Held annually since 2017, the Philippine Young Leaders’ Convergence (formerly National Young Leaders’ Conference) has been the largest multi-sectoral convergence of young grassroots leaders for the Global Goals.
With the theme “Making-bisug, Kabatan-unan: Regenerating Youth-centered Impetus towards Helping Achieve Sustainable and Inclusive Development Post-Pandemic”, the PYLC 2022 will be held in the City of General Santos on October 12-15, 2022.
Bringing the UN to the world and the world to the UN.
Over the course of three days during the UN General Assembly, the SDG Action Zone brings together the highest levels of UN leadership, activists, government officials, business leaders, changemakers and disruptors in a virtual collaborative space – to highlight the ecosystem-wide solutions, plans, and investments needed to positively impact people’s lives and the future of our planet.
With over a decade of experience bringing together heads of state, leaders of the private and NGO sectors, and new and diversified perspectives to explore tangible solutions to local and global challenges, the 2022 Concordia Annual Summit will be the largest convening alongside the UN General Assembly. Our 12th Annual Summit will convene the top movers and shakers of today’s world to spark dialogue, promote collaboration, and collectively pave the path toward a more equitable, sustainable future.
Held from 16 to 25 September 2022, the Global Week to #Act4SDGs mobilization takes place when world leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly. During this challenging time, the Global Week will focus on Climate, Justice and Peace, and mark the mid-way point of achieving the SDG Agenda, with a goal of 1 billion actions by 2030. Join millions of people around the world taking action on the SDGs, to show that we can #FlipTheScript for people and the planet.
Co-creating and co-collaborating on our collective future is an important step in our global recovery. How can we advance an intergenerational approach towards the 2030 Agenda? Join youth from around the world as they present their real-life impact through building intergenerational initiatives.
Co-designed by youth from 10 countries, this World Congress will feature SDG Project Showcases, SDG Focus Groups, and SDG Network Events.
Coming back together after years apart, we are gathering with like-minded, action-oriented decision makers! From Davos, to the Cannes International Festival of Creativity, to UNGA, the Kick-Off Receptions have been a platform for optimists to create networks of support for collective action and convene with like-minded leaders that care to make a change happen. After such a difficult time, we look forward to coming back together and collaborating once again.
Youth is both a physical and mental state of being. Through emphasizing holistic health and well-being, we can build a sound and sustainable foundation for humankind to better co-exist with our planet.
Emphasizing healthtech, biotech, medtech and foodtech, the Forever Youth Festival is co-curated by youth from around the world, and will feature presentations by young health advocates, showcases by young researchers, and case studies of higher learning in health.
This class will be a practical lesson on the Mechanism of Intuition, and will show how intuition, as an integrated language, can allow the people and communities who practice it to achieve sustainable development. The class will also show how the SDGs can be achieved in the short term as well as statistics, results, and how to accomplish the SDGs with scarce resources.
The Baltic Gastronomic Festival is an international event that takes place in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: three sibling countries that offer a wide range of environmentally conscious farming and cooking, and a diversity of local foods across the region. Running from October 1-30, the festival focuses on sustainable and social gastronomy with four themes: farm-to-fork, culinary heritage, circular shift and food waste.
The SDG Moment serves to place an annual spotlight on the Sustainable Development Goals. It takes place as the world faces a deepening cost-of-living crisis that carries huge implications for the advancement of the SDGs, especially in developing countries. Convened by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the Moment will provide world leaders with a platform to showcase the bold actions and solutions that are needed to set the world on course towards achieving the SDGs. The SDG Moment event will set the scene and lead into the Transforming Education Summit, and is expected to build the momentum as we head towards the SDG Summit in 2023.
Convening at the same time as the United Nations General Assembly, the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings will bring together communities of purpose that integrate business leaders, policy-makers, international and civil society organizations, innovators and entrepreneurs. In a series of carefully curated impact-driven dialogues, these alliances will use the meetings to advance their work and make concrete progress on the SDGs and to build momentum on other key milestones ahead.
Ahead of the 2022 United Nations General Assembly, political, business, and civil society leaders will join the Financial Times, in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, to host this strategic preview of the UN General Assembly which will explore how international cooperation can be utilised to overcome the myriad of geopolitical crises including climate, food, energy, and war; while also asking how multilateralism can be redesigned to be more resilient and effective in the modern day.
La Semana de Acción Global por los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, impulsado por Youth Global Action, busca una nueva forma de inspirar, movilizar, conectar a las personas y a las organizaciones que actúen sobre los ODS. El foro será un espacio de juventud y dinamismo con escenarios diferentes, con sesiones plenarias, charlas relámpago, performances, talleres interactivos, exposiciones y un espacio para conectar con jóvenes líderes, agentes de cambio, activistas y más.
To recognize young grassroots leaders’ exemplary commitment to championing the SDGs in their respective communities, GIYD will launch the Third Young SDG Champion Awards as one of the major activities of this year’s Philippine Young Leaders’ Convergence on October 12-15, 2022 in General Santos City.
The Awards aim to recognize local change-makers and celebrate achievements being made from the grassroots level up, which all form a critical contribution to the 2030 Agenda.
AIM 2022 celebrates the organization’s global membership reaching over 50 countries. Co-curated and co-designed by youth from 10 countries, the event will focus on three pillars of impact: political, economic and social, and how they intersect. The emphasis is on youth being provided with a platform for co-creating a collective future where the outputs lead to outcomes shared by all of society. Together, we can AIM higher!
Following an open call for applications for the 2022-2024 Class of 17 Young Leaders for the SDGs, which resulted in 5,434 total applications submitted from 194 countries, the UN Envoy on Youth is excited to announce that the next class of Young Leaders for the SDGs will be held on 21 September 2022, with the support of a High-Level Selection Committee. These remarkable young change-makers are recognized for their ability to inspire and mobilize their constituents. Stay tuned for the announcement!
The SDG Media Summit returns to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City with the goal of engaging on the most pressing sustainability issues, activating around solutions, and celebrating projects and partnerships that are helping achieve the SDGs.
Just a few days before the 77th edition of the United Nations General Assembly, the summit will bring together up to 150 communications leaders, United Nations representatives, and media experts to highlight the power of media to address pressing global issues and achieve the SDGs.
Intersecting global crises are threatening the 17 SDGs. At the SDG Media Zone at UNGA 77, we are committed to highlighting the tireless efforts of the global community, and the voices and needs of the people we serve. We aim to reach and inspire audiences everywhere, including beyond the international community, through meaningful content collaborations with media organizations interested in focusing on solutions for a better world. Join us and be part of conversations on the transformation and solutions needed to achieve the SDGs.
Observers are welcome for the final day of Camp 2030 as our global Youth Leaders pitch their ideas to achieve the SDGs by 2030, live in NYC. The event will include a happy hour to meet our inspiring Campers, a pitch presentation of the winning ideas across seven SDG tracks, and the crowning of the top idea to receive further incubation post-Camp. To learn more about Camp 2030, check out our website! Request a ticket to our event in the link provided.
The Forum will present on how to adopt the Global Goals into the blueprint of any organization — for-profit, not-for-profit and anywhere in between — to advance the 2030 Agenda.
Through a four-pillared “HERO” approach (Humanitarianism, Empowerment, Resourcefulness, Opportunity), the Global Goals Fellows will guide us on how to stand up and step up as global citizens, and be heroes for future generations.
