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SUMMARY:The Beyonds Festival 2026
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UID:indico-event-1025196@indico.un.org
CONTACT:beyond-lab@un.org
DESCRIPTION:At a time of overlapping global challenges — from climate ch
 ange and geopolitical tensions to economic uncertainty and social fragment
 ation — the ability to imagine positive\, inclusive and regenerative fut
 ures is more important than ever.\nAgainst this backdrop\, the Beyond Lab 
 at the United Nations Office at Geneva will host The Beyonds Festival 2026
 \, taking place from 5 to 7 October 2026 at the Palais des Nations in Gene
 va.\nThe Festival marks the culmination of the Beyonds Challenge\, a globa
 l initiative designed to spark intergenerational and cross-cultural conver
 sations about sustainable development beyond 2030. The Challenge has recei
 ved hundreds of submissions from more than 90 countries and territories\, 
 bringing together ideas and perspectives from young people\, policymakers\
 , artists\, researchers\, civil society\, philanthropy\, international org
 anizations and the private sector.\nOver three days\, the Beyonds Festival
  will bring the winners and selected projects of the Challenge together wi
 th diverse voices from around the world. Through dialogues\, exhibitions\,
  workshops and creative exchanges\, participants will explore emerging nar
 ratives and practical pathways for sustainable development beyond 2030.\nT
 he Beyonds Festival is made possible through the contributions and support
  of partners and supporters across the design and development of the initi
 ative\, advocacy and outreach\, the judging process\, and its final implem
 entation\, including the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC
 )\, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)\, 
 through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Gmb
 H\, OneXplore\, the United Nations Youth Office\, the Beijing Contemporary
  Art Foundation (BCAF)\, the International Institute for Sustainable Devel
 opment (IISD)\, Another Narrative\, and many more.\nThe Beyonds Festival i
 s more than a conversation about the future. It is an invitation to collec
 tively imagine\, explore and help shape what comes next.\nFurther details 
 on the programme\, speakers and selected Beyonds Challenge projects will b
 e announced soon.\n\nhttps://indico.un.org/event/1025196/
LOCATION:Palais des Nations
URL:https://indico.un.org/event/1025196/
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