Your UNGA 80 event guide
The 80th United Nations General Assembly is upon us. To help you navigate this hectic week, here's a list of events taking place during UNGA 2025.
By Devex Editor // 18 September 2024The annual gathering of heads of state, thought leaders, civil society members, development professionals, and other industry personalities kicks off this week in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. To help you navigate this hectic week, here’s a list of events taking place during UNGA 2025. We will continue to update this page, so keep checking back for more information. If you know of other important events in New York that are not included in this list, let us know by emailing news@devex.com. And remember, many events are invitation only or require prior registration. Check event details beforehand to plan accordingly. Devex Impact House @UNGA80 Sept. 22 | Multi-Day Event Rethinking NCD and mental health financing for equity and impact Sept. 22 | 8:30-11:30 a.m. ET Devex, Boehringer Ingelheim, Access Accelerated, and AstraZeneca Where do we go from here? Rethinking financing for NCDs and mental health Sept. 22 | 8:30-11:30 a.m. ET From the margins to the mainstream: Oral health as part of systemic health Sept. 22 | 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET Devex and Haleon Global Metabolic Health Roundtable: MASLD/MASH and other major NCDs Sept. 22 | 12:00-3:30 p.m. ET Devex, IS Global Barcelona Inistitue for Global Health, Healthy Lives Prevention vs. Treatment: Where should the next billion in NCD funding go? Sept. 22 | 12:30-1:00 p.m. ET Results for Development, Devex Catalysts for change: Cross-sector solutions for climate-resilient health systems Sept. 23 | 9:30-11:00 a.m. ET Devex in partnership with Takeda Future Ready: Adapting digital development solutions for a +1.5ºC world Sept. 23 | 11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET Devex and Vodafone Foundation Kidney Health Can't Wait: Turning Commitments into Action Sept. 23 | 8:00-9:30 a.m. ET ISN, Devex Roadmaps for resilience: Navigating risks and crises in an age of uncertainty Sept. 23 | 2:04-2:19 p.m. ET Devex and Food for the Hungry Project BRIDGE Investor Roundtable Sept. 19 | 8:00-10:00 a.m. ET Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, NIGERIA Culture, Health, Trade & the Role of Artificial Intelligence Sept. 19 | Multi-Day Event Aspire Artemis Foundation Green Digital Infrastructure for Africa Sept. 19 | 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, NIGERIA From Campus to Catalyst: Showcasing Africa's Next Generation of Innovators Sept. 19 | 12:00-4:00 p.m. ET UNDP Building Resilient Digital Backbones: A Redundancy Protocol for West Africa Sept. 19 | 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, NIGERIA STRATEGIC SHIFTS: AFRICAN AND DIASPORA LEADERS ON PURPOSEFUL PIVOTING Sept. 19 | 2:00-5:00 p.m. ET Africa's Mental Health Matters, Cactus Solutions, and Always Green Harnessing Indigenous Hindu Wisdom for Global Resilience: KAILASA's Approach to Climate Action, Public Health, Food Security, and Digital Equity Sept. 19 | 3:00-5:00 p.m. ET Nithyananda Hindu University The 2025 Kluz Prize for PeaceTech: Building the PeaceTech Marketplace Sept. 19 | 3:30-6:00 p.m. ET Kluz Ventures and The GovLab Change Calls Us Here: A Global Feminist Playbook Sept. 19 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. ET Women Deliver Connecting the Unconnected — Nigeria's Rural Connectivity Project Sept. 19 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. ET Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, NIGERIA Health in Climate Hackathon Sept. 20 | Multi-Day Event Health in Climate UNGA Healing Arts Week Sept. 20 | Multi-Day Event World Health Organization, Jameel Arts & Health Lab Accelerating Digital Trade Across Africa through AfCFTA Sept. 20 | 8:00-10:00 a.m. ET Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, NIGERIA AI for All: Building Inclusive Artificial Intelligence Sept. 20 | 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, NIGERIA Digital Public Infrastructure for Trust: Africa's Next Frontier Sept. 20 | 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, NIGERIA Building Africa's Digital Workforce Sept. 20 | 5:00-8:00 p.m. ET Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, NIGERIA 2025 Annual Concordia Summit Sept. 21 | Multi-Day Event Concordia Climate Week NYC 2025 Sept. 21 | Multi-Day Event Climate Group Unstoppable Africa Sept. 21 | Multi-Day Event UN Global Compact Africa's Scientific Leadership: A Catalyst for Global Progress Sept. 21 | 9:00-11:15 a.m. ET Science Summit Mouth Matters: Civil Society Drives Health Through Oral Health Sept. 21 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET World Federation of Public Health Associations Oral Health Workgroup (WFPHA OHWG), Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders (AOHAB) Leadership Forum: The Evolving Architecture of Impact Sept. 21 | 2:00-6:00 p.m. ET Panorama Hope on a Plate: An Interactive Celebration Sept. 21 | 6:30-9:00 p.m. ET Food Tank Network Social Sept. 21 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. ET Pandemic Action Network 4th Annual Meeting of the UN Group of Friends to Eliminate Hepatitis Sept. 22 | 12:00 a.m.