Sixth annual STI Forum held
The sixth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) was held from May 4 to 5, 2021. It was convened by the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), His Excellency Mr. Munir Akram, who appointed two co-chairs - H.E. Mr. Andrejs Pildegovičs, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations, and H.E. Ambassador Mohammad Koba, Charge d'Affaires of the Indonesia Mission to the United Nations. As per its mandate, the STI Forum is organized by the United Nations Interagency Task Team on SIT for the SDGs (IATT), convened by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the 10-Member Group to Support Technology Facilitation Mechanism, consisting of high-level representatives appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General.