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Wednesday, 4 November

03:30	T	Opening & Keynote conversation - Advancing social justice: Universal social protection in a changing geopolitical landscape
05:15	T	Building social protection systems: Fostering sustainability, solidarity, resilience, social inclusion and supporting decent work
08:00	T	Formulating and implementing national social protection policies in a changing world
09:30		Closing panel: Who can do what when and how? & Closing remarks

Thursday, 29 October

07:00		Heat stress, jobs and productivity: New evidence from six countries
08:30		Building sustainable care and support systems through decent work

Tuesday, 27 October

03:00

United Nations Day 2026 At UNON

Friday, 16 October

04:00		World Food Day Ceremony
04:15		Custodians of food heritage: Young chefs shaping our food culture
05:30		Youth-Led, Regionally Rooted: Nourishing the Future of the Near East and North Africa
08:00		World Food Forum Closing Ceremony

Thursday, 15 October

03:00	T	Driving Change Across Asia and the Pacific: Youth transforming agrifood systems
03:00		Drowning in data, starving for evidence-informed decisions: what futures for scientific evidence synthesis?
03:00		Resilience to Disasters and Pandemics: What can a One Health approach deliver?
03:30	T	High-level event: Capitalizing on Opportunities - The Next Wave of Investments for Blue Transformation
04:30		Junior World Food Day
05:00		Women Farmers in the Digital Age: From Access to Agency
05:00	T	High-level event: Unlocking finance for resilient coffee value chains through data and innovation
05:00		Future-ready agrifood governance: are we ready to listen to youth?
05:00		Broken by design? Rewiring investment & partnership models for research and innovation
06:40		From Forecast to Action: Leveraging Science and Innovation to Reduce Climate Risks for Agriculture and Food Security
08:00		Towards water-efficient agrifood systems that deliver food security for all
08:00		How to Reboot Agrifood Investment for a New Generation?
08:00		FAO 100 Women Heroes Presentation Ceremony
08:00		How can entrepreneurship accelerate food security progress?
08:00		Rome Water Dialogue - Youth Assembly Session
10:00		Food Safety and Trade Facilitation for Agrifood Systems Transformation
10:00		Tipping points, cascading risks, and limits to adaptation for agrifood systems and food security
10:00	T	Joint Thematic Session HIH Initiative Investment Forum and Science & Innovation Forum: Artificial Intelligence: Bridging the investment gap for agrifood systems transformation
10:00	T	Youth in the Americas Have the Solutions – Are We Ready to Invest?

Wednesday, 14 October

02:30		From Field to Future: Reimagining Agricultural Extension for Smallholder Food Security
02:30	T	Lost in translation? Strengthening science–policy interfaces for evidence-informed decision-making
03:00	T	High-level Rome Water Dialogue - Global Dialogue on Water Tenure: Innovative water governance for food and security
03:00	T	High-level Event: Livestock Transformation Pathways: Investing in Better Nutrition, Stronger Livelihoods, and Climate-Resilient Growth
03:00	T	The forgotten investment: Generational renewal in Europe and Central Asia's agrifood systems
04:30		Transformative Research Challenge Finals: Science for impact
05:00		From Loss to Leadership: Empowering Youth to Shape Climate-Resilient Agrifood Systems through Loss and Damage
06:15		High-level event: From Bean to Bar: Ensuring Chocolate's Value Reaches Cocoa Farmers
06:30	T	Young Scientists Group: Young women navigating agrifood systems in conflict settings
06:30		Launch of the fifth round of the Accelerator Mentorship Programme for Women-led SMEs in Africa
08:00		Startup Innovation Awards Finals: Accelerating innovation, scaling impact
08:00		The High-Level Event on the Implementation of the FAO One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative
08:00		From Consultation to Action: Youth Shaping the Future of Fisheries and Aquaculture Governance
10:00		Special event: Financing the future of food markets along the Lobito Corridor
10:00		From Vision to Voice: Launching the Global Youth Constituency on Forestry
10:00		Special Event: Investing in Haiti's coffee value chain: A lever for resilience, growth and rural employment
10:30		Youth Food Lab: Cultivating entrepreneurship
11:00		Growing the Future: Botanic Gardens as Agrifood Allies

