UNGA UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY EVENT LISTINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA75) will take place virtually with events over a span of approximately three weeks. Each year the UN Foundation helps you navigate the busy calendar, and our Guide to UNGA75 contains information and links for a range of events, from key UN moments and summits, to our own convenings, and those of many different partners. All times listed are U.S. Eastern Time, unless otherwise specified. Please note we can’t provide or guarantee invitations to any of these events, and inclusion does not signal endorsement. We will update this Guide every Tuesday and Friday during the UNGA period with a datestamp so you can be sure you have the latest version. We will post it on our UNGA page. To search for a specific event, use Ctrl+F (PC) or CMD+F (Mac). To add an event, or send feedback, please contact Legna Perez at [email protected] SEPTEMBER 27 TO OCTOBER 3 SEPT 24 - OCT 15 Sustainable Investment Forum - North America 2020 Hosted by Climate Action and UNEP Finance Initiative. A virtual series of events to address how to adapt capital market systems to mobilize finance to achieve SDGs within a 1.5° limit. More info SEPT 28 - 29 YOUNGA Forum Hosted by BridgingTheGap Ventures in conjuction with many UN, civil society and private sector partners. A platform for young people to discuss pressing issues such as the future of education and work, climate action and sustainable living, mental health and wellbeing, equality and inclusion, and more. More info SEPT 28 - 29 UNDP Nature for Life Hub ALL DAY Hosted by UNDP and other UN, private sector and stakeholder partners including the UN Foundation. The 4-day program will feature events about protecting the planet, focused around themes such as the SDGs and nature, business and finance, and local and indigenous action. More info WWW.UNFOUNDATION.ORG/UNGA75 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY EVENT LISTINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 SEPTEMBER 27 TO OCTOBER 3 SEPT 29 Accountability Breakfast 2020: Advancing Women’s, Children’s and 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Adolescents’ Health During COVID-19 Hosted by The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, the White Ribbon Alliance and Every Woman Every Child. The event brings together stakeholders to discuss strengthening account- ability for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and rights. More info SEPT 29 High-level Meeting on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond Hosted by Secretary-General António Guterres and the Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica. Participants will articulate a coordinated and comprehensive multilateral response to the urgent financing for development crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More info SEPT 29 Launch of Special Edition E-Book: Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Hosted by WISE – Qatar Foundation. The launch will be followed by a panel discussion with speakers from WISE, Salzburg Global Seminar, and other e-book contributors. More info SEPT 29 High-level Side-event on Gender-Based Violence 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Hosted by UN Women. The event will highlight progress made on tackling gender-based violence during COVID-19, activate the UN Secretary-General engagement strategy on ending violence against women and profile the Action Coalition on Gender-Based Violence. More info SEPT 29 Gender-Based Violence in a COVID-19 Context: Activating Collective 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM Responses, Innovative Partnerships and Proven Policies Hosted by UN Women. Participants -- including champion Member States, grassroots activists, civil society organizations, and young leaders -- will discuss the challenges and solutions to ending violence against women in a COVID-19 world, including support and adapted measures provided by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women. More info SEPT 29 Making the Invisible Visible: Driving Corporate Action on Gender 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Equality & Women’s Health for the Decade of Action Hosted by the UN Foundation’s Univeral Access Project (UAP) and World Benchmarking Alli- ance (WBA). WBA will present its Baseline Report on gender disclosure in the apparel industry and the UN Foundation will unveil a new round of corporate commitments on women’s health and empowerment, and share progress on existing commitments. WWW.UNFOUNDATION.ORG/UNGA75 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY EVENT LISTINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 SEPTEMBER 27 TO OCTOBER 3 SEPT 29 The Inaugural Celebration of the International Day of Awareness of Food 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Loss and Waste Hosted by FAO and UNEP. In a bid to promote global efforts and collective action toward meeting SDG target 12.3, this event will raise awareness of the importance of food loss and waste and possible solutions at all levels. More info SEPT 29 Operating on 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Everywhere by 2030 