-11:59 p.m. ET The Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination SDG Media Zone Sept. 22 | Multi-Day Event United Nations Social Innovation Summit @ UNGA 2025 Sept. 22 | Multi-Day Event Landmark Ventures UN General Assembly High-level Week 2025 Sept. 22 | Multi-Day Event United Nations Health Without Borders: Building a Global Workforce for the Future Sept. 22 | 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. ET Saudi Commission for Health Specialties New Approaches Summit: NYC 2025 — 4th Annual Date Sept. 22 | 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET New Approaches Partnerships for the Future Sept. 22 | 8:00-10:00 a.m. ET Consulate General of Denmark in New York PMNCH 13th Annual Accountability Breakfast at the UN General Assembly Sept. 22 | 8:00-10:00 a.m. ET PMNCH The Tipping Point: A New Era for Global Health Leadership at UNGA 2025 Sept. 22 | 8:30-11:30 a.m. ET The Access Challenge (TAC), Global Health Corps (GHC), The African Union (AU), Africa CDC, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Foundation, ECSA-HC ( The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community), The Rockefeller Foundation, PATH, Pathfinder International 5th UNGA Digital Health Symposium Sept. 22 | Multi-Day Event Maynooth University Advancing Inclusive Leadership Sept. 22 | Multi-Day Event 100 Women @ Davos Climate Action: A Food Waste Breakthrough Sept. 22 | 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET Food Tank Ghana House in New York Sept. 22 | 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. ET Impact Hub Global Health Connector Event: Transforming Women's Health through Science and Sustainable Partnerships (I) Sept. 22 | 9:00-11:00 a.m. ET Science Summit High-level Meeting on the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women Sept. 22 | 9:00-10:00 a.m. ET United Nations High-level Meeting to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations Sept. 22 | 9:00-10:00 a.m. ET United Nations Innovate for Impact NYC 2025 Sept. 22 | 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET Overview Effect Solve Challenge Finals 2025: Where Innovation Meets Urgent Global Need Sept. 22 | 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. ET Solve Tech Salon NYC: Responsible AI in Global Development Sept. 22 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. ET The Sidebar Accelerating Global Health impact: Ecosystem Building and the Pursuit Sept. 22 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET Triple I for GH, GlIN, Japan Society and Cabinet Secretariat of Japan Africa on the Frontlines of Climate Change Sept. 22 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism From Roadmap to Reality: Accelerating STI Implementation through the UN TFM Sept. 22 | 11:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. ET Science Summit Ideas to Infrastructure: Youth as agents in Harnessing AI for Development Sept. 22 | 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET Commonwealth Youth Council, Floodgates INT, TVOA Strengthening Africa--Europe Science Partnerships for Global Resilience (Part 1) Sept. 22 | 11:45 a.m.-1:00 a.m. ET Science Summit Private Sector Forum Sept. 22 | 12:00-2:00 p.m. ET UN Global Compact Climate of Emotions: Youth-Led Resilience Activation Sept. 22 | 1:00-4:30 p.m. ET Six Seconds Powering Possibilities: The Future of Work Through Strategic Collaborations Sept. 22 | 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET Vivacity Development AFRICAN LEADERSHIP: Re-imagining Primary Healthcare for West Africa in the Digital Age Sept. 22 | 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET Clinic+O Backing Indigenous Leaders: Where Ending the Climate Crisis and Decolonization Meet Sept. 22 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Global Health Connector Event: Transforming Women's Health through Science and Sustainable Partnerships (II) Sept. 22 | 2:00-5:00 p.m. ET Science