2020 UN General Assembly Virtual Philanthropic Side-Events
This page is an archived schedule of philanthropic side-events from the 2020 United Nations General Assembly. See the most recent UNGA schedule instead.
This September, many parts of the United Nations General Assembly and its hundreds of side-events will be held virtually for the first time due to COVID-19. While many of the usual events may not take place, there are still hundreds of opportunities that are now more accessible than ever to the philanthropic sector. This page highlights events that may be of interest to foundations and other philanthropic actors and includes links to register for each event.
If you are hosting side-events featuring philanthropy that we should include in our calendar, please send event details to brian.kastner@cof.org so we can promote your event.
We will continue to update this calendar throughout September. For more information about UN75, visit the UN Foundation.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Charity in the Age of a Pandemic
September 9, 2020 from 6:00-7:00pm EDT
Organizer: Rumi Forum
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Transforming Lives on the Front Lines of Crisis
September 16, 2020 at 12:00pm EDT
Organizer: Project Hope
American Leadership in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
September 16, 2020 from 1:00-2:30pm EDT
Organizer: Brookings Institution and United Nations Foundation
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Blockchain Central UNGA
September 17-18, 2020 from 5:50am on the 17th to 3:45pm on the 18th
Organizer: GBBC Blockchain Central UNGA
Women in Global Health Security: Achieving Gender-Responsive Global Health
September 17, 2020
Organizer: Foreign Policy Magazine, Women in Global Health, Wagner Foundation
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Uniting Business Live
September 21-23, 2020 (all day)
Organizer: Global Compact
Business Fights Poverty Online
September 21-25, 2020 (all day)
Organizer: Business Fights Poverty
Concorida Annual Summit
September 21-25, 2020 (all day)
Organizer: Concordia
COVID-19 Lessons Learned and the Role of Business in Building Back Responsibly
September 21, 2020 from 2:00-3:00pm EDT
Organizer: The Prince's Responsibile Business Network
Driving Leadership Action to Build Back Responsibly
September 21, 2020 from 4:00-5:00pm EDT
Organizer: The Prince's Responsibile Business Network
Ending Racism and Classism in the Climate Movement
September 21, 2020 at 1:00pm EDT
Organizer: Sustaining All Life and United to End Racism
International Conference on Sustainable Development
September 21-22, 2020 (all day)
Organizer: SDSN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Taking a Comprehensive Approach in Response to COVID-19 and Financing the SDGs
September 22, 2020 from 8:30-10:00am EDT
Organizer: SDG Philanthropy Platform
Achieving a Net Zero Emissions Economy: Returning Carbon to the Earth
September 22, 2020 from 9:00-10:30am EDT
Organizer: Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy
Walmart Sustainability Milestone Summit: Accelerating Progess Toward a Sustainable Future
September 22, 2020 from 12:00-1:00pm EDT
Organizer: Climate Group
Eliminating the Effects of Racism in Climate Activism
September 22, 2020 at 1:00pm EDT
Organizer: Sustaining All Lives
Climate Policy in the New Normal
September 22, 2020 from 7:00-8:00pm EDT
Organizer: The New Republic
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
SDG Business Forum
September 23, 2020
Organizer: International Chamber of Commerce, UNDESA, UN Global Compact
Climate Change, Deforestation and Global Pandemics
September 23, 2020 from 12:00-1:00pm EDT
Organizer: Climate Group
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
World Climate Forum
September 24, 2020
Organizer: World Climate Forum
Climate Change within the ESG Arena
September 24, 2020 from 12:00-1:30pm EDT
Organizer: Environmental Law Institute
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Threats to Democracy: Can Philanthropy Sit on the Sidelines?
September 25, 2020 at 9:00am EDT
