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Calendar of Geneva-based activities of interest to the Press

13 to 27 October 2025

DateOrgActivityCityContact     
13 OctUNInternational Day for Disaster Risk Reduction      
13 OctUN Trade and Development

Press Conference. 2:30 p.m.

UNCTAD 16 -Shaping the future: Driving economic transformation for equitable, inclusive and sustainable development - 20-23 October 2025 - Palais des Nations

Speaker:  

  • Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UN trade and development  

 

Geneva

+41 (0)79 502 4311

catherine.huissoud@un.org

 

     
13-17 OctUNITAR

Women’s Leadership for Peace “Emerging Leaders” course. 

transformative programme for mid-career women professionals ready to reconnect with their purpose, lead with greater clarity, and build a supportive community to navigate today’s complexity with confidence and intention.

Geneva

Amandine Charley 

amandine.charley@unitar.org

     
14 OctWTOCommittee on Trade and Development - 129th Regular SessionGenevasamah.alrawahi@wto.org      
15 OctWTO

Committee on Market Access

 

Genevadaniel.pruzin@wto.or      
15 OctWTO

Committee on Government Procurement

 

Genevadana.bajjali@wto.org      
15 OctWTOTrade Policy Review Body - Sri LankaGeneva

Melissa.Begag@wto.org

 

     
15 OctUNInternational Day of Rural Women       
16 OctUNWorld Food Day [FAO]       
16 OctUNESCOA Billion Reasons to Embrace Inclusive SportMaison de la paixGenevaf.lualdi@unesco.org      
16 OctWMO

Press Conference.10 a.m.

WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin

 Speakers:  

  • Ko Barrett, WMO Deputy Secretary-General 

  • Oksana Tarasova, WMO Senior Scientific Officer 

Geneva

Clare Nullis

+41 (0)79 709 1397

cnullis@wmo.int

 

     
16 OctUNRISDIn-person Event: Geneva Peace Week: Time to Speak! Civil Society Voices for Peace at the Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentGeneva 

Karima Cherif

Karima.cherif@un.org 

     
16 OctUNIDIR

Roundtable on subsea cables as critical infrastructure 

Examines physical and cyber threats to subsea cable infrastructure as well as best practices for mitigation and protection.

Hybridunidir.comms@un.org      
16 OctWMOWMO Annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. Press Conference with WMO Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett. Media materials under embargo. Geneva

Clare Nullis

+41 (0)79 709 1397

cnullis@wmo.int

 

     
17 OctUNInternational Day for the Eradication of Poverty       
17 OctWTOTrade Policy Review Body - Sri LankaGeneva

Melissa.Begag@wto.org

 

     
19-23 OctIPU

151st IPU Assembly

Centre International de Conférence de Varembé

GenevaThomas Fitzsimons tf@ipu.org       
20 OctUNWorld Statistics Day      
20 OctWMOWMO Extraordinary Congress to mark WMO’s 75th anniversary and with a focus on Early Warnings For All initiative.
High-level event at World Trade Organization, with ministerial speakers, and Call to Action on Early Warnings for All. 

Accredited UN media have access. Please contact Clare Nullis for details.  
Media materials under embargo.
Geneva

Clare Nullis

+41 (0)79 709 1397

cnullis@wmo.int

 

     
20-23 OctUN Trade and Development

16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Assembly Hall

Geneva

+41 (0)79 502 4311

catherine.huissoud@un.org

 

     
21 OctUN Trade and DevelopmentDigital for Development ForumRoom IX Geneva

+41 (0)79 502 4311

catherine.huissoud@un.org

 

     
22 OctUN Trade and DevelopmentGlobal Commodities Forum 2025 | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Assembly Hall + Concordia 1Geneva

+41 (0)79 502 4311

catherine.huissoud@un.org

 

     
22 OctWMOUN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses WMO Extraordinary Congress on the occasion of WMO 75th anniversary and on acceleration of Early Warnings for All Initiative. Address will be at 2 pm. Livestream. 
Accredited UN media have access to WMO headquarters. Please contact Clare Nullis for details.
Geneva

Clare Nullis

cnullis@wmo.int

+41-79-7091397

     
22 OctUN Trade and Development

Global Commodities Forum 2025 | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Assembly Hall + Concordia 1

Geneva

+41 (0)79 502 4311

catherine.huissoud@un.org

 

     
22-23 OctUNESCO 

Exhibition: “Culture under attack. Safeguarding Heritage in Emergency”

AidEx, Palexpo

Geneva,f.lualdi@unesco.org       
23 OctUN Trade and DevelopmentGlobal Services Forum 2025 Assembly HallGeneva

+41 (0)79 502 4311

catherine.huissoud@un.org

 

     
23 OctUN Trade and Development

South-South Cooperation Forum

Room IX

Geneva

+41 (0)79 502 4311

catherine.huissoud@un.org

 

     
23 OctUN Trade and Development

Youth forum

Assembly Hall

Geneva

+41 (0)79 502 4311

catherine.huissoud@un.org

 

     
23 OctUN

International Day of the Snow Leopard

 

       
24 OctWTODispute Settlement BodyGeneva

jessica.hermosa@wto.org

 

     
24 OctUN

United Nations Day

 

       
24 OctUN

World Development Information Day

 

       
24-30 OctUN

Disarmament Week, 24-30 October

 

       
24-31 OctUNWorld Development Information Day      
27 Oct UNWorld Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO       
27 OctUNIDIRStrengthening regional and national weapons and ammunition management in Africa
Highlights challenges and progress across Africa in preventing the diversion, proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons.
Virtualunidir.comms@un.org      

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