SPECIAL EVENT

The SDG Moment, convened by Secretary-General António Guterres, brings together representatives of Governments, civil society, local authorities, international organizations and the private sector with a view to generating a renewed sense of urgency, ambition, accountability and transformative possibility as the world embarks on a Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals.

A virtual event convened under the auspices of the President of the General Assembly and organized by the Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth in collaboration with the Major Group on Children and Youth (MGCY) and the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organizations (ICMYO) – with the participation of the Secretary-General.

A commemorative high-level virtual event organized by the State of Qatar, UNESCO, UNICEF and Education Above All Foundation to mark the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres joins Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator, and Maria Ramos, until recently CEO of ABSA Group, as Co-Chairs of his Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals, to launch a new report People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future.

The third commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, featuring a short film on remembrance followed by an interactive discussion with a panel of victims, victims’ associations, and experts.

This virtual high-level event highlighted the crucial roles of a range of groups of people engaged in responding to trafficking in persons, particularly in the context of the global response to COVID-19.

Senior UN officials, Nobel laureates and eminent academic experts, gather virtually for the launch of a new report recommending “an adjusted approach” to economic development, and a policy dialogue exploring how countries can recover from COVID-19, in ways that lead to real structural transformation.

First-ever World Chess Day, helps calm nerves during COVID-19 pandemic.

Closing session of the 2020 Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week on the theme “Strategic and Practical Challenges of Countering Terrorism in a Global Pandemic Environment”.

Organized by the Permanent Missions of Germany, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the Delegation of the European Union, the High-Level Commemoration aims to provide Member States with the opportunity to express their solidarity and share their best practices to achieve reconciliation. It also provides an opportunity to look at how UN peacekeeping missions can help prevent future atrocities.