Background
About the 8th Local and Regional Governments Forum
The 2025 Local and Regional Governments Forum (LRGF) at the HLPF will spotlight LRGs as key partners in delivering the 2030 Agenda. It will explore how multilevel governance, inclusive services, and localized investment drive SDG action. The Forum will highlight SDGs 3, 5, 8, 14, and 17, with emphasis on gender equality, decent work, and sustainable oceans, and advance dialogue on local reporting and future-ready policy.
Organizers: UN DESA, Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments (GTF), UN-Habitat, UNDP and the Local 2030 Coalition.
Contact: policy@uclg.org
Please, check below for information about previous editions of the Local and Regional Governments Forum:
1st Local and Regional Government Forum, July 2018
2nd Local and Regional Government Forum, September 2019 (SDG Summit)
3rd Local and Regional Government Forum, July 2020
4th Local and Regional Government Forum, July 2021
5th Local and Regional Government Forum, July 2022
6th Local and Regional Government Forum, July 2023
SDG Action Weekend - Local and Regional Government Forum, September 2023
This event will be open to all registered participants of the 2025 HLPF.
Member states delegates, UN Staff, and other stakeholders who have a valid UN Grounds Pass are welcome to attend the event in person without registration.
Access to the UNHQ and Special Events Ticket (SET)
- All in-person participants MUST have either a valid UN Grounds Pass for the UNHQ in New York or a Special Events Ticket issued by the United Nations to access the UNHQ.
- If you have a valid UN grounds pass: no action is needed. You could use your pass to enter the UNHQ and access Conference Room 3.
- If you do not have a UN grounds pass AND you have requested for a Special Events Ticket in your registration, please bring your original government-issued photo ID (must be from a UN Member State) and present a copy of your registration confirmation letter (printed of virtual) to collect your ticket at the following location/time:
When: Wednesday, 16 July, 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Where: UN Visitors Entrance, East side of 1st Avenue between 45th and 46th streets, by the steps next to the UN Security Officers on duty.
- Please note: you can only collect your Special Event Ticket during the above time window, the Secretariat will not be able to facilitate any latecomers/requests. Please look for a UN staff member holding a paper sign of Local and Regional Governments Forum.
- Arrive Early! Participants should plan to arrive at least 30 to 45 minutes before the start of the meeting to allow time to pass through security.
- Please, note that access to Conference Room 3 will be on a first-come, first-served basis and up to the capacity of the meeting room.
Important information:
Within United Nations premises, all persons are required to comply with safety and security regulations, as well as the rules and procedures of the organization. Any act that disrupts the normal functioning of the organization’s programmatic activities, such as public displays of any form, including, but not limited to, clothing, banners, placards or other written or visual means, as well as vocal/audio sounds, gatherings or demonstrations of any kind, including passive, is not allowed.
All individuals present on the United Nations premises are expected to fully cooperate with United Nations security officers at all times. Refusal to comply with applicable regulations may result in temporary detention or removal from or denial of access to the premises in accordance with Section 10 of the United Nations Headquarters Agreement and ST/AI/2019/5, entitled “Authority of United Nations Security Officers”.
- Please bring your own water bottle! Participants are encouraged to bring their own water bottle and to enjoy the fresh water from the fountains inside the UNHQ.
- By attending an event at UNHQ, you will be entering an area where photography, as well as audio and video recording, may occur. By joining the event, participants consent to appearing in images and recordings and for the release, publication, exhibition and reproduction of such images and recordings.
- The United Nations Headquarters is a workplace for delegates and staff. Participants are reminded to behave appropriately, to keep noise levels down, and to dress in a way that respects the professional working environment of the United Nations.
- Backpacks and bags larger than 14” (35 cm) x 13” (33cm) high x 4” (10 cm) deep are not permitted, and there are no luggage storage facilities available.
- United Nations Security reserves the right to deny entry or remove from the premises anyone not behaving or dressed appropriately.
- The United Nations Headquarters is accessible for persons with disabilities and those with limited mobility.
- Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a duly registered chaperone.
- All visitors to United Nations Headquarters must go through security screening (airport-style). Food and beverages cannot be brought into the United Nations. Only accredited media can bring professional cameras or other media equipment into UNHQ.
