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Welcome to the Science Summit at UNGA76, a major contribution to advancing Science for the UN SDGs. Online from 14- September - 5 October 2021.
ISC will organise the second edition of the UNGA76 Science Summit around the 76th United Nations General Assembly (SSUNGA76) in September 2021. The objective of the virtual meeting will be to raise awareness of the role and contribution of science to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It will demonstrate initiatives that provide models for global science mechanisms and activities in support of the SDGs, particularly in science infrastructure and capacity building. Science is and will enable sustainable economic, environmental, and societal development. Science is more than a funding prioritisation exercise: science is impacting all areas of policy-making and is playing a more critical role in how policy objectives are achieved and the consequent benefit to people everywhere, including responses to global challenges.
Engagement with policy leadership is more important than ever: UNGA76 is a unique forum for science to demonstrate how policy and political leadership can benefit from innovation. Central to this is the role of nonstate actors and the multilateral fora, which increasingly determine how priorities are set. Science needs to be part of this dialogue and inform outputs through thought leadership, evidence, insights, analysis, and innovation.

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Niklas Zierke

Saarland University, Center for Evaluation
Research Associate & MEAL Manager
Websitehttps://ceval.de
Niklas Zierke is a research associate at the Center for Evaluation at Saarland University and teaches in two evaluation master's programs. He studied sociology and science studies and currently mainly works on monitoring & evaluation of sustainable development (Sustainable Development Goals), methods of empirical social research, comparative science and public policy studies as well as in the 'Evaluation GLOBE' research project on the institutionalization of evaluation in global comparison. As an evaluation project manager, he also has extensive real-world evaluation experience, having helped many clients to achieve evidence-informed decisions.
Tuesday, September 14
 

12:00pm CEST

(REF S114) Science and SDG 1: Poverty: to end poverty in all its forms and everywhere by 2030Victoria Miyandazi • Joy Malala • Mei Lin Fung

2:30pm CEST

(REF OP14) SSUNGA76 Opening Plenary: How Science is Support the Attainment of the SDGs and how UNGA77 can do more to advance global science collaborationMei Lin Fung • Kevin Govender • Kurt Zatloukal • Worms, Patrick • Mark Ferguson • Orla Feely • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Rita Lawlor • Michael Makanga • Jean-Pierre Bourguignon • Intisar Soghayroun • Maria Cristina Russo • Dr Nikiwe Bam • Magdalena Skipper • Regina Nthenya • rahma rachdi • Rolf Apweiler • Marcia McNutt • FAATIHA AAYAT • Nevan Krogan • Jacqueline Fabius • Sumitra Rajagopalan • Stefano Bertuzzi • Professor Sir Peter Gluckman • George Church • Gilles Bloch • Klaus Uckel • Coblentz Laban • Sri Fatmawati • Marta Fernández Suárez
 
Wednesday, September 15
 

3:00pm CEST

(REF AS15) The Unique Role of Astronomy in Advancing the SDGsViolette Impellizzeri • Kevin Govender • George Miley • Charles Takalana • Anna Scaife • Debra Meloy Elmegreen • Xavier Barcons • Sonal Asgotraa • Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor • Chiara Moenter • Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD)
 
Tuesday, September 28
 

3:00pm CEST

(REF DT28) SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing. Digital Transformation for Health for the SDGsDeclan Kirrane • Mei Lin Fung • Ogan Gurel • Marleen Temmerman • Rigveda Kadam • Intisar Soghayroun • Regina Nthenya • Martin Curley • George Crooks • K Ananth Krishnan • Bob Wachter • Jeffrey Braithwaite • Henrik Matthies • David DeAngelis • Francesca Colombo • Anne Quaadgras • Teresa Graham • Darin Wilson • Teisberg, Elizabeth
 
Wednesday, September 29
 

8:00am CEST

(REF S1629) Science and SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsDr. Crystal Simeon • Sarah Muthiga • Sandra Mututi
 
Monday, October 4
 

9:00am CEST

(REF S1023) Science and SDG 10: Reduced InequalitiesMaame Bonsu • Andrew Rugege • Attiya Waris • Daisy Ogembo