Concept Note: How to finance the SDGs?

As part of his SDG Action Events to push for momentum on SDG implementation across all 17 sustainable development goals, the President of the General Assembly is convening a high-level SDG Financing Lab. This one-day event, organized in collaboration with the UN Environment Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System, will highlight the critical importance of sustainable finance for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including climate action. It will focus on how to drive the transformation to align financial markets with sustainable development, as well as showcase concrete ways in which Member States can approach the financing of different SDGs.

Read concept note below or find the original at: http://www.un.org/pga/71/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2017/02/SDG-Financing-Lab-Concept-Note.pdf