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Be part of the global effort to achieve the SDGs by engaging with FAO's upcoming events or delve into previous webinars and revisit the discussions and learnings.

Upcoming events

27/1

2026

29/1

2026

FAO at the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum and Coordination Segment
New York (United States), Hybrid Event, 27/01/2026 - 29/01/2026

FAO will be participating at the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum and Coordination Segment to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 27 to 29 January 2026. 

27/1

2026

HASTEN Lecture: Linking agrifood SMEs to finance and innovation for sustainable agrifood systems – Fintech for smallholder financial inclusion
27/01/2026

This lecture will examine how financial technologies (fintech) can advance the financial inclusion of SMEs and marginalized smallholders, with a particular focus on rural youth and women. It will introduce key concepts and challenges associated with applying fintech in rural contexts and showcase selected solutions. Focusing on digital farmer registries as a central case study, the lecture will...

27/1

2026

Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Development Goal 6
Dakar (Senegal), 27/01/2026

In preparation for the 2026 in-depth review of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6 under the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, together with FAO and other partners, are organizing an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) as a side event during the High-Level Preparatory Meeting for the 2026 UN Water Conference, in Daka...

24/2

2026

27/2

2026

FAO at the Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development 2026
Hybrid Event, 24/02/2026 - 27/02/2026

Organized by the Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2026 will take place from 24-27 February,  under the theme: “Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for a sustainable future for all”, in Bangkok, Thailand.

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2026

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2026

FAO at the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2026
Hybrid Event, 31/03/2026 - 02/04/2026

Organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UESCWA), the Arab Forum on Sustainable Development 2026 will take place from 31 March – 2 April, in Beirut, Lebanon.

13/4

2026

16/4

2026

FAO at the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2026
Hybrid Event, 13/04/2026 - 16/04/2026

Organized by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2026 will take place from 13 – 16 April, in Santiago, Chile.

21/4

2026

22/4

2026

FAO at the UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2026
Hybrid Event, 21/04/2026 - 22/04/2026

Organized by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2026 will take place from 21– 22 April, in Geneva, Switzerland.

28/4

2026

30/4

2026

FAO at the Twelfth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Hybrid Event, 28/04/2026 - 30/04/2026

Organized by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Twelfth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development will take place from 28– 30 April.

Past events

HASTEN Lecture: Advancing agrifood innovation systems through inclusive approaches in science, technology and innovation – Key lessons from Ethiopia and Peru
04/12/2025

This HASTEN lecture will explore how inclusive digital innovations can help tackle major challenges in agrifood systems transformation, focusing on...

Voluntary National Reviews and the High-level Political Forum
26/11/2025

This webinar will introduce the FAO e-learning course series on The 2030 Agenda Follow-Up and Review. The series is designed to equip learners...

HASTEN lecture: Multistakeholder engagement and governance for agrifood systems transformation - Advancing the SDGs
25/11/2025

This third lecture in the HASTEN lecture series presents case studies of effective stakeholder engagement and applications of inclusive, participatory...

FAO at the SDG-Forum 2025: Scaling Impact - Incubation Strategies to Unlock the Potential of MSMEs and Advance the SDGs
14/11/2025

Taking place at the SDG-Forum 2025, this side event will explore how agribusiness incubation can unlock the transformative power of MSMEs in delivering...

HASTEN lecture: A systemic approach to SDG interlinkages - Understanding complexity and fostering policy integration for sustainable development
11/11/2025

This second lecture in the HASTEN lecture series  aims to enhance understanding of  SDG interlinkages and foster policy integration for sustainable...

Virtual Event

Launch of the "Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2025" report
25/09/2025

The new report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), titled "Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators",...

HASTEN Lecture: A systems approach to agrifood systems transformation. Practical applications - Case studies from Rwanda and Sierra Leone
18/09/2025

This first lecture in the HASTEN Lecture Series combines conceptual framing with practical illustrations, drawing on the recent FAO publication Transforming...

New York (United States)

FAO at the High-Level Political Forum 2025
14/07/2025 - 23/06/2025

The 2025 Session of the  High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be convened from Monday, 14 July, to Wednesday, 23 July...

New York (United States)

High-Level Political Forum 2025 Side Event: Re-imagining the future of women in agrifood systems: Promoting women’s land rights, decent employment and innovative partnerships to advance the SDGs
14/07/2025

Anchored in the 2025 High-Level Political Forum theme of “advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda...