Africa Regional Consultative Meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals

The development of sustainable development goals was among the key commitments agreed at the United Nations. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which took place from 20

1st Preparatory Committee Meeting of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing S

The first Preparatory Committee Meeting of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States will be held over three days, from 24 to 26 February, to discuss the objectives and subs

2nd Preparatory Committee Meeting on Sustainable Development of SIDS through Genuine and Durable Par

The final meeting of the PrepCom will be held over five days, from 23 to 27 June 2014, to finalize the preparatory work for the Conference including the outcome document. Major Groups For registrati

Intersessional Meeting on Sustainable Development of SIDS through Genuine and Durable Partnership

An intersessional meeting will be held over five days, with interpretation services on an “if available” basis, from 21 to 25 April 2014, to discuss the thematic areas of the outcome document of the C

Blue Economy Summit

The goal of the meeting is to discuss how to utilise the Blue Economy as a tool to shift development in small island development states (SIDS) and coastal states towards a sustainable development traj

Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Access Rights and Regional Instrument (Principle 10)

Fourth Meeting of the Working Group on Access Rights and Regional Instrument (Principle 10)

Fourth Meeting of the Working Group on Capacity-Building and Cooperation (Principle 10)

Regional Meeting of the Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Finance

First Meeting on Environmental Information: Progress and Challenges towards Environmental Governance

HLPF Side Event on Discussion of the Prototype Global Sustainable Development Report

Organized by the Department for Economic and Social Affairs/Division for Sustainable Development (DESA/DSD) in collaboration with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and

High-level Political Forum 2015

The forum will debate the theme: "Strengthening integration, implementation and review - the HLPF after 2015". It will be meeting this year under the auspices of ECOSOC. A major focus will thus be th

Climate change

Bridging the Implementation Gap for Rio+20 Workshop and Open Side Event to the High-Level Politica

The overall theme/question addressed by the session is “How can green economy approaches help reduce poverty, inequality, and vulnerabilities while ensuring environmental sustainability?” The sessions

Substantive Informal Session: Preparatory process for FfD Conference

First session of the ECOSOC Dialogue on the longer term positioning of the UN Development System

4th briefing by co-facilitators (Kenya, Ireland) on organizational and substantive tasks for 2015 Su

2015 Zaragoza Conference

Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations (Stocktaking session)

Statements Delegations are reminded to send in statements here for posting on this website (No account required). Side events Side Events organized by Member States, major groups and other stake

Second session of ECOSOC Dialogue on the longer term positioning of the UN Development System

First drafting session of the outcome document for the FfD Conference

Second UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education

Youth Forum

UNEP-lites.asia workshop on Regional Lighting Policy

Participants resolved that 2015 presents a unique window of opportunity to accelerate the rapid deployment of efficient lighting technologies in Asia and the Pacific. The UN Secretary General’s SE4ALL

25th Meeting of States Parties to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

The twenty-fifth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea will be held at United Nations Headquarters from 08 to 12 June 2015.

World Oceans Day 2015

World Ocean Day is celebrated each year to highlight the importance of the ocean in our daily lives. It is one of the lungs of our planet, providing most of the oxygen we breathe. The Day provides a

Wolrd Ocean Science Congress

World Ocean Science Congress (WOSC) is designed as a quadrennial event starting with WOSC-2015 to be held at Kochi from 5th to 8th of February 2015. WOSC is expected to serve as a common platform for

Third Meeting UN SG’s Scientific Advisory Board

Leading global experts serving on the UN Secretary-General’s Scien-tific Advisory Board have identified key scientific challenges that must be addressed to ensure sustainability during their 3rd meeti

24th Meeting of States Parties to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

The Meeting of the States Parties is convened in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides, in article 319, paragraph 2 (e), that the Secretary-General "shall

Second International Ocean Research Conference: One Planet One Ocean

The 2nd International Ocean Research Conference (IORC) is an opportunity for the scientific community to come together to plan the coming decade of international collaboration in marine science and te