On 20 October at 2 pm CEST, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is organising a webinar on "Achieving inclusive and sustainable industrialization and the SDGs in a post-pandemic world".
The webinar will focus on the SDG-9, in particular on inclusive and sustainable industrial development and its relation to COVID-19 recovery.
The following questions will be addressed during the webinar:
- How can inclusive and sustainable industrial development support recovery and accelerate the transformation towards achieving the SDGs?
- What should countries consider in their approach to reaching the SDG targets?
- How do we monitor and assess progress in view of the challenges the world is facing right now?
Keynote speakers:
LI Yong, Director General, UNIDO
Jeffrey Sachs, President, SDSN
On such occasion, the SDG-9 Industry Tracker, part of the recently launched UNIDO Industrial Analytics Platform (IAP) will be showcased. The SDG-9 Industry Tracker is an online data tool that helps monitor countries' performance and progress towards the achievement of SDG-9 industry related targets.