United Nations (UN)

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2023 SDG Summit
"The SDG Summit in September must be a moment of unity to provide a renewed impetus and accelerated actions for reaching the SGDs": António Guterres, UN Secretary General Read more
UN 2023 SDG Summit
Securing A Sustainable Future Read more
Transforming Education Youth Declaration 2022 & TES follow up
Read the Youth Declaration launched on 19 September for the UN Transforming Education Summit in NYC and explore the Transforming Education Hub Read more
Calling Students to take part in Unesco Transforming Education Survey
Contribute to the discussion and make your voice heard for transforming education for a sustainable future! Share and support students if you are a teacher. Read more
UN Ocean Conference 2022
From 27th of June 27 to 1st of July, governments, academia and other stakeholders will get together for the UN Ocean Conference. IAU and UiB will advocate for Higher Education and SDG 14 Read more
UN Transforming Education Summit
September 2022 Read more
HESI+10 Global Forum
Role of higher education in building back better from COVID-19 and advancing the 2030 Agenda Read more
Generation Equality Forum 2021 taking place in Paris
Accelerating Progress for Gender Equality by 2030 Read more
Higher Education at COP26
Higher Education at COP26 : 1 – 12 November 2021. Read more
Launch of UN's Ocean Decade and World Ocean Day
The ocean we need for the future we want ! Read more
Climate Action & Quality Education Research Featured in new UNU Publication and Video
Higher Education is a driving force leading 53% of RCE projects for Climate Action! UNU-IAS just published a video on the RCE network and inspiring examples of projects for SDGs & quality education during the GAP programme (2015-19)! Read more
International Women’s Day 2021 – “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”
International Women’s Day takes place on 8 March 2021 (IWD 2021) under the theme “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” declared by UN Women Read more
IAU and Members at the UNODC E4J dialogue series
From 2-4 December 2020, IAU and Members took an active part in the UNODC E4J dialogue series. Recordings of sessions are now available. Read more
United Nations launches online platform to promote science, technology and innovation for sustainable development.
2030 Connect aims to be a “one-stop-shop” for policy makers, practitioners, students, members of civil society and other stakeholders seeking to tap into the expertise and networks of the United Nations system and its partners. Read more
Resource Guide for Higher Education Institutions UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) + Media Content
The United Nations Media Office and IAU developed a brochure targeted at universities to help them get further engaged with the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Read more
Letter from Peter Thomson To Leaders of Universities and other Higher Education Institutions around the World
The Former President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, reached out to the IAU to jointly call on leaders of all higher education institutions to embrace the SDGs and embed them in their institutional strategy. Read more
HuriTALK e-discussion on how the rights to water and sanitation
We are pleased to announce the launch of the e-Discussion on the Handbook for realizing the rights to water and sanitation. Read more