Passes for non-UN photo ID holders
Passes for non-UN photo ID holders to attend the DPI/NGO briefings will be distributed in the lobby of our office building, located at 801 UN Plaza (UNITAR Building on 45th Street) from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. (please note that no tickets will be issued after this time). All participants attending DPI/NGO briefings/events will have to present a government issued photo ID at prior to issuance of their UN special event passes. All UN special event passes (non-photo passes) issued to registrants will include their first and last names. Kindly ensure that you register for DPI/NGO events with your name as reflected on your government issued photo ID prior to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays before the event RSVP links are closed as, due to the UN’s security policy, we are not able to accommodate walk-ins. This means that unless your name is in the RSVP list by the given deadline, you will not be able to attend the briefing.
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Event on “Promoting and Strengthening the International Legal Framework for the Protection of Cultural Heritage – The 1995 UNIDROIT Convention and Other Relevant Legal Instruments and Initiatives” (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Cyprus and Italy and the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)).
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Stephania Constantinou,
Permanent Mission of Cyprus (e-mail sconstantinou@cyprusun.org; tel. 1 (212) 481- 6023).
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Event on “Driving Coherence and Partnership – Mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals in Strategic Planning” (organized by the World Food Programme (WFP)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Ashley Baxstrom, WFP (e-mail ashley.baxstrom@wfp.org; tel. 1 (646) 556-6923).
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
BookTalkUNA presents Eleanor Roosevelt: The War Years and After, 1939-1962. Please join us for a special discussion with BLANCHE WIESEN COOK Author and Professor of History.
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, Kaufman Center New York, NY
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Briefing on “Sustainable Transportation – Sustainable Mobility for All Initiative” (organized by the World Bank Group).
Time: 1:15 to 2:45 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room A
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Gustavo Bono, World Bank (e-mail gbono@worldbank.org).
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Event on “On States’ Anti-Slavery Obligations” (organized by the United Nations University Office at the United Nations (UNU-ONY)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Julia Blocher, UNU-ONY (e-mail blocher@unu.edu); to register, please click here.
Friday, 3 March 2017
Special Event on “Illicit Wildlife Trafficking: Bringing Together the Global Response” (on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day (A/RES/68/205)) (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Botswana, Gabon, Germany, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
All are invited. For further information and to register, please contact Mr. Max Dixon, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom (e-mail max.dixon@fco.gov.uk; tel. 1 (212) 745-9213).
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Event on “Protecting Endangered Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict” (co-organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See and the International Federation for Peace and Sustainable Development (IFPSD)).
Time: 3 to 5 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 1
All are invited. To register or for further information, please contact the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See (e-mail office@holyseemission.org; tel. 1 (212) 370-7885); or IFPSD (e-mail info@usfmep.org; tel. 1 (917) 331-4699).
5 Jun 2017 – 9 Jun 2017, UNHQ, New York
United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Together Initiative
Learn about the latest UN global initiative that promotes respect, safety and
dignity for everyone forced to flee their homes in search of a better life.
Information about upcoming UN events became available through UN DPI/NGO http://www.undpi.org/