Events
BRICS 2025 Summit
The BRICS partnership, built on political-security, economic-financial, and people-to-people cooperation, will also use the annual summit to address issues such as the environment, energy, science and technology, health, and broader civil society participation.
UN OEWG 2021-2025 11th substantive session
The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) will hold its eleventh substantive session on 7-11 July 2025 in New York, the USA. This will be the final session of the group’s work. The OEWG was established in 2021 by UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/75/240. The group is tasked to continue to develop the rules, norms, and principles of (See more)
WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025
In 2025, the annual WSIS Forum is branded as the WSIS+20 High-Level Event, to marks the 20th anniversary of the original World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which was held in two phases: Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005). The forum will take place from 7 to 11 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by (See more)
AI for Good Global Summit 2025
The AI for Good Global Summit is the main event of the AI for Good platform organised by ITU in partnership with 40 UN Sister Agencies and co-convened with Switzerland. In 2025, the summit will be held from 8 to 11 July in Geneva, Switzerland and feature 3 events: The AI for Good platform is (See more)
2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
The 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), will occur from 14 July to 23 July 2025. The high-level segment of ECOSOC, including the three-day ministerial segment of the HLPF, will convene from 21 July to 24 July 2025. The theme for (See more)
80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80)
The 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80) will open on Tuesday, 9 September 2025. The general debate of the 80th session of the General Assembly opened on Tuesday, 23 September, continuing through Saturday, 27 September, and concluding on Monday, 29 September 2025. The general debate of the UN General Assembly is the (See more)
Blockchain Life 2025
Blockchain Life 2025, happening October 28–29 at Dubai’s Festival Arena, is a large-scale industry forum focused on cryptocurrencies, mining, and Web3. The two-day event will bring together people working across the crypto and blockchain space—investors, developers, entrepreneurs, traders, and service providers—offering a platform for discussion, business development, and technical exchange. The agenda spans a wide (See more)
International AI Standards Summit 2025
The 2025 International AI Standards Summit is scheduled to take place on December 2–3, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea. This global event is jointly organised by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with hosting support from the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS). (See more)
UN General Assembly High-level meeting on WSIS+20 review
In 2025, a UN process will review the implementation of outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Twenty years after the finalisation of the summit (which was held in two phases, in Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005), the WSIS+20 review process will take stock of the progress made in the (See more)
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