17 April
- Catalyst for EU Corporate Sustainability & Competitiveness (UN Global Compact)
14.15 – 17.15, European Parliament - Ensuring healthy diets for better nutrition for all: accelerating efforts and leveraging partnerships for sustainable development (FAO)
16 April
Global Community: Sustainable Development vs Geopolitics? (UNCTAD participation)
9.30 – 11.15 AM (CEST) | European Parliament – Brussels | Room Spinelli 1G2
15-18 April
- World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) (ILO, IFC, WB, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, UNFCCC and ECLAC participation)
15 April:
11:00-12:00 CEST – UNEP-hosted International Resource Panel Co-chair, Janez Potocnik, features front stage at the opening session in a critical discussion with global policy and thought leaders on how to build a just, circular future, in which projected growth in resource use by one third can be reduced while growing the economy, improving well-being, and minimizing environmental impacts.
13:30-14:30 CEST – The session on ‘Material demand and solutions for the energy transition’ organised by UNEP IRP and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), is being opened by Djaheezah Subratty, Head of Consumption and Production Unit at UNEP. Janez Potocnik, Co-chair of UNEP hosted International Resource Panel (IRP), presents the Global Resources Outlook 2024 and solutions for the energy transition.
16:45-17:45 CEST – UNEP-IRP Panel member Hans Bruyninckx speaks in high-level discussions about the kinds of policies needed to manage growing demand of natural resources.
09:30-10:45 CEST – UNEP and the Circle Economy Foundation, further host a workshop which explores how to make the trade of used textiles more circular. The workshop was moderated by Elisa Tonda, UNEP’s Chief of Resources and Markets Branch.
16 April
Sustainable textiles is also the focus of a stakeholder discussion organised by UNEP and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
18 April
14:00-17:00 CEST – Janyl Moldalieva, UNEP Policy Officer, speaks at the Accelerator Session on Circular food systems: enabling policies and business cases, organised by UNECE and World Resources Institute.
10:15-11:45 CEST – An accelerator session on building circularity into Nationally Determined Contributions organised by UNEP, UNDP and UNFCCC will discuss opportunities and challenges faced by countries in the Global North and South in relation to integrating the circular economy into their national climate plans.
UNEP at the World Circular Economy Forum
In a context where resources are finite and environmental issues are mounting, the traditional linear method of take-make-dispose is no longer feasible. Instead, a circular economy presents a transformative approach towards a sustainable future. Circular economy models can help slow and reverse the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is contributing widely to the World Circular Economy Forum taking place in Brussels both center stage and through workshops and side events.
About the World Circular Economy Forum
This annual event organised by Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, with international partners including the United Nations, brings together leaders from business, government, academia and civil society to discuss global issues related to the circular economy and to find solutions to the challenges facing the world.
More about WCEF.
WCEF2024 programme.
15-16 April
- High-Level Conference on the European Pillar of Social Rights (ILO Participation)
La Hulpe, Belgium
12 – 19 April
- European Youth Week 2024 (EU – for reference only)
11 April
- Global Gateway High-Level Event on Education (Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, will take part)
9 April
- Aviation Conference: Europe’s Flight Plan to a Sustainable Future (ILO/ICAO participation)
8.30 AM CEST | Résidence Palace, Brussels - SIDS Solutions Dialogue: Agricultural Trade in SIDS – Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
Hybrid event – In person in Geneva or online through Zoom
4-7 April
- Foire du Livre de Bruxelles (UN participation in a panel discussion)
27 March
- Think 2030 Conference – Ensuring a resilient future for the European Green Deal (UNEP participation)
25 March
- The Demographic Transformation: Paving the way for the EU’s future (UNFPA participation)
22 March
- Towards a global pact for a better future for people and the planet (UN Brussels | FEPS | Friedrich Ebert Stiftung)
Towards a global pact for a better future for people and the planet
21 March
- Nuclear Energy Summit (IAEA)
19 March
- 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer: Innovation in Peril (Speakers include Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA))
- Towards full inclusion of persons with disabilities – the European Pillar of Social Rights and beyond (Bel EU Presidency | ILO participation)
18-19 March
15-22 March
13 March
- InfoPoint Hybrid Conference: “Building a Safer Future Together Against Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling (UNODC participation)
11-13 March
- Open Food Conference (FAO participation)
8 March
- Human Rights Talk #4 on Ensuring the right to housing in Europe’s green transition (OHCHR | UN-Habitat)
- International Women’s Day screening: ‘Women Don’t Cycle’ (Ciné-ONU)
7 March
5 March
4-8 March
- Ocean Literacy in Action at the European Ocean Days (European Oceans Day | UNESCO participation)
4-5 March
- European Conference for a Just Transition (ILO participation)
2-5 March
- EU Youth Conference in Ghent (EU – for reference only)
29 February
- How can we achieve the #SDG2 without breaching the 1.5 °C climate goal? (FAO event)
- InfoPoint Virtual Conference: “Inspire Inclusion through Gender Responsive Budgeting”
28 February
- Artificial intelligence can revolutionize healthcare & improve personalized care (WHO Europe webinar)
