UIA News & Press

30th of September 2026

The first three volumes of the Yearbook of International Organizations 2026–2027 are available to order.

Winner of the 2018 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award, the Yearbook is a comprehensive resource of intergovernmental (IGOs) and international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) worldwide.

The annual yearbook is published via the following six thematic volumes:

2nd of September 2026

Press Release
September 2026
Immediate Release

UIA Survey on International Association Meeting Issues

Subtitle: The Union of International Associations (UIA) launches its 13th edition of the Survey amongst 25,000 international associations

1st of July 2026

[BRUSSELS BELGIUM, JULY 2026]

The Union of International Associations is pleased to announce the achievement of two milestones in the Yearbook of International Organizations:

  • The Yearbook has surpassed 80,000 organization and association profiles
  • The International Congress Calendar has surpassed 600,000 event profiles
The earliest meeting in the Calendar is from 1843 and the earliest founded organization in the Yearbook dates from 312AD.
23rd of June 2026

[SINGAPORE, JUNE 2026]

The Asia Pacific Society of Association Executives (APSAE) is pleased to announce Knowledge Partnership with the Union of International Associations (UIA), marking an important milestone as APSAE prepares for its official launch at the APSAE Summit 2026, taking place on 24–25 July 2026 at Marina Bay Sands.

22nd of June 2026

[BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, JUNE 2026]

Union of International Associations releases 67th International Meetings Statistics Report

The Report provides a global view of international association meetings.

3rd of June 2026
5th of January 2026
Under the leadership of Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Executive Director of the GCSP, the Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security was initiated by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Director of the Geopolitics and Global Futures Department, and Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel, Director of the Global Fellowship Initiative and Creative Spark. It seeks to reward groundbreaking concepts that offer exceptional promise in addressing peace and security challenges.
14th of November 2025
12th of November 2025

Announcement of the First UIA Academic Forum Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, and Call for Participants.

5th of November 2025

The European Association of Centres for Medical Ethics (EACME) and the KU Leuven Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law are delighted to announce the EACME Annual Conference 2026, to be held in Leuven, Belgium, from September 24 to 26, 2026.

30th of September 2026

The first three volumes of the Yearbook of International Organizations 2026–2027 are available to order.

Winner of the 2018 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award, the Yearbook is a comprehensive resource of intergovernmental (IGOs) and international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) worldwide.

The annual yearbook is published via the following six thematic volumes:

2nd of September 2026

Press Release
September 2026
Immediate Release

UIA Survey on International Association Meeting Issues

Subtitle: The Union of International Associations (UIA) launches its 13th edition of the Survey amongst 25,000 international associations

1st of July 2026

[BRUSSELS BELGIUM, JULY 2026]

The Union of International Associations is pleased to announce the achievement of two milestones in the Yearbook of International Organizations:

  • The Yearbook has surpassed 80,000 organization and association profiles
  • The International Congress Calendar has surpassed 600,000 event profiles
The earliest meeting in the Calendar is from 1843 and the earliest founded organization in the Yearbook dates from 312AD.
23rd of June 2026

[SINGAPORE, JUNE 2026]

The Asia Pacific Society of Association Executives (APSAE) is pleased to announce Knowledge Partnership with the Union of International Associations (UIA), marking an important milestone as APSAE prepares for its official launch at the APSAE Summit 2026, taking place on 24–25 July 2026 at Marina Bay Sands.

22nd of June 2026

[BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, JUNE 2026]

Union of International Associations releases 67th International Meetings Statistics Report

The Report provides a global view of international association meetings.

3rd of June 2026
5th of January 2026
Under the leadership of Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Executive Director of the GCSP, the Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security was initiated by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Director of the Geopolitics and Global Futures Department, and Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel, Director of the Global Fellowship Initiative and Creative Spark. It seeks to reward groundbreaking concepts that offer exceptional promise in addressing peace and security challenges.
14th of November 2025
12th of November 2025

Announcement of the First UIA Academic Forum Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, and Call for Participants.

5th of November 2025

The European Association of Centres for Medical Ethics (EACME) and the KU Leuven Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law are delighted to announce the EACME Annual Conference 2026, to be held in Leuven, Belgium, from September 24 to 26, 2026.

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26th of May 2020

In response to the current COVID-19 situation, the Korea MICE Bureau, under the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), has introduced a new support program for conventions and meetings & incentives to provide extra assistance to groups affected by COVID-19.

25th of May 2020
The Global Campus of Human Rights is glad to inform you that the Call for Applications for the next academic year of the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) is now open.
25th of May 2020

As the World Health Organisation declared a global pandemic and every country has implemented strict safety measures due to COVID-19, the GEN TEFL executive officers decided to reschedule the date of the 5th GEN TEFL International Conference from 1 - 2 May 2020  to 1 – 2 May 2021. The well-being and safety of all GEN TEFL participants is our most extreme concern. 

25th of May 2020

As the World Health Organisation declared a global pandemic and every country has implemented strict safety measures due to COVID-19, the GEN TEFL executive officers decided to reschedule the date of the 5th GEN TEFL International Conference from 1 - 2 May 2020  to 1 – 2 May 2021. The well-being and safety of all GEN TEFL participants is our most extreme concern. 

25th of May 2020

As the World Health Organisation declared a global pandemic and every country has implemented strict safety measures due to COVID-19, the GEN TEFL executive officers decided to reschedule the date of the 5th GEN TEFL International Conference from 1 - 2 May 2020  to 1 – 2 May 2021. The well-being and safety of all GEN TEFL participants is our most extreme concern. 

19th of May 2020

For the silk industry, every crisis is also a turning point, which can accelerate the innovative development and transformation. In 1845, the pebrine disease of Bombyx mori first broke out in Vaucluse, France, and then spread all over the world. It brought a devastating blow to the production in major sericulture countries and regions like Europe, Japan and China.

11th of May 2020
8th of May 2020
In the light of the current circumstances linked to the Covid-19 virus, the Board of Directors of the FAIB has decided to postpone the General assembly to

Thursday, 3 September 2020 at the MAI.

 
Details and background documents will be provided nearer the time.
28th of April 2020
Plans are underway for a new convention center in Korea, the first for the country’s South Chungcheong Province (Chungnam-do) region.

Chungnam-do announced the plans earlier this month, stating the province’s first international convention center is set to be built near the Cheonan-Asan KTX Station in the city of Cheonan, with an expected completion date of 2023. Korea’s Chungnam Province to Receive First International Convention Center

23rd of April 2020

Deadline: 1 June 2020

NGOs interested in applying for ECOSOC consultative status should submit their application and required documents on or before the deadline 1 June 2020.

The following link provides background information, the benefits and instructions how to apply: https://bit.ly/39OqE71

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