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SDG 17: PARTNERSHIPS
Wilo SDG Action Days 2022
Celebrating its 150 years in 2022, the German-based yet globally operating pump manufacturer Wilo will celebrate its commitment to the SDGs. Seven Wilo locations will carry out an online event, each focusing on one of the seven SDGs strategically relevant to Wilo. Along with local partners and global networks, the aim of the events is to discuss ideas and transformative solutions to tackle global challenges in a sustainable way.
Clinton Global Initiative 2022 Meeting
Apply to attend the next Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in New York City from September 19-20, 2022. President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton convene CGI to bring together leaders from business, government, and philanthropy to commit to take action on pressing global challenges.
2022 Philippine Young Leaders’ Convergence
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.
SDG Action Zone 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.
2022 Concordia Annual Summit
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.
Global Week to #Act4SDGs
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.
Imagining a Greener Future
Imagining a Greener Future is a conversation aimed at bringing together thought leaders from across professional sectors to discuss the role imagination has in exploring the UN Sustainable Development Goals, such as climate action, and the impact of climate change on people’s lives and prosperity. Organized in collaboration with Litrof Consulting and the Dais.
Better Together World Congress
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.
Kick Off Reception – United Nations General Assembly
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.
Climate Action Project Launch Event
It’s time to take action for the planet — the Climate Action Project is back welcoming classrooms from 145+ countries. Let’s kick things off live from NYC at Global Goals Week. Join us in person and online for live interviews, school visits, teacher chats, and social media takeovers: #ClimateActionEdu
Forever Youth Festival
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.
Integrating Intuition to Achieve the 2030 Agenda
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.
Baltic Gastronomic Festival
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.
SDG Moment 2022
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.
Unlocking Impact: Data With Purpose
At the 2022 General Assembly, the United Nations and the World Bank will convene global leaders to explore how new data ecosystems can unlock exponential value for the big challenges of our time.
Moderated by Folly Bah Thibault, and co-hosted by Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Mari Pangestu, World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, the event will feature top leaders from governments, the private sector, multilateral institutions, academia, and foundations. The UN’s Technology Envoy, Amandeep Singh Gill will use this opportunity to set out a vision for more sustainable, impactful, and well-governed data and digital ecosystems for people and planet.
Sustainable Development Impact Meetings
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.
Reinforcing Cooperation in a Disrupted World: A Strategic Preview of the UN General Assembly
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.
Semana de Acción X ODS
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.
Third Young SDG Champion Awards
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.