Summit How Do We Create Meaningful Climate Action in an Increasingly Authoritarian USA? Sept. 22 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism People First Community Gathering Sept. 22 | 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET Teach for All SDG Moment Sept. 22 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET United Nations Real voices, better choices: Aligning advocacy efforts with national policy priorities Sept. 22 | 2:45-4:15 a.m. ET Boehringer Ingelheim 20 Years of The WHO FCTC: Driving Global Action on Tobacco Control and NCDs Sept. 22 | 3:00-5:00 p.m. ET Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the Global Alliance for Tobacco Control (GATC), WHO FCTC Secretariat, WHO Tobacco Free Initiative, NCD Alliance Her Power Forum @ UNGA80 Sept. 22 | 3:30-6:30 p.m. ET Foreign Policy Living Labs for Human Rights: Innovating for Sustainable and Inclusive Development Sept. 22 | 3:30-5:00 p.m. ET Science Summit Bridging the divide: non-communicable and infectious diseases in a changing global health landscape Sept. 22 | 4:00-6:00 p.m. ET Mérieux Foundation USA, Weill Cornell Medical College, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), New York University and the GHESKIO Centers The Impact Lounge Presents: Creators on Climate and Mental Health Sept. 22 | 4:00-7:30 p.m. ET The Impact Lounge The State of the Global Health Workforce Sept. 22 | 4:00-5:30 p.m. ET American College of Cardiology, NCDA, World Heart Federation Uniting efforts on noncommunicable diseases and maternal health: From integration to impact Sept. 22 | 4:00-6:00 p.m. ET WHO, PMNCH, UNFPA, WDF, HRP, Jhpiego & Maternity Foundation From Policy to Impact: Accelerating Early Detection for Kidney-Heart Health Sept. 22 | 4:30-6:00 p.m. ET Boehringer Ingelheim, Healthy.io AI in Healthcare: Why Regulation Needs a Global Lens Sept. 22 | 5:00-8:00 p.m. ET Access Partnership, Atlantic Council Goalkeepers: A Live Event Sept. 22 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET Gates Foundation Sustaining joint actions, coherent policies and inclusive programmes on NCDs and mental health Sept. 22 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET WHO GCM, NCD Alliance, World Diabetes Foundation 80th United Nations General Assembly High-Level Event on Social Business, Youth and Technology Sept. 22 | 6:15-7:30 p.m. ET Global Committee on Social Business for Sustainable Development Goals Barefoot In The Park: Network Your Socks Off with Busara Sept. 23 | 7:00-9:00 a.m. ET Busara Toward a Lead-Free Future: Mobilizing to End Childhood Lead Exposure Sept. 23 | 7:15-8:45 a.m. ET Partnership for a Lead-Free Future Beyond Aid: Building Self-Reliance Through Cross-Sectoral Partnerships Sept. 23 | 7:30-9:00 a.m. ET MSD, Hilleman Laboratories, Investing in Innovation (i3) Education House @ UNGA 80 Sept. 23 | 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ET Teach for All Adaptation is Life: Scaling up Financing for Adaptation on the Road to COP 30 Sept. 23 | 8:00-10:00 a.m. ET United Nations Foundation, DanChurchAid, Talanoa Launch of the WHO Global Hypertension Report 2025: High blood pressure, High stakes: Translating Commitment into Lifesaving Action Sept. 23 | 8:00-9:00 a.m. ET WHO, Resolve to Save Lives, Bloomberg Philanthropies Live Deals: Sustainable Finance for Health Systems Sept. 23 | 8:00 a.m.-11:59 p.m. ET MSD for Mothers, Gates Foundation and The Blended Finance Company A New Vision for the Health Workforce: Addressing NCDs, global health security and emergencies Sept. 23 | 8:30-10:30 p.m. ET Frontline Health Workers Coalition, CARE USA, Johnson & Johnson, Living Goods, Smile Train, Project HOPE, Seed Global Health, CMMB, Operation Smile, Partners In Health, Global Communities Leaders Summit 2025 Sept. 23 | 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET UN Global Compact ABS Roundtable Series Sept. 23 | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET African Business Stories Beyond Aid: Partnering with Governments and Communities to Drive Change Sept. 23 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. ET Trickle Up and Village Enterprise Energy Forum @ UNGA80 Sept. 23 | 9:00-11:00 a.m. ET Foreign Policy Global Health Connector Event -- Enabling the Prevention of Obesity and related NCDs with Convergence (I) Sept. 23 | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET Science Summit Science, Standards, and Sustainability: Ensuring Verified Impact for the SDGs Sept. 23 | 9:00-11:00 a.m. ET TÜV SÜD Tech Salon NYC: Practical AI for Healthcare in LMICs Sept. 23 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. ET