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The United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) is the United Nations gateway to co-create partnerships to deliver the SDGs – working globally, regionally, and in countries to accelerate solutions for people and for the planet.
To this end, the Office has conceptualized, curated and delivered unprecedented SDG activations. For example, by organizing BTS’s performance on the UN plaza in September 2021 UNOP raised awareness around the SDGs across an audience of over 50 million. Similarly, UNOP built the SDG Studio in collaboration with the government of the Netherlands, streamlining the creation of original and compelling content for contemporary audiences. By creating events such as the SDG Action Zone – a three-day virtual platform during the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly – UNOP continue to promote awareness across a range of audiences. Moreover, UNOP build global networks that enable collaborative solutions for the SDGs such as the UN Conscious Fashion & Lifestyle Network.
UN Partnerships is facilitating collective action aligned with the Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda by establishing inclusive networks, sharing knowledge and creating shared responsibility to solve contemporary global challenges.
The United Nations Office for Partnerships serves as a gateway for partnership building between the private sector, foundations and other non-State actors and the United Nations system in furtherance of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes, under Sustainable Development Goal 17, a call to revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, including through multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources toward achievement of the Goals.
The key fashion sector partnership initiative of UNOP is
The Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network is a United Nations (UN) hosted online platform for industry stakeholders, media, Governments, and UN system entities. The network showcases and enables collaborations that accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Considering the fashion and lifestyle sector’s significant impact on societies and the environment, the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network fosters transparent, inclusive, and transformative engagement of global stakeholders to drive urgent action for sustainability. The network provides an impartial platform for the industry and the UN system. Its key objective is to mobilize expertise, innovation, technology, and resources towards a sustainable and inclusive COVID-19 recovery, with the Sustainable Development Goals as a guiding framework.
The Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network is a joint initiative of the United Nations Office for Partnerships, the Division for Sustainable Development Goals – United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the Fashion Impact Fund. The leading entities of the network convene periodic events aligned with key meetings on the UN calendar and publish reports on the network’s achievements.
The Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network is committed to keeping the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals and ensuring that everyone, everywhere can live in dignity, prosperity, and peace on a safe and healthy planet.
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