2026 UNGA High-Level Week
18th September 2026 - 28th September 2026
The United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week in 2026, which marks the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80), will be held in New York from 18-28 September 2026.
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations.
The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly – under the theme Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all – comes in the context of complex and interconnected global challenges. This year’s high-level week highlights the need to revitalize global cooperation, accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals, and drive collective action for peace, dignity and equality.
Below is a list of key official events and side events for the UHC Movement.
UHC2030 Feature Side Event:
Accelerating universal health coverage for a more resilient world: the road to the 2027 high level meeting
7th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Universal Health Coverage & Global Health, co-Hosted by the co-chairs of the Group of Friends of UHC & Global Health (Georgia, Japan, and Thailand) and co-sponsored by WHO, UHC2030 and the UN Foundation
Wednesday, 23 September
1:15 - 2:30 pm EST
Location: Conference Room 11, UNHQ, New York, NY
Other health-related events and side events
Monday, 14 September:
3 - 4:45 pm EST: From Silos to Action: Translating Climate-Health Science into Community Resilience [Side event]
Tuesday, 15 September:
10 am - 2 pm EST: Launch of the BMJ-CUNY SPH Collection on Protecting Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
1 - 2 pm EST: International Day of Democracy: Raising Hands and Voices – Fostering Agency and Ownership through Deliberative Democracy [Side event]
Friday, 18 September:
10 am – 1 pm EST: SDG moment
Monday, 21 September:
8 - 9:30 am EST: Beyond the Next Pandemic and Towards UHC: Self-Care, Community Resilience, and the Future of Health Sustainability [Side event]
8 - 10 am EST: From Pledges to Progress: Accountability for Financing to Improve Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health and Well-being (PMNCH 14th Annual Accountability Breakfast) [Side event]
11 am - 1 pm EST: The Multilateral Moment [Side event]
11 am - 1 pm EST: The NUS-Lancet PRIME Commission Report Launch: “Transforming Pandemic Readiness for Equity” [Side event]
11:30 EST: Building Crisis-Ready Coalitions: From Fragmentation to Readiness [Side event]
12 pm - 3 pm EST: The Next Era of Health Access for All: Investing in Women and Strengthening Health Systems [Side event]
3:30 - 6:30 pm EST: Sustaining Action for Women and Girls [Side event]
6 pm - 7:15 pm EST: Strategies for a sustainable NCD and mental health response: 5th Multistakeholder Gathering [Side event]
Tuesday, 22 September:
7:30 - 9:45 am EST: Resilience and Stability for All: Prioritising International Partnerships for Our Shared Health and Security [Side event]
12:30 - 3 pm EST: Resilient Health Systems & Workforce [Side event]
12:30 - 2:30 pm EST: Building a Health Workforce: Ensuring Continuity of Care amid Crises [Side event]
3 - 4:30 pm EST: Beyond 2030: Renewing the Global Commitment to End Poverty in All its Dimensions [Side event]
3:30 - 5 pm EST: Two Regions, One Future: Financing Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Build Global Health Security [Side event]
4 - 5:45 pm EST: The Future of Trust – Health Information in the Age of AI [Side event]
4:30 - 6 pm EST: Innovation & Delivery in Health [Side event]
5 - 8 pm EST: Shaping Healthy Aging & Pandemic-ready Systems [Side event]
Wednesday, 23 September:
8 - 11:30 am EST: Closing the NCD Gap [Side event]
8 - 10 am EST: Creating the Conditions for Care: Building Resilient Health Systems for Children Living with Noncommunicable Diseases [Side event]
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST: Investing in Health Security [Side event]
4:30 - 6 pm EST: Prepared for What’s Next: How Country Investments are Powering Global Health Resilience [Side event]
10 am – 1 pm; 3 pm - 6 pm EST: High-level Meeting to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development
3 pm - 6 pm EST: High-level Event on Climate Action and the Just Transition
Thursday, 24 September:
9 - 11:30 am EST: Shaping the Future of Health [Side event]
11 am - 2 pm EST: Health Is Wealth: Women’s Health, Leadership and Impact Forum [Side event]
12 pm - 4:30 pm EST: From Crisis to Resilience [Side event]
2:30 - 4 pm EST: Are We Measuring What Matters in Global Health? [Side event]
Friday, 25 September:
10 am – 6 pm EST: High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Monday, 28 September:
10 am – 1 pm; 3 pm - 6 pm EST: High-level Meeting to Mark the 25th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
