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17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP 17)
Negotiators at UNCCD COP 17 considered a wide array of decisions on enhancing efforts to address desertification, land degradation and drought.
28th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 28) and 7th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 7)
Subsidiary bodies of the Convention on Biological Diversity considered findings of the global midterm review of the Global Biodiversity Framework and gave advice and recommendations to inform negotiations at COP 17 in Armenia.
Resilience Pays Off - SDG 6, SDG 11: Reimagining Urban Water from Risk to Resource
"Sponge cities" use nature-based solutions such as permeable pavements, green roofs, constructed wetlands, and urban gardens to absorb, store, and slowly release rainwater.
Beyond GDP: Moving from Analysis to Impact
Representatives from governments, international organizations, and civil society gathered in the SDG Lounge on the sidelines of the 2026 session of the High-Level Political Forum to discuss practical solutions for advancing the Beyond GDP process.
48th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
Delegates focused on financial and technological issues related to the phase-out of ozone depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), with emphasis on the funding required for the 2027–2029 replenishment of the Multilateral Fund to ensure effective implementation.
2nd Part of the 31st Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
The International Seabed Authority will continue trying to balance pressures to accelerate or delay deep-sea mining activities in areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2026)
Committing to make the final years of the 2030 Agenda count, participants at the HLPF showed the Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals have delivered meaningful progress—though uneven and backsliding in some quarters.
Seventh Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergies
Ministers of the environment, heads of UN organizations, and lead negotiators called for focusing on scaling up implementation, underscoring that complex global challenges “must be met with cooperation, compromise, and collective action.
Upcoming events
Kunming Dialogue
22nd Meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-22)
22nd Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to the Stockholm Convention (POPRC-22)
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