Fourth Local and Regional Governments Forum on the 2030 Agenda

​On 12 and 13 July 2021, from 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. EDT, the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, UNDESA, UN-Habitat, UNDP and Local 2030 will co-organize the Fourth Local and Regional Governments Forum (LRGF) on the 2030 Agenda.  

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High-level Political Forum (HLPF 2021), 6 – 15 July 2021 - posting 1

HLPF 2021

The High-level Political Forum (HLPF 2021) will be held from Tuesday, 6 July to Thursday 15 July 2021, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It includes the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday 13 July to Thursday 15 July, as part of the high-level segment of the Council.  

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UN World Data Forum 2021 - ANNOUNCEMENT - Two new calls for inputs launched

The United Nations Word Data Forum is back to planning for a hybrid event to take place in Bern, Switzerland between 3 and 6 October 2021.

The Programme Committee is pleased to invite you to participate in two new calls:

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Invitation to UN World Data Forum webinar: Innovations in measuring hard-to-count populations | 24th June 2021 | 9:00 AM New York (EDT)

The United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) team is pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar on “Innovations in measuring hard-to-count populations”.

The webinars are open to all. Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested.

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Will you please help women and children in Nkuringo, Uganda…

The Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat), a charity no 1054835 in England and Wales, is committed to helping  the women and children of the remote village of Nkuringo, which is close to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to half the gorillas in the world in western Uganda. 

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UN PGA's High-Level Debate on Oceans (1 June 2021) - Registration now open

The President of the General Assembly will convene a high-level thematic debate on the ocean and Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water on Tuesday, 1 June 2021, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. With the support of the Governments of Portugal and Kenya – co-hosts of the 2nd United Nations Ocean Conference, as well as H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Oceans, this gathering will serve as a drumbeat to generate momentum towards the Conference in Lisbon, when public health safety measures allow.

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Register Now! Online Stakeholders Thematic Debate High-Level Dialogue on Energy 2021

Join us at this online thematic debate for an exchange of views and inputs/contributions from stakeholders on the five overarching themes of the United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Energy, which will be held in September 2021.

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Twentieth session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation: 1 to 4 June 2021

The twentieth session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 1 to 4 June 2021. The general debate and the thematic segment will be virtual while the closing session will be in person. The session will review progress made in implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action, the new directions strategy for South-South cooperation, the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation and the Buenos Aires outcome document of the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40). 

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Sixth annual Science, Technology and Innovation Forum for the SDGs (4-5 May 2021)

The theme of the STI Forum 2021 is: “Science, technology and innovation for a sustainable and resilient COVID-19 recovery, and effective pathways of inclusive action towards the Sustainable Development Goals”. The Forum will discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation of the SDGs, congregating all relevant stakeholders to actively contribute in their area of expertise...

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International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition (ISRRC) statement on the outcome of the 54th session of the Commission on Population and Development

The International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition (ISRRC)* welcomes the outcome resolution of the 54th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) on the special theme on population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development. #CPD54

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