Celebrating 100 Data Partnerships: A Global Partnership Townhall

Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data has come a long way since we were founded six years ago. In 2016, we brokered three data partnerships across two countries.

This summer, we hit 100 partnerships in 35 countries. That’s hundreds of new connections to harness the power of data to bring us closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. We’re celebrating this major milestone with a Town Hall event during Global Goals Week.

GGWCUP Nigeria 2021

Global Goals World Cup Nigeria is a 5 aside football tournament for all-women teams. Each team champions one of the SDGs, and is ranked by the action taken for their Goal on and off the field. The teams are scored in four distinct categories: Action, Crowd, Style and Football. Those awarded not only win a tournament. They amplify their calls to action and create impact, locally and globally.

Thriving, Not Just Surviving: Youth Power for the Global Goals

Join us to celebrate #YOUTHPOWER and learn how young people are making an impact on the Global Goals.

This event will feature a diverse range of speakers sharing their own personal experience on the power of youth leadership and how we can support young people to thrive, not just survive. We will also be announcing who our winning Youth Power Hacks teams are and exploring the ideas they have developed to help tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Launch of the 2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark

The World Benchmarking Alliance will launch its first Food & Agriculture Benchmark, assessing 350 key global food and agriculture companies on their performance towards food systems transformation. The benchmark is the first of its kind to take a value-chain approach, measuring progress of companies across their environmental, nutritional and social impact towards 2030. Co-hosted with the Swiss government, the event will include speakers from government, business, farmers and civil society.

Launch of Liverpool’s SDG Data Platform + Accelerated Local Impact

An online event to publicly launch the new open-source (OpenSDG) SDG Data Platform for Liverpool built in collaboration with the UK Office for National Statistics.

This event will also be used to explore accelerating Liverpool’s accelerated impact on the cities own furthest behind, and also how the city helps those around the world.

UN Innovation Room Series

The Microsoft Tech for Social Impact team is hosting the UN Innovation Room Series, a four-part series hosted by Tolu Olubunmi, that highlights how UN organizations are embracing a culture of innovation to reignite the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in trusted, responsible, and inclusive ways. Throughout the series, WHO, United Nations, and UNICEF will share stories from the frontlines on how they are applying innovation and adopting digital tools and new models of collaboration to deliver on their missions and make a difference in people’s lives.

Sept 21 at 12PM ET – Leadership Panel with WHO, UNICEF, UN, and Microsoft: Harnessing digital and data for a Decade of Action 

Sept 28 at 12PM ET – WHO: Building the new home of global health data

Sept 29 at 12PM ET – UN: Delivering the next-generation in innovation, data, and digital capabilities for impact

Sept 30 at 12PM ET – UNICEF: Advancing digital innovation for children

Unlock the Future

This high-level virtual event marks the beginning of the coalition for young people and future generations. We will commit to working together to deliver young people’s priorities for the next and future generations and explore how we can overcome the barriers that prevent young people from acquiring the power and influence to shape their futures.

This meeting is hosted by the world’s most far-reaching youth-led and youth-focused networks and movements including Girl Up, Global Youth Mobilization, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award (The Award), Restless Development, the World Economic Forum, and the UN Foundation.

UN Deputy Secretary-General’s Virtual Youth Dialogue on Climate

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

Global Goals Week at Expo 2020 Dubai

For the first time in its history, Global Goals Week leaves the UN General Assembly and comes to life at Expo 2020 Dubai. Through more than 20 special events, a host of unforgettable visitor experiences, and inspiring activations for all ages and interests, Expo 2020 Dubai will be bringing together partners, activists and advocates from around the world to mobilise and accelerate momentum on the Global Goals as we enter the second year of the Decade of Action.