We are delighted to invite you to the 3rd edition of the Learning and Skills for Sustainable Youth Development Dialogue series, a pivotal education and skills building event co-hosted by World Scouting and SAP on the sides of the 79th UN General Assembly and The Summit of the Future.
This joint event will focus on two crucial themes: “Environmental Sustainability and the Role of Youth-Led Action” and “Future Skills and the Impact of Technology and Artificial Intelligence on Learning Pathways.
Culture and heritage shape how we connect with others, how we see the challenges around us, and how we choose to respond to them.
This event will explore the crucial role of local actors and actions for supporting sustainable development by showcasing how local cultural and heritage projects help address global challenges, with a focus on climate change.
This policy event will focus on African-driven ideas, and feature leaders who are working to find common ground in tackling some of our most pressing challenges. Registration required!
Empowering Youth to Drive Global Change: Local Actions for a Just World
A robust day of programming and collaboration with 150 students representing 27 schools. Join us with your voice and ideas on progress for the SDGs, local activation and leadership.
InnerView and United Nations Association USA officially launch the 8th Annual SDG Youth Impact Awards.
This year-long journey offers opportunities for US High School students and communities to be recognized for personal action for the SDGs. In 2023-24 more than 18,000 students earned honors and delivered progress to create a better world for all.
The SDG Challenge Miami is a student competition that delivers a transformational journey to mobilize companies, organizations, universities, and students to advance the UN SDGs and contribute to the region’s sustainable growth. The Challenge serves as a platform to activate college students to critically think about present-day sustainability topics and stimulates action to work together with leading companies in South Florida.
Accountable Impact in collaboration with IEEE, the world’s largest Technological Association focused on Advancing Technology for Humanity, Miami Dade College Earth Ethics Institute is launching Planet Positive 2030 Miami. Miami community members will come together to Imagine the Future We Can Build Together for how a “Planet Positive” Miami will look in 2030 in alignment with the UN SDGs.
As World leaders come together in the 79th UNGA to discuss on the theme “Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations” and with the upcoming Summit of the Future, one key conversation to be prioritized is on accelerating access towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goal 5. This is based on the fact that SDG 5 is still a long way from fulfillment, especially in developing countries.
This year’s Forum will bring together 50 influential leaders—including CEOs, investors, Heads of State and Government and senior UN officials—for a candid, forward-looking dialogue on how to scale up private capital for sustainable and inclusive development.
This event is by invitation only.
Solve Challenge Finals is a flagship event that brings the future of global innovation to New York City.
Each year, as leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, Solve unveils its newest cohort of top social innovators—bold thinkers who are not just imagining a better future but building it. From bridging the digital divide to reimagining climate resilience, these teams are scaling tech-powered solutions with the power to transform communities and the world.
This high-level conference will examine the urgent need for UN reform, with a focus on Article 109 of the Charter, which enables the General Conference to consider amendments. Building on the 2024 Summit of the Future and its Pact, this event will address how rivalries, funding gaps, veto use, and weak law enforcement undermine the UN. With the Charter last amended in 1973, participants will explore bold steps to modernize the UN for today’s global challenges.
The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) and Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF) are hosting an exclusive roundtable Midtown Manhattan to discuss findings from CAF’s World Giving Report and preview the upcoming World Charity Landscape Report launching September 2025. Drawing on insights from thousands of charities in 25+ countries, the research explores sector resilience, stakeholder relationships, and global challenges shaping philanthropy.
An exclusive discussion exploring how sport – as one of the world’s most powerful and unifying cultural forces – can be leveraged to drive philanthropic giving and accelerate long-term social impact. Looking at the current sports philanthropy and sport for good landscapes and reflecting on key gaps and opportunities and how we might collectively build a sustainable, representative, and values-led funding ecosystem that moves towards a more systemic, scalable, and community-led model of change.
Sustainable development is at a crossroads, with an urgent need to move beyond silos and a narrow focus on technical solutions, to more holistic, long-term approaches that lead to systemic and sustainable change.
As global leaders convene during the UN General Assembly, the People First Community Gathering is a dedicated time to take stock of the current moment, discuss the path forward and explore what more can be done to promote collective leadership for sustainable development.
The Global Goals Summit 2025 will unite leaders in New York, Nairobi and online to co-create solutions for decent jobs, resilient livelihoods, and inclusive economic opportunity. This day is by invitation only. Open sessions are available on 23rd and 24th September.