The Sidebar The Power of Convergence: Enabling Prevention and Management of Obesity and Related NCDs Sept. 23 | 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ET ECHAlliance - The Global Health Connector Building Resilience and Strengthening Access to Education for Girls in Crisis Settings Sept. 23 | 9:15-11:30 a.m. ET ChildFund Alliance, Islamic Relief USA, Malala Fund, Plan International, Women's Refugee Commission Safeguarding Children's Humanity in the Digital Age Sept. 23 | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET Human Change Foundation Reimagining approaches to beating NCDs and liver cancer Sept. 23 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET World Hepatitis Alliance SDGs Roundtable Discussion 2025 Sept. 23 | 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET Journalists and Writers Foundation Summit on Economic, Trade, Investment, Technology Incubation, and Cultural Exchange Sept. 23 | 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET Newday International Loving the Soil: The Ground for Global Food Security Sept. 23 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 The Living City: An Urban Ecocentric Law Summit Sept. 23 | 10:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET Earth Law Center Making the case for NCD prevention: A new simulation tool from Sweden Sept. 23 | 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET Swedish Cancer Society and the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation Resilience Reimagined: From Arabian Deserts to the Mongolian Gobi Sept. 23 | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 The Future of NCDs' Prevention & Control: Data at Scale & Genomics Sept. 23 | 11:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET BCIU and Roche African Leadership in Science: Solutions by and for Africa Sept. 23 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Raising the Alarm: End Preventable Child Deaths from Wasting Now Sept. 23 | 12:00-2:00 p.m. ET Wasting Advocacy Coalition Tech and AI Forum @ UNGA80 Sept. 23 | 12:30-4:00 p.m. ET Foreign Policy Global Health Connector Event -- The Power of Convergence: Enabling Prevention and Management of Obesity and Related NCDs (II) Sept. 23 | 1:00-4:30 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Time to Act on Sugars: Advancing Health Equity and Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) with a Focus on Oral Diseases Sept. 23 | 1:15-2:45 p.m. ET Governments of Malaysia, Thailand, France, the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, FDI World Dental Federation, NCD Alliance, Village Reach Atlantic Council Africa Energy Forum Sept. 23 | 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET Atlantic Council Empowering Communities, Securing Futures: Financing Food Systems Sept. 23 | 1:30-3:45 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Ghana Tech Summit -- 2025 Diaspora Edition Sept. 23 | 2:00-5:00 p.m. ET Global Startup Ecosystem Steppe Intelligence: AI Meets the Art of Nomadic Living Sept. 23 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Taking Mental Health Beyond Institutions into the Community: Lessons from Uganda's Multisectoral Success Sept. 23 | 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda, StrongMinds Unseen and Undiagnosed: Advancing Equity in NCDs for Women and People with Congenital Conditions Sept. 23 | 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET Global Action for Congenital Conditions and the American Medical Women's Association Driving data to action: What the evidence on adolescents, SRHR and the SDGs say Sept. 23 | 3:00-5:00 p.m. ET SheDecides and Population Council From Ideas to Trust-Based Collaboration: Scaling African Women Innovators Sept. 23 | 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET Akili Dada & Pathfinder International Addressing Climate through Animal Health Sept. 23 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 AFRICA SOFT POWER AT UNGA80 Sept. 23 | 3:30-7:00 p.m. ET AFRICA SOFT POWER GROUP Catalyzing Regional Agri-Food Innovation: Research Ecosystems for Growth and Resilience Sept. 23 | 3:30-5:00 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action Sept. 23 | 3:30-5:30 p.m. ET Australian Academy of Science, Burnet Institute, Brown University School of Public Health, and The OSLUV Project Spain's foreign minister on Madrid's approach to European and global security Sept. 23 | 3:30-4:15 p.m. ET Atlantic Council Unity in wellness: Advancing Peace through Global Health Sept. 23 | 3:30-5:00 p.m. ET The Ministry of Health of the Sultanate of Oman VitalTalks