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On 14 December 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution at its seventy-seventh session to proclaim 30 March as International Day of Zero Waste, to be observed annually. For this year’s International Day…

On 10 December 2025, the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport (2026-2035) was officially launched at the United Nations Headquarters. A report on the event can be accessed here. The report includes key links, such as the list…

On 25-27 November 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)-Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG)/United Nations Department…

At the 7th ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network (ASCN) High-Level Meeting held in Takamatsu City on 10-11 November 2025, Head of the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Mr. Shigeo Murata delivered a keynote…

The 20th Annual Session of Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS), which also marked the observance of World Cities Day 2025, was successfully held on 4–5 November 2025 at the headquarters of the UN World Meteorological…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) annually co-organizes the International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management (IconSWM)-Circular Economy & the Global Forum of the International Partnership for…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) co-organizes the 36th Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) which will be held at Nagoya University. Please refer the…

Contribution to TICAD9 side event, 4th African Clean Cities Platform (ACCP) (20-21 August 2025) Co-organization of the TICAD9 Thematic Event “Climate and Water-related Resilience in Africa, how water-related risks can be…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)-United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the Permanent Mission of Maldives to the UN, the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the UN…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) will co-organize "The Seventh Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters" in New York, together with the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Egypt…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)-Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) / United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) has been co-organizing the 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management (3RINCs) which is led by the Japan Society of Material…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG/UNDESA) organized the Eighth Open Seminar on…

On 5 March 2025, the International Symposium on Water and Disaster for Cooperation and Partnerships was convened in Tokyo, bringing together over 150 participants from 27 countries. The event was co-organized by the United…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), with the support of the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan, launched a report titled “Second State of 3Rs in Asia and the Pacific – Advancing…

The date and the venue for the 2025 International Mayors Forum (IMF) to be organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in partnership with United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)…

The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations collaborated with the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the Geneva…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) contributed to the " SDGs AICHI EXPO 2024" held from 10 to 12 October 2024 at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. UNCRD is a member of the…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) and BusWorld are jointly organizing a series of three webinars as pre-events for the High-Level 16th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in…

On 24 September 2024, the Special High-level Event on “the World Lake Day" was held in New York. This event aimed to discuss the importance of the conservation and sustainable development of lakes and reservoirs and to…

The World Water Week is an annual international conference organized by Stockholm International Water Research, where experts, stakeholders, and others gather to discuss global water issues. The World Water Week 2024 will…

The UNCRD-DSDG / UN DESA and the International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW), India, co-organize the World Environment Day Webinar on 5 June 2024 from 18:30 p.m. to 20:30 p.m. Japan time / 15 p.m. to 17…

The Bandung Spirit Water Summit was one of the main programmes and the high-level panels of the Tenth World Water Forum held in Bali, Indonesia, from 18 to 25 May 2024. The United Nations Centre for Regional Development…

The Untied Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) will co-organize the “SIDS (Pacific Island Countries) Consultation Meeting on the Pre-Zero…

On 19 December 2023, the 14th meeting of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Promotion Headquarters was held to revise the SDGs Implementation Guiding Principles, a medium- to long-term national strategy for implementing…

On 14 December 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution at its seventy-seventh session to proclaim 30th March as the International Day of Zero Waste with the objective of promoting sustainable…

Under the Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific, the Hanoi 3R Declaration (2013-2023) with its 33 goals was a first unprecedented voluntary commitment of Asia-Pacific countries in moving towards a…

EU SWITCH-Asia Policy Support Component (PSC), European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships, the UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RCC Asia Pacific), and the United…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) participated in the International Recovery Forum 2024 titled “Accelerating Progress with Building Back Better: Resilient Recovery in the Face of Rising Climate Risks”…

With the theme of Green, Fair and Smart Urban Transformation Synergistically Accelerating 1.5°C Goal and SDGs, the 18th Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS), 3 Dec 2023, was co-organized by UNCRD-DSDG/UN DESA, Global…

DSDG-UN DESA/UNCRD, International Society Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW), K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Vidyavihar University, Mumbai, India, and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board co-organized the 13th…

