Key Challenges and Opportunities for Global Britain in 2022
2022 is already looking like it will be a crucial year for Global Britain on the world stage. But what are some of the main international challenges or events that the UK will be facing?
January
CGP Focus: Business and Development
20th: UK to host Africa Investment Summit 2022
23rd: UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries
24th: International Day of Education
February
CGP Focus: Aid and Security
6th: International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM
18th: Munich Security Conference
TBC: NATO Defence Ministers Meeting
March
CGP Focus: Women and Development
8th: International Women’s Day
22nd: World Water Day
April
CGP Focus: Tackling Global Health Challenges
7th: World Health Day
22nd: IMF and World Bank Group Meetings
TBC: G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting
May
CGP Focus: Promoting Global LGBTQ+ Rights
29th: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
June
CGP Focus: The Role of The Armed Forces in Development
25th: Armed Forces Day
27th-29th: UK hosts first Global LGBT Equality Conference
TBC: Nato defence ministers in Brussels
July
CGP Focus: Promoting Freedom of Religion
5th-6th: UK hosts International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance Summit
September
CGP Focus: Promoting Democracy Around the World
15th: International Day of Democracy
October
10th: World Mental Health Day
24th: United Nations Day
November
CGP Focus: Combating Climate Change
7th-18th: COP27 Summit, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
December
CGP Focus: Trans-Atlantic Partnership & the West as a Force for Good in the World
