Request the Secretary-General to provide recommendations on how engagement with local and regional authorities could advance the 2030 Agenda, particularly the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals, by the end of the seventy-ninth session for Member States¡¯ consideration.

UN entity lead: United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UN entity co-leads: Executive Office of the Secretary-General

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Milestone 1 | Deadline 10 May 2025

First draft of the Secretary-General¡¯s report submitted to the Executive Office of the Secretary-General for review, with preliminary recommendations on local and regional government (LRG) engagement within UN intergovernmental processes outlined.

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Milestone 2 | Deadline 27 May 2025

Dialogue with Member States held during the UN-Habitat Open-Ended Committee in Nairobi.

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Milestone 3 | Deadline 30 May 2025

Final draft of the report submitted to the Executive Office of the Secretary-General.

Events planned on the margins of the High-Level Political Forum to showcase local and regional contributions to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Milestone 4 | Deadline 27 June 2025

Final report submitted to the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management for .

Local and regional governments are responsible for delivering two-thirds of the Sustainable Development Goal targets ¨C yet existing United Nations mechanisms do not adequately reflect their central role in achieving the 2030 Agenda.

They bring essential policy innovation, inclusion and service delivery ¨C directly impacting communities and address equity, resilience and sustainability across all Sustainable Development Goals.

The ¨C mandated by Action 55(e) of the Pact for the Future ¨C provides complementary, cost-effective recommendations to enhance engagement with local and regional governments across the United Nations system. The recommendations draw on the work of the Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments, and consultations with Member States, the United Nations system, and the broader constituency of local and regional government associations.

Stronger synergies across United Nations mechanisms are needed to maximize national-level implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. This includes integrating local and regional governments into Common Country Analyses, United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks, Voluntary National Reviews and Voluntary Local Reviews, while also enhancing United Nations coordination on SDG delivery.

As the United Nations approaches its 80th anniversary, meaningful engagement with local and regional governments is essential to reinvigorate multilateralism ¨C and deliver on the 2030 promise with real, local impact.