Destination to the COP29
Within the framework of Azerbaijan hosting COP29, NGIC has been actively involved in contributing to successful preparation towards this important event. In addition to NGIC Members forming core part of the COP29 International Advisory Committee, NGIC has also activated its relationships with various global organizations to discuss potential collaboration towards successful COP29.
NGIC will hold 17 events as part of COP29, addressing key themes such as “Integrating Health into NDCs”, “Promoting and Supporting Women's Leadership”, “Strengthening Collaborative Power for a Sustainable Digital Tech Industry”, “Leveraging Science, Technology, and Innovation for Climate Solutions”, “Elevating Agricultural Adaptation”, “Achieving Gender-Responsive Rio Conventions Synergies”, “From COP29 to COP30 with COP16- Joining Pathways in Advancing Gender and Indigenous Women's Rights” etc.
These events bring together over 14 partner organizations, including;
- UNDP
- World Health Organization
- UNAIDS
- UN WOMEN
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- UNCTAD
- GEORGETOWN INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY (GIWPS)
- CGIAR
- Joyce Banda Foundation
- Vital Voices Global Partnership
- Gates Foundation
- Ban Ki-Moon Centre
- Global Commission on Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking
Through these partnerships, NGIC aims to amplify the impact of COP29 by leveraging global expertise and mobilizing support for innovative climate solutions.
Speakers

Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Co-Chair, NGIC; President of Latvia 1999-2007 Honorary Chairperson, COP29 International Advisory Committee

Ismail Serageldin
Co-Chair, NGIC; Vice President of World Bank 1992-2000

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organization

Theresa May
Prime Minister of the UK 2016-2019; Chairperson of the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Maria Fernanda Espinosa
President of the 73rd Session of the UNGA; Co-Chair, COP29 International Advisory Committee

Melanne Verveer
Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Global Women, Peace and Security

Alok Sharma
President of the COP26

Maimunah Binti Mohd Sharif
Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Former Executive Director UN HABITAT

Doreen Bogdan Martin
Secretary-General, ITU

Tarja Halonen
President of Finland 2000-2012

Ismahane Elouafi
Executive Managing Director of CGIAR

Najat Mokhtar
Deputy Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency

Winifred Byanyima
Executive Director of the UNAIDS

Jean Baderschneider
Board of Directors, Fortescue Metals and Fortescue Future Industries

Dennis Francis
President of the United Nations General Assembly 2023-2024

Sima Sami Bahous
Executive Director of the UN Women

Zlatko Lagumdzija
Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations

Borut Pahor
President of Slovenia 2012-2022

Joyce Banda
President of Malawi 2012-2014

Csaba Koroesi
President of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly

Eka Tkeshelashvili
Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia 2010-2012

Emil Constantinescu
President of Romania, 1996-2000

Patricia Espinosa
Executive Secretary UNFCCC 2016-2022

Boris Tadic
President of Serbia, 2004-2012

Yves Leterme
Prime Minister of Belgium 2008, 2009-2011

Ana Palacio
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain 2002-2004