Global Health Events and Advocacy Moments for UHC
This calendar includes awareness days, global and regional conferences, and other events relevant for UHC advocacy. If you would like to submit an event to be added to our calendar, please complete this short form.
71st session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (13-15 Sept)
The WHO Regional Committee for Europe is WHO's decision-making body in the European Region. It comprises representatives of each Member State in the Region, and meets for four days in September each year. At these annual sessions, Member States: formulate regional policies; supervise WHO/Europe's activities; comment on the regional component of WHO's proposed programme budget; […]
UN Human Rights Council (13 Sept – 1 Oct)
The Human Rights Council holds no fewer than three regular sessions a year, for a total of at least ten weeks. They take place in March (four weeks), June (three weeks) and September (three weeks).
World Bank Annual Meetings (15-17 Oct)
The 2021 World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings will take place from 15-17 October 2021 in Washington, DC. The Annual Meetings will include the meetings of the Boards of Governors, the joint World Bank Group/IMF Development Committee and the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC). The Development Committee and the IMFC advise the […]
World Health Summit (24-26 Oct)
The World Health Summit is one of the world’s leading strategic forums for global health. Every October, the World Health Summit draws international experts from academia, politics, the private sector, and civil society to Berlin. During the three-day summit, stakeholders and decision-makers from 100 countries and every field in healthcare work together to find solutions […]
G20 Summit (30-31 Oct)
Since December 1st, 2020, Italy holds the Presidency of the G20, the international forum that brings together the world’s major economies. The Presidency’s agenda rests upon three main pillars: People, Planet, Prosperity. The G20 will culminate in the Leaders’ Summit, which will be held in Rome on October 30th and 31st. The Summit is the […]
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24 Nov)
Celebrated annually, the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.
World AIDS Day (1 Dec)
Each year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with HIV and to remember those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever international day for global health. Every year, United Nations agencies, governments […]
UHC Day (12 Dec)
On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously endorsed a resolution urging countries to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) – the idea that everyone, everywhere should have access to quality, affordable health care – as an essential priority for international development. UHC Day aims to raise awareness of the need for strong and resilient […]
