World Federation for Animals

ECOSOC Partnership Forum
2024-01-30 | UN Headquarters, 405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, New York City, NY, United States
The theme of the 2024 Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will be “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions”.
The Forum will place a special emphasis on the Sustainable Development Goals that will be reviewed at the 2024 HLPF, namely Goal 1 (no poverty); Goal 2 (zero hunger); Goal 13 (climate action); Goal 16 (peace and justice); and Goal 17 (partnership for the Goals).

Faith action for better human, animal and planetary health
2024-01-18 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Bogota)
The United Nations has identified food system transformation as an urgent priority.
Food systems contribute nearly one-third of greenhouse gas emissions and up to 80 per cent of biodiversity loss. Yet, more than 3.1 billion people in the world cannot afford a healthy diet. 900 million people suffer severe hunger.
Moving away from business as usual will require national and international action at governmental level. With their influence over the 80% of the global population who profess adherence to a particular faith, the faiths have a vital role to play in securing better human, animal and planetary health.
This webinar will explore the role faiths have to play in global food system transformation.
If you are unable to attend, please feel free to register and you will be sent details afterwards of how to watch again.

Bringing elephants into the room
2023-12-11 11:30 - 13:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Expo City Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mark your calendars for December 11, at 11:30 Dubai time, as we bring a crucial yet overlooked topic to the forefront at an official COP28 side event: the role of wild animals in the carbon cycle. This event is being organised in collaboration with the Global Rewilding Alliance, Re:wild, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, and Yale School of the Environment, among others. Speakers will articulate the urgency of rewilding ecosystems and restoring wildlife populations to tackle both, biodiversity loss and climate change. The Aquatic Life Institute will be joining us to speak on why transforming the food system needs to happen in tandem with such efforts. Luckily, you don’t have to be in Dubai to hear these fascinating discussions, you can watch them here.

Rat Trap: the need to break free from reliance on 'animal models
2023-12-01 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London)
One Medicine Webinar with Dr Pandora Pound, PhD. Director of Research at Safer Medicines Trust

UN Climate Change Conference
2023-11-30 - 2023-12-12 | Expo City Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference comprises:

the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
the 18th session of the COP serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 18), and
the 5th session of the COP serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 5).

Engaging with CITES: How it can help you to help wildlife - Examples, tools and tips for NGOs
2023-11-24 06:00 - 07:30 (America/Bogota)

3rd Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment
2023-11-11 - 2023-11-19 | UN Nairobi, United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya
As of 1 October 2023 the zero draft text of the international legally binding instrument, prepared by the Chair of the INC, with the support of the Secretariat, is available here in the six UN official languages.

First Latin American Congress of Animal Law
2023-11-09

77th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee
2023-11-06 - 2023-11-10
The 77th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland.

Climate change 2023
2023-11-01 - 2023-11-02 | Chatham House, London, United Kingdom

3rd Part of the 28th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
2023-10-30 - 2023-11-08

Food in the Global Stocktake
2023-10-24 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Berlin)
How can food system policies and initiatives help to course correct and achieve ambitious climate action called for throughout the Global Stocktake?
Today’s food systems are responsible for one-third of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, a primary cause of environmental degradation, and significantly contribute to socio-economic and health inequalities.
At the same time, climate change has direct impacts on food systems, affecting food production with cascading impacts on livelihoods, food security, food safety, and nutrition.
If current trends continue, emissions from the food system are projected to rise significantly in coming decades, both contributing further to these impacts and jeopardizing the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement — even if fossil fuels were phased out immediately.
The Global Stocktake is a critical moment for ensuring that climate action (including adaptation, loss and damage, finance, and mitigation) supports food systems and that food systems support climate action.
This webinar brings together stakeholders from Parties, Intergovernmental Organizations, and Civil Society Organizations to share perspectives on how the Global Stocktake — and initiatives aligned with it — can address the food-climate nexus in a way that is ambitious, equitable, and just. During the webinar, participants will consider the following:

How should the Global Stocktake political outcome address food systems?
How can food system policies and initiatives help to course correct and achieve ambitious climate action called for by the Global Stocktake?

4th Annual Aquatic Life Conference
2023-10-17 - 2023-10-18
Organised by Aquatic Life Institute, this conference is open to anyone interested in aquatic animal protection, regardless of sector. It is happening at a critical juncture, particularly as we approach the last decade of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, to elevate public awareness of aquatic animal sentience and the importance of considering their welfare going forward.
This conference will take place online and will be broken up into two half-days to allow inclusive participation by stakeholders from around the world. We hope to foster a space to learn, exchange ideas, develop new networks and establish plans for potential future collaborations. While the conference is held in Eastern Standard Time, the recordings will be made available to those who can’t make the talks due to time zone differences.

World Health Summit
2023-10-15 - 2023-10-17 | JW Marriott Hotel Berlin, Berlin, Germany

World Migratory Bird Day
2023-10-14
The focus of World Migratory Bird Day in 2023 is on the topic of water and its importance for migratory birds.

World Bank Group – Annual Meeting
2023-10-13 - 2023-10-15 | Bab Ighli, Marrakech, Morocco
The 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place in October 2023 in Marrakesh, Morocco.

World Animal Day
2023-10-04

World Rabies Day
2023-09-28
This year’s World Rabies day theme is “Rabies: All for 1, One Health for All”.

FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation
2023-09-25 - 2023-09-27

SDG Summit
2023-09-18 - 2023-09-19 | UN Headquarters, 405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, New York City, NY, United States
The UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will convene at the level of heads of state and government under the auspices of the UN General Assembly in New York. They will review the state of the SDGs and provide high-level political guidance on actions to achieve them. The outcome of the Summit will be a political declaration.
These meetings take place every four years, and the 2023 meeting will be the second since the adoption of the Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Finance in Common Summit
2023-09-04 - 2023-09-06

World Water Week
2023-08-20 - 2023-08-24 | Waterfront Congress Center, Stockholm, Sweden
World Water Week 2023 will take place in Stockholm (Sweden) under the theme ‘Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World.’

World Food Day
2023-08-16
The theme of World Food Day in 2023 is ‘Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind’.
