Events

In late 2025, the Government of Spain will host the 2025 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The Summit will bring together more than 2,000 high-level representatives of governments, civil society leaders, and policy-makers from around the world to exchange experiences, best practices, and progress on open government initiatives and implementation on key issues. At the 2025 OGP Global Summit, we will recognize the most promising and impactful reforms submitted to the Open Gov Challenge through the Open Gov Awards, celebrating innovation and progress in open government.

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This two-week annual, comprehensive human rights and advocacy training course is the longest established human rights training program in the region, building the capacity of individuals, institutions and movements at this time of shrinking space for civil society. It builds knowledge of international human rights standards and the UN system. Similar to a summer school the program includes intensive sessions on human rights and development, advocacy and media skills. Link to registration: https://dtp.org.au/training/2025-33rd-annual-program-timor-leste/

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Young Professional Fellowship Canada 2025 is an exciting new chapter of the Young Professional Fellowship program, dedicated to enhancing the leadership potential of youth under 40. This initiative focuses on experiential and innovative learning methods, empowering participants to become responsible and high-caliber leaders. Link to register: https://youngprofessionalfellowship.org/canada/

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Korea Youth Summit 2025, initiated by Youth Break the Boundaries, is set to take place in Seoul, South Korea. This summit has a powerful theme of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Project with the tagline Living Culture, Lasting Legacy. The summit aims to bring together young leaders from across the globe to discuss and work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

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The Youth Action Summit 2025 (YAS 2025) is an extraordinary gathering of young leaders, innovators, and change-makers from around the world, hosted in the vibrant city of Milan, Italy. This summit provides a unique platform for youth to collaborate, exchange ideas, and design actionable strategies to address global challenges such as climate change, inequality, sustainable development, and technological innovation. Link to registration: https://thecda.co/youth-action-summit-2025/#register

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For its 13th edition, Access Now will host RightsCon 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan and online from Monday, February 24 to Thursday, February 27, marking our first summit in East Asia and a return to the Asia Pacific region after a decade. Each year, RightsCon convenes business leaders, policy makers, general counsels, government representatives, technologists, academics, journalists, and human rights advocates from around the world to tackle pressing issues at the intersection of human rights and technology.  In engaging fireside chats, hands-on workshops, strategic roundtables, private meetings, and a lively exhibition space, RightsCon is where a global movement comes together to build strategies and drive forward change toward a more free, open, and connected digital world.

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