The United Nations Centre for regional Development (UNCRD) participated in the 9th United Cities and Local Governments Asia and Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) Congress from 13 to 15 November 2023 in Crowne Plaza Yiwu Expo, co-organized…

UNCRD-DSDG/UN DESA and Nagoya Gakuin University (NGU) co-organized the “UN Forum 2023: The SDGs that Leave No One Behind” on 14 November 2023 in NGU campus with the participation of around 100 students and faculties. The…

UNCRD-DSDG/UN DESA supported Sophia University, International Society for Environmental Information Sciences, Asia Pacific Institute of Science and Engineering, and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in co…

UNDESA partners (DSDG, UNOSD and UNCRD) and in coordination with the RCO/UNCT, and in partnership with the Governments of Morocco represented by Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development and with support from…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development of the Division for Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNCRD-DSDG/UN DESA), in collaboration with the Ministry of…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) participated in the 5th ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network High Level Meeting on 26-27 October 2023 in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The high level meeting…

On 10 October 2023, Mr. Li Junhua, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs visited the United Nations Centre Regional Development (UNCRD) in Nagoya, which is a project office of the United Nations…

Date: 20-23 September 2023 Venue: Nanchang city, Jiangxi, PR China Co-organizers: Tianjin University of Commerce, Nanchang University, Tianjin University, Nanchang Hangkong University, Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass/ Waste…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) participated in the official side event “Regional Actions and Cooperation to Support SDG Localisation and Building Resilience,” which was organized by the Permanent…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) organized the " International Training Workshop on Smart Cities for Building Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Cities and Communities," from 29 August to 1…

Mr. Shunsuke Takei, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, visited the UNCRD office, and was briefed on the various UNCRD activities, including the international forums at UN headquarters and in Asian and other regions…

On 13 July 2023, in New York, the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) will organize the side event at the 2023 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) titled "Towards Safe, Smart, Resilient and Sustainable Cities…

The High-Level 15th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia, will be jointly organized by the Ministry of Transport, Government of Malaysia; Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan (MoE-J); the…

The 20th GIS Community Forum was organised by ESRI Japan Users Association on 18-19 May 2023. Mr. Kazushige Endo, Director of UNCRD, participated and spoke at the SDGs Session “Initiatives to promote SDGs using GIS and…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) will organized “The Symposium to Commemorate the UN 2023 Water Conference” on 12 June 2023 in a hybrid format. The UN 2023 Water Conference was held at UN…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), in conjunction with the 3R WASTE Foundation and the Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons (AARC), jointly organized a webinar entitled "Beverage Cartons…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) supported Tsinghua University, Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Sanya Ecology and Environment Bureau, Institute of Pollution Control…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)-Asian Development Bank (ADB) side event will be organized at the 2023 International Transport Forum (ITF) Summit on 25 May 2023 in Leipzig, Germany. The objective of…

The United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) will co-organize the International Mayors Forum from 25 to 28 April 2023 in Dakar, Senegal…

The Untied Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) of Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) / United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) co-organized the Regional Capacity Building…

The Untied Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) co-organized the High-level Symposium on “Integrated Water Cycle Management in the post-COVID-19 era” with the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) of Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) / United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in collaboration with the Ministry of…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) will organize the UNCRD Special Session on 16 December 2022 at 15:00-16:30 (Japan time) at the Seventeenth Annual Session of Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS)…

On 14 December, the United Nations Centre for regional Development (UNCRD) co-organized the International Symposium "Transforming Mobility for Humanity" with the Japanese Association of the Club of Rome, Chulalongkorn…

On 5 December 2022, the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) was invited to deliver lectures at a two-week capacity-building training course on "Economic Transformation for Disaster-Resilient and Sustainable…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) will organize a seminar entitled, "Working at the United Nations" on 23 December 2022, to stimulate interest in the United Nations (UN) and promote greater…

On 11 November 2022, UNCRD co-organized, with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of the Republic of Indonesia and the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP), the G20 Special Event in Bali…

UNCRD will organize the UNCRD Expert Consultation (Webinar) on The Second State of the 3Rs and Resource Circulation and Circular Economy in Asia and the Pacific -- Pre-Final Draft (Full) Report on 9 November 2022 by online…

