Forum of the Future: Future of Internationalism

Global cooperation requires bringing together diplomats, practitioners, scholars, and students to explore global challenges and the evolving demands of diplomatic statecraft.

The Future of Internationalism Forum aims to help youth better understand the nexus of theory and practice. Through surveys, presentations, and networking sessions, this event seeks to look beyond the issues of the day and explore the future challenges and impact of domestic politics on diplomacy.

SDG Summit Curtain Raiser 2023

The SDG Summit Curtain Raiser organized by the UN Foundation aims to set the stage for the SDG Summit in September 2023. This event is all about unlocking intergenerational power to work with and for young people, the changemakers of today and tomorrow, to influence the course of global action towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

It’s a chance to share your perspectives and ideas with influential policymakers, and young champions as they take the world stage at the SDG Summit. It’s an early preview into the SDG Summit program, and the opportunity to speak your truth and make an impact.

Forum of the Future: Future of Investment

A number of deeply-rooted forces – megatrends – are driving fundamental changes within the investment industry.

Join Future of Investment Forum to explore how ongoing changes in the economy, society, and daily life can power growth for people and for planet through a series of presentations, showcases, and panels.

The pace and complexity of change is overwhelming and will only increase – let us work and collaborate to further investment for good.

Young Think Tankers Pitching Contest

Southern Voice is excited to announce its first Young Think Tankers Pitching Contest. After a review of nearly 300 applications, ten young think tankers have been selected as the contest’s finalists. They come from ten different countries across the Global South. The objective of this brand-new competition is to elevate the voices of young researchers from the Global South and to promote long-term collaboration among them.

Global Citizen Festival

Join us in Central Park as we call on world and corporate leaders to make commitments to end extreme poverty. Take action now for equity, for the planet, for food and for jobs.

UN Global Compact Leaders Summit

Alongside the SDG Summit 2023, during the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, this year’s UN Global Compact Leaders Summit will convene business leaders, UN officials, Government leaders, SDG stakeholders and civil society professionals from across the globe to comprehensively review the private sector’s contribution to advancing the SDGs.

Forum of the Future: Future of Law

For youth, the future of law is human and is focused on innovating legal development, practice, and implementation to collectively catalyze broader system change. This think tank was formed to help youth understand the latest industry developments, key market trends, recent technology changes, and how to succeed in the law industry. Initiatives promoting intergenerational dialogue and action in this area will be featured at this forum.

International Day of Peace Youth Observance

The United Nations commemorates this year’s International Day of Peace Youth Observation as a hybrid event. Participants will interact with young leaders and activists to inspire youth involvement in creating a more peaceful world. This year’s theme is Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals. It is a call to action that recognizes our responsibility to foster peace by contributing to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Watch the event on UN Web TV.

YOUNGA 2023

YOUNGA® is the largest global festival for impact. Using mixed reality, YOUNGA unites young people with decision makers to co-create solutions for a more inclusive, sustainable world during the United Nations Decade of Action from 2020 to 2030.

High level opening by Youth Global Action

The high-level opening brings together the most important actors of youth change in Yucatan with the sole purpose of making a call to action with the Sustainable Development Goals in Yucatan, México.

SocialGood Lagos Summit

Achieving the SDGs by 2030 requires audacious and innovative ideas and solutions that will lead to exponential outcomes in the society. Understanding the critical role played by social entrepreneurs, and the power of ideas in shaping our world, the SocialGood Lagos Social Good Summit brings various leaders together to exchange insights from others who are making strides in change and impact to co-create solutions towards accelerating progress towards the goals.

Alliance Action Forum – A Spotlight on Regional Perspectives on Embedding Corporate Accountability within the UN System

This forum is a dialogue on the power of collaboration and knowledge-sharing among allies to bring tangible, multi-stakeholder initiatives to life on corporate accountability. It is now clear that measuring and evaluating business impact through increased mechanisms for corporate accountability cannot be achieved by a single organization, government, or stakeholder group. This event will highlight regional perspectives with an emphasis on stakeholders from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

#2030NoNegociable

En este día, conmemoramos el inicio de la Semana Global de #AcciónXODS demandando a los gobiernos del mundo y a todos los sectores un #2030NoNegociable, donde nos movilizamos para exigir la adopción acelerada de una propuesta de Estímulo de los ODS, bajo tres ámbitos de acción: un aumento masivo de la financiación para el desarrollo; una nueva iniciativa para aliviar las deudas de los países más pobres; y la ampliación de la financiación de contingencia para todos las países que la necesiten.

#ConsumirEducando

Nada podrá lograrse sin una #AlianzaSostenible a todos los niveles y el entendimiento de que todas las crisis y las formas de prevenirlas se abordan de manera integral en una hoja de ruta vigente: la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y los ODS. Hemos ignorado esta hoja de ruta bajo nuestro propio riesgo al saber que cada una de estas crisis y sus complejas interconexiones repercuten en todos los ODS. Debemos encauzar al mundo al desarrollo sostenible y la circularidad.

Impact State of Mind – UNGA #78

Join us to kick-off Global Goals Week and Climate Week with networking, hearing from inspiring speakers, and enjoying food and drinks with good vibes.

PROVOKE JOY (SDG 0) – Ultimate Goal of Agenda 2030

SDG 0 represents the notion that joy should be at the center of how we approach solving global issues like food system transformation rather than starting from a place of fear or despair. PROVOKE JOY invites you to join the discussion that promises to redefine the narrative around progress and infuse it with an element that has long been overlooked – JOY (Sustainable Development Goal 0).

Global Goals Challenge

The Global Goals Challenge is call-to-innovation competition which advances Agenda 2030 and promotes long-term sustainable development. Through the Challenge, a statement that there are entrepreneurial and socially-driven young minds committed to the undertaking of improving the state of the world is sent. If you are between the ages of 15 – 24, join the Global Goals Challenge and become an entrepreneur by applying science, technology, and heart to tackle the world’s most pressing issues.

#ACELERANDOAL2030

En la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, se establece que la actual generación puede ser la primera que logre poner fin a la pobreza, y también la última que aún tenga posibilidades de salvar nuestro mundo. Todavía podemos lograrlo #AcelerandoAl2030, a través de un esfuerzo sin precedentes de todos los gobiernos, un renovado espíritu de propósito común por parte de la comunidad internacional al completo y una alianza mundial a favor de los ODS entre todos los sectores públicos, privados.

#UNIDOSPARAACTUAR

La Cumbre de los ODS de las Naciones Unidas que se llevará a cabo en septiembre 2023, debe ser un verdadero punto de inflexión para todas las personas y sectores. Uno donde se movilice un acuerdo político sin precedentes, donde seamos capaces de corregir las injusticias históricas en que se sustenta el sistema financiero internacional para que los países y las personas más vulnerables tengan la oportunidad de conseguir un futuro mejor.