This event is part of a dialogue series that serves to connect representatives of the youth population with the Deputy Secretary-General to discuss thematic issues ranging from climate to innovation and equality to health. The youth speakers are thematic experts and come from diverse backgrounds and regions. They include but are not limited to representatives from grassroots movements, international organizations, civil society, academia, and the private sector.
SDG 3: HEALTH
Raising the alarm: A conversation on preventing the next global health crisis with Raj Panjabi
Devex is hosting a live conversation with Raj Panjabi, the U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator and co-founder of NGO Last Mile Health. This conversation, led by Sara Jerving, global health reporter for Devex and part of Devex’s UHC Pavilion, comes as global leaders meet for the 76th United Nations General Assembly. High on the UNGA agenda will be how to address the current COVID-19 pandemic and how to prevent the next global health crisis.
Immunization Agenda 2030 High-Level Side Event
After a year that saw one of the first significant slips in childhood vaccination rates in decades, an ambitious global strategy to maximize the lifesaving impact of vaccines launched in April: Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030). Now, the UN Foundation, WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance are teaming up to host a high-level event during UNGA to socialize and build political momentum for IA2030 in the context of the SDGs. As background, IA2030 aims to halve the number of children who completely miss out on essential vaccines, achieve 500 introductions of new or underused vaccines in low- and middle-income countries, and achieve 90% coverage for key lifesaving vaccines.
SustainChain Day: Road to 2030
Join us in celebrating SustainChain™ Day! Hear from special guests UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Jeffrey Sachs, and several SustainChain members who are contributing to our action initiatives around regenerative agriculture, resilient infrastructure, plastics, ocean energy, and more. We will also unveil the latest enhancements to the SustainChain platform that will make it easier to connect relevant players, actions, and funding across the sustainability ecosystem.
Creative Climate Awards 2021 Opening: Art Inspiring Climate Action
It’s our 11th year of Creative Climate Awards (CCA’s)! Join us for our opening event and celebrate the importance of creatives in communicating the stories, the impacts, and the solutions surrounding health and climate issues in our communities. Through virtual conversations CCA 2021 brings a series of panel discussions between international artists and NYC-based health experts for a local and global perspective of health and our shared environment. This is the start to a month long celebration!
Creative Climate Awards 2021: filming Second Sundays with Pioneer Works
The Human Impacts Institute presents our 11th Creative Climate Awards (CCA), which showcases a collection of climate-inspired works from our global film community and local NYC. This annual, month-long festival celebrates creative solutions to climate and health risks in our communities, while promoting community engagement with environmental health leaders who are creating a just and climate smart future. Celebrate this year’s CCA with an open viewing of our 14 film finalists!
Say It With Science: The Food and Climate Nexus
This event will provide an insider’s breakdown of the 2021 Food Systems Summit, taking place on September 23. More than one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to how we produce, process, and use food. To reverse this impact—and still account for how necessary access to healthy food is for all—we must come together, right now, to rework our global food systems. From the farmer to the chef and the producer to the consumer, join us at this next Say It With Science virtual event to learn the facts behind food and climate change and to determine your role in reversing our current course.
American Leadership in Advancing the SDGs
The Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution and the United Nations Foundation willhost the third annual “American leadership in advancing the sustainable development goals” event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. This high-level virtual event will showcase how American leaders and institutions are using the SDGs to build resilient and inclusive communities across the United States.
SDG Moment
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.
Building Resilience: The Future of Protecting Global Health
A roundtable discussion convened by Reckitt to address the eco system of issues that have derived from the COVID pandemic and how next time we can collaborate more effectively to overcome them. With strong scientific evidence that pandemics will become more prevalent, learning from the impact on multiple parts of society will help us to increase our resilience.
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.
How COVID-19 is changing the way the world thinks about vaccines: lessons for the future of global health
This debate will explore the evolution of public sentiment around vaccines from before the pandemic to present day, and identify the most effective approaches adopted – from enhanced public perception and misinformation tracking to rapid message deployment – to build confidence in vaccines and promote uptake. Our speakers will consider which approaches deployed during the pandemic are applicable to other immunisation programmes and are sustainable long-term.
A cross-sector approach to vaccine equity
How can we end the COVID-19 pandemic and secure the global recovery? This question was at the top of the agenda during the G7 Summit in June. Three months on, a dangerous gap between richer and poorer nations persists. AB InBev will host a panel discussion exploring the role of public-private partnerships in tackling vaccine inequality and distribution disparities. Panellists will also discuss the devastating social and economic impacts of COVID-19, and the key priorities in building back better for all.
Incurable Diseases: The use of innovation in the race for a breakthrough
Nicola Mendelsohn, Founder of the Follicular Lymphoma Foundation will be discussing with CNBC’s Tania Bryer, how through tech, research, and innovation we can tackle some of the world’s incurable diseases. This head-to-head on ‘Incurable diseases – the use of innovation in the race for a breakthrough’ will focus on the power of innovation in modern medicine, taking a look at case studies who have used tech, innovation and research to make breakthroughs.
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.
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.