The Week Ahead at the United Nations in Brussels, Belgium and further afar. Join events, seminars and conferences, in person or online, from the heart of the European Union to UN Headquarters and missions around the world.
Find out about key UN-EU events, international observances and global summits.
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BRUSSELS/BELGIUM:
10 June – 5 July
- Discover Shared Lives, Shared Futures, an outdoor exhibition marking the UN’s 80th anniversary. Through inspiring real-life stories from around the world, the exhibition shows how international cooperation helps build peace, protect human rights, support sustainable development, and improve lives everywhere.Brussels, Place de la Bourse 10 June-25 June and Boulevard Anspach 25 June-5 July
Free access, 24/7, in French, Dutch and English
Thursday, 2 July
- Annual EU Budget Conference 2026
UNDP Administrator & UN Under-Secretary-General, Alexander De Croo, will deliver a Keynote speech: “The EU Budget as a Global Force for Peace and Prosperity”
9.25-9.45 AM (CEST)
Thursday, 9 July
- ILO and the European Commission will hold their 17th High-level meeting
Brussels, Belgium – Additional information
Wednesday, 15 July
- Building Resilience to Protect People and Communities event – EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis
European Commission’s premises, Brussels – 16:00 18:30 (CEST) – Registration – Additional information
EUROPE AND BEYOND:
June
29-30 June
- 7th Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergies
Bangkok, Thailand – Additional information
July
1 July
- AI Scientific Panel report launch
UN Web TV & UNHQ, New York – 5.00 PM CEST – Additional information
2 July
- Webinar on Clean and Affordable Energy: Where do we stand? How to move forward? (DESA/DSDG)
Online – Additional information
1-3 July
- FAO Global Conference on Smart Farming
Hybrid (Rome, Italy) – Additional information
5-6 July
- ILO will participate in the Informal meeting of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers, hosted by the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU
Mayo, Ireland – Additional information
6-7 July
- Global Dialogue on AI Governance (ITU)
Geneva, Switzerland – Additional information
6-10 July
- 49th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO)
Geneva, Switzerland – Additional information
6-15 July
- High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
“Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for a sustainable future for all”.
UNHQ, New York – Additional information
7 July
- Special Event to launch the United Nations SDG 6 Synthesis Report on Water and Sanitation 2026
UNHQ, New York – Additional information
7-10 July
- AI for Good Global Summit
Geneva, Switzerland – Additional information
27 July – 1 August
- UN Biodiversity subsidiary body meetings: Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
Nairobi, Kenya – Additional information
August
4-12 August
- UN Biodiversity subsidiary body meetings: Subsidiary Body on Implementation
Nairobi, Kenya – Additional information
LOOKING AHEAD:
August
- 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – 17-28 August – Additional Information
September
- As the EU Pay Transparency Directive comes into force this July, the need for concrete action on the gender pay gap has never been more urgent. The ITC-ILO course “Achieving equal pay: ILO policy framework and practical approaches” is particularly relevant for European policymakers, public officials and social partners in designing and implementing effective equal pay measures.
Online course – 14 Sep – 9 Oct – Additional information
21-23 September
- FAO Global Conference for actions on One Health in agrifood systems
Hybrid (Rome, Italy) – Additional information
October
- EIFAAC 2026 International Symposium
Riga, Latvia – 5-7 October – Additional information - 9th World Investment Forum 2026 (UNCTAD)
Doha, Qatar – 25-27 October – Additional information
December
- 2026 United Nations Water Conference
Dubai, UAE – 2-4 December – Additional information
Jan-Feb 2027
- The United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
Manila, Philippines – 25 Jan – 12 Feb – Additional information
Upcoming observances:
Observances designated by UN agencies or with a global dimension are marked with an asterisk (*).
July
- 05 July: International Day of Cooperatives (A/RES/47/90)
- 06 July: World Rural Development Day (A/RES/78/326)
- 07 July: World Kiswahili Language Day (A/RES/78/312)
- 11 July: World Horse Day (A/RES/79/291)
- 11 July: International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica (A/RES/78/282)
- 11 July: World Population Day (A/RES/45/216)
- 12 July: International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms (A/RES/77/294)
- 12 July: International Day of Hope (A/RES/79/270)
- 15 July: World Youth Skills Day (A/RES/69/145)
- 18 July: Nelson Mandela International Day (A/RES/64/13)
- 20 July: World Chess Day (A/RES/74/22)
- 20 July: International Moon Day (A/RES/76/76)
- 25 July: International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent (A/RES/78/323)
- 25 July: World Drowning Prevention Day (A/RES/75/273)
- 25 July: International Day on Judicial Well-being (A/RES/79/266)
- 28 July: World Hepatitis Day
- 30 July: International Day of Friendship (A/RES/65/275)
- 30 July: World Day against Trafficking in Persons (A/RES/68/192)
International Years 2026
- International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists | A/RES/76/253
- International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development | A/RES/78/127
- International Year of the Woman Farmer | A/RES/78/279
International Decades
- United Nations Decade of Sustainable Transport (2026–2035)
