New Alignments: Climate, Capital, and Common Ground is an event that brings together leaders from business, academia, policy, and finance to explore how unlikely allies can collaborate to drive climate solutions.
Hosted by the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area.
Financing the Green Economy in Developing Countries is a four-part session examining the current funding paradigm affecting emerging markets and how investors can fill the gaps in the decline of development assistance to achieve Green Economy goals.
The Business Imperative for Sustainability is a multi-session event that brings together leaders from business, finance, and impact investing to explore how sustainability continues to drive corporate value and growth.
The afternoon and evening will feature a panel discussion with experts from consumer products, fashion, and banking, curated small group discussions on key sustainability topics, and a networking happy hour.
The GloCha pre-UNGA Conference 2025 at UN HQ NY explores how emerging technologies, digital public infrastructure, and youth innovation can localize the SDGs and empower communities to tackle climate and global challenges. Convening UN, governments, innovators, and civil society, it fosters systemic solutions and partnerships for a sustainable and inclusive future.
The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) and InnerView are excited to launch the 8th annual SDG Youth Impact Awards. This inspiring program continues to shine a spotlight on young changemakers who are strengthening their communities and accelerating progress for the SDGs. Last year more than 15,000 students were recognized – Kickoff session with US High Schools Learn more at InnerView.org/Awards
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Celebrating 2Million Youth Impact hours for the SDGs with our Champions of Change! Gain access to the latest trends of US students (ages 14 to 24) as they explore issues, develop skills, and explore leadership roles in their community. Following the session, the report is available for download.
On September 22, 2026, we will convene leaders in innovation and social impact for Solve Challenge Finals. This year’s event marks a milestone—10 years of Solve and 10 years of innovation. Amidst the start of the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week in New York City, we’ll announce the winners of the 10th Anniversary Global Challenge, award over $1M in prize funding, and set the stage for the next decade of impact.
Blockchain Central UNGA will bring together thought leaders and changemakers across blockchain, government, technology, and industry to examine how we can leverage blockchain-powered solutions to accelerate progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Creative Climate Forum brings together artists, youth, educators, community members, and advocates to explore creative tools for a just and sustainable future. Learn how to dismantle broken systems and spark collective action toward regenerative futures through performances, panels, workshops, and immersive installations. Come activate the power of imagination and collaboration to respond to the climate crisis—together.
Drawing on nearly 30 jurisdictions across every region of the world, this session will launch a landmark study by Hogan Lovells, Cadwalader and the GCSI through a lively, in-person discussion. It will explore how governments are creating enabling environments for social innovation through legislation, national strategies, institutions, financing, public procurement and other policy tools, and what can be learned from approaches around the world.
You are leading through unprecedented political, social and economic disruption, where commitments alone are no longer enough. As geopolitical pressures intensify, the UN Global Compact is here to equip you with the frameworks, partnerships and guidance to move from ambition to results.
At the Leaders Summit, join a global community of leaders for high-impact keynotes and action-driven sessions that sharpen your strategy, unlock business value and drive decisive action. Gain practical tools to manage risk, transform supply chains, shape markets and policy and mobilize capital for inclusive, climate-resilient growth, grounded in the Ten Principles and shared global goals. Connect with your peers, strengthen your leadership edge, and deliver the impact that this moment demands.
As development aid declines and significant new private wealth is being created, philanthropy is entering a period of profound change. What would it take for philanthropy to invest more intentionally, and at greater scale, in the people, relationships, capabilities and shared leadership that make sustained progress possible?
We will bring together practitioners and philanthropy to explore what philanthropy and leadership development field may each need to do differently.
On the occasion of the 2026 Science Summit, held alongside the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81), the Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA), together with its Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), will convene the second webinar of the Science Across Generations: A Dialogue Series, focusing on Chapter 1 of the Amazon Assessment Report 2025 (AR2025), From Regional to Global Connectivity.
Join us in Midtown Manhattan for a day of programming designed specifically for entrepreneurs in climate, technology, and social impact.
Impact State of Mind is a groundbreaking initiative of Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area with leading partners Princeton University’s Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance, Finpublica, Sustainable Investment Leadership Council (SILC), and XPRIZE.
We’ve heard what entrepreneurs really want from an UNGA event and we’re taking action!
A full day of programming created for investors, funders, business leaders, and other adjacent stakeholders.
Impact State of Mind is a groundbreaking initiative of Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area with leading partners Princeton University’s Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance, Finpublica, Sustainable Investment Leadership Council (SILC), and XPRIZE. This year’s content themes will explore sustainable finance, the economy of climate adaptation, carbon markets, AI and more!
AI for SDGs: From Adoption to Impact is a high-level roundtable exploring how artificial intelligence can contribute to sustainable development across Europe and Central Asia.
Organized by UN Global Compact Network Georgia, with the support of the United Nations Global Compact and in collaboration with UN Global Compact Country Networks across Europe and Central Asia, the event is designed primarily for senior-level executives and decision-makers. It will bring together business leaders, repres
Designed to engage students with UN SDGs through activities, the STC SDG Fair is a 1-day booth event held during lunchtime. Students participate in a Stamp Card Rally, visiting booths on Zero Hunger, Quality Education, Good Health & Well-Being, Responsible Consumption, and Climate Action. Each booth contains a 3-5 minute activity, and those who complete all challenges receive a prize. UNICEF is also heavily involved throughout the booth activities.
The Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA), convened by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), invites you to the launch of its new White Paper, “Supporting a Thriving, Integrated, and More Equitable Science Community Across the Amazon”. This will be held as an official Science Summit event on the occasion of New York Climate Week 2026 and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81).
Youth aged 13-18 pitch solutions addressing the health impacts of climate change. After an interactive icebreaker game, teams then present their ideas to fellow participants. All will receive a Certificate of Participation, with Certificates of Achievement and additional prizes given to the top 3 teams: THB 1,000, 750, and 500 gift cards, respectively. The top three teams will have their pitches showcased via Accollab, a Youth Fellow project of Learning Planet Institute, on Forum of the Future.
The Youth Solutions Lab, organized by JCI and AIESEC during UNGA81, will bring together young leaders and SDG practitioners to turn global challenges into practical action. Following an expert panel, participants will design solutions to real SDG-aligned cases and present their ideas. Outcomes will inform an open-access Youth Solutions Brief, while the Youth Signal Survey will enable participants to continue sharing their priorities beyond the event.