Skip to content

Upcoming UN Events

Highlights: The Ocean Conference (5 June-9 June), “From Awareness Raising to Action for the Oceans: the role of Youth and Civil Society” (9 June). Check out the current Campaigns and get involved (see Social Media & Campaigns).

 

The Ocean Conference

#SaveOurOcean

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. Get the programme list of all official and side events here.

Location: UNHQ, New York

Register

Media Assets

Webcast

 

World Environment Day

Monday, 5 Jun 2017

United Nations Environment in association with Canada, the host country for 2017 World

Environment Day celebrates the International Day with the theme ‘Connecting people to

nature’. Share a photo or video of your favorite place in nature using

#WorldEnvironmentDay or #WithNature.

More information at http://worldenvironmentday.global/

 

Social Media & Campaigns

UN4RefugeesMigrants Campaign

WildforLife Campaign

Official UN Social Media Accounts

UNICEF Campaign (#RefugeesWelcome)

“Small Smurfs Big Goals” Campaign

UNITE Campaign

FreeAndEqual Campaign

Children Uprooted Campaign – NEW

 

Thursday, 8 June 2017

Meet Greg Stone & Nishan Degnarain, authors of ‘Soul of the Sea: In the Age of the

Algorithm’. The book draws upon the fields of science, economics and business strategy to

chart the future of humankind’s relationship to the ocean.

Time: 1 to 2 p.m.

Venue: United Nations Bookshop, GA Building. Visitor’s Concourse

Invitation

RSVP

 

Thursday, 8 June 2017

Meeting of the Steering Committee of the 10X20 Initiative on Marine Protected Areas (co-

organized by the Permanent Missions of the Bahamas, Italy, Kenya and Poland, and the

Ocean Sanctuary Alliance)

Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 11

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Eugenia Palagi, Permanent

Mission of Italy e-mail eugenia.palagi@esteri.it tel. 1 (646) 840-5388.

 

Thursday, 8 June 2017

Netflix and Exposure Labs in collaboration with the UN DPI presents a special screening of

the documentary film Chasing Coral and a conversation with expert guests and the film’s

Emmy Award-winning director Jeff Orlowski.

Time: 6.15 to 8 p.m.

Venue: Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ

This screening is only accessible to UN grounds pass holders and UN Ocean Conference

Delegates.

RSVP

 

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Briefing on “The Use of Biometric Information in Stemming the Flow of Foreign Terrorist

Fighters: The Key Role of INTERPOL in United Nations Counter-Terrorism Efforts”

(A/RES/71/19), co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Jordan and Switzerland and

the Office of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)

Time: 3 to 6 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 1

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Sangeetha Wickram,

Permanent Mission of Switzerland e-mail sangeetha.wickramasingam@eda.admin.ch tel. 1

(212) 286-1555.

 

Call for Applications to the 2017 UN DESA Energy Grant

The thematic focus for 2017 is “Sustainable Energy for Eradicating Poverty and Promoting

Prosperity in a Changing World”. It is aligned with the theme of the High-level Political

Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development taking place in New York in July 2017.

The deadline for application is 15 June 2017

Guidelines regarding the application can be found here: https://poweringthefuture.un.org/

 

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in association with DPI, invites all to

celebrate the International Day of Yoga, 2017 with a “Yoga Session with Yoga Masters”

Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Venue: North Lawn, United Nations, 405 East, 42nd Street, New York City

Invitation

RSVP

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.

 

Wednesday, 7 June 2017

NGOCSD-NY in support of the United Nations & Communities Globally: UN Ocean

Conference Side Event Meeting: Small Island Developing States: Taking the Lead for

Sustainable Ocean Communities

Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 12, United Nations Headquarters in New York City

Invitation

Biography

 

Thursday, 8 June 2017

NGOCSD-NY in support of the United Nations & Communities Globally: UN Ocean

Conference Side Event Meeting: Safe, Sustainable Water through Technology & Education

for Our Healthy Ocean

Time: 1 to 4 p.m.

Venue: 866 UN Plaza, Baha’i International Office, Suite 120, East 48th Street between First

Avenue and FDR Drive, New York City

Invitation

Biography

 

Friday, 9 June 2017

Peace Boat hosts a side event titles ‘From Awareness Raising to Action for the Oceans: the

role of Youth and Civil Society.” The event will focus on the role of education and

awareness raising for action for the oceans, and to implement the Sustainable

Development Goals

Time: 3 to 4.30 p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 6

Invitation

NGO Youth Corner

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

Summer!

More information

Summer program

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

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

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Pin It on Pinterest