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Nature Action Dialogues
2026-05-12 - 2026-05-13 | Cambridge, United Kingdom
The Nature Action Dialogues provide a unique and powerful forum where business, finance and conservation leaders meet as peers to advance collaboration at the nexus of biodiversity, climate, water, and health. This is a working space to accelerate change, shape leadership, and unlock sustainable growth while halting and reversing nature loss.
Nature loss and climate change are no longer distant risks. Business, finance, and society all face direct consequences from these accelerating crises. With global frameworks setting a clear direction, the years leading up to 2030 are critical for translating commitments into tangible actions.

Thirteenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13)
2026-05-17 - 2026-05-22 | Baku, Azerbaijan
The Thirteenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) will convene in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Forum aims to raise awareness of sustainable urbanization, improve knowledge of and exchange of best practices and policies on sustainable urban development, and increase coordination and cooperation to advance and implement sustainable urbanization.

93rd General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
2026-05-18 - 2026-05-22 | Paris, France
The 93rd General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) will take place from Monday, 18 to Friday, 22 May 2026 in Paris, France. This invitation-only event will convene 183 WOAH Members and representatives from international organisations who have signed an official agreement with WOAH. The 93rd General Session will also bring together observer countries and territories, WOAH key stakeholders, and special guests.

World Health Assembly 2026
2026-05-18 - 2026-05-23 | NY
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.

64th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies
2026-06-08 - 2026-06-18 | Bonn, Germany
The 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

5th High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance
2026-06-28 - 2026-06-30 | Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, Nigeria
The 5th High-Level Ministerial Conference on AMR will serve as a global platform for high-level dialogue, progress review, and renewed political commitment. Join us on the 28-30 June 2026, at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, Nigeria for this historic moment in the fight against AMR
Under the Leadership and Patronage of The President of Nigeria, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR.

High-Level Political Forum 2026
2026-07-06 - 2026-07-15 | UN Headquarters, 405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, New York City, NY, United States
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be convened from Monday, 6 July, to Wednesday, 15 July 2026, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This includes the three-day ministerial segment of the forum from Monday, 13 July, to Wednesday, 15 July 2026, as part of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC. The last day of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC will take place on 16 July. The theme of the HLPF will be “Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for a sustainable future for all”.

CBD SBSTTA 28
2026-07-27 - 2026-08-01 | Nairobi, Kenya
The 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will focus on both organizational matters and substantive issues. The CBD Secretariat will organize the meeting with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

81st Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81) - Opening and General Debate
2026-09-08 - 2026-09-22 | UN Headquarters, 405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, New York City, NY, United States
The 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81) will open on Tuesday, 8 September 2026. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 22 September 2026.

FAO Global Conference for Actions on One Health in Agrifood Systems
2026-09-21 - 2026-09-23 | FAO headquarters, Rome (Italy)
The FAO Global Conference will bring together global leaders, technical experts, partners and stakeholders to accelerate the practical application of One Health across agrifood systems.

70th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC70)
2026-09-28 - 2026-10-03 | Hobart, Australia
The 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC70) will convene in Hobart, Australia. The International Whaling Commission was set up under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, which was signed in Washington D.C., US, on 2 December 1946. The preamble to the Convention states that its purpose is to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry.

World Food Forum 2026
2026-10-12 - 2026-10-16 | rome
The World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event is a global platform that drives action to transform agrifood systems through the power of youth, science and innovation, and investment. Bringing together all stakeholders, it serves as a dynamic space for turning ideas into actions, scaling solutions and forging synergistic partnerships. By uniting diverse voices and fostering cross-sectoral and intergenerational collaboration, it accelerates progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, driving action at global, regional and local levels.

2026 World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings
2026-10-16 - 2026-10-18 | Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand
The 2026 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place in October 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. The World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings are held for two consecutive years at the World Bank Group and IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C., US, and every third year in another member country. This cycle was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Annual Meetings convening virtually in 2020 and 2021.

2026 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 17)
2026-10-19 - 2026-10-30 | Yerevan, Armenia
The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene in October 2026. The 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CP-MOP-12) and the sixth MOP to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of the Benefits Arising from their Utilization (NP-MOP-6) will also convene.

2026 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 31)
2026-11-09 - 2026-11-20 | Antalya, Turkey
The 2026 UN Climate Change Conference will convene from 9-20 November in Antalya, Türkiye. The meeting will consist of the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 31) to the UNFCCC, the 21st meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 21), and the eighth meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 8), as well as the 65th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 65) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 65).

2026 United Nations Water Conference
2026-12-02 - 2026-12-04 | United Arab Emirates
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 on Clean Water and Sanitation is an essential end in itself and is also critical to progress on the 2030 Agenda as a whole. As we enter the final 5 years of the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, the world must surge investment, innovation, political will and a spirit of solidarity into SDG 6. The 2026 United Nations Water Conference, co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Senegal, and convened in UAE 2-4 December 2026, will bring this spirit of solidarity to life and help to build a water-secure future for all.

G20
2026-12-16 - 2026-12-18 | Miami, United States
