Science Day 2025: Unlocking Tomorrow’s Solutions, Today | United Nations

Designed to foster exchange across disciplines and sectors, Science Day has become a recognized platform for identifying where science is contributing to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Designed to foster exchange across disciplines and sectors, Science Day has become a recognized platform for identifying where science is contributing to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and where more integration, support, and innovation are needed. This edition will thus serve both as a strategic stocktaking moment and a platform for ‘horizon scanning’ – grounded in practice, yet ambitious in scope. It will explore how science is supporting SDG implementation today, where systemic gaps remain, and what kinds of science-policy collaboration will be needed to advance sustainable development in the years to come. It will also consider the complex global context in which this future must be navigated – marked by political fragmentation, financial uncertainty, and strain across multilateral institutions – and how science can remain a credible, trusted, and adaptive partner amid these dynamics. Organized by International Science Council (ISC), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), and UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Concept note: https://files.teamup.com/4777013/attachment/01JZ18R7606DMWB66SY37C4SGK/Science%20Day%202025.pdf?hash=679b6ced077cb1311fbb4c9555c1d5ac58bf2a9a6d692e91bb0f06f589b306b0


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