UNITED NATIONS EVENTS
Thursday, 29 March 2018
DPI NGO Briefing- Remember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for Freedom and Equality
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Conference Room 2
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Deadline to RSVP: 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Thursday, 5 April 2018
The Value of Peacekeeping: Stories from the Field
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Conference Room 4
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Deadline to RSVP: 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Thursday, 29 March
DPI NGO Briefing organized in observance of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25 March)
Remember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for Freedom and Equality
Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Conference Room 2, United Nations Headquarters, New York
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Briefing on the forthcoming seventeenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Briefing on the forthcoming seventeenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (16 to 27 April 2018) (E/2000/22) (organized by the secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues).
Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8, United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States
Permanent missions are invited. To register, please contact Ms. Mirian Masaquiza, (masaquiza@un.org; 917-367-9607).
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Event entitled “Inclusive and innovative partnerships for effective global governance of migration”
Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 3 – 6 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 2, United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States
Event entitled “Inclusive and innovative partnerships for effective global governance of migration” (first session of the International Dialogue on Migration 2018) (A/RES/71/280) (organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)).
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Workshop for NGOs on UN International Day of Education for Global Citizenship
Time: 2 – 4 p.m.
Venue: Church Center for the United Nations, 10th Floor, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York
RSVP by Wednesday, 28 March
Flyer
The NGO Steering Committee for an International Day of Education for Global Citizenship (IDEGC) will host a workshop for UN NGOs. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at IDEGC.comm@gmail.com.
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Meeting of the Group of Friends of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Venue: Economic and Social Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States
Meeting of the Group of Friends of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (ambassadorial level) (A/RES/69/312) (organized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)).
Contact: Ms. Anna Pavlyuchenko, UNAOC (annap@unops.org; 646-479-0914).
Thursday, 12 April 2018
11th Annual Psychology Day at the United Nations “Climate Change: Psychological Interventions Promoting Mitigation and Adaptation
Time: 3 – 6 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 2, United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States
Flyer
RSVP
More information at unpsychologyday.com
17-18 May 2018 – Save the Date
United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine
Venue: Trusteeship Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, (UN Plaza) New York, United States
To mark the upcoming anniversary of the 1948 War and the Nakba, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene on 17 and 18 May the two-day United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine “70 Years after 1948 – Lessons to Achieve a Sustainable Peace” at the UN Headquarters in New York.
The event is open to the public and registration on a first-come, first-served basis. To register for the Forum and for more information, please click here.
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#CleanSeas Break-Up: “It’s not me, it’s you”
This short UN Environment #CleanSeas video take a lighter look at the issue of marine litter and asks everyone around the world to break-up with single-use plastics and make their pledge at cleanseas.org.
#StandUp4HumanRights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Add Your Voice
Join us in celebrating Human Rights Day and record yourself reading an article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in your language: www.un.org/udhr-video/
#JoinTogether Campaign
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.
More Campaigns:
Official UN Social Media Accounts
UNICEF Campaign #RefugeesWelcome
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This information was published by Vera Dimoplon.