technology for Human Rights and Democracy
- Undermining Trust in Mainstream Media eroding Social Cohesion and Peacefulness
- Global Stability at Risk: Geopolitical Tensions and Weakening Rule of Law
- Civil Society in Turbulence: Legal Attacks, Defamations, and Restrictions
At its 10th year, the SDGs Conference 2025 will address the following SDGs:
Goal #3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
3.4: Mental health and well-being
Goal #5: Achieve Gender Equality and Empower all Women and Girls
5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
Goal #16: Promote Peaceful and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development
16.1: Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
16.3: Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
16.10: Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms
Goal #17: Strengthen the Means of Implementation and Revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
17.8: Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology
17.14: Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development
The scope of SDGs Conference 2025 themes is also committed to revitalizing:
Pact for the Future
Action 7: We will strengthen our efforts to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels and uphold human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Action 13: We will redouble our efforts to build and sustain peaceful, inclusive and just societies and address the root causes of conflicts.
Action 27: We will seize the opportunities associated with new and emerging technologies and address the potential risks posed by their misuse.
Action 31: We will ensure that science, technology and innovation improve gender equality and the lives of all women and girls.
Action 37: We will strengthen meaningful youth participation at the international level.
Global Digital Compact
Objective 3: Foster an inclusive, open, safe and secure digital space that respects, protects and promotes human rights
Objective 5: Enhance international governance of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity
Declaration on Future Generations
Commitment 14. Eliminate all forms of persistent historical and structural inequalities, including by acknowledging, addressing and taking effective measures to remedy past tragedies and their consequences, and eradicate all forms of discrimination.
Commitment 29. Enhancing cooperation with stakeholders, including civil society, academia, the scientific and technological community and the private sector, and encouraging intergenerational partnerships, by promoting a whole -of society approach, to share best practices and develop innovative, long-term and forward-thinking ideas in order to safeguard the needs and interests of future generations.
