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UN General Assembly 2025

The 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) will take place from September 9, 2025 to September 28, 2025. As the United Nations marks its 80th year, global leaders will convene in New York City to build consensus and confront complex global challenges. Eight decades after its establishment, the UN remains the only place on Earth where countries can gather to work through their differences and find common ground — shaping our shared future.

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Breaking Barriers, Shaping Futures: Women’s Leadership in Diplomacy

On the road to the election of the next United Nations Secretary-General, this high-level panel will convene women diplomats, policymakers, and experts to explore the transformative role of women’s leadership in shaping multilateral diplomacy.

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HLPF 2025 Side Event: Reducing Violence to Promote Well-Being: Violence as a Public Health Crisis

This session will discuss the theoretical foundations and policy implications of taking a public health approach to reduce and prevent violence, and highlight initiatives that are effectively utilizing this model to increase well-being in our communities. It will consist of a roundtable discussion, preceded by opening remarks from high-level representatives of the co-hosting member states. The session will close with a Q&A segment.

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HLPF 2025 Side Event—On the Road to Doha: From HLPF 2025 to the Second World Summit for Social Development

As the 2025 HLPF undertakes in-depth reviews of SDGs 3 (health and well-being), 8 (decent work and economic growth), and 17 (partnerships for the Goals), the high-level side event will explore how these reviews can help shape the ambition and substance of the upcoming Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2), to be held in Doha 4-6 November 2025. The high-level side event will serve as a critical bridge between global review and renewed commitment—highlighting the interlinkages between health, employment, and partnerships in advancing inclusive development, social justice, and SDG implementation.

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A conversation with Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace: Sharing experiences on transitional justice in Colombia

The panel's objective is to present the advancements of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia and to facilitate a dialogue where attendees can address their questions and engage in meaningful discussions. This approach ensures a comprehensive understanding of the SJP's progress and fosters an interactive environment conducive to learning and exchange. By sharing insights and addressing inquiries, the panel aims to enhance transparency and promote informed conversations about the SJP's role and impact.

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Taking Action to Combat Inequalities: The Role of Progressive Taxation and Social Protection Systems

This side event will be an opportunity to exchange best practices and explore policy innovations targeting the reduction of domestic and global inequalities.

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The Preventive Potential of Guarantor Institutions: Strengthening Legal Frameworks for Democracy

Join New York University’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHR&GJ) and Center on International Cooperation (CIC), with the support of the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations, to unpack the Prevention Project report on Making Constitutional Promises Credible: The Preventative Potential of Guarantor Institutions bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives from policymakers, practitioners, and advocates worldwide, to underscore the urgent need for international cooperation and knowledge sharing.

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Considering the Future: Blending Fiction and Reality

Join us for a dynamic and timely event, blending imaginative visions of the future with bold, practical approaches in a year critical for multilateralism and international cooperation.

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The Human Rights Council: Between Law and Politics in a Changing International Environment

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Lumumba at 100 Conference

Lumumba at 100 is a graduate student-led initiative commemorating the 100th anniversary of Patrice Lumumba’s, honoring his life and legacy. The conference will focus on Congo's colonial history, Lumumba’s leadership, and the region's ongoing struggles, with a particular emphasis on how these issues connect to contemporary global challenges such as resource extraction and political instability.

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We Need to Talk About Housing: A Discussion on What’s Working and What’s Not in the Face of Extreme Housing Inequalities

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Bringing the Fight Against Inequality to FfD4 Discussions

Organized by Oxfam International, Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT), Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), NYU Center on International Cooperation, and the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR), this side event will emphasize the big opportunity that the international community has during FfD4 to reduce domestic and global inequality in 2025 in parallel to closing the financing for sustainable development gap.

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State Capture and Human Rights: Strengthening Diplomacy for Prevention

State capture is rarely at the forefront of discussions on preventing violent conflict, yet these dynamics profoundly undermine human rights by distorting the very institutions designed to protect us. This distortion enables widespread violations in areas such as political participation, due process, access to information, and economic rights. The event will highlight insights from the Prevention Project and its latest report, State Capture as an Enabling Condition for Human Rights Violations, bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives from policymakers, practitioners, and advocates worldwide—underscoring the urgent need for diplomatic action.

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The U.S. Elections on a Global Stage

Please join the Reiss Center on Law and Security for a virtual discussion moderated by Reiss Center Non-Resident Senior Fellow Michael Wahid Hanna. An expert panel will discuss what the upcoming elections mean for the international community and global institutions, consider how global issues may inform the elections, and examine potential shifts in future U.S. foreign policy depending on the outcome of the electoral contest.

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NYU Event: Beyond the Battlefields

Join NYU Wagner’s Professor John Gershman and Center on International Cooperation’s Daniel Friedman and Luisa Portugal on a conversation about their recently released report “Beyond the Battlefields: Practical Strategies to Halving Global Violence in Our Homes, Streets, and Communities.”

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