SPECIAL EVENT

The UN Secretary-General delivers his first major speech of the year at a virtual event that offers a powerful opportunity to communicate why the UN remains the best global forum to find solutions to the challenges we face – from the climate emergency to COVID-19, conflict – to a broad and diverse global audience. The event will also serve as a global commemoration of the UN’s 75th anniversary, with the UN returning – virtually – to London, where it held its first meetings in 1946.

A special event to mark the 72nd anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime.

UN Secretary-General issues a call for action during an online event to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and to launch the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence campaign, headed up by UN Women.

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.