On 11 July, UN DESA’s Population Division will release World Population Prospects 2022. This is the 27th edition of the official estimates and projections of the global population, published by the United Nations since 1951. Here are five reasons why we should be paying attention.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership are organizing a virtual side-event at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) on 12 July from 7:30 – 9:00 GMT-4 (New York Time) / 18:30 – 20:00 GMT+7 (Bangkok time).

This side event will explore how PANORAMA works and showcase how participants can contribute to and benefit from the initiative. It will present specific solutions on gender (SDG5) and partnerships (SDG17). It is being organized by IUCN.

This side event at the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will highlight the role of the Satoyama Initiative in achieving the SDGs and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It will discuss contributions to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration