This events calendar is an announcement service by CoNGO to its member organizations, its NGO substantive committees, the wider civil society community, and the UN System. All events included here, including their accuracy, are the sole responsibility of their organizers. Unless explicitly indicated, inclusion of an event in this calendar does not constitute CoNGO endorsement of the event. If you have an event or meeting you want to be considered for announcement here, please email us at infonews@ngocongo.org.
2025 United Nations Ocean Conference | Open Call for Side Events
24 February - 21 April
2025 United Nations Ocean Conference
Open Call for Side Events
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference) will be held in Nice, France, from 9 – 13 June 2025, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica.
Member States, Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), UN Entities and other accredited non-governmental stakeholders are hereby invited to submit their proposals for side events to be held in connection with the UNOC3 Conference, either in-person or virtually.
Side events will be an opportunity for all participants to share knowledge and solutions to accelerate implementation of SDG 14, identify new and emerging issues, exchange national and local experiences and practices, and showcase voluntary commitments for the Voluntary Ocean Commitments database.
The call for UNOC3 side events is now open!
- To apply for an in-person side event inside the Conference Venue (Blue Zone): https://bit.ly/
UNOC3BlueZoneSideEventForm. Deadline: 14 March 2025.
- To apply for an off-site side event at alternative locations in Nice: https://bit.ly/
UNOC3OffSiteSideEventForm. Deadline: 21 April 2025.
- To apply for a virtual side event: https://bit.ly/
UNOC3VirtualSideEventForm. Deadline: 21 April 2025.
Important!
- Before applying, please carefully read the Guidelines and check questionnaire sample HERE.
- Side events should be closely related to the main theme of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference: “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. They should address innovative ways and means to support the implementation of SDG 14.
- Priority for side events within the Conference Venue (Blue Zone) will be given to those organized by Member States and those organized in partnership by several networks/organizations. Due to the limited space available in the Conference Venue (Blue Zone), all interested parties are strongly encouraged to collaborate with other accredited entities in the organization of side events.
- The Conference Secretariat will review submissions and only notify those organizers whose events have been approved.
For questions regarding side events, please contact unoc2025@un.org indicating [Side Events] in the subject.
For more information about the 2025 UN Ocean Conference, check here: https://sdgs.un.org/
Sign up here to receive regular updates and information about the 2025 UN Ocean Conference