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:
EUROPE AND BEYOND:
July
21 July
- Report launch: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2026
Rome, Italy – 12.00 PM CEST – Additional information
26-31 July
- 26th International AIDS Conference
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Additional information
27 July
- Launch of new UNAIDS report on HIV ‘United to End AIDS’
UNAIDS to release latest data on HIV following drastic cuts to HIV funding
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 19.00 CET – 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
17-28 August
- 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Additional Information
LOOKING AHEAD:
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)
NEW International Year
- 2028 Proclaimed Year of International Law
