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Upcoming UN Events

Thursday, 4 May 2017

World Press Freedom Day 2017 Event – Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s Role in

Advancing Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 2

Invitation

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Monday, 5 Jun 2017 to Friday, 9 Jun 2017

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

Location: UNHQ, New York

Ocean Conference

Registration

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

Panel Discussion to Launch of the Publication “Shaping the International Agenda: Raising

Women’s Voices in Intergovernmental Forums” (organized by the United Nations Entity

for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women).

Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Venue: Conference Room 12

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Weiting Luo, UN-Women (e-mail

weiting.luo@unwomen.org or please click here.

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

Event on “World Tuna Day” (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Nauru and the

Group of Pacific Small Island Developing States).

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 8

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Daniel Zaleznik, Permanent

Mission of Nauru e-mail zaleznik.daniel@gmail.com tel. 1 (212) 937-0074

 

Wednesday, 3 May 2017

Panel Discussion Entitled “Safety of Women Journalists in Conflict Situations” (co-

organized by the Permanent Missions of France, Greece and Lithuania, on behalf of the

Group of Friends on the Protection of Journalists).

Time: 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 7

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Marie -Laure Charrier,

Permanent Mission of France e-mail marie-laure.charrier@diplomatie.gouv.fr or click

here.

 

Wednesday, 3 May 2017

Panel Discussion on “E-governance as One of the Key Enablers in Achieving the

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of

Estonia, Namibia and the Republic of Moldova, in collaboration with e-Governance

Academy).

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 8

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Anneli Lepp, Permanent

Mission of Estonia e-mail anneli.lepp@mfa.ee or please click here.

 

Monday, 8 May 2017

Event entitled “Business and Decent Work: Briefing on the Revised ILO Declaration on

Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy” (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of

Brazil and the Netherlands and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 8

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Jessica Pak, ILO e-mail

pak@ilo.org tel. 1 (212) 697-0150

 

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

Meeting of the Group of Friends of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (organized by the

Permanent Mission of Brazil).

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 7

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Patrick Luna, Permanent Mission

of Brazil e-mail patrick.luna@itamaraty.gov.br tel. 1 (212) 372-2606

 

Monday, 15 May 2017

Event entitled “Innovative Solution Toward Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals

(SDGs) Japan’s Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development

(SATREPS) for Co-creating Global Capacity and Partnership on Science, Technology and

Innovation (STI); Past, Present and Future” (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of

Japan, the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Japan International

Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

(AMED), in collaboration with the World Bank).

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 7

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Maury Guadalupe, Permanent

Mission of Japan e-mail maury.guadalupe@dn.mofa.go.jp tel. 1 (212) 521-1582

 

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Event entitled “Amplifying Women’s Voices from the Global Displacement Crisis”

organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 11

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Anna Reichenberg, IOM e-mail

areichenberg@iom.int tel. 1 (212) 681-7000, ext. 257; to register, e-mail

rsvpnewyork@iom.int

 

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Panel discussion entitled “Climate Change, Migration and Displacement: New perspectives

on Regional Approaches to Climate-induced Migration, Displacement and Relocation”

organized by the United Nations University (UNU)

Time: 1 to 2:45 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 8

All are invited. For further information, please contact the UNU New York Office e-mail

blocher@unu.edu tel. 1 (212) 963-6387; to register, please click here.

 

Friday, 5 May 2017

The NGO Branch, at the Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination in UN DESA, cordially

invites you to a Webinar event. The session will provide step-by-step information on how

to apply for ECOSOC consultative status.

Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

In order to attend the webinar, kindly click here and fill out the registration form; a

confirmation e-mail will follow with the instructions on how to log into the event at a

later stage. For more information, please click here.

 

NGO Corner

Please note that the events announced here are not organized by the United Nations and

do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the Organization.

 

Thursday, 4 May 2017

New York NGO Committee on Ageing – Bridging the Gap between the Generations:

Building Social Integration – Presentation and Working Session

Time: 1 to 3 p.m.

Venue: United Nations Church Center, Hardin Room, 44th Street and First Avenue, New

York City

Programme

 

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

NGOCSD-NY Co-Sponsored with UN

Environment Programme & the Brazilian Ministry of

Environment Panel Discussion on “Sustainable Development in Practice: Applying an

Integrated Approach in Latin America & the Caribbean”

Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Venue: UN Plaza Hotel, East 44th Street between First & Second Avenue

Invitation

 

Thursday-Friday, 11-12 May 2017

Universal Esperanto Association, in cooperation with the Study Group on Language at the

UN and the Center for Applied Linguistics: Symposium on “Language, the SDGs and

Vulnerable Populations”

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (both days)

Venue: Church Center, 777 UN Plaza (44th and First Avenue)

RSVP

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

UN PGA’s High-Level SDG Action Event on Innovation & Connectivity – 17 May

2017 at UNHQ

Register here

NGO Youth Corner

Peace Boat’s new Sustainable Development Goals Scholarship Opportunity for Youth this

Summer!!!!!

More information

Summer program

Friday, 5 May 2017

DPI/NGO Youth Representatives Meeting

Time: 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Venue: DPI/NGO Resource Centre (801 UN Plaza, UNITAR Building, 45th Street with 1st Ave)

RSVP

Youth as a key voice in the Together Campaign. Please help us spread the message!!!!!!

YOUTH for Together – Respect, Safety and Dignity for All

Youth Forum at CSW61

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

SDSN Youth – Global Webinar (Facebook live) with Professor Jeffrey Sachs

Time: 9 a.m.

Click HERE to schedule yourself a ‘Facebook Reminder’

Submit questions for Professor Sachs here

Together Initiative

#jointogether

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.

TOGETHER WEBSITE

Special Representative for Int’l Migration

UN NGOs Outreach/Newsletter

OHCHR Newsletter

UNISPAL Newsletter

NGLS Newsletter

DESA Newsletter

DPI/NGO news made available through the Center for UN and Global Governance Studies, Seton Hall University.

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