Tuesday, 13 October

03:00	T	Leading from the Front: Africa's Youth Driving Agrifood Systems Transformation
03:00	T	Official Opening of the Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Initiative Investment Forum
03:00		Rome Water Dialogue - Technical Session on innovation, planning and investment in drought management and irrigation
04:00	T	WFF Global School Assembly: Young Minds Nourish Agrifood Systems
05:00		Youth leadership across the Rio Conventions: Integrated action for sustainable agrifood systems
08:00		Science and Innovation Forum Opening: Accelerating science and innovation for food security impacts
08:30		It Takes a Village: From Barriers to Leadership for Young Women Across the Agrifood Value Chain
10:00		Indigenous Youth Roundtable
10:30		Seeds of trust: rethinking science communication for food security
10:30		Generational renewal in agrifood systems: Do we have the human capital?
11:30	T	Thematic Session: How Can Innovative Finance Foster Agrifood Systems Transformation?
12:30		WFF Film Festival: young storytellers inspiring the world

Monday, 12 October

03:00	T	Rome Water Dialogue - Technical Session on Strengthening governance of water tenure through innovation and inclusive dialogue
04:00	T	Global Youth Forum Opening Ceremony
04:30		Rome Water Dialogue - Technical Session on Restoration of degraded agricultural lands: Innovation from policy to practice for water and food security
08:00		WFF 2026 Grand Opening
12:00		Youth Opening Concert

Tuesday, 29 September

06:30

Seventh International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

Friday, 25 September

10:30

Shaping the future of work: Decent work in the platform economy

Thursday, 24 September

11:00

The workplace: A new frontier for promoting financial health

Wednesday, 23 September

07:00	T	Public interactive event with Yolanda Díaz Pérez
08:30	T	Public interactive event with Gilbert F. Houngbo
10:00	T	Public interactive event with Javier González-Olaechea Franco

Monday, 21 September

02:30	T	2026 International Patriotic Pact Organization Forum (Autumn) - Morning Session
07:00		2026 International Patriotic Pact Organization Forum (Autumn) - Afternoon Session

Thursday, 17 September

07:30

Day 2 - Social justice coalition forum: Second panel and closing

Wednesday, 16 September

07:30

Day 1 - Social justice coalition forum: Opening and first panel

Friday, 11 September

05:45		The particulars of data work in AI's supply chain
09:15		INDL-9 round table discussion and closing remarks

Thursday, 10 September

05:00

Human labour behind AI: Rethinking artificial intelligence and work in China

Wednesday, 9 September

08:30

Data work and territory: The Latin American experience

Wednesday, 12 August

03:00	T	Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - AM Session
07:30	T	Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - PM Session

Tuesday, 11 August

03:00	T	Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - AM session
12:00	T	Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - PM session

Monday, 10 August

03:00

Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - AM session

Sunday, 9 August

03:00

Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - AM session

Thursday, 6 August

03:00	T	Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - AM session
06:15	T	From Commitment to Classroom: A Review of the Draft Global Plan of Action for Education on Biodiversity
08:00	T	Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - PM session

Wednesday, 5 August

03:00	T	Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - AM session
08:00	T	Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - PM Session

Tuesday, 4 August

03:00	T	Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - AM Session
08:00	T	Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) - PM session

Saturday, 1 August

08:00	T	Twenty-eighth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28) - PM session
13:00	T	Twenty-eighth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28) - Evening session

Friday, 31 July

08:00		Twenty-eighth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28) - PM session
13:00	T	Twenty-eighth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28) - Evening Session

Wednesday, 29 July

03:00

Twenty-eighth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28) - AM session

Tuesday, 28 July

03:00

Twenty-eighth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28) - AM session

Monday, 27 July

02:00

Opening Press Conference SBSTTA-28 and SBI-7 organized by the CBD Secretariat