11:00 AM Hosted by Google and the Climate Group. The event will focus on the aim to achieve carbon-free operations by 2030 and how this raises the bar for corporate commitments. More info SEPT 29 Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Hosted by GZERO Media, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Eurasia Group. The panel will discuss the global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine, and treatments to lower mortality rates. More info SEPT 29 Calculating the Cure: AI and COVID-19 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Hosted by WISE – Qatar Foundation. A discussion on how to use artificial intelligence and bioin- formatics to find and repurpose candidate drugs for treating COVID-19. More info SEPT 29 Islands Supporting Islands: Catalyzing Partnerships for the Decade of 5:00 PM Action to 2030 Hosted by Local2030 Islands Network. The event will showcase how islands can drive commit- ment to the SDGs and climate action in COVID-19 response and recovery. More info SEPT 30 Accelerating the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Taking New Solutions 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM to Scale and Making Them Equitably Accessible, to Save Lives, Protect Health Systems and Restart the Global Economy Hosted by Secretary-General António Guterres, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the World Health Organization. The event will showcase the progress and global collaboration to ensure equitable access to new COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines through the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator and its COVAX Global Vaccines Facility. More info SEPT 30 Government and Foundation Partners Demonstrate Effective Cross- 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM sectoral Collaboration to Meet SDG4 and Support the 2030 Decade of Action Hosted by Education Above All, the State of Qatar, the Qatar Fund for Development, the UN Office for Partnerships, and UNESCO. Participants will discuss how to enhance collaboration among vital actors to accelerate country progress on the SDG4 and related SDG targets. More info WWW.UNFOUNDATION.ORG/UNGA75 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY EVENT LISTINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 SEPTEMBER 27 TO OCTOBER 3 SEPT 30 Accelerating the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Taking New Solutions 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM to Scale and Making Them Equitably Accessible, To Save Lives, Protect Health Systems and Restart the Global Economy Hosted by the UN Secretary-General, the UK, South Africa, and WHO. The event will mark the progress and global collaboration to develop and ensure equitable access to new COVID-19 diag- nostics, therapeutics and vaccines through the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) and particularly its COVAX Global Vaccines Facility. More info SEPT 30 Adaptation Solutions: Helping the World’s Most Vulnerable Adapt and 9:00 AM Build Back Better Hosted by the Alliance of Small Island States, the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Netherlands and the United Kingdom, IFRC, Global Commission on Adaptation, and UNDP. A discussion on the benefits of accelerating adaptation for a resilient recovery. More info SEPT 30 Digitalization for the Decade of Action 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Hosted by Denmark, Ghana, the World Bank, the UN Foundation, and GPSDD. This webinar will share good cases from the UN E-Government Survey 2020, and discuss how technology and digital transformation can support the public sector and the achievement of SDGs around the world. More info SEPT 30 UN Summit on Biodiversity: Urgent Action on Biodiversity for Sustainable 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Development Convened by the President of the UN General Assembly. The summit will highlight the need for urgent action toward a post-2020 global biodiversity framework supporting the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity’s goal, “Living in harmony with nature.” More info SEPT 30 Unlocking City Ambition Data, Insights, and Innovation to Overcome 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Today’s Climate Challenge Hosted by Google and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy. A panel discussion on the challenges that cities face, and the critical role of data in climate action. More info SEPT 30 Glocalizing Education for a Sustainable Future 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Hosted by WISE – Qatar Foundation. The discussion will focus on how Global Goals apply in the local context and how students can take concrete action in their local communities. More info WWW.UNFOUNDATION.ORG/UNGA75 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY EVENT LISTINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 SEPTEMBER 27 TO OCTOBER 3 OCT 1 Sustainable Preparedness for Health Security and Resilience: Adopting A 7:00 AM Whole-Of-Society Approach and Breaking the “Panic-Then-Forget” Cycle Hosted by WHO. This event will highlight and advocate for long-term sustainable preparedness in the context of COVID-19.