5 July - 11 July 2025
(Please note that this is a working document and is subject to change)
To find out which events will be webcast, see: https://media.un.org/en/webtv/schedule
You can also consult the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit (MALU) Media Alert, the UN Journal, the websites of the UN Security Council and the General Assembly to find the latest information.
Saturday, 5 July
Today is International Day of Cooperatives.
The Secretary-General will be arriving in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 17th Summit of the BRICS countries. The Secretary-General has been invited to speak at an outreach session on “Strengthening multilateralism, economic-financial affairs and artificial intelligence", that will take place on Sunday, 6 July. On Monday, 7 July, he will address a second outreach session, on "Environment, COP30 and global health.” During his visit, the Secretary-General will also be having meetings with various leaders who are attending the BRICS Summit and we will share those readouts with you.
Sunday, 6 July
Today is World Rural Development Day.
Monday, 7 July
Today is World Kiswahili Language Day.
At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV.
In Geneva, from 7 to 11 July, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 High-Level Event 2025 will be held. More information here.
Tuesday, 8 July
At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV. This will be followed by a briefing by the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.
Today, at 11 a.m., the 2025 Observance of the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. It will be broadcast live on UN Web TV.
In Geneva, from 8 to 11 July, the AI for Good Global Summit 2025 will be held. Click here for more information.
In Geneva, the UN Information Service will hold its bi-weekly briefing for journalists.
Wednesday, 9 July
At 9 a.m., the Preparatory Meeting for the 2026 UN Water Conference and related multistakeholder events will be held in the General Assembly Hall at the UN Headquarters in New York. The event will continue until July 10.
This morning, the Security Council is scheduled to hold a briefing on the Middle East, followed by consultations (Yemen).
At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV.
At 12:45 p.m., in the press briefing room, there will be a joint hybrid press briefing by H.E. Mrs. Aksoltan Ataeva, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations and Ms. Rabab Fatima, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative, Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (USG/OHRLLS), on the upcoming Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), that will take place in Turkmenistan from 5-8 August 2025.
Thursday, 10 July
This morning, the Security Council is scheduled to hold consultations on the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA). In the afternoon, it is scheduled to hold a briefing on ICC Sudan.
At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV.
Noon briefing guest is Ms. Angeli Achrekar, Assistant Secretary-General, UNAIDS, on the launch of the 2025 Global AIDS Update, entitled “AIDS, Crisis and the Power to Transform”.
At 1:15 p.m., in the press briefing room, there will be a briefing on the A.I. Governance Process at the General Assembly by Co-facilitators, the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica, H.E. Ms. Maritza Chan Valverde and the Permanent Representative of Spain, H.E. Mr. Héctor José Gómez Hernández.
Today, UNEP will launch its Frontiers Report 2025 which and will present the following emerging issues: reactivation of microorganisms in the warming cryosphere; remobilization of chemicals by extreme climate events; removal of dams and barriers to restore the ecosystems; population ageing in a changing environment.
Friday, 11 July
Today is World Population Day, it is also International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. Today is also World Horse Day.
At noon, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General will hold a press briefing, broadcast live on UN Web TV.
Noon briefing guest is Mr. Arafat Jamal, Representative in Afghanistan for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). He will brief on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, including on the increase of Afghan returns in adverse circumstances.
In Geneva, the UN Information Service will hold its bi-weekly briefing for journalists.