Convened by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Moment will provide world leaders with a platform to showcase the bold plans, actions and solutions that are needed to end the COVID-19 pandemic and set the world on course towards achieving the SDGs. The event will include more than 30 Heads of State, a key debate with UN leaders on the COVID-19 Response and Recovery and a musical performance by K-pop band BTS, Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generation and Culture of the President of the Republic of Korea. Leaders from business, civil society, local authorities, the SDG Advocates and the UN will highlight how to take solutions to scale.
SDG 13: CLIMATE
Emission Impossible? How we can successfully transition to a zero-carbon economy
Join this fireside discussion with Greg Jackson, CEO & Founder of Octopus Energy and Jules Kortenhorst, CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute, to discuss pathways towards a successful transition to a zero-carbon economy.
Motorsport: The Unexpected Driver of Sustainable Transformation
This panel discussion explores how SDGs are the building blocks for the future of sport, how motorsport is the unexpected sport leading the way for sustainability and how organisations like Extreme E hope to provide a template for a climate positive future.
Scaling up Action: Collaborating for a Resilient Recovery
AB InBev will host an engaging panel discussion on actions needed to scale-up sustainable initiatives in a time of global uncertainty, and why a collaborative effort towards a resilient recovery is a moral imperative and an economic necessity.
World Humanitarian Forum New York 2021
Convened by the World Humanitarian Forum (WHF), the 2021 Forum will provide an invaluable opportunity for humanitarian leaders to join Heads of State, UN Principles and private sector c-level executives to discuss and find solutions to the key issues of today being discussed at the UN General Assembly. WHF will feature main stage discussions with heads of state and high-level roundtable discussions on topics ranging from climate finance and emergency responses to blockchain innovations in humanitarian organisations. By attending WHF New York you will be able to network, gain knowledge and find solutions to the problems faced by you and your organisation as we aim to build forward better while redefining humanitarianism in new contexts.
Youth Unstoppable
A powerful documentary about the rise of the youth climate movement, told through the eyes of youth climate activists.
UNEP and Trees for Jane on their battle to save the Trees
This discussion provides a platform for the screening of “A Trillion Trees’’ – a new film produced by Jeff Horowitz and narrated by Dr. Jane Goodall.
Following this, to launch her new campaign, ‘Trees for Jane’, Jane will be joined by her co-founder Jeff Horowitz, and Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP, in a conversation centred around their ambitions for Trees for Jane and to address a broader conversation around trees as one of the solutions for climate change.
One Young World Documentary Launch
A documentary commissioned by Ovation TV, America’s only arts network, entitled The Young Leaders – One Young World Stories. This celebratory film charts the progress of six remarkable young leaders from across the world, all of whom have been supported by the organisation One Young World.
The film is being produced by Blue Planet Films; directed by Bruce Robertson.
The Power of Purpose: How business leadership can drive sustainability
Goals House and Bayer will convene a panel with partners from different sectors to discuss the power of purpose in business and the role of business in driving sustainable development and climate action. The panel will examine the role of purpose driven businesses and whether the global business community is up to the challenge of achieving the SDGs and who it needs to engage and partner with to deliver.
Trees for Jane; saving our planet starts with me. A roundtable with Jane Goodall and the climate activists driving change
This session, hosted by Jane Goodall, will convene a group of youth climate activists to discuss the importance of trees and more specifically the importance of Trees for Jane. The group will discuss the protection, restoration and planting of trees, as a tangible solution to climate breakdown.
This discussion will look to rally the next generation of climate activists to take ownership of their environments, wherever they are in the world, through trees.
We the People: Latin America and the Caribbean 2030 Conference
This September 24-25, 2021, the Second Edition of the We the People #ALC2030 Conference will take place as part of the mobilization around the Regional Week of Action for the SDGs – #ALC2030, to be held from September 17-28, 2021, organized by The Millennials Movement and the Agenda 2030 Citizen Ambassadors Program in partnership with the United Nations SDG Action Campaign.
Turning It Around through Green & Circular Innovation in Health
This panel will focus on how key players in the health sector are taking concrete actions to turn it around for the environment, at the entrepreneurial, corporate and policy level. Panelists from WHO, Pfizer, GAVI and Accelerate2030 entrepreneurs will speak about their green and circular innovations, emerging technologies and key learnings aimed at making the health sector more sustainable.
Regional Mobilization for the Great Recovery Letter
Sign the Great Recovery Letter addressed to global leaders and join the mobilization for a healthier, fairer and more sustainable world. Help us make our voices heard from Latin America and the Caribbean during the Regional Week of Action for the SDGs. This is an initiative promoted by The Millennials Movement in partnership with Action for Sustainable Development.
Regional Mobilization for Global Digital Clean Up Day
This September 18, join this regional mobilization by deleting all those digital files from your computer that are not useful, as well as unwanted or unimportant emails, and share a photo on your social networks with the hashtags #ALC3040 and #Act4SDGs. This activity is organized by The Millennials Movement as part of the mobilizations for the Regional Week of Action for the SDGs #ALC2030.
UN My World 2030 Survey Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Simultaneous Vote
Take the floor before the United Nations and share your opinion regarding the implementation process of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in your community by participating in the Regional Simultaneous Vote of the My World 2030 Survey, this September 27th, organized by The Millennials Movement as part of the mobilizations for the Regional Week of Action for the SDGs #ALC2030.
Regional Week of #Action4SDGs – Latin America and the Caribbean 2030
The “Regional Week of #Action4SDGs – Latin America and the Caribbean 2030” will take place from the 17th to the the 28th of September, 2021. The goal of this regional mobilization is to promote collective action, mobilizing key stakeholders from all sectors to turn things around for the world we need, as regional leaders are reminded that the people of our region are also doing their part to accelerate progress on the SDGs.
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2nd Annual Science for a Sustainable Future Conference
On October 5 2021, Springer Nature and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) will host their second annual virtual conference on science for a sustainable future. This global virtual conference brings together policymakers, government representatives, UN officials, as well as leading scientists from around the world to discuss the role of science in achieving the SDGs.
QF@UNGA: All Roads Lead to Doha
The disruption experienced over the past year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that it has become all the more important now to build resilient innovative education models that prepare our students for the future, while also focusing on sustainability.
Under the theme ‘Innovative models for a sustainable future’, Qatar Foundation is organizing four key virtual events revolving around two focus areas: progressive education and sustainability.
Protection of children, invisible victims of armed conflict and COVID-19
This event will focus on approaches that guarantee that children affected by armed conflict do not remain invisible in the post-COVID-recovery & ensure that children’s rights are respected and their needs addressed. Based on children’s real stories, this event will highlight how the combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic & armed conflict have exposed children to greater threats, exacerbated vulnerabilities & worsened the protection needs of children, & discus how to address it.
Unfinished Business: Is the World Really Building Back Better?
Delays in vaccinating the world have pushed back a global economic rebound, widening inequality and creating an opening for the next global health crisis to be even worse.
Join us on September 22nd, 2021 at 11am ET / 8am PT as we explore whether COVAX has lived up to its high goals, and whether wealthier nations have a responsibility to do more to get more vaccines to more people.