Live at UNGA: The Future of Health Financing in Africa Sept. 23 | 3:30-5:30 p.m. ET Vital Strategies Charting the Way Forward for Digital Transformation of Health Sept. 23 | 4:00-7:00 p.m. ET Transform Health Tradelink 2025 Sept. 23 | 4:00-6:00 p.m. ET Global Dropoff Logistics ACTV premiere: Profiles in Resilience Sept. 23 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. ET Atlantic Council Accelerating Equitable NCD Prevention and Care in Humanitarian Settings Sept. 23 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. ET IFRC, Danish Red Cross, WHO, UNHCR, UNICEF, elrha, WISH, IADA, IRC, NCD Alliance Access for Every Child: Ensuring Multidisciplinary Care for Non-Communicable Diseases Sept. 23 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. ET International Initiative for Pediatrics and Nutrition at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NCD Child, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer/World Health Organization From Vision to Impact: Five Years of the NCDI Poverty Network Sept. 23 | 5:00-8:00 p.m. ET NCDI Poverty Network Global Obesity Forum Sept. 23 | Multi-Day Event World Obesity Federation Global Obesity Forum 2025 Sept. 23 | Multi-Day Event World Obesity Federation Increasing the Visibility of Dementia in the Context of the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Sept. 23 | 6:00-7:15 p.m. ET Alzheimer's Disease International Launch of the Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge 2025-26 Sept. 23 | 6:00-7:30 p.m. ET Learning Planet Institute Revolutionizing Care for Non-Communicable Diseases: Expanding Access through Primary Health Care Sept. 23 | 6:15-7:30 p.m. ET The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of Mexico, in collaboration with WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Counterpoint: Live in New York City Sept. 23 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. ET Foreign Policy Wednesday, September 24 Clinton Global Initiative Sept. 24 | Multi-Day Event Clinton Foundation Advancing Climate and Health Action on the Road to COP30 -- A Dialogue on the Belém Health Action Plan Sept. 24 | 8:00-10:00 a.m. ET Government of Brazil Artificial intelligence for health and disease elimination: From strategy to scalable action Sept. 24 | 8:00-9:30 a.m. ET Mohamed Bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity Every Minute Counts: Accelerating the Global NCD Response through Urgent Action on Stroke Sept. 24 | 8:00-10:30 a.m. ET Global Stroke Action Coalition, BCIU The Future is Now: Addressing Multidimensional Poverty for Sustainable Development Sept. 24 | 8:00-9:00 a.m. ET The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network Breaking the Model: Accelerating Access to Medicines Through Tech-Enabled Solutions Sept. 24 | 8:30-11:00 a.m. ET Axmed Our Education, Our Future Sept. 24 | 8:30-10:30 a.m. ET Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the Population Council Risk, Resilience, Results Sept. 24 | 8:30-9:30 a.m. ET Foreign Policy UNGA@80 Pact Innovation Forum High-Level Breakfast Dialogue Sept. 24 | 8:30-9:30 a.m. ET The Stimson Center Shaping Health Behaviors in the Digital Age: Multi-Channel Strategies and Innovations Sept. 24 | 8:45-10:15 a.m. ET CISDI Equity and integration: Reshaping health systems through people-centred primary care Sept. 24 | 9:00-11:00 a.m. ET World Diabetes Foundation, NCDA, FIND, UNAIDS, United for Global Mental Health, Resolve to Save Lives Exploring the Implications of the High-Level Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health: Addressing mental health needs of young people Sept. 24 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. ET Amref Health Africa First Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy Sept. 24 | 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET United Nations ONE HEALTH: Genomics for Global Health Sept. 24 | 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 The Last Mile: Screening, Vaccination, and Treatment -- Driving Investment, Innovation, and Alignment (Italian Embassy) Sept. 24 | 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET Italian Cultural Institute, International Cancer Patient Coalition Journalism Matters: A vital accountability ally in the battle for stronger NCD policies and healthier communities Sept. 24 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET The Examination No "Throw Away" People: Ending Racism and the Climate Crisis Sept. 24 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism One Vision, One Future: Rallying Global Momentum on NCDs for Generations to Come Sept. 24 | 