Global Forum Calendar
The global policy arena is shaped by countless forums—from UN summits to trade and climate gatherings—where strategic participation can amplify your influence. This calendar is not exhaustive, but it may help you find convenings aligned with your mission and time your engagement for impact.
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November 2025
Conference of Parties (COP30) – UN Climate Change Conference
November 10-21, 2025 / Belém / Event website
Heads of State Summit: November 6-7, 2025 (moved earlier)
Significance: 30th Conference of the Parties to UNFCCC
Key focus: Amazon rainforest and climate action
The Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders’ Summit 2025
November 22-23, 2025 / Johannesburg / Event website
African Focus: Host Country (first time hosted in South Africa)
Theme: Global economic cooperation and development
December 2025
World Water Congress
December 1-5, 2025 / Marrakech / Event website
Focus: Global water management and sustainability
Doha Forum
Seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7)
December 9-12, 2026 / Nairobi / Event website
Theme: Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet
January 2026
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
January 11-17, 2026 / Abu Dhabi / Event website
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
January 19-23, 2026 / Davos / Event website
Expected Participants: 2,500+ global leaders
Theme: “A Spirit of Dialogue” (56th meeting)
Global Peace Summit 2026
January 21-23, 2026 / Bangkok / Event website
Focus: Leadership development for next-generation peacebuilders
2nd Conference on Institutions and Prosperity: Supporting Firms and Workers
January 28-29, 2026 / Washington, DC / Event website
Focus: Research and innovation for improving public institutional capacity
February 2026
64th Commission For Social Development – CSocD64
February 2-11, 2026 / New York / Event website
Theme: Advancing Social Development and Social Justice through Coordinated, Equitable, and Inclusive Policies
Fifth edition of the Academy and Conference “Human Rights Go Local: What Works”
February 2-5, 2026 / Online / Event website
Focus: Local Governments and Human Rights-Based Budgeting: Pathways to Accountability
World Government Summit
February 3-5, 2026 / Dubai / Event website
Focus: Future of government and governance
Sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour
February 2-11, 2026 / Morocco / Event website
Focus: Discuss the major issues involved in the elimination of child labour, and collectively explore concrete and effective solutions
African Union Summit
February 15-16, 2026 / Addis Ababa / Event website
Focus: the 39th Ordinary Session
March 2026
Commission on the Status of Women
March 9-20, 2026 / New York / Event website
Theme: Justice access for women and girls; ending discriminatory laws
10th International Academic Conference on Education
March 12-14, 2026 / Berlin / Event website
Focus: Shaping the future of education
SXSW Innovation Conference
March 12-18, 2026 / Austin / Event website
Focus: Innovation, networking, and emerging trends for creative industries
Growth Summit 2026
March 24-26, 2026 / Rabat / Event website
Focus: Economic growth in a changing geopolitical and development landscape
8th Global Conference on Education and Teaching
March 26-28, 2026 / Prague / Event website
Focus: Educational innovation, research collaboration, and emerging trends in teaching and learning
12th International Conference on Education
March 26-28, 2026 / Bali / Event website
Theme: Transforming Education for a Sustainable and Inclusive Future: Adaptive Teaching, Innovative Research, Local and Global Partnerships, and Policy Implications
April 2026
Our Ocean Conference
TBD 2026 / Kenya / Event website
Host: Kenya
Focus: Addressing the key issues facing the ocean through voluntary commitments for action
Theme: TBD
2026 World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings
April 13-19, 2026 / Washington, DC / Event website
Focus: Global economic outlook, poverty eradication, financial stability, and aid effectiveness
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
April 20 - May 1, 2026 / New York / Event website
Theme: Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ health, including in the context of conflict
Land and Property Research Conference
April 29 - May 1, 2026 / Washington, DC / Event website
Focus: Land governance research and its impact on economic development and poverty reduction
May 2026
The 21st Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests
May 11-15, 2026 / New York / Event website
Focus: Land governance research and its impact on economic development and poverty reduction
World Urban Forum
May 17-22, 2026 / Baku / Event website
Focus: Examining rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change, and policy
World Health Assembly
May 18-23, 2026 / Geneva / Event website
Focus: Setting global health policies, priorities, and governance for WHO member states
June 2026
SCORAI Global Conference 2026
June 8-11, 2026 / São Paulo / Event website
Theme: Looking Back to Move Forward: Sustainable Consumption from Rio 92 to the Post-SDGs Agenda
London Climate Action Week
June 20-28, 2026 / London / Event website
Focus: Accelerating climate action by bringing together global leaders from business, policy, finance, and civil society to foster collaboration and find solutions
11th International Conference on Global Public Health 2026
June 20-28, 2026 / Dubai / Event website
Focus: The intersections of Climate Change, Health Equity, and Sustainable Health Systems.
July 2026
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2026
July 6-16, 2026 / New York / Event website
Theme: Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for a sustainable future for all
August 2026
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17)
August 17-28, 2026 / Ulaanbaatar / Event website
Focus: Desertification, land degradation, and drought, and will seek to foster collaboration, promote sustainable land management, and advance land restoration efforts.
World Water Week 2026September 2026
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81st session)
September 8-22, 2026 / New York / Event website
Focus: The main deliberative, policymaking, and representative body of the United Nations, providing a forum for its 193 member states to discuss a wide range of international issues.
New York Climate Week 2026
September 21-28, 2026 / New York / Event website
Focus: Accelerate climate action by bringing together leaders from business, government, and civil society to discuss and implement solutions
October 2026
2026 World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Fall Meetings
October 12-28, 2026 / Bangkok / Event website
Focus: Global economic outlook, poverty eradication, financial stability, and aid effectiveness
UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17)
October 18-30, 2026 / Yerevan / Event website
Focus: To protect and restore biodiversity to achieve a “peace with nature” by 2050
November 2026
Conference of Parties (COP31) – UN Climate Change Conference
November TBD, 2026 / Event website
Heads of State Summit: TBD
Significance: 31st Conference of the Parties to UNFCCC
Key focus: TBD
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
November 17-20, 2026 / Bruges / Event website
Theme: “The marine biodiversity insights we need for the ocean we want”
December 2026
UN Water Conference
December 2-4, 2026 / Dubai / Event website
Co-Hosts: Senegal and United Arab Emirates
Focus: Accelerate progress on SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, promoting investment, innovation, and global cooperation to build a water-secure future.