SPECIAL EVENT

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations holds a memorial for the late Madeleine K. Albright at the United Nations to honor her legacy as the 64th U.S. Secretary of State and as Permanent Representative to the UN.

The event marks the formal submission of the report of the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement to the UN Secretary-General by the co-chairs of the panel, concluding an 18-month process that the Panel undertook following its appointment by the SG last year.

Food Systems Summit convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

Food Systems Summit convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

The SDG Moment serves to place an annual spotlight on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and will be held at the beginning of the United Nation's General Assembly's High-Level Week.

This year, the World Day Against Child Labour will be marked by a high-level virtual side event, organized by ILO and UNICEF, during the International Labour Conference. The event will be followed by an interactive discussion between high-level speakers and youth advocates on paving the way to 2025, highlighting efforts made to implement International Year “2021 Action Pledges.”

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, 29 May, offers a chance to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable contribution to the work of the Organization and to honour more than 4,000 peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving under the UN flag since 1948, including 130 last year.

The Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in New York convene a high-level virtual event to commemorate the first ever "lnternational Day to Combat lslamophobia" aimed at effectively raising awareness as well as combating the rising phenomenon of lslamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred.

UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka moderates a virtual town hall discussion to provide an opportunity for women’s civil society organizations to engage with the Secretary-General on the session’s priority theme: women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

This year's International Women's Day theme "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world" celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.