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🌍 #UNGA High-Level Week is officially here! 🌎 Wondering which UN 2.0-related events you absolutely can’t miss? We’ve got you covered. As the United Nations celebrates its 80th anniversary, this year’s High-Level Week is packed with powerful moments, bold conversations, and opportunities to shape the future of multilateralism and the United Nations. Here is what we are watching closely in the areas of data, digital, AI and innovation: →  𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 9:00–20:00 | UN Digital Cooperation Day | United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies | 📍New York & stream: https://lnkd.in/eckZSK8U 14:00–16:00 | SDG Moment 2025 | 📍UNHQ New York, ECOSOC Chamber & stream: https://lnkd.in/euSYqSCE. → 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟑 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 9:00 | Opening of the General Debate | 📍 UNHQ New York, General Assembly Hall & stream: https://lnkd.in/efkxJrqH 18:00–21:00 | Digital@UNGA 2025 | International Telecommunication Union UNDP | 📍 UNHQ New York, Delegates Dining Room: https://lnkd.in/gyfa7fwG (also check out the affiliate programming throughout the week https://lnkd.in/eHANQvGe)  → 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟒 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 11:00-12:00 | The Future Is Ours to Build - a UN 2.0 conversation | UN 2.0 | United Nations United Nations Youth Office | 📍Stream: https://lnkd.in/euuCZUnj 15:00 | AI and International Peace and Security | 📍 UNHQ New York, Security Council Chamber & Stream: https://lnkd.in/eYHwQM7j → 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 15:00 | Launch of the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence | 📍 UNHQ New York, Security Council Chamber & Stream: https://lnkd.in/e-6QAmjG 17:00–18:00 | Live from the UN: Rethink, Reset, Deliver Better with Data and AI | Complex Risk Analytics Fund (CRAF'd) | 📍Stream: https://lnkd.in/edvyzwuT What other sessions are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments! #UNGA #UNGA80 #UN2point0

📸 Youth leadership in action! Today at the United Nations Headquarters, just ahead of #UNGA80, we convened with an inspiring group of youth leaders, alongside German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Reem Alabali Radovan, UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs Felipe Paullier Olivera, and other changemakers to explore how modernization and youth can shape the future of #multilateralism. From #digitalinclusion to #climateaction, the voices around the table were bold, visionary, and deeply committed to shaping a more inclusive and responsive UN for the next generation. Recommendations from youth leaders touched on: ⚪️ Reimagining participation and representation ⚪️ Leveraging tech for transparency and accountability ⚪️ Building trust through local engagement and storytelling Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) | Germany in the UN | United Nations Youth Office | Ayaka Suzuki | ibrahim sannoh | JAHA DUKUREH | Joshua Opey Follow along for more updates all week! #UN80 #UNGA #UN2point0 #Youth4Multilateralism

📰 [JUST RELEASED] The future of the United Nations isn’t just about what we do, it’s about how we do it.   𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘴: 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 — the latest #UN80 progress report — sets out concrete recommendations for Member States on UN structural reform and programme realignments, just in time to shape #UNGA80 deliberations next week.   What's to follow around data, digital & innovation recommendations: ⚪️ Establish a UN System Data Commons to unlock system-wide evidence for action. ⚪️ Launch a Technology Accelerator Platform to speed up modernization across entities. This report complements earlier UN80 outputs on efficiencies and the mandate implementation review, offering a package of proposals for Member States to consider during the upcoming #UNGA High-Level Week.   Link to the report in the comments ⤵️ #GlobalGoals #UN2point0 #DigitalTransformation

The UN turns 80! 🇺🇳 Last night, Member States and partners joined the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the 80th Session of the General Assembly Annalena Baerbock to celebrate a living legacy of peace, progress, and shared purpose. As #UNGA80 unfolds next week, world leaders will gather in New York for high-level discussions on transforming #multilateralism, the UN system, climate, AI, and more. We’ll be sharing updates here, including “The Future Is Ours to Build” - a UN 2.0 conversation -, and an interactive exhibition on how data, digital, innovation, foresight, and behavioral science can accelerate impact. Follow along for updates all week! #UN80 #UNGA #UN2point0 

For the last 80 years, the UN has worked to make the world better for everyone, everywhere. That has led to some of humanity’s greatest triumphs, but we are facing growing complexities. The latest progress report of the UN80 Initiative outlines how we can face these complexities by breaking down silos in the UN system to work together better. It outlines bold steps to consolidate peace and security setups, forge a New Humanitarian Compact, review mergers where they add value, create joint knowledge hubs for sustainable development, and advance a stronger human rights approach. I have shared the report with UN member countries ahead of next week’s General Assembly’s and will present it formally in October. This is a work in progress, but together we can realize a United Nations that is more coherent and more effective. https://lnkd.in/ebnmbCms

