The prime objective of the twenty-fifth session of the Committee is to explore how to deliver on the national commitments in support of the Sustainable Development Goals and to discuss potential solutions to be agreed at an Energy Ministerial at the outset of the Eighth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 11 June 2017.

To facilitate the Committee discussions about the Energy Ministerial you are invited to participate in an informal open consultation about the draft outcome document of the Energy Ministerial (ECE/ENERGY/2016/9) and its approval process. This meeting will be held on 27 September 2016, 10.00-13.00, in Room S4, please register with the secretariat if you are interested to participate (interpretation will not be provided).