Nutrition at the 70th United Nations General Assembly

Throughout September 2015, leaders from around the world are preparing for the 70^th United Nations High Level meeting of the General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.  The 70^th UNGA high-level segment will start with the UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015 from 25 – 27 September 2015 at 11:00 following an address by Pope Francis. It will be followed by the General Debate from 28 September – 6 October 2015.

Learn more and watch the live webcasts: http://www.un.org/en/ga/

Various events related to the full spectrum of international issues are scheduled to coincide with UNGA to take advantage of the global stage that it provides. A selection of nutrition related events, major events and events of potential interest to members of the SUN Movement are shared below.
 

Nutrition related events

22 Sept 2015 | 17:00 – 20:00
International Launch of the Second Global Nutrition Report
24 Sept 2015 | 09:15 -12:00
Nutrition and the SDGs: Harnessing the Power of Partnerships to Achieve the SDGs for Nutrition
24 Sept 2015 |10:00 – 13:00
Regional Integration in catalysing national implementation to attain the SDGs: Experiences and Insights
24 Sept 2015 | 14:00 – 15:00
Meeting the Moral Imperative to End Extreme Poverty
24 Sept 2015 | 15:00 – 17:15
Food Security, Nutrition, and Health: Harnessing Multi-sectoral Partnerships for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
24 Sept 2015 | 17:00
Health and Livelihoods in the Face of Climate Change
25 Sept 2015 | 13:00 – 14:30
EAT X POST 2015
25 Sept 2015 | 18:30 – 20:30
Nothing About Us Without Us! Citizen engagement for the Global Strategy on Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health
26 Sept 2015 | 08:00 – 10:00
Accountability in the Post 2015 era: Reaching Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent, Everywhere
26 Sept 2015 | 09:00 – 10:30
Food Loss and Waste: Innovative Solutions to Feed the World
26 Sept 2015 | 09:00 – 13:00
The High-level Event on Agriculture & Climate Change in Africa: Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture
26 Sept 2015 | 11:30 – 13:00
Perspectives on Accountability Among Health-Enhancing Sectors in the Post-2015 Era
26 Sept 2015 | 13:15 – 14:30
Mobilizing Generation Zero Hunger

Major events

21 Sept 2015
Climate Week NYC
23 Sept 2015
Third Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development
25 Sept 2015 | 09:00 – 10:30
Address by His Holiness Pope Francis to UN General Assembly
25 Sept 2015 | 11:00 – 09:00
UN Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
25 Sept 2015 | 12.00 – 15.00
Interactive Dialogue 1 – Ending Poverty and Hunger
25 Sept 2015 | 15.00 – 16.30
From Global Conversation to Global Action – Making the SDGs Work
26 Sept 2015
UN Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
26 Sept 2015 | 14:00 – 15:00
Presentation of the Milano Charter to the UNSG Ban Ki-Moon
27 Sept 2015
UN Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
27 Sept 2015 | 09:00 – 13:00
Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment – A Commitment to Action
28 Sept 2015
General Debate of the 70th Session of UNGA

Events of potential interest for members of the SUN Movement

22 Sept 2015 | 11:30 – 14:00
Data for Decision Making: Post-2015 Health Measurement and Accountability
22 Sept 2015 | 15:30 – 17:30
Leadership and Management Training: Unlocking the Potential of Health Workers
23 Sept 2015 | 19:30 – 21:00
2°C is the Limit- Music for a Sustainable Planet
24 Sept 2015 | 09:30 -12:30
Live Stream: Papal Address to Congress & Panel Discussion
24 Sept 2015 | 13:00 – 17:00
Wellbeing for All: Innovation for Society’s Biggest Health Challenges
24 Sept 2015 | 07:00 – 09:00
Cities Committing to the SDGs: A High-Level Mayors Event
24 Sept 2015 | 09:00
#BeyondNYC: UNGA/Climate Week NYC/CGI Week Kick-off Party
24 Sept 2015 | TBC
Action/2015 Mobilization
25 Sept 2015 | 08:00 – 09:30
Delivering the SDGs: Unlocking Business Action at Scale
25 Sept 2015 | 12:00 – 14:00
Every Woman Every Child Private Sector/Innovation Working Group Luncheon
25 Sept 2015 | 12:30 – 15:00
Health in Post-2015 NGO Strategy Meeting: The SDGs – What Next?
25 Sept 2015 | 16:00 – 18:00
Transforming Economies: Empowering Women and Girls
25 Sept 2015 | 07:00 – 09:30
Pontifical Academy of Sciences Dinner
26 Sept 2015 | 11:00 – 15:00
UN Private Sector Forum
26 Sept 2015 | 13:15 – 14:45
“Translating the Post-2015 Agenda: Action on NCDs for a Sustainable Future”
26 Sept 2015 | 14:00 – 22:00
Global Citizen Festival
26 Sept 2015 | 15:00 – 17:00
Global Education First Initiative High-Level Event
26 Sept 2015 | 16:00 – 18:00
Every Woman Every Child High-Level Event
26 Sept 2015 | 16:00 – 10:00
Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting (Day 1)
27 Sept 2015 | 08:00 – 10:30
mHealth Breakfast
27 Sept 2015 | TBC
Social Good Summit
27 Sept 2015 | 11:30 – 14:00
Walking Together for Women & Children
27 Sept 2015 | 15:45 – 16:45
Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: A global Action Plan to ‘Leave No One Behind’
28 Sept 2015
Social Good Summit
28 Sept 2015 | 07:30 – 09:30
Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Breakfast
28 Sept 2015 | 12:30 – 14:00
Net-Zero by 2050 CEO Lunch
28 Sept 2015 | 13:30 – 15:30
Up For School Town Hall