#DPINGO 2017 Fall Briefings Season Kick Off: One on One with PGA Join us for a dialogue with the President of the 72nd UN General Assembly (PGA) H.E. Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his agenda for the current session of the General Assembly and civil society engagement.
Date: Friday, 6 October 2017
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ, NY
DPI/NGO 2017 Youth-Led Chat Series
Bullying: Complicit Silence in the Face of Indignity
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
Time: 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: DPI/NGO Resource Centre
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Event entitled “Introducing the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions and its Role in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Arab Region” (A/RES/70/163) (organized by Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in collaboration with the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI))
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 12, UNHQ, New York
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Nenad Vasić, OHCHR New York Office e-mail vasic@un.org
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Panel discussion on “Introduction of Technology in Elections: Benefits and Risks” (A/RES/70/168)
Time: 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 9, UNHQ, New York
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Rahel Brugger Piriz, Electoral Assistance Division e-mail bruggerpiriz@un.org. Co-organized by the Department of Political Affairs (DPA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
Thursday, 5 October 2017 “Promoting a Culture of Lawfulness: Implementing the Doha Declaration,” a side event on the occasion of the Third Committee’s deliberation on “Drug control, crime prevention and combating international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations”
Time: 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 11, UNHQ, New York
Permanent Missions and other interested attendees are kindly requested to RSVP by latest 20 September 2017 to Ms. Yu Ping Chan (email: unodcny@un.org) indicating your name, organization and whether you will need a UN Grounds Pass.
Monday, 16 October to Friday, 20 October 2017
Africa Week 2017. Multiple events on the theme “Supporting an Integrated, Prosperous, People-Centred and Peaceful Africa: Towards the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”
Venue: Multiple venues, UNHQ, New York
Registration for Africa Week events is available here.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 “The 12th Global Forum on Human Settlements” in observance of World Cities Day 2017. The theme is “Effectively Planning and Managing Urban Spatial Development to Implement 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and New Urban Agenda”
Time: 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Multiple locations, UNHQ, New York
The event is organized by the Permanent Mission of the Gambia to the UN, the Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the UN (AU), the Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS), the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), the World Urban Campaign (WUC), the World Association of Non-governmental Organizations (WANGO), the Better City Institute (BCI), etc. Please RSVP here.
Friday, 3 November, 2017 “The 2017 Humanitarian Awards Dinner” Celebrating the 72nd Anniversary of the United Nations
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: 45th Street and First Avenue, Visitors Entrance, UNHQ, New York
Admission to the 2017 Humanitarian Awards Dinner is by invitation only. Reservations are required. Click here for more information, to purchase individual tickets or tables, download a printable invitation, and to learn more about corporate sponsorships. You may also contact Ann Nicol at (212) 907-1353.
UNAOC launches call for Young Peacebuilders in MENA
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is pleased to launch the call for applications for the Young Peacebuilders in Middle East and North Africa programme. The call is open to participants between 18 to 25 years old, from the region, with a strong interest in growing their ability to act as agents of peace in their community, region and beyond.
Youth Delegates Participation at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
The Youth Delegates Programme is an important and crucial mechanism for the participation of young people in the work of the United Nations. Every year, many Member States support their youth delegates as part of their official delegation to the United Nations General Assembly and various functional Commissions of the Economic and Social Council. The intergovernmental processes give youth an opportunity to actively participate and understand the intricacies of negotiations, achieving consensus and diplomacy executed at the various levels of decision making processes. Most importantly, youth delegates bring creativity, energy and new perspectives to highlight issues and interests that globally concern them. Upon their return to their home countries, youth delegates continue to impart their knowledge and lessons learned from the Youth Delegates experience to members of their communities. For the years 2017-2018, several Youth Delegates attended various intergovernmental processes including the General Assembly opening and debate, and the upcoming Third Committee that deals with a range of social, humanitarian and human rights issues including those of youth. The underlying principle of youth participation in the work of the United Nations lies in its inherent potential to create better policy and programmatic dialogue between young people and their Governments on youth issues. The Youth Flash monthly newsletter interviewed Paige Burton, the current Australian Youth Delegate to share her perspectives on how participation at intergovernmental bodies through the Youth Delegates Programme, helps empower her and other youth. Please read the article here.
Official UN Social Media Accounts
UNICEF Campaign (#RefugeesWelcome)
“Small Smurfs Big Goals” Campaign
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Published by Vera Dimoplon