World Sustainable Transport Day
World Sustainable Transport Day is celebrated annually on 26 November. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) declared the Day in recognition of the important role of safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable transport systems for all in supporting sustainable economic growth, improving the social welfare of people, and enhancing international cooperation and trade among countries.
UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7)
The seventh meeting of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) will take place from 8-12 December 2025 at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting’s theme is theme, ‘Advancing Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Planet’.
EU Green Week 2024
Here’s where Europeans are helping their peers. Many European utilities have financial, technical, social, and managerial skills to share with their peers on a not-for-profit basis. Through solidarity partnerships, they are supporting utility professionals in other countries to strengthen their capacities to provide locally adapted, efficient, sustainable and inclusive services.
With rising urban populations, environmental pollution…
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) +20
The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event will serve as a platform for multistakeholder discussions with the objective to take stock of the achievements and key trends, challenges and opportunities since the Geneva Plan of Action in 2003.
The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event is scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2024, co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD and co-hosted by ITU and the Swiss Confederation, with the support of remote…
Regional Ocean Summit
The Regional Ocean Summit, in Jordan, under the Royal patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, is a compelling addition to Economist Impact’s World Ocean Summit series. It is strategically designed to bring a regional focus to the robust analysis and inspiring content of the global summit. This regional summit aims to highlight key opportunities for international and regional ocean leaders, and investors in the Middle East…
United Nations Civil Society Conference
The UN Civil Society Conference will focus on the theme, the ‘Summit of the Future’. The Conference outcomes will serve as a contribution for Member States as they work towards the Pact for the Future.
The Summit for the Future, which will convene in September 2024, will adopt ‘A Pact for the Future’ – a concise, action-oriented outcome document, to be agreed in advance by consensus through intergovernmental negotiations. Originally…
Tenth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
The tenth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) will be jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank and the United Nations system organizations.
The theme of the tenth session of the Regional Forum is “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for…
International Mother Earth Day
International Mother Earth Day provides an opportunity to raise global public awareness of the challenges to the well-being of the planet and all the life it supports. The Day also recognizes a collective responsibility, as called for in the 1992 Rio Declaration, to promote harmony with nature and the Earth, to achieve a just balance among the economic, social, and environmental needs of the present and future generations of humanity.
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ECOSOC Youth Forum
The UN Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) 2024 Youth Forum will take place in April 2024, during ECOSOC’s 2024 session.
The Youth Forum is an annual initiative of the ECOSOC President, which has evolved into a key platform where young people can contribute to policy discussions at the UN through their collective ideas, solutions, and innovations.
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
The annual intergovernmental forum aims to assess progress and exchange knowledge, best practices, and policy solutions to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in line with regional priorities. Organized by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Forum will provide the space for an in-depth review of the Goals to be reviewed by the HLPF in 2024: SDG 1 (no poverty); SDG 2 (zero hunger); SDG…
UNGA Sustainability Week
The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) announced plans to organize a series of back-to-back events as part of a ‘Sustainability Week’. The UNGA President highlighted the importance of thematic debates to ensure high-level attendance and progress related to ‘Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly’ (Resolution 77/335). The events will also contribute to the Summit of the Future.
International Day of Zero Waste
International Day of Zero Waste aims to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns, support the societal shift towards circularity, and raise awareness about how zero-waste initiatives contribute to the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
World Water Day
World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
The annual intergovernmental forum aims to assess progress and exchange knowledge, best practices, and policy solutions to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in line with regional priorities. Organized by the UNECE, the Forum will provide the space for an in-depth review of the Goals to be reviewed by the HLPF in 2024: SDG 1 (no poverty); SDG 2 (zero hunger); SDG 13 (climate action); SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong…
68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
The 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) will focus on the priority theme, ‘Accelerating the Achievement of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of All Women and Girls by Addressing Poverty and Strengthening Institutions and Financing with a Gender Perspective’.
International Women's Day
#InspireInclusion #IWD2024
Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all #InspireInclusion. Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to drive gender parity. IWD belongs to everyone, everywhere.…
The Arab Forum for Sustainable Development
The annual, intergovernmental forum aims to assess progress and exchange knowledge, best practices, and policy solutions to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in line with regional priorities. Organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the Forum will provide the space for an in-depth review of the Goals to be reviewed by the HLPF in 2024: SDG 1 (no poverty); SDG 2 (zero hunger); SDG 13 (…