Events | GEN Events
Current
Conference
Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals | Investing for Impact for a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste
27 Oct 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30
International Environment House I, Room 2 & Online | Webex
GFC, GEN
Conference
Briefing on the Montevideo Programme V: A Decade of Action on Environmental Law
03 Nov 2026 | 09:30 – 11:00
International Environment House 1 | Room 2 & Online | Webex
UNEP, GEN
Body Meeting
First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals
16 – 20 Nov 2026
CICG
GFC
Conference
Health and Chemicals Forum | GFC IC1
17 Nov 2026 | 13:00 – 18:00
CICG | Room A & Online | Zoom
Food Packaging Forum, CIEH, Health Care Without Harm, GEN
Conference
From Pledges to Prevention: Measuring Progress on AMR Commitments and Accountability | 2026 AMR Awareness Week
24 Nov 2026 | 10:30 – 12:00
Palais des Nations| Room S-29 & Online | Webex
Health Diplomacy Alliance, UNEP, GEN
Conference
2050Today Annual Event | From Commitments to Practice: Advancing Sustainable Workplaces in International Geneva
30 Nov 2026 | 16:00 – 18:30
Campus Biotech
2050Today, Mexico, GEN, Diplomatic Club of Geneva
Archive
Virtual
Engaging Scientists and Experts to Strengthen the Science-Policy Interface on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution | Road to ISP-CWP P1
16 Dec 2025 | 14:00 – 15:30
Online | Webex
ISP-CWP, GEN
Conference
Employment in the Circular Economy: Leveraging Circularity to Create Decent Work
04 Dec 2025 | 14:00 – 15:30
ILO Building | Room VI and Online | Webex
ILO, World Bank, Circle Economy, PAGE, GEN
Virtual
Innovation Opportunities to Address Pharmaceutical Pollution: Green Chemistry and Sustainable Value Chains Strategies
02 Dec 2025 | 14:00 – 15:30
Online | Webex
UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch, GEN
Conference
Briefing on the 7th Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly | GENeva UNEA Briefing
25 Nov 2025 | 10:30 – 12:00
International Environment House I | Room 2 & Online | Webex
GEN
Conference
Global Intergenerational Dialogue on AMR | World AMR Awareness Week 2025
24 Nov 2025 | 14:30 – 16:00
Palais des Nations, Room H.207-208-209 & Online, Webex
Health Diplomacy Alliance, GEN
Conference
Safeguarding Human Rights Defenders – Closing the Protection Gap for Human Rights Defenders | Aarhus PRTRs MoPs Side Event
19 Nov 2025 | 18:00 – 18:50
Palais des Nations, Room S.29
Arnika, EEB
Virtual
Introducing the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution: Its Foundational Document, Draft Rules of Procedure and Next Steps | Road to ISP-CWP P1
19 Nov 2025 | 14:00 – 15:30
Online | Webex
ISP-CWP, GEN
Body Meeting
8th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, 5th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs, their joint High-level Segment and associated meetings
17 – 21 Nov 2025
Palais des Nations | Room Tempus
Aarhus Convention
Conference
Launch of the Women’s Caucus for the Minamata Convention on Mercury | Minamata COP-6 Special Event
05 Nov 2025 | 13:00 – 14:00
CICG | Room 14
Minamata Convention, Women4Biodiversity, The MSP Institute
Conference
Health, Human Rights and Mercury Impacts of ASGM: Prioritising Health Interventions | Minamata COP-6 Knowledge Lab
04 Nov 2025 | 18:00 – 18:45
CICG, Room 3 & Online
OHCHR, IPEN, Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, Mexico
Body Meeting
Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6)
03 – 07 Nov 2025
CICG
Minamata Convention
Cinema
From Science to Action: Protecting the Amazon from Mercury Pollution | Minamata COP-6 Special Event
02 Nov 2025 | 17:30 – 20:00
CICG | Room A
Minamata Convention, GEN
Conference
Briefing on the World Wildlife Conference | 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
29 Oct 2025 | 10:30 – 12:00
International Environment House I | Room 3 & Online | Webex
CITES, GEN
Conference
Changemakers for Sustainable Trade — Advancing circular and biodiversity-based economies | UNCTAD16 Parallel Event
22 Oct 2025 | 16:30 – 18:00
Palais des Nations | Room IX
UNCTAD, GEN
Virtual
The Impacts of Mercury Exposure on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Ways to Address Them | Minamata COP-6 Online Event
16 Oct 2025 | 13:00 – 14:00
Online | Webex
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, OHCHR, GEN
Virtual
From Science to Action: Insights from the Minamata Convention and Emerging Priorities | Minamata COP-6 Online Event
16 Oct 2025 | 11:00 – 12:00
Online | Webex
ISP-CWP, GEN
Conference
Strengthening the Minamata Convention: A New Approach to the Global Mercury Trade and Use in ASGM | Minamata COP-6 Online Event
14 Oct 2025 | 16:30 – 17:30
Online | Webex
IPEN, GEN
Conference
Global Ethical Stocktake | Human Rights, Democracy and Climate Change
14 Oct 2025 | 13:15 – 14:45
Palais des Nations, Room XI
OHCHR, Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
Conference
Fifth session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law | Democracy and Climate Change: Focusing on Solutions
13 – 14 Oct 2025
Palais des Nations | Tempus
OHCHR
Conference
Geneva Launch: Green Technology Book EXPO25 Special Edition | Advancing Climate Action Ten Years After the Paris Agreement
10 Oct 2025 | 09:30 – 10:30
WIPO | Room A
WIPO, France, GEN