Upcoming Events
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13th International Conference on Sustainable Development

The 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) will be held on the theme, ‘Creating a Unified Foundation for Sustainable Development: Research, Practice, and Education’. The Conference aims to bring together individuals from research, policy, practice, and business to share ideas, present research fundings, and discuss professional issues relevant to sustainability science.

UN-Habitat Event Global Event Climate Change

World Cleanup Day

World Cleanup Day offers the world an opportunity to undertake cleanup efforts around the world. The Day reminds society of our collective responsibility to preserve and maintain a clean and healthy environment and contribute to sustainable waste and resource management.

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed September 20 as World Cleanup Day. The world is invited to observe the Day through activities aimed at raising awareness of…

UN Day Global Event Climate Change

World Maritime Day

The World Maritime Day theme for 2025 "Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity" reflects the ocean’s vital role in the world economy, with more than 80% of global trade transported by sea. The ocean is a source of jobs and food for millions of people, a home for countless marine species, and a regulator of the planet's climate, mitigating the impacts of climate change. 

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World Architecture Day

Created by the UIA in 1985, World Architecture Day is celebrated annually on the first Monday of October coinciding with the UN-Habitat Global Observance of the World Habitat Day.

UN Day Global Event Localizing the SDGs

World Habitat Day

World Habitat Day is marked on the first Monday of October each year and is recognized by the United Nations to reflect on the state of towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The day is also intended to remind the world that everyone has the power and the responsibility to shape the future of towns and cities.

UN Day Global Event Climate Change

World Migratory Bird Day

World Migratory Bird Day 2025 will focus on the theme, ‘Creating Bird-friendly Cities and Communities’. The theme highlights the need for a healthy coexistence between birds and humans and the opportunities to create and adapt environments that support migratory bird populations across all communities, from cities to smaller towns and communities.

UN Day Global Event Localizing the SDGs

World Cities Day

World Cities Day brings Urban October to an end on 31 October each year and was first celebrated in 2014. As with World Habitat Day, a global observance is held in a different city each year and the day focuses on a specific theme.

- Partner Event Global Event Capacity Building

Second World Summit for Social Development

The Second World Summit for Social Development would address the gaps and recommit to the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action and its implementation and give momentum towards implementing the 2030 Agenda. 

- Conference Global Event Climate Change

UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30)

The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) will convene in November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. 

UN Day Global Event Water and Sanitation

World Toilet Day

World Toilet Day is celebrated annually on 19 November to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve SDG 6, which promises sanitation for all by 2030. To meet the SDG sanitation target, the world needs to work on average, five times faster.

UN Day Global Event Mobility and Transport

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.

- Partner Event Physical Event Localizing the SDGs

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’.

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Innovate4Cities Conference

To link cities, climate change science, and findings from the first Global Stocktake, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have announced that the next Innovate4Cities Conference (I4C2024) is set to take place for the first time in Montreal, Canada from 10-12 September 2024.

- Conference Global Event Localizing the SDGs

79th Session of the UN General Assembly

The 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79) will open on Tuesday, 10 September 2024. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 24 September 2024.

- Conference Physical Event New Urban Agenda

Africa Urban Forum

The African Union Commission is organizing the first ever Africa Urban Forum to be held in Addis Ababa at the Adwa Memorial Museum from 4 to 6 September 2024. 

The African Union Commission and its member-states established the Africa Urban Forum during the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Public Service, Local Government, Urban Development and Decentralization (AU-STC.No.8) held in Cairo, Egypt in August…

- Partner Event Hybrid Event Water and Sanitation

Nairobi Convention COP 11

(Dates are tentative)

The 11th meeting of the Conference of Contracting Parties (COP11) to the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean Region (Nairobi Convention) will convene in two main segments. A partners, experts, and national focal points meeting will convene for the first two days. 

A heads of delegation meeting…

- Conference Global Event Localizing the SDGs

ECOSOC High-Level Segment

The High-level Segment (HLS) of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will take place in July 2024, during ECOSOC’s 2024 session. The Segment will include the three-day ministerial segment of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).

The HLS convenes annually. It represents the culmination of ECOSOC’s annual cycle of work and convenes a diverse group of high-level representatives from government, the…

UN Day Global Event Localizing the SDGs

World Population Day

World Population Day is celebrated annually on 11 July to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.

- Conference Global Event Localizing the SDGs

High-Level Political Forum

The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in 2024, without prejudice to the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Sustainable Development Goals, will review in-depth: Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere; Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture;  Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts; Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive…

UN Day Global Event Human Rights

World Refugee Day

The year 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) decided that 20 June would be celebrated as World Refugee Day from 2001 onwards (A/RES/55/76).

World Refugee Day honors the strength and courage of refugees and encourages public awareness and support of the refugees, people who have had to flee their homelands because of conflict or natural disaster. The…

- Conference Global Event Housing

Third UN Conference on LLDCs

The Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) will explore innovative solutions to challenges faced by LLDCs and build meaningful, strategic partnerships to unlock the potential of LLDCs. The Conference will convene under the theme, ‘Driving Partnerships for Progress’.

- Conference Physical Event Advocacy

G7 Leaders' Summit

The G7 Summit will be held in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, from 13 to 15 June 2024. The event will be attended by the Heads of State and Government of the seven Member States, as well as the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission representing the European Union.

UN Day Global Event Climate Change

World Environment Day

The UN celebrates World Environment Day annually on 5 June. The Day encourages worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environment.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) annually organizes events for World Environment Day, and the Day is typically celebrated in over 100 countries.

- Partner Event Global Event Urban Energy

Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum

The 2024 Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum will be held in Bridgetown, Barbados from 4-6 June, co-hosted by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the Government of Barbados, led by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. 

The SEforALL Global Forum has become the landmark global gathering to drive faster, broader progress on universal access to sustainable energy, as called for by Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7).

Conference Physical Event Water and Sanitation

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…

- Partner Event Global Event Localizing the SDGs

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…

- Conference Physical Event Climate Change

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…