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    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 // 22 September 2025
    The 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 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 | 1:00-3:30 p.m. ET Devex, IS Global Barcelona Institute 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 Kidney Health Can't Wait: Turning Commitments into Action Sept. 23 | 8:00-9:30 a.m. ET ISN, Devex Health Without Borders: Building a Global Workforce for the Future Sept. 23 | 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET Saudi Commission for Health Specialties 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 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 Advancing Inclusive Leadership Sept. 22 | Multi-Day Event 100 Women @ Davos 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 Private Sector Forum Sept. 22 | 12:00-2:30 p.m. ET UN Global Compact Climate of Emotions: Youth-Led Resilience Activation Sept. 22 | 1:00-4:30 p.m. ET Six Seconds 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 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 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 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 and Earth's Vital Forces: Rooting Sustainable Food and Energy 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 Steppe Intelligence: AI Meets the Art of Nomadic Living Sept. 23 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET Science Summit 2025 Family Offices & Investors Summit — Climate Week NYC Sept. 23 | 2:00-7:00 p.m. ET The Atlas Climate Tech Coalition 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 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 Global Obesity Forum 2025 Sept. 23 | 4:30-8:30 p.m. ET World Obesity Federation Launch of the Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge 2025-26 Sept. 23 | 6:00-7:30 p.m. ET Learning Planet Institute 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 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 | 8:00-9:30 a.m. ET The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network 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. E 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 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 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 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 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 | 2:00-7:00 p.m. ET United Nations 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 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 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 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 UNGA80 Side Event: Advancing noncommunicable diseases and mental health equity for refugees and migrants Sept. 25 | 8:00-9:30 a.m. ET The 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 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 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 | 1:30-2:30 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 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 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 Inclusive Hub: A Research-to-Practice Model to Transform Employment Landscapes for Sustainable Development through Evidence-Based Collaboration Sept. 26 | 9:00-10:00 a.m. ET Science Summit 2025 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) 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 ReWear the Revolution: 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 Listening Tools of Sustaining All Life/ United to End Racism Sept. 28 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET Sustaining All Life / United to End Racism Tools for Building Unity Among Groups that Disagree 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

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