Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina.

Science must remain accessible, collaborative and purposefully directed towards improving the lives of people.

This will be South Africa’s central message at UNESCO’s 2026 Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development, says Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina.

Gina will represent the country at the conference from July 15 to 17 in Paris, France.

The UNESCO flagship ministerial event supports the implementation of the United Nations International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024-2033), which seeks to mobilise all scientific disciplines in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.