FAO at the 10th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)
06/05/2025 - 08/05/2025
The tenth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from Wednesday, 7 May, to Thursday, 8 May 2025.
As in previous years, the theme of the STI Forum will be closely aligned with that of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), to be held from Monday, 14 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. The STI Forum will have an exclusive focus on the role and contributions of science, technology and innovation to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The 2025 HLPF will hold in-depth reviews of five SDGs: Goal 3. Ensure health and well-being for all; Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development; and Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
Accordingly, the theme for the STI Forum 2025 is: “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, and evidence-based, science and technology solutions and innovations for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind”.
FAO at STI Forum 2025 Agenda
FAO side events
6 May 2025 | 10.00 – 11.15 a.m. EDT | Conference Room C, UN HQ (Hybrid)
Science, Technology and Innovations as accelerators for inclusive and sustainable agrifood system transformation and achieving the SDGs leaving no one behind, organized by FAO.
FAO Speakers: Vincent Martin, Director of the FAO Office of Innovation, Angélica Jácome, Director, FAO Liaison Office in New York and Selvaraju Ramasamy, Senior Agricultural Office, FAO Office of Innovation to moderate.
6 May 2025 | 11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. EDT | Conference Room C, UN HQ (Hybrid)
Youth-led Innovation: Empowering the Next Generation of Agrifood Innovators for a Sustainable Future, organized by FAO and the World Food Forum (WFF)’s Global Youth Action Initiative.
FAO Speakers: Vincent Martin, Director of the FAO Office of Innovation and Angélica Jácome, Director, FAO Liaison Office in New York.
8 May 2025 | 8.00 – 9.30 a.m. EDT | Virtually on Zoom
Harnessing bioeconomy science, technology and innovation for a sustainable and inclusive agrifood systems transformation, organized by FAO in collaboration with UN Global Pulse.
FAO Speaker: Angélica Jácome, Director, FAO Liaison Office in New York.
Other FAO engagements:
7 May 2025 | 3.00 - 6.00 p.m. EDT | ECOSOC Chamber, UN HQ
Session 1: “Making artificial intelligence (AI) accessible, inclusive and beneficial for all"
FAO Speaker: Vincent Martin, Director of the FAO Office of Innovation.
8 May 2025 | 13.15 - 14.45 p.m. EDT | ECOSOC Chamber, UN HQ
Special Event: Celebrating a Decade of STI for the SDGs – Progress and Future Opportunities
FAO Speaker: Vincent Martin, Director of the FAO Office of Innovation.