UN Focus 

  • , (ECOSOC), 27 January   

  • , (DESA), 28每29 January    

  • , (ECOSOC / UN DESA, UNHQ New York), 2每11 February    

  •  (ITU-R, Athens, Greece), 16每20 February    

  •  (CDP) (ECOSOC / UN DESA, UNHQ New York), 24每27 February    

  •  (ECOSOC, UNHQ New York), 27 March   

  •  (including ministerial segment of the HLPF) (ECOSOC, UNHQ New York), 13每16 July    

Sustainable Development Goals 

  •  (UN DESA / ECOSOC), 2每10 February  

  •  (UN ESCAP), 24每27 February  

  •  (UNEP), 3 March  

  •  (WMO), 23 March  

  •  (UN ESCWA), 31 March 每 2 April  

  •  (WHO), 7 April  

  •  (CPD59), 13每17 April  

  •  14每16 April  

  •  (UN DESA), 20每24 April  

  •  (ILO), 28 April  

  • , 20 April 每 1 May  

  • , 6每7 May  

  •  (ITU), 17 May  

  •  (UNESCO), 21 May  

  •  (UNEP), 5 June  

  •  (UNESCO), 8 June  

  •  (UNHCR), 20 June  

  •  11 July  

  •  (HLPF), 6每10 July  

  •  (ITU), 7每10 July  

  • World Teachers＊ Day (UNESCO), 5 October  

  •  (FAO / IFAD / WFP), 16 October  

  • International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October  

  • World Science Day for Peace and Development (UNESCO), 10 November  

  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December  

Human Rights  

  •  (UNAIDS), 1 March  

  •  (UN Women / ECOSOC), 9每20 March  

  •  (UN DESA), 20 April 每 1 May  

  • International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (OHCHR / UNAIDS / UN Women), 17 May  

Peace & Security 

  • International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers (※Red Hand Day§) (SRSG-CAAC), 12 February  

  • International Day of International Criminal Justice, 17 July  

  • Anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, 31 October  

 

Responding to Crisis & Conflict 

  • International Day to Prevent the Recruitment and Use of Children by Armed Forces and Armed Groups (SRSG-CAAC / UNICEF), 12 February  

  • Global Humanitarian Overview 每 Donor Moment (87th Day) (OCHA), 5 March  

  • World Refugee Day (UNHCR), 20 June  

  • Peacebuilding Day (DPPA / PBSO), 23 June  

  •  (OCHA), date TBD  

Mobilizing Climate Action 

  • Entry into Force of the Marine Biodiversity Treaty (OLA), 17 January  

  •  (WMO / UNESCO), 21 March  

  • World Environment Day (UNEP), 5 June  

  • , 8 June  

  • UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) (UNFCCC), 9每20 November  

Making the Case for Multilateral Cooperation and UN Reform 

  •  (WEF, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland), 19每23 January 2026  

  •  (UN DESA / ECOSOC, UNHQ New York), 2每11 February 2026  

  •  (OCHA/partners, Geneva + online), 2每12 March 2026  

  •  (CSW70) (UN Women / ECOSOC, UNHQ New York), 9每20 March 2026  

  •  (UN DESA / ECOSOC, UNHQ New York), 14每16 April 2026  

  •  (CSTD), 29th session (UNCTAD / ECOSOC, Geneva, Switzerland), 20每24 April 2026  

  •  (ITU, Geneva, Switzerland), date TBD  

  •  (Academic Council on the United Nations System; Lisbon, Portugal), 1每3 July 2026  

  •  (UNHCR), 28 July 2026  

  •  (UNHQ New York), date TBD  

  •  (COP31) (UNFCCC, Antalya, T邦rkiye), 9每20 November 2026  

  •  (OCHA), date TBD  

 Glossary 

   

ACUNS 每 Academic Council on the United Nations System   

ARFSD 每 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development   

CCPCJ 每 Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice   

CDP 每 Committee for Development Policy   

CEPA 每 Committee of Experts on Public Administration   

CND 每 Commission on Narcotic Drugs   

COSP 每 Conference of States Parties   

CPD 每 Commission on Population and Development   

CSW 每 Commission on the Status of Women   

CSTD 每 Commission on Science and Technology for Development   

DESA 每 Department of Economic and Social Affairs   

DGC 每 Department of Global Communications   

DPIDG 每 Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (UN DESA)   

DPPA 每 Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs   

DPO 每 Department of Peace Operations   

ECOSOC 每 Economic and Social Council   

ECA 每 Economic Commission for Africa   

ECLAC 每 Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean   

ESCAP 每 Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific   

ESCWA 每 Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia   

EWCM 每 Early Warning Connectivity Map   

FfD 每 Financing for Development   

HLPF 每 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development   

IOM 每 International Organization for Migration   

ITU 每 International Telecommunication Union   

ITU-D 每 ITU Telecommunication Development Sector   

ITU-R 每 ITU Radiocommunication Sector   

NERPS 每 Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability   

ODA 每 Office for Disarmament Affairs   

OCHA 每 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs   

OHCHR 每 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights   

PP 每 Plenipotentiary Conference (International Telecommunication Union)   

SDGs 每 Sustainable Development Goals   

STI 每 Science, Technology and Innovation   

UN 每 United Nations   

UNAI 每 United Nations Academic Impact   

UNAIDS 每 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS   

UNCTAD 每 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development   

UNEP 每 United Nations Environment Programme   

UNESCO 每 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization   

UNFPA 每 United Nations Population Fund   

UN-Habitat 每 United Nations Human Settlements Programme   

UNHCR 每 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   

UNHQ 每 United Nations Headquarters   

UN-IATT 每 United Nations Inter-Agency Task Team on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs   

UNMAS 每 United Nations Mine Action Service   

UNODC 每 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime   

UNPFII 每 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues   

UNU 每 United Nations University   

UNU-INWEH 每 United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health   

UN-Water 每 United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination Mechanism for Water and Sanitation   

UN Women 每 United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women   

WMO 每 World Meteorological Organization   

WHO 每 World Health Organization   

WTPF 每 World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum