Events

Opportunities to join UNU events worldwide

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The UNU global network hosts events online and at diverse locations around the world. See individual event announcements for registration information.

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Upcoming Events

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Fourth International Young Scientist Forum on Climate Change

The Fourth International Young Scientist Forum (IYSF) on Climate Change, will be convened under the theme “AI-Empowered Forest-Based Solutions.”

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Responding to Global Water Bankruptcy: Transforming Water Governance for Resilient and Sustainable Societies

A 2026 UN Water Conference Side Event on Advancing Science, Policy, and Cooperation for a New Water Agenda.

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Training

United Nations University Program on Digital Technology and Sustainable Development

This program, designed for bachelor's and master's students, introduces the use of AI for public policy with a truly multidisciplinary perspective

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Conference

Dresden Nexus Conference 2027

DNC2027 | Advancing the Resource Nexus: From the Source to Sea Continuum 27–29 April 2027, Barcelona, Spain

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Training

AI Research for Better Policy

This unique 1-week training, designed for PhD students, early-career researchers and working professionals, introduces the use of AI for research

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Previous Events

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Advancing the GBF through Local Action: Insights from COMDEKS Phase 4 and the Satoyama Initiative

YEREVAN: This CBD COP17 side event will highlight the role of community action  for advancing the Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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17th Asia-Pacific RCE Regional Meeting

ZHEJIANG, CHINA & ONLINE: The meeting will highlight education for sustainable development initiatives in Asia-Pacific.

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Funding for Sustainable Landscape Governance

YEREVAN: This CBD COP17 workshop will explore funding gaps and opportunities to strengthen investment in integrated landscape governance.

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A Reckoning of Subsidies and Incentives that Impact Socio-Ecological Resilience at the Level of Local Implementation

YEREVAN: This event at CBD COP17 will discuss how subsidies and incentives affect socio-ecological resilience at the local level.

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Global Governance in an Age of Polycrises: Towards a Second United Nations Charter

On 23 October 2026, UNU will host a conversation with Augusto López-Claros, Executive Director of the Global Governance Forum.

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UNU-INWEH Director Delivers Keynote at UNESCO–ASEF Intergenerational Dialogue on Science Diplomacy

23 October 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia

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Mangrove Ecosystems as Nature-Based Protection against the Early-Life Mortality Effects of Floods

Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series is pleased to promote an upcoming research seminar featuring Enrico Nichelatti, Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Socio-Economic Inequality at the University of Luxembourg, LUX.

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African Technical Workshop on the Global Goal on Adaptation(GGA) Indicators

This GGA workshop is a collaboration between UNU-INRA,UNU Global health,African Group of Negotiators and UNFCCC( Focus on Disaster Risk and Health).

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The Promise of AI: Insights from the World Development Report 2026

On 22 October 2026, the World Bank Group Institute for Economic Development, UNU, JICA and JADE will co-organize a special event to discuss findings from the World Development Report 2026.

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Exhibition: "Shared Lives, Shared Future: The United Nations in Our Everyday Lives"

To mark the 70th anniversary of Japan’s admission to the UN, this exhibition explores how the UN shapes everyday life in Japan and around the world.