Past Events

The 2026 edition of WSDS will mark the Silver Jubilee of the Summit and will focus on the role of partnerships in advancing the global sustainable development agenda and driving transformative change.

Twenty years after the landmark 2006 International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD), the global community is gathering once again to reaffirm and advance its commitments to equitable land governance. **ICARRD+20** provides a unique platform for governments, international organizations, civil society actors, social movements, academics, and development practitioners to jointly assess progress, confront rising challenges, and forge renewed pathways toward social justice in rural areas.

Panel discussion with Thomas Rachel (MdB), Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel (GIZ) and international guests

The India–AI Impact Summit 2026 marks a global turning point, moving beyond aspirations to measurable impact. The Summit charts a path towards a future where the transformative impact of AI serves humanity, advances inclusive growth, and promotes people-centric innovations that protect our planet.

PaRD’s Leadership will meet in Rome (Italy) to set priorities and discuss activities for 2026 and early 2027.

The World Impact Summit is a professional summit bringing together economic, political, institutional, and associative stakeholders around the major challenges of ecological and social transition. Positive impact, action, and concrete solutions are at the heart of the event’s objectives.

The Global Faith Forum will explore, what it means to live HumanKind.

The IRF Summit brings together a broad coalition of partners that passionately supports religious freedom around the globe for an annual two-day in-person event in Washington, D.C. These 90+ organizations represent over 30 distinct faith traditions and are the core of the civil society movement to advance international religious freedom around the globe.

World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual event observed during the first week of February, since the General Assembly designation in 2010. The General Assembly pointed out that mutual understanding and interreligious dialogue constitute important dimensions of a culture of peace and established World Interfaith Harmony Week as a way to promote harmony between all people regardless of their faith.