🌍 Bringing Science to the Heart of the UN 🔬    The Secretary-General António Guterres joined his Scientific Advisory Board and representatives from its network institutions for their annual retreat at UN Headquarters. Over two days, they agreed on language for a public Statement on Open Science, debated scientific briefing topics for the coming year, including frontier AI, biotechnology, and ecosystems, and set out a plan to connect their work with the UN leadership at the country level. There was also an event co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of Singapore and South Africa, on “Shaping a Strong Multilateral Future: Combatting Misinformation through Science and Technology” - that strengthened connections between scientists and the diplomatic community in New York. Alan Lightman, Amandeep Gill, Andrea Hinwood, Asha de Vos, Beth Crawford, Fei-Fei Li, Lidia Brito, Sandra Díaz, Dr Sylvie Briand, Thomas Südhof, Prof Thuli Madonsela, Tshilidzi Marwala チリツィ マルワラ [丸笑], Veronique Bouchet, Yoshua Bengio, Benjamin Prud'homme, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Marilyne Andersen, Fredrik Palm, Yensi Flores Bueso, Margarita Gómez, ourania kosti, Charles Morissette, Morgan Seag, PhD, David Passarelli International Science Council, Global Young Academy, Social Science Research Council, TWAS – The World Academy of Sciences, World Federation of Science Journalists, GESDA - Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator, International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA), Southern Voice, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) UN Photo/Manuel Elias

🌐 Searching for opportunities to shape the future of the United Nations?    From AI governance to digital education and climate-smart solutions, the UN system is evolving to meet today’s global challenges. Every week, we spotlight freshly published openings across the UN system that call for new types of expertise in #digital, #data, #innovation, #foresight and #behavioralscience.    This is your chance to make a global impact. Explore this week’s featured openings and help reimagine multilateralism from within.    THIS WEEK’S FUTURE-FIT ROLES:     1️⃣ Plastic Life Cycle Data Specialist | UN Environment Programme, #Remote, Consultant | By 21 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/eeq4CGdb   2️⃣ Data Protection and Governance Lead | UNDP, #Remote, IPSA-11 | By 18 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/daQVYF-w   3️⃣ Senior Director - Department of Earth System and Data Prediction | World Meteorological Organization, #Geneva, D2 | By 21 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/eYwX7E-m   4️⃣ Data and Research Assistant | IOM - UN Migration, #PhnomPenh, Consultant | By 22 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/ejZAiD5E 5️⃣ Chief Data Privacy Officer | International Monetary Fund, #Washington, Consultant| By 25 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/ewvTaVxu   6️⃣ Master Data Manager | World Meteorological Organization, #Geneva, P-4 | By 21 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/enSN_m6E   7️⃣ Data Analyst | UNRWA, #Beirut, Consultant | By 17  Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/evBygqM6   8️⃣ Programme Management Specialist | UNOPS, #Remote, Consultant | By 23 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/e8bAV_Xg   9️⃣ Programme Management Officer | United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), #Rabat, P-4 | By 30 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/eWVfqWkq   🔟 Consultant Digital Fundraising | UNICEF, #Geneva, Consultant | By 22 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/eRdw9wVf 1️⃣1️⃣ IT Expert for digital health platform | UNICEF, #Bishkek, Consultant | By 24 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/eThM5V8t 1️⃣2️⃣ Technical Reporting and Review Consultant | UN Environment Programme, #Nairobi, Consultant | By 17 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/ejQGgu3c   1️⃣3️⃣ Field Digital Education Officer | UNRWA, #Beirut, Consultant | By 23 Sep 2025 https://lnkd.in/eeMyMYSJ 1️⃣4️⃣ Consultant for Data Rescue in Liberia | World Meteorological Organization, #Remote, Consultant | By 25 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/ejKY62Hk   1️⃣5️⃣ Citizen Science Consultant | UNESCO, #Paris, Consultant | By 25 Sep 2025  https://lnkd.in/e4nE5r2s   #ImpactJobs #DigitalTransformation #DataForGood   UN Innovation Network UN Innovation Jobs United Nations Global Pulse

📰 [WEEKEND READ]: How is technology transforming our ability to reduce disaster risks and build resilient communities? A new special report from United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and partners explores the evolving role of technology in disaster risk reduction (DRR), from Earth observation and early warning systems to AI-driven hazard modeling. Through regional case studies and practical applications, it highlights how #innovation has helped bridge critical gaps in #data gathering, processing, and multi-hazard risk analysis. Find the link to the full report in the comments ⤵ #Tech4DRR #UN2point0 #DisasterRiskReduction

Digital belongs to everyone. At Digital@UNGA 2025, our goal is to ensure that digital transformation is inclusive, accessible and human-centered; delivering for everyone, everywhere.     With this vision as our driving force, our #DigitAllVoices campaign invites participants from around the world to share their questions and videos — raising their concerns and shaping the conversation about the future of digital.    How will digital shape the future with inclusivity and accessibility? We hope to inspire future action through fostering dialogue, strengthening digital empowerment and championing a future with dignity for all!  Be part of the global conversation on our digital future—upload your submission by 17 September 2025: https://lnkd.in/eBjFxbBJ #UNGA