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Co-Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Global SDGs and Leadership Development Center (UNITAR-affiliated SDGs Center) Francis Gurry Attends Guanghua HK Alumni Association Event, Shares Global Tech Trends and Advocates for International Cooperation on Sustainable Development On February 3, 2026, the Peking University Guanghua academy of Management Hong Kong Alumni Association successfully held the “Guanghua […]

February 2, 2026 – The inaugural Summit Forum on Cultivating Young Talents for International Organizations (Hong Kong, China) grandly opened at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). The forum was jointly organized by the Hong Kong Center for International Cultural Exchange, the UN SDG and Leadership Development Centre, and the PolyU Mainland Affairs Office. Distinguished […]

From policy blueprints to deployable smart city systems, how 34 global leaders spent 9 days in Beijing co-creating the future of digital governance. Between January 27 and February 4, 2026, the Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance (DEC40), in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy […]

On January 27, 2026, the “International Digital Economy Governance and Leadership Capacity Building Programme” was officially launched in Beijing, China. Co-organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance (DEC40), Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, and Administrative Committee of Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, the […]

On October 29, 2025, the”New Opportunities in AI” parallel session of the 2nd International Cooperation and Development Conference for Young Entrepreneurssuccessfully convened at Anji Convention and Exhibition Center (Zhejiang). As one of the core organizers, theGlobal SDGs and Leadership Development Centerpartnered with Dunola Oladapo, Youth Programme Officer of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), to host […]

Belém, Brazil, November 13, 2025 – During the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), the UNITAR Singapore Centre’s “Global SDGs and Leadership Development Center”, in collaboration with the OSG Youth Alliance and the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC), successfully organized the thematic event “Youth in Action: Digital Innovation for a Sustainable Planet” at […]

On the morning of October 29, the 2nd International Cooperation and Development Conference for Young Entrepreneurs, themed “Sharing New Opportunities, Shaping New Developments,” opened in Anji County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Attendees at the opening ceremony included Wang Yi, Vice president of the All-China Youth Federation; Fabrizio Hochschild, former Under-Secretary-General of United Nations; Chen Hao, […]

Date: October 25, 2025Location: Plenary Session of the 2025 World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS)Event: The 3rd Young Scientist Sustainable Development Goals Award (Young Scientist SDGs Award) was announced and presented. On the morning of October 25, 2025, at the Plenary Session of the 2025 World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS 2025) held in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, the third Young Scientist […]

The UNITAR Global SDGs and Leadership Development Center (GSLDC) was proud to participate in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) flagship Bridge for Cities 2025 event, held from October 16-18 in Xi’an, China. Under the theme “Shaping Sustainable Cities with Technology and Innovation,” the event convened over 600 leaders worldwide to forge pathways for […]

From October 16-18, 2025, the historic city of Xi’an, China, hosted the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) flagshipBridge for Citiesevent. Under the theme“Shaping Sustainable Cities with Technology and Innovation,”the global forum brought together over 600 urban leaders, industry experts, and international organizations to forge collaborative pathways for a sustainable urban future. The event served […]