Calendar 2010
(Events in bold are official inputs to the UN Summit on the MDGs)
JUNE
- 5 June
World Environment Day
“Many Species. One Planet. One Future.” (Worldwide) - 7 – 9 June
Women Deliver Conference
International meeting on maternal and reproductive health (Washington, DC) - 7 – 9 June
Countdown to 2015 Conference and report launch
Initiative tracking progress on maternal, newborn and child health (Washington, DC) - 8 – 10 June
International Conference to review the implementation of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015
(Dushanbe, Tajikistan) - 9 June
UN General Assembly AIDS Review (United Nations, New York)
- 11 June – 11 July
Football World Cup
Promotional partnerships, including 1GOAL: Education for All, United Against Malaria, and “8 Goals for Africa” song (South Africa) - 14 – 15 June
Informal Interactive Hearings of the General Assembly with non-governmental organizations and the private sector
Civil society input to the preparatory process for the UN Summit on the MDGs (United Nations, New York) - 17 – 18 June
European Council Meeting (Brussels) - 18 June
Economic Development in Africa Report 2010
"South–South cooperation: Africa and the new partnership for development" – issued by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD, Geneva) - 23 June
UN Millennium Development Goals Report 2010
Latest progress data on all the Goals, globally and regionally – issued by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (United Nations, New York; and worldwide) - 24 – 25 June
UN Global Compact Leaders Summit
“Building a new era of sustainability”(United Nations, New York) - 25 – 26 June
G8 Summit
(Huntsville, Canada) - 26 – 27 June
G20 Summit
(Toronto, Canada) - 28 June - 2 July
UN Economic and Social Council High-Level Segment
Includes the Annual Ministerial Review on “Implementing the Internationally Agreed Goals and Commitments in regard to Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women” and the Development Cooperation Forum on “Development Cooperation in Times of Crises: New Commitments to Reach the MDGs”(United Nations, New York) - June – July (ongoing)
UN General Assembly negotiations on an outcome document for the MDG Summit (United Nations, New York)
JULY
- 11 July
Meeting of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development
The Commission seeks to promote the use of high-speed broadband communication networks worldwide to help accelerate progress toward the MDGs (Geneva) - 18 – 23 July
XVIII International AIDS Conference
“Rights Here, Right Now” (Vienna) - 19 – 27 July
African Union Summit
“Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Development in Africa” (Kampala, Uganda) - 22 July
World Investment Report
“Foreign direct investment and climate change” and “The transnational corporation” – issued by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD, Geneva)
AUGUST
- 12 August
International Youth Day and Launch of the International Year of Youth
“Dialogue and Mutual Understanding”(Worldwide) - 23 – 27 August
World Youth Conference
(León Guanajuato, Mexico) - 30 August – 1 September
Annual UN Department of Public Information / NGO Conference
“Advance Global Health: Achieve the MDGs” (Melbourne, Australia)
SEPTEMBER
- 7 September
Trade and Development Report
Employment, labour markets, and development – issued by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD, Geneva) - 17 – 19 September
Stand Up, Take Action against Poverty
Global mobilization by the UN Millennium Campaign (Worldwide) - 19 September
Report of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development
Issued by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU, New York) - 20 – 22 September
UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals
High-Level Plenary Meeting of the 65th Session of the General Assembly
(United Nations, New York) - 21 September
International Day of Peace
“Youth, peace and development”(Worldwide; UN event in New York on 17 September) - 22 September
UN Private Sector Forum
Organized by the UN Global Compact (United Nations, New York) - 22 September
UN High-Level Event on Biodiversity
UN General Assembly meeting (United Nations, New York,) - 24 – 25 September
Five-Year Review of Mauritius Strategy for Further Implementation of Barbados Programme of Action for Sustainable Development of Small Island States
(United Nations, New York)
OCTOBER
- 1 October
International Day of Older Persons
(Worldwide) - 9 – 11 October
Bretton Woods Annual Meetings
The Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) discuss a range of issues related to poverty reduction, international economic development and finance (Washington, DC) - 14 October
Information Economy Report
“ICTs, enterprises and poverty alleviation” – issued by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD, Geneva) - 16 October
World Food Day
"United Against Hunger" (Worldwide) - 17 October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Part of the Second Decade for Poverty Eradication (2008-2017): “Decent work and full employment for all” (Worldwide) - 18 – 29 October
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(Nagoya, Japan) - 20 October
State of the World Population Report
Issued by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA, New York) - 24 October
UN Day
(Worldwide)
NOVEMBER
- 11 – 12 November
G20 Summit
(Seoul, Republic of Korea) - 25 November
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
(Worldwide) - 25 November
Least Developed Countries Report
“International support measures for LDCs” – Issued by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD, Geneva) - 29 November - 10 December
Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
(Cancún, Mexico)
DECEMBER
- 1 December
World AIDS Day
(Worldwide) - December 2010 (exact date to be determined)
Closing of International Year of Biodiversity
Launch of International Year of Forests
(Kanazawa, Japan)