Conference

18 Mar 2020, International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé, room no 4, Geneva

World Social Work Day 2020: Community Engagements for Social and Environmental Justice

EVENT POSTPONED - The theme of World Social Work Day 2020, Community Engagements for Social and Environmental Justice, is inspired by the spirit and claims of Jai Jagat, a global march for justice and peace held on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birthday.

Side Event

12 Feb 2020, Conference Room 12, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, USA

Evidence-Based Policies to Respond to Emerging Social Challenges: Side Event at the Commission for Social Development

With only ten years left to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, there is an urgent need for accelerated action. Speakers at this official side event at the fifty-eighth session of the Commission for Social Development will make the case that innovation and more engagement between policy makers and academia are an essential component of achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

6 Feb 2020, Altes Rathaus, Bonn

UNRISD Bonn Office Launch

UNRISD recently joined the UN family in Bonn, and the official office launch event will be held at the Old Town Hall of the City of Bonn on 6 February 2020, hosted by the Mayor of Bonn and the Liaison Office of the Federal Foreign Office to the UN Campus Bonn. The event will be an occasion to introduce UNRISD, make new contacts and begin to explore opportunities for collaboration.