Events

4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD)

Start date: June 30, 2025
End date: July 3, 2025
All-day event
Location: Seville, Spain
Conference

This conference will address new and emerging issues, and the urgent need to fully implement the 2030 Agenda to support reform of the international financial architecture (IFAs).  FfD4 will assess the progress made in the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus, the Doha Declaration and the Addis Ababa Action agenda.

GLTN is exploring the opportunity to raise the profile of land and property as sources of revenue and means for wealth redistribution.

Joint AGRC and EALAN Conference 2025

Start date: July 30, 2025
End date: August 1, 2025
All-day event
Conference
AGRC-EALAN conference poster

Theme: Geo-Enablement for Sustainable Development: Harnessing Innovation in Geomatics and Land Administration

The Joint 8th Advances in Geomatics Research Conference (AGRC) and 14th Eastern Africa Land Administration Network (EALAN) Conference unites experts in Geomatics and Land Administration to facilitate the exchange of knowledge among academia, researchers, and practitioners. The conference highlights the importance of spatial data in tackling global challenges and advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

For the first time, these two prestigious conferences will be held together, providing a unique opportunity for cross-disciplinary dialogue and collaboration.

Simon Peter Mwesigye, the Land Tenure Specialist with GLTN/UN-Habitat will deliver a keynote speech on ‘Uganda’s path to Land Tenure Security for All: Scaling-up Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration’

 

FIG Joint Land Administration Conference

Start date: November 3, 2025
End date: November 5, 2025
All-day event
Location: Florianópolis, Brazil
Conference
FIG Joint LA Conference

The FIG Joint Land Administration Conference which will take place 3-5 November 2025 in Florianópolis, Brazil integrates activities from the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and UN-Habitat, focusing on land administration, spatial planning, and territorial management.

With the theme ‘Integrated Land Administration for Climate Geo-Resilience and Sustainable Development’, the vent will be hybrid (in-person and remote) and all sessions will be held in a general plenary format and will have simultaneous translation into Portuguese, English and Spanish.

This event will foster collaboration between international experts and Brazilian stakeholders, contributing to advancements in land administration and spatial planning disciplines.

Second World Summit for Social Development

Start date: November 4, 2025
End date: November 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Qatar
Summit

The summit will bring together Heads of State or Government to adopt a political document that will help implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This summit will address gaps and recommit to the principles outlined in the 1995 Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action and give momentum towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The summit is tasked with advancing social development and justice, and the implementation of and successor to the SDG. Focused on equity, inclusion, social justice, and non-discrimination, the Summit underscores the pivotal role of social perspectives in achieving the SDGs and ensuring that no one is left behind in the pursuit of sustainable development.