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET The Ministry of Health of the Sultanate of Oman SDGs Conference 2025: In the Margins of the UNGA80 Sept. 24 | 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET Journalists and Writers Foundation Staying Hopeful and Engaged in Challenging Times Sept. 24 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism FP: Health Forum: Renewed Investment for Maximum Impact Sept. 24 | 10:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. ET Foreign Policy Health Forum @ UNGA80 Sept. 24 | 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. ET Foreign Policy High-Level Malaria Press Conference: Sustaining Finance to Deliver the Big Push Against Malaria Sept. 24 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), the African Union Commission and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria. Sepsis and NCDs -- A Hidden Link in Global Health Sept. 24 | 1:00-3:30 p.m. ET Global Sepsis Alliance | Medical Women's International Association | UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health | End Sepsis, the Legacy of Rory Staunton | Sepsis Stiftung | Virchow Foundation | Sepsis Alliance | German Health Alliance Unlocking Investment for Ocean Resilience Sept. 24 | 1:00-4:30 p.m. ET Swissnex, GIB Foundation, IUCN Blue Natural Capital, rrreefs Recommitting to Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health and Rights: A Call to Action for Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development Sept. 24 | 1:15-2:30 p.m. ET Global Leaders Network for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health Transparency 2030: Roundtable on Open Data for enhancing Accountability, Effectiveness and Trust in the Development System Sept. 24 | 1:15-2:30 p.m. ET International Aid Transparency Initiative Catalyzing Progress: Realizing Political Commitments on SCD and NCDs Sept. 24 | 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET World Coalition on Sickle Cell Disease, UNICEF, and BCIU Climate Summit Sept. 24 | 2:00-6:00 p.m. ET United Nation Equatorial Guinea 2030 Malaria Elimination Coalition -- Partnership Launch & Signing Ceremony Sept. 24 | 2:00-4:30 p.m. ET Creciendo SIN Paludismo - Equatorial Guinea Family Offices & Investors Summit -- Climate Week NYC Sept. 24 | 2:00-7:00 p.m. ET The Atlas Climate Tech Coalition First and Worst Impacted, then Forgotten: Black Communities and the Climate Crisis Sept. 24 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Learning and Skills for Sustainable Youth Development Dialogue Series -- UNGA 4th Edition Sept. 24 | 2:00-5:00 p.m. ET SAP & World Scouting African-led Innovation: Shaping sustainable futures with or without aid Sept. 24 | 3:00-5:00 p.m. ET eHealth Africa, PSI, Population Council, REACH Article 109 Town Hall: Join for a Conversation on how to update the UN Charter Sept. 24 | 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET Article 109, for a renewed UN Charter The Last Mile: Bridging the Cancer & NCD Innovation Gap with AI, Early Detection, and Equitable Access Sept. 24 | 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the UN and ICPC The Political Economy of Implementing Primary Health Care: Key Policy Shifts Sept. 24 | 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the UN, Armenia, Bhutan, Thailand, UNFPA, WHO, NCD Alliance Africa's Health Architecture: Optimizing Primary Healthcare as a Path to Equity Sept. 24 | 3:30-5:00 p.m. ET Amref Health Africa Accelerating action toward SDG 3.4: putting obesity on the NCD agenda Sept. 24 | 4:00-7:00 p.m. ET Economist Impact, Novo Nordisk From Commitment to Action: Advancing the NCD Agenda Post-High-Level Meeting Sept. 24 | 4:00-5:30 p.m. ET Global Coalition on Aging Lung health matters -- accelerating progress towards UN NCD targets High-level Side Event at UNGA 80 Sept. 24 | 5:30-7:45 p.m. ET Co-hosted by the Governments of Romania and Malaysia. The event is organised by the European Respiratory Society, the European Lung Foundation with the support of WHO and the UN Interagency Task Force on NCDs Driving health, security, and economic growth through scientific innovation Sept. 24 | 7:00-9:00 p.m. ET IFPMA Thursday, September 25 8th Most Influential 100 Recognition Week 2025 Sept. 25 | Multi-Day Event Most Influential 100 (MIPAD) 9th Annual Offshore Wind Transmission Conference Sept. 25 | Multi-Day Event Climate Week NYC, Global Transmission Report Leaving no one behind: Advancing NCD and mental health equity for refugees and migrants Sept. 25 | 8:00-9:30 a.m. ET The is event is co-hosted by Spain, Egypt, WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM, and IFRC. Harnessing Digital Health for Maternal & Newborn Survival: PReSTrack's Role in Real-Time Care in Sierra Leone Sept. 25 | 8:30-10:15 a.m. ET Ministry of Health, Sierra Leone High-level Meeting to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth Sept. 25 | 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET United Nations Inclusive Hub: A Research-to-Practice Model to Transform Employment Landscapes for Sustainable Development through Evidence-Based Collaboration Sept. 25 | 9:00-10:00 a.