Global Policy & Economics
Major international summits and forums, with confirmed dates and direct links to the organizers.
Doha
Qatar
ITU's highest policy-making conference sets the Union's global telecommunications policies, strategic plans and leadership for the next four years.
Organizer: International Telecommunication Union
ITU
Antalya
Türkiye
Global climate negotiations under the UN climate convention and Paris Agreement, covering mitigation, adaptation and climate finance.
Organizer: UNFCCC
UNFCCC
Shenzhen
China
Leaders of Asia-Pacific economies meet on economic cooperation, trade and investment. These dates cover the leaders' meeting.
Organizer: APEC / China 2026
Host government / APEC
Doha
Qatar
Global leaders and policymakers convene on diplomacy, international governance and economic cooperation under the theme Redefining Global Trust.
Organizer: Doha Forum
Doha Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
UN conference on water governance, investment and implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6, co-hosted by the UAE and Senegal.
Organizer: United Nations / United Arab Emirates and Senegal
UN-Water / UN DESA
Doral, Miami
United States
Heads of state and government of the major economies meet at Trump National Doral Miami for the G20 leaders' summit.
Organizer: United States G20 Presidency
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Davos
Switzerland
The Forum's annual gathering of political, business and international-organization leaders, focused on global economic and policy priorities.
Organizer: World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
Singapore
Singapore
The defence summit brings ministers and senior decision-makers from Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe and beyond together on international security.
Organizer: International Institute for Strategic Studies
IISS
Washington, D.C.
United States
Finance ministers, central-bank governors and development policymakers convene for the institutions' annual meetings on global economic and development priorities.
Organizer: International Monetary Fund / World Bank Group
World Bank / IMF
Shanghai
China
Global treaty negotiations review the Radio Regulations governing radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits, shaping international telecommunications policy.
Organizer: International Telecommunication Union
ITU
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
The next annual global climate negotiations under UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, hosted by Ethiopia on the adopted conference dates.
Organizer: UNFCCC
UNFCCC host decision
Washington, D.C.
United States
Global economic-policy and development-finance meetings, including the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the Development Committee.
Organizer: International Monetary Fund / World Bank Group
World Bank / IMF
Washington, D.C.
United States
The annual assembly of the IMF and World Bank Group brings global finance and development policymakers together in Washington.
Organizer: International Monetary Fund / World Bank Group
World Bank / IMF