The UAE Ministry of Cabinet Affairs’ Government Experience Exchange Programme (GEEP) has partnered with New York University to develop a Global Ideation Lab. The Ideation Lab coincided with the UAE delegation’s attendance at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development 2025, which was convened by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the UN Headquarters in New York City.
It brought together leading experts, academics, UN officials, diplomats, policymakers, and university students to discuss new opportunities for government sector innovation and global collaboration.
The session was attended by 26 ministers, experts, academics, and UN officials, including Annemarie Hou, Executive Director of the UN Office of Partnerships, and Patrick Paul Walsh, Vice President of Education and Director of the SDG Academy at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
Attendees included sustainability officials and ambassadors from Switzerland, Portugal, Ireland, Serbia, Paraguay, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Qatar, the Kingdom of Eswatini, and others. Members of the UAE delegation to the HLPF, officials from New York University’s administration and academic
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