On 13 October, UNCRD co-organized an online international symposium titled "Is Humanity Retrograding? Where is The Future of the Planet to Move Toward? -- An Asian Perspective --", in collaboration with the Club of Rome Japan…

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) will be organizing the " In-Country Training Workshop on Smart Cities for Building Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Cities and Communities," on 10 November 2022…

The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2022) was convened by the United Nations to follow up and review the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, which was held 5-15 July 2022 at the United…

UNCRD has been cooperating with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on the Road Asset Management Special Programme since 2019. This year, for the first time in three years, a three-day RAMP seminar was held in…

Under the theme "Transforming our Cities for a Better Urban Future," the Eleventh Session of World Urban Forum (WUF11) was organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Katowice, Poland from 26…

UNCRD will organize the UNCRD webinar on The Second State of the 3Rs and Resource Circulation and Circular Economy in Asia and the Pacific -- Thematic Sections on 14 July 2022. For details of the event, please visit here.

To Celebrate the World Environment Day, 3R WASTE Foundation in partnership with UNCRD, All India Institute of Local Self Government, Urban Update and Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons (AARC) organized a Webinar…

The High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly will be convened on 28 April 2022 in New York to review progress on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. In preparation for the High-Level Meeting, UN…

The Small Islands State (SIS) Session was held at the Fourth Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) in Kumamoto City, Japan on 24 April 2022. Various speakers, including UNCRD, made statements on their efforts and future…

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[POSTPONED] Please be informed that the 11th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific has been postponed until further notice. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this change may have caused at…

UNCRD, AIILSG, 3R Waste Foundation and Urban Update, are co-organising the 30th edition of 'E-Dialogues' on the topic "Role of 3R & Circular Economy in Water Security of India" on March 10, 2022, at 11:00 AM Indian Standard…

UNCRD-DSDG/UN DESA in collaboration with 3R Waste Foundation, Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons (AARC), All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG) and Urban Dialogues of UrbaUpdate, India, co-organized…

The UNOSD and UNCRD organized the International Mayors Forum 2021-2022 online on 24-27 January 2022 to provide a platform for policy dialogue and knowledge sharing through presentations and discussions on key aspects related…

On 8 December 2021, UNCRD-DSDG co-organized a virtual webinar on Circular Economic Utilization of Plastic Waste in India and the Asian Region, in collaboration with All India Institute of Local Self Government (AIILSG), 3R…

From 1 to 4 December 2021, UNCRD-DSDG, in collaboration with Jadavpur University, International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW), and International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services (IPLA-…

With UNCRD-DSDG/UN DESA as a supporting organization, Tsinghua University, Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, the United Nations Environment…

With a theme of "Environmental Restoration and Circular Economy", UNCRD-DSDG/UN DESA co-organized the World Environment Day on 5 June 2021 with the International Society of Waste Management Air and Water (ISWMAW)…

With UNCRD-DSDG/UN DESA as a supporting organization, the Institute for Spatial and Environment Research (ISPER), All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG) and 3R Waste Foundation, India co-organized a World…

UNCRD delivered an opening address at the 7th 3R International Scientific Conference on Materials Cycles and Waste Management (3RINCs), 11 and 15-19 March 2021, co-organized by the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste…

CRC Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator of UNCRD-DSDG/UN DESA delivered a presentation on “ Advancing 3R and Circular Economy towards Achieving the SDGs – Role of Regional 3R & Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the…

On 9 December 2019, the Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transport (Eco-Mo Foundation) and UNCRD co-organized a side event on "Environmentally Sustainable Transport ~ NDCs, e-Mobility and Sustainable…

Date: 5 October 2017 Place: Osaka, Japan Organized by Japan Environmental Senitation Center (JESC) Co-organized by Ministry of the Environment, Japan Osaka City Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Environmental…

Date: 30 June 2017 Place: Kawasaki Eco Town UNCRD conducted field study at Kawasaki Eco Town/Kawsaki Zero Emissions Industrial Park with the support of Kawasaki city and KERI for the future collaboration in promoting resource…