17 UN EVENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2021
In our first edition of 2021, we list 17 major United Nations events to look out for this year. Please note that this is by no means an exchaustive list and a number of events were planned for 2020 and have been rescheduled to take place this year.
To kick off the year, on 28 January, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will address the General Assembly on the priorities of the organization in 2021, noting that a central ambition will be to build a global coalition for carbon neutrality – committing to net zero emissions by 2050. Watch out for it on UN WebTV.
- Adaptation Gap Report – 14 January
- Launch of the World Economic Situation and Prospects – 26 January
- Commission on Social Development – 8-17 February
- Commission on the Status of Women – 15-25 March
- High-level Meeting on Water – 18 March
- Financing for Development Report – April
- Biodiversity Conference – 17-30 May
- SDG Report – July
- High-level Political Forum – 6-15 July
- Ocean Conference – July (TBC)
- High-level Week of the 76th Session of the General Assembly – 14-21 September
- SDG Moment – September
- High-level Dialogue on Energy – September
- Food Systems Summit – September
- Sustainable Transport Conference – TBC
- UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) – 1-12 November
- World Population Prospects – 15 November
Follow the link for an archive of previous editions of the SDG Calendar.
