Welcome to New York #globaldev Week 2016
It's that time of the year again as world leaders and other prominent personalities gather in New York to take part in conversations about global development. We made a list of events to watch out for.
By Devex Editor // 13 September 2016An eventful week awaits world leaders, civil society members, development professionals and other prominent personalities in the city that never sleeps. Aside from the standard lineup of major annual gatherings, the U.N. Summit for Refugees and Migrants and U.S. President Barack Obama's Leaders' Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis are also on everyone's calendar. To help you pick your way through the frenzy of events — from the 71st U.N. General Assembly to the Social Good Summit and other meetings in between — we have compiled them in a list. We will continue to update this page, so keep checking back for more information. If you know of any other important events in New York this week that are not included, please let us know by emailing us to news@devex.com. 12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. Journalism and the Sustainable Development Goals Riverview Room, One U.N. Millennium Hotel, 323 East 44th St. 3 p.m. Opening of 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly U.N. General Assembly All day IMPACT 2030 Inaugural Summit United Nations Headquarters 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sustainability in Healthcare Facilities Building Energy Exchange, 31 Chambers Street, Suite 609 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition Summit (Day One) New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 Avenue of the Americas 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition Summit (Day Two) New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 Avenue of the Americas 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Hub Culture Hack: Climate, Identity, Finance (Day 1) Rise New York, 43 West 23rd Street All day Social Good Summit 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave Hub Culture Hack: Climate, Identity, Finance (Day 2) Rise New York, 43 West 23rd Street 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Shaping Accountability for Success: Achieving the Global Strategy and the SDGs The Westin Grand Central 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Implementing the New Urban Agenda and the SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Conference Room 8, United Nations Headquarters All day United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants United Nations headquarters Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting (Day 1) Sheraton Times Square, NYC 8 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. Business Collaborating to Deliver the SDGs 153 East 53rd Street 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Concordia Summit (Day One) Grand Hyatt 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The 1.5°C temperature limit – a better climate for growth, development and food security Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue 9.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. Climate Week NYC Opening Ceremony The TimesCenter, New York Times Building, 242 West 41st Street 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. United Nations Private Sector Forum 2016 Delegates Dining Room, United Nations headquarters 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Global Health Emergency Architecture: Responding to Future Outbreaks TBC 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Designing Cities for Rainy Days The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place All day Leaders’ Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis United Nations General Assembly Hall Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting (Day Two) Sheraton Times Square, NYC 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Financing the Data Revolution: What Does it Take and Where Are we at? 8.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Shadow Summit The US Response to Central American Refugees 6th Floor, Center for Migration Studies, 307 East 60th Street 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sustainable Investment Forum: Financing Innovation for Climate Action The Westin 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Concordia Summit (Day 2) Grand Hyatt 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Speak out for Dignity and Decent Work for Refugees and Migrants Dag Hammarskjold Park, 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza 10.30 a.m. to 12 p.m. From Dollars to Deeds: Leading the Future of Global Health Financing Princeton Club of New York 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Together for the 2030 Agenda: Partnering for Women, Children and Adolescents, to Thrive and Transform the World CR3, United Nations Headquarters 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The Global NCD Strategy: Ensuring Equity for Adolescents Harvard Club New York, 35 W 44th St. 6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. A Toast to Health Systems Heroes Riverpark, 450 E 29th St. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Reimagining the World in 2030 Alfred Lerner Hall, Columbia University, 2920 Broadway All day International Conference on Sustainable Development Lerner Hall, Columbia University Solutions Summit United Nations Headquarters Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting (Day Three) Sheraton Times Square, NYC 7.45 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. Deliver for Good: Investments in Girls & Women to Achieve the SDGs SUNY Global Center, 116 East 55th Street 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. UN Paris Climate Agreement: Toward Entry into Force United Nations Headquarters 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Digital finance in emerging economies Convene 8.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Convergence: Philanthropy and the SDGs Ford Foundation, 320 E 43rd St. 1.15 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. Making Every Woman and Girl Count: A Public-Private Partnership to Close Gender Data Gaps for SDGs Monitoring and Accountability ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The SDGs and country implementation: Navigating between international needs and local realities The Roosevelt Hotel, Sutton Suite – 2nd Floor 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Global Refugee Crisis: Humanitarian Needs and International Policy The Great Hall, Cooper Union, 7 E 7th St 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. High Level Event - Every Woman Every Child Everywhere UNHQ South Dining Room 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Health as a Human Right!: Youth demand Information, Choice, and Action Columbia University, Colombia Global Center, 91 Claremont Ave, Suite 529 4 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Putting People First: Community-led Development Inside Park at St. Bart's, 325 Park Avenue Check back on our coverage of New York Global Dev Week here, follow @Devex and join the conversation using #GlobalGoals.
An eventful week awaits world leaders, civil society members, development professionals and other prominent personalities in the city that never sleeps. Aside from the standard lineup of major annual gatherings, the U.N. Summit for Refugees and Migrants and U.S. President Barack Obama's Leaders' Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis are also on everyone's calendar. To help you pick your way through the frenzy of events — from the 71st U.N. General Assembly to the Social Good Summit and other meetings in between — we have compiled them in a list.
We will continue to update this page, so keep checking back for more information. If you know of any other important events in New York this week that are not included, please let us know by emailing us to news@devex.com.
12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Journalism and the Sustainable Development Goals
Riverview Room, One U.N. Millennium Hotel, 323 East 44th St.
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