🎉The SDG Global Festival of Action starts tomorrow!

UN SDG Action Campaign
4 min readMar 24, 2021

The time has come! In less than 24 hours, we will meet at the SDG Global Festival of Action, and we cannot wait to welcome you in our new virtual home!

Are you ready to be inspired? Are you ready to #TurnItAround with us? First, let’s make sure you are ready to join when the program opens — starting at the Japan Stage tomorrow morning, Thursday, 25 March at 10:00 CET!

Did you receive your activation email?

Check your email! If you registered, you will receive an activation code by the end of today! The activation code will be sent to the email you used to register with, and will come from the following account: no-reply@sdgglobalfest.thevirtual.show. Make sure to check your junk/spam mail if you don’t see it!

Preview of activation email:

If you haven’t received the activation email by the end of the day, go to globalfestivalofaction.org and click “JOIN THE EVENT”. Here you will be redirected to the platform login page. If you select ‘forgot password’ and enter the email address you registered with, a new activation will be sent to your email account. If you still do not receive the activation email, try registering again or through a different account. Remember to check your spam folders when waiting for an activation email!Once you open the activation email and click on the button “Click here”, you will immediately be taken to the login page and will be asked to complete the onboarding process (required).

The first step is to set up a password — remember it, as you will use this to log in next time. Once you have this set-up you will be able to sign in to the SDG Global Festival of Action virtual venue.

Build your profile

After you set up your password, you can build your profile. Add your photo, name, country, job title and organization. Building your profile means people inside the virtual event can get to know you better and optimizes your networking opportunities.

Now you’ve entered the platform, welcome!

Want to find out more about how to navigate the event?
Check out our FAQs! You will also find these — and important information about the Code of Conduct — at the Help Desk once you enter the platform.It’s not too late! Click here to register🗣️ 300+ speakers from 80+ countries 💡 1 Main Stage 🇯🇵 1 Japan Stage🤝 4 Interactive Spaces 👥 27 Workshops 🎥 20 Exhibits 🎵 10 Performances🌐 4 Networking Zones & more

Dive into our diverse and jam-packed program, spanning two days of action for the SDGs, with something for everyone!

Plan ahead! Have you marked down which sessions and workshops to attend? Gear up for the SDG Global Festival of Action and grab a copy of the Program sheet here. Full online program

Join the live conversation!

Share your Festival experience! We want to hear your insights, reactions, comments live during the Festival. Tag us at @SDGAction on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and join the conversation using #TurnItAround, #SDGawards, and if you join the Japanese sessions — #SDGsで世界を変えよう. You can also connect with participants on the Twitter Walls shown in the platform.

The Festival is multilingual
Sessions featured on the Main Stage will be in English and simultaneously interpreted into French and Spanish and signed in International Sign Language for accessibility. Sessions on the Japan Stage will be in English and Japanese and will also be signed in International Sign Language.

🏆 UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony Thursday 25 March at 19:45 CET

Meet the 2020 UN SDG Action Awards winners, finalists, honourable mentions and judges who are mobilizing, inspiring and connecting to accelerate action for the Goals at the Awards Ceremony on 25 March 2021 at 19:45 CET where the three winners will be unveiled.

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Official account of the UN SDG Action Campaign, aiming to mobilize, inspire & connect a movement to #FlipTheScript for the #GlobalGoals