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Resource-Conscious Funding: The Funding Footprint Calculator Sept. 25 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. ET Hagush Transforming Healthcare Education through AI-enabled Solutions Sept. 25 | 9:00-10:00 a.m. ET Science Summit Fountain House Panel: Healing Through Creative Expression and Community Sept. 25 | 9:30-11:30 a.m. ET Clean Energy in a Time of Shifting Federal Policy Sept. 25 | 10:00 a.m.-3:15 p.m. ET NYU School of Law Institute for Policy Integrity High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being Sept. 25 | 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET United Nations Stories of Collective Climate Action Sept. 25 | 10:00-10:50 a.m. ET Needlab Science as a Global Enterprise -- What it Means to Tackle Big Problems and Make Big Bets Sept. 25 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 The Power of Purpose @ UNGA80 Sept. 25 | 12:30-3:00 p.m. ET Foreign Policy Arts, Fashion & Sustainability Global Conversation Sept. 25 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET Arts for Global Development, Inc. How to Listen to (and Win Over) People We Disagree With Sept. 25 | 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism What's 'Normal'? Mental Health Liberation for Climate Activists Sept. 25 | 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Alcohol Policy As Catalyst For Sustainable Development and NCDs Prevention Sept. 25 | 1:15-2:30 p.m. ET Movendi International IPBES NEXUS Report on the Interlinkages between Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health Sept. 25 | 2:00-2:30 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 The Relations between AI and environmental protection: contributions to the implementation of SDGs Sept. 25 | 2:00-7:00 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Mobilising Capital for Science: Unlocking Investment in Research, Innovation Sept. 25 | 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Scaling What Works: From Local Success to Global Impact Sept. 25 | 4:00-5:30 p.m. ET UNFPA Bet on Nigeria Sept. 25 | 4:30-7:30 p.m. ET Foreign Policy, Bet on Nigeria Harnessing Assistive Technology to Advance Social Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Findings from the EU COST Action a-STEP Sept. 25 | 4:30-5:45 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Healing Climate Trauma and Grief Sept. 25 | 4:30-6:00 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism The Interaction of Climate Change and Racism in the Southern US Sept. 25 | 4:30-6:00 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Kingdom of Kush Economic Summit Sept. 25 | 6:00-10:00 p.m. ET Kush Institute of International Affairs Friday, September 26 Africa Breakfast Conversations: African Innovation: Building Together for Sustainable Development Sept. 26 | 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET Allison in partnership with BHM and The King's Trust Advancing Health Equity: Strengthening Civil Society Engagement and Regulatory-Fiscal Governance in Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention Sept. 26 | 8:45-10:15 a.m. ET CISDI Bridging the cancer care gap: Advancing National Cancer Control Plans for coordinated action Sept. 26 | 9:00-11:15 a.m. ET Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Climate & Conflict: Addressing Conflict Drivers through Sustainable Development Sept. 26 | 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. ET The Peace Department & Foundation House Environmental Justice in the IV-Special Session on Disarmament: A Youth-Led Workshop Sept. 26 | 9:00-10:00 a.m. ET Ágora, YOUNGO Climate Peace and Security Working Group, the UN Major Group for Children and Youth and UNODA's Youth4Disarmament Initiative Justice in Action: Beyond Promises to Progress -- Global Launch of the Future of International Cooperation Report 2025 Sept. 26 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. ET International Peace Institute (IPI); Doha Forum; The Stimson Center; and Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR) Partnerships