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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Call for Applications: 2018 Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent
The Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent provides the participants with an intensive learning opportunity to deepen their understanding of the United Nations human rights system, instruments and mechanisms, with a focus on issues of particular relevance to people of African descent.
The Fellowship Programme will allow the participants to better contribute to the protection and promotion of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of people of African descent in their respective countries.
In the framework of the Programme of Activities for the Implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent, this year the Fellowship will be held from 19 November to 7 December 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Deadline for Applications: 1 June 2018
Learn more
We are looking for volunteers to serve on Planning Sub-committees
Are you a Representative of NGO associated with DPI?
Get involved in planning the DPI/NGO Conference!
Apply here to serve on the planning Sub-committees
NGO Youth Representatives are invited to apply here to co-chair a sub-committee
Deadline for applications is Friday, 18 May 2018.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ASEAN MY WORLD 2030 ADVOCATES
The ASEAN MY World Advocacy Programme is series of comprehensive advocacy activities led by the UN SDG Action Campaign and the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub across ASEAN countries aiming to advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promote citizen engagement and data collection activities among young people in the region.
A group of 25 talented young ASEAN advocates will be selected to join the Advocacy Programme and will have the opportunity to work as MY World 2030 Advocates and become agents of change in their community, city, region and country.
Apply by 18 May 2018 at sdg/ac/asean
More information
EVENTS
DPI NGO Winter-Spring 2018 Calendar
30 May 2018
President of the General Assembly’s Youth Dialogue
UN Headquarters – New York
Stakeholder Speakers Selected
At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly, UN-NGLS facilitated a process to identify stakeholders wishing to speak during the “open mic” session at the President of the General Assembly’s Youth Dialogue. UN-NGLS facilitated a Stakeholder Selection Committee to review applications for the speaking roles and create a regionally and gender balanced short-list of candidates for the President of the General Assembly to consider.
More information about the Youth Dialogue is available here.
17 May – DPI NGO Townhall
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Conference Room 4, United Nations Headquarters, New York
RSVP for the Townhall by Tuesday, 15 May
22 May – DPI NGO Tuesday Chat Series – Updated
“Missing Children Experience: Exploitation and Violence”
2:30 – 4 p.m.
DPI NGO Resource, 801 UN Plaza, 2nd Floor, New York
24 May – DPI NGO Thursday Briefing organized in partnership with the FIA Foundation
“Paving the Way to Road Safety”
Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Location: Conference Room 2, United Nations Headquarters, New York
RSVP by Tuesday, 22 May
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Intercultural Dialogue for Peace and Development
Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 2, United Nations Headquarters, New York
The Permanent Missions of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Republic of Liberia, Republic of Senegal, Slovak Republic and Republic of Vanuatu are hosting a side event titled “Intercultural Dialogue for Peace and Development” on 31 May 2018 from 15:00 – 17:00 in Conference Room 2. The purpose of this side event is to promote intercultural dialogue as a foundation for tolerance and understanding to ensure peaceful societies and the effective exercise of human rights.
On display: 28 April – 3 June 2018
UN Exhibit: Seventy years of the International Law Commission: Drawing a balance for the future
Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New York
This exhibit is dedicated to the evolution of the codification movement and the advancements made in the field of international law. It focuses on the efforts of the United Nations, which, through its International Law Commission, has played a major role in this process. The exhibit aims to increase the understanding and appreciation of the general public for international law and for the role of the UN in its development. This exhibit is organized by the UN Office of Legal Affairs in connection with the 70th session of the International Law Commission.
Panel discussion entitled “Families and inclusive societies”Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Time: 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6, United Nations Headquarters, New York
The event is organized in observance of the International Day of Families (A/RES/47/237) by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Division of Inclusive Social Development.
Contact: Ms. Renata Kaczmarska (kaczmarska@un.org; 212-963-4596)
Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Special Commemorative Concert by Trio Joubran to mark the 70th Anniversary of Al-Nakba
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: General Assembly Hall, United Nations Headquarters, New York
The event is co-organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the UN and the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. For any inquiries regarding the event, kindly contact salem.sahar@gmail.com
RSVP by Thrusday, 10 May 2018
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Informal briefing on the preparation of the eleventh session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A/RES/61/106)
Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Conference Room 9, United Nations Headquarters, New York
The event is co-organized by the Bureau (Bulgaria) (President), Ecuador, Germany, Sri Lanka and Tunisia (Vice-Presidents), in collaboration with the Secretariat (Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Division of Inclusive Social Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Office of Legal Affairs.
Contacts: Mr. Guozhong Zhang (zhangg@un.org; 212-963-4755); or Ms. Asya Tsvetanova (asya.tsvetanova@mfa.bg)
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Presentation and panel discussion entitled “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Families. Results of the Global Research Project
Time: 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6, United Nations Headquarters, New York
The event is organized in observance of the International Day of Families by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Division of Inclusive Social Development, in collaboration with UNICEF, International Federation for Family Development and SOS Children’s Villages.
