Key Sustainability Dates for 2024

January

1^st Italy assumes the G7 Presidency. (50^th Anniversary)

1^st Brazil assumes the G20 Presidency

Austria's election in the fall of 2024 date yet not known.

South African election in 2024 date yet not known.

20^th – 23^rd January Third South Summit, Kampala Uganda (chair of G77)

January/February Pakistan election

30^th ECOSOC Partnership Forum - Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions”

February

14^th Indonesia Election

19-23 February:  Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya

26^th February – 1 March: United Nations Environment Forum 6, Nairobi Kenya

27^th February – 1^st March: UN Statistical Commission New York, USA

26^th -29^th February:  WTO Ministerial Conference, Abu Dhabi, UEA

March

17^th Russian Election

18^th -21^st March: Global Methane Forum and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will host the Forum in partnership with the Global Methane Hub and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), Geneva Switzerland

Global Futures Forum

April

19-21^st World Bank Group Meetings, Washington DC, USA

21^st-30^th Fourth Session of the INC for a Plastics Convention, Ontario, Canada

22-25^th UN Finance for Development Forum, New York, USA

April/May Indian Elections

May

May/June HLPF Ministerial Declaration negotiated.

6^th-10^th : 19^th Session of the UN Forum on Forests, New York, USA

9^th-10^th UN Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum), New York, USA.

13^th – 18^th 26th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Nairobi Kenya

18^th -24^{th :} 10^th World Water Forum , Jakarta, Indonesia

21 -29^th Fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation of the CBD,  Nairobi, Kenya

24^th  UN Civil Society Conference on Summit of the Future, Nairobi, Kenya

27^th – 30^th Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, Saint John’s Antigua

June

2^nd Mexican Election

3^rd -13^th  60^th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies, Bonn Germany

6-9^th European Parliament Election

9^th Belgium Election

13-15^th  G7 Summit   Putignano Italy

July

8^th – 18^th High Level Political Forum (SDG 1 No Poverty, SDG 2 Zero Hunger, SDG 13 Climate Action, SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions and SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

August

25-29^th World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden

September

10-24^th: 79^th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, USA

22-24^th Summit of the Future, New York, USA

22-29^th New York Climate Week, New York, USA

October

21^st – 1^st November: Convention on Biological Diversity, Colombia

21^st-25^th Commonwealth Heads of State, Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa

25-27^th World Bank Group meetings, Washington DC, USA

November

4-8^th World Urban Forum, Cairo, Egypt

5^th US Election

11-22^nd UN Climate Change Conference COP29, Baku Azerbaijan

18-19^th G20 Summit, Rio, Brazil

18-21^st Fifth World Data Forum, Medellin, Colombia

25^th – 1^st December: Plastics Pollution INC 5, Busan Pusan-Jikhalsi, Republic of Korea

December

2-13^th UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Riyadh, Saudi Arania