• United Nations World Oceans Day 2023

    Virtual Event

    JOIN UN WOD 2023 The ocean covers the majority of the earth, but only a small portion of its waters has been explored. Despite humanity’s utter reliance on it, and compared to the breadth and depth of what it gives us, the ocean receives only a fragment of our attention and resources in return. But...

  • Investing with Nature: Deep dive on nature-based solutions in freshwater ecosystems

    Virtual Event

    Freshwater is not only indispensable for wildlife, people and planet, it is also the habit of a wide variety of fish, plant and crustacean species. The freshwater ecosystem comprises of lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, springs, bogs and wetlands, and provides transport routes, hydropower, irrigation and drinking water, as well as a wide range of other...

  • Fourth Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

    United Nations New York Headquarters 405 E 42nd St, New York, NY, United States

    Background The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement are intrinsically linked, and one cannot be achieved without the other. In the same spirit, the Secretary-General in a recent address on his 2023 priorities stressed that “Climate action is the 21st century’s greatest opportunity to drive forward all the Sustainable Development Goals.” As...

  • 2023 Higher Education Sustainability Initiative Global Forum

    United Nations New York Headquarters 405 E 42nd St, New York, NY, United States

    The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) is an open partnership between several United Nations entities and the higher education community launched in the lead-up to the Rio+20 Conference in 2012....

  • 2023 SDG Global Business Forum

    Virtual Event

    Turbocharging the 2030 Agenda with business impact As we approach the halfway mark to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the world has been confronted with a complex web of interconnected...

  • 8th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum)

    Songdo Convensia Convention Center Incheon City, Korea, Republic of

    Considered Asia-Pacific’s largest and longest-standing gathering of adaptation practitioners to share information, knowledge and best practices in adaptation and resilience-building, the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum) is the...

  • 2023 SDG Summit

    New York New York

    The 2023 SDG Summit will take place on 18-19 September 2023 in New York. It will mark the beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals with high-level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions leading up to 2030. Convened by the President of the General Assembly, the Summit will...

  • Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia

    United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC - BKK), Bangkok City, Thailand United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand

    The regional conference on Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia will bring together selected business leaders, investors, policy makers, academics and civil society champions to exchange views on the role of businesses and governments in supporting and strengthening the newly recognized right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Importantly, the conference will also facilitate learning and...

  • The third Asian and Pacific Energy Forum

    United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC - BKK), Bangkok City, Thailand United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand

    The third Asian and Pacific Energy Forum (APEF3), is co-hosted with the Ministry of Energy of Royal Thai Government, to be held at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok and online on 19 and 20 October 2023. The Third forum will be organized under the theme “Building a secure, sustainable and interconnected energy future...