| Briefing to Member States and Stakeholders On the Preparations of the11th Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (2026 STI Forum) Background The eleventh annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (2026 STI Forum) will be held from Wednesday, 6 May, to Thursday, 7 May 2026. The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC His Excellency Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa, who had appointed two co-chairs - H.E. Mr. Chola Milambo, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations, and H.E. Mr. Gregor W. Koessler, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations. Themed at “Transformative, equitable and coordinated science, technology and innovation for the 2030 Agenda and a sustainable future for all”, the STI Forum has become a venue for facilitating the establishment of networks, strengthening the science-policy interface, and promoting the development and dissemination of science, technology and innovation for the SDGs. The Forum provides a space for ministers and senior officials, not only from science and technology ministries, but also other ministries, as well as representatives from research institutions, the private sectors, academia, technical and scientific communities, and civil society, to exchange ideas and explore opportunities for collaboration enabling STI solutions to accelerate progress on the SDGs. Briefing to Member States and Stakeholders on the 2026 STI Forum To update on the progress towards the preparations for the 2026 STI Forum and ensure meaningful and substantive engagement of Member States and Stakeholders, a briefing will take place on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EST), in Conference Room 2 (CR-2) at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Please find the Co-Chairs’ Invitation to Member States and Stakeholders Briefing here.
For more information about the 2026 STI Forum, please visit the official website: https://sdgs.un.org/tfm/STIForum2026 . | 