Contact: Ms. Renata Kaczmarska (kaczmarska@un.org; 212-963-4596)
Thursday, 17 May 2018
Informal briefing to civil society organizations on the preparation of the eleventh session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A/RES/61/106)
Time: 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 9, United Nations Headquarters, New York
The event is co-organized by the Bureau (Bulgaria) (President), Ecuador, Germany, Sri Lanka and Tunisia (Vice-Presidents), in collaboration with the Secretariat (Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Division of Inclusive Social Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Office of Legal Affairs).
Contacts: Mr. Guozhong Zhang (zhangg@un.org; 212-963-4755); or Ms. Asya Tsvetanova (asya.tsvetanova@mfa.bg)
Friday, 18 May 2018
The 7th Peace Is… Event
Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
Venue: Visitors Lobby, United Nations Headquarters, New York
Tea Ceremony for Peace and Innovation featuring the live crafting of ZEN-An: The Suitcase Tea Room and accompanied by the music of the UN Chamber Music Society of the UNSRC. The event features Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations and the Missions of Mexico, Kenya, Austria, Finland, Bangladesh, Philippines, Canada, Costa Rica, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland, Brazil and Indonesia in cooperation with the UN Department of Public Information and in support of the STI Forum.
Flyer
UN Grounds pass holders are welcome to join the event.
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Intercultural Dialogue for Peace and Development
Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 2, United Nations Headquarters, New York
The Permanent Missions of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Republic of Liberia, Republic of Senegal, Slovak Republic and Republic of Vanuatu are hosting a side event titled “Intercultural Dialogue for Peace and Development” on 31 May 2018 from 15:00 – 17:00 in Conference Room 2. The purpose of this side event is to promote intercultural dialogue as a foundation for tolerance and understanding to ensure peaceful societies and the effective exercise of human rights.
17-18 May 2018
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.
2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions
Dates: 1 – 7 November, 2018
Location: Toronto, Canada
2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions Luminaries Are Champions of Change
Registration is now open
More information
Tuesday Chat Series: “When Children Go Missing – A Civil Society Perspective”
Date: 22 May 2018
Time: 2:30 – 4:00 P.M.
Venue: DPI NGO Resource Center
801 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017
4 June 2018 & 26 September 2018
Interactive hearing and General Assembly high-level meeting on the fight to end TB
Venue: United Nations Headquarters, (UN Plaza) New York, United States
The United Nations General Assembly will hold a high-level meeting on the fight to end tuberculosis on 26 September 2018 in New York with the overall theme “United to end tuberculosis: an urgent global response to a global epidemic”. An interactive hearing will be convened by the President of the General Assembly on 4 June 2018, in New York, as part of the preparatory process for the high-level meeting.
Accreditation is now open until 27 April 2018 for relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector with expertise in tuberculosis to attend the high-level meeting and participate in the interactive civil society hearing.
Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC do not need to apply at this stage.
Please note that once the accreditation process is finalized, each participant will need to register separately to attend the interactive civil society hearing and the high-level meeting. Separate registration forms for both events will be opened in due course.
Contact: unitedtoendtb@un.org
More information
27 September 2018
High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases
Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New York
The United Nations General Assembly will hold its third high-level meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases on 27 September 2018 in New York with the overall theme “Scaling up multi-stakeholder and multisectoral responses for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
An interactive hearing will be convened by the President of the General Assembly on 5 July 2018, in New York, as part of the preparatory process for the high-level meeting.
Accreditation is now open until 18 May 2018 for relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector to attend the high-level meeting and participate in the interactive civil society hearing.
Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC do not need to apply at this stage. Separate registration forms for both events will be opened in due course.
To start the accreditation process, please visit: https://reg.unog.ch/event/24570/
For additional information on the UN high-level meeting, please visit: https://www.un.org/pga/72/event-latest/prevention-of-non-communicable-diseases/
CAMPAIGNS
SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands! – WHO Campaign
It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care #HandHygiene
WHO calls on health facilities to prevent health care-associated sepsis through hand hygiene and infection prevention and control (IPC) action. Sepsis is estimated to affect more than 30 million patients every year worldwide. At the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017, Member States adopted a resolution on improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sepsis.
Health care-associated infections, infections acquired during health care delivery, are common and are a risk factor for developing sepsis but we can prevent this. Effective hand hygiene plays a key role. On world hand hygiene day (5 May), the focus for everyone should be on prevention of sepsis in health care.
More information and resources
The Global Humanitarian Overview is the most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based assessment of world humanitarian needs. The GHO is based on detailed analysis of comprehensive data from a wide range of sources, and face-to-face interviews with hundreds of thousands of people directly affected by humanitarian crises across the globe.
#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:
New Africa Renewal
Official UN Social Media Accounts
UNICEF Campaign #RefugeesWelcome
INTERNATIONAL DAYS AND OBSERVANCES
15 May
International Day of Families (A/RES/47/237)
16 May
International Day of Living Together in Peace (A/RES/72/130)
17 May
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (A/RES/60/252; ITU Resolution 68/2006)
20 May
World Bee Day (A/RES/72/211)
21 May
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (A/RES/57/249)
22 May
International Day for Biological Diversity (A/RES/55/201)
23 May
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (A/RES/67/147)
29 May
International Day of UN Peacekeepers (A/RES/57/129)
31 May
World No-Tobacco Day [WHO] (WHA Resolution 42.19)
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