for Effective Governance Sept. 26 | 9:00-10:00 a.m. ET Belcrest Institute High-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Sept. 26 | 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET United Nations Direct by default: the most efficient way to do humanitarian assistance Sept. 26 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET CALP Network Immigrant Justice is Climate Justice Sept. 26 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Women Leading Climate Change: They can't do it without us! Sept. 26 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Global Health Education as a Pathway to Achieving the SDGs: Case Studies from Partner Countries Sept. 26 | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Promoting Person-Centered NCDs and Mental Health Policies in the Global Community: Japan's Leadership and Contribution in Asia and Globally Sept. 26 | 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET Hosts: Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) / NCD Alliance Japan; Co-Hosts: Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations / NCD Investing in Noncommunicable Disease Control Measures: Taking the Case of Hypertension and (Type-2) Diabetes Mellitus Sept. 26 | 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI) Powering Possibilities: The Future of Work Through Strategic Collaborations Sept. 26 | 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET Vivacity Development Scaling up Action on NCDs and Mental Health -- A South-South Exchange on the Role of Investment Cases Sept. 26 | 1:15-2:45 p.m. ET UN Health4Life Fund partners (UNDP, UNICEF, WHO) , UN Interagency Task Force on NCDs , Secretariat of the WHO FCTC, UN Office for South-South Cooperation and Member States (TBD) 2025 Brain Days -- Part 4: The Future of Brain Health Policy Sept. 26 | 2:00-5:00 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Avoiding Burnout for Activists Sept. 26 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life Space for All: Ensuring Equitable and Responsible Access to Space Through Global Cooperation Sept. 26 | 2:00-5:00 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 The Importance of Artists and Artmaking in the Climate Movement Sept. 26 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Childhood Cancer: Advancing the Global Initiative Sept. 26 | 4:00-5:40 p.m. ET Co-hosted by: SIOP & MSK Kids Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) - Supported by: MSK Kids' SNF Global Pediatric Cancer Program, St. Jude Global, Foundation S "My Child Matters", Childhood Cancer International (CCI) UNCENSORED: FEMINISTS ON REPRO @ UNGA Sept. 26 | 5:00-8:00 p.m. ET Repro Uncensored, FEMINIST, Bummed Saturday, September 27 Global Citizen Festival Sept. 27 | 12:00 a.m.-11:59 p.m. ET Global Citizen War and Climate Justice Sept. 27 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism The Central Role of Young People in the Climate Movement Sept. 27 | 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism The Ninth Annual Marketplace of the Future Sept. 27 | 12:00-10:00 p.m. ET Future Meets Present Shaping Global Health Policy Through Nursing Leadership: Partnerships and Solutions for a Healthier World Sept. 27 | 2:00-5:00 p.m. ET International Council of Nurses; NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Subversive Catwalk: Women, Fast Fashion, Eco Action Sept. 27 | 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Sunday, September 28 Introduction to the Tools of Sustaining All Life, SAL/United to End Racism, UER Sept. 28 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Tools for Building Unity with Groups in Conflict Sept. 28 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Exploitation and Debt---Implications for Climate and Human Services in Africa Sept. 28 | 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Monday, September 29 REFF North America 2025 Sept. 29 | Multi-Day Event IJGlobal Tuesday, September 30 High-level Conference on the Situation of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar Sept. 30 | 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET United Nations Wednesday, October 1 Reimagining Global Order: Perspectives from Professor Amitav Acharya and Dr. Trita Parsi Oct. 1 | 9:30-11:00 a.m. ET The Stimson Center; United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA); and the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) Thursday, October 23 6th Global summit on Agriculture & Organic farming Oct. 23 | Multi-Day Event Conference Series
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