Focused briefings on the conferences and summits where the future of the Sustainable Development Goals (and the role of AI and data in international development) is debated. Each event has its own page; related events are grouped together. Newest first.
July UN Events: HLPF and AI Gatherings
Over two weeks in July 2026, a cluster of UN convenings put the Sustainable Development Goals, data, and AI at the centre, across Geneva, New York, and Paris: the High-Level Political Forum (and the annual SDG Report) in New York alongside the Geneva AI gatherings. See the full July 2026 collection →
UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance
The inaugural UN intergovernmental dialogue on how the world should govern artificial intelligence.
Read coverage → 6–10 July · GenevaWSIS Forum 2026
The UN's flagship forum on digital cooperation for development, in its first year after the WSIS+20 review.
Read coverage → 7–10 July · GenevaAI for Good Global Summit
ITU's flagship summit on applying AI to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Read coverage → 7–16 July · New YorkHigh-Level Political Forum (HLPF)
The UN's central stage for reviewing SDG progress, with in-depth goal reviews and 36 country reports.
Read coverage → 15–17 July · ParisIDSSD Global Conference
UNESCO's global conference on science for sustainable development, two years into the Science Decade.
Read coverage →AI governance groundwork
Two UN events in New York in late June set up the July AI week in Geneva: the scientific panel that would hand its evidence to the Global Dialogue, and the UN's first dedicated day on open-source AI. See the June 2026 events →
Independent International Scientific Panel on AI
What the panel is, its first briefing to the General Assembly, and its July 2026 preliminary report on the opportunities, risks and impacts of AI.
Read coverage → 23 June · New YorkOpen Source for AI & Emerging Technologies Day
SDGCounting's recap of the AI Day at UN Open Source Week 2026, with summaries of its three headline sessions.
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