72nd Session of the UN General Assembly
The 72nd Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) will convene at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 3 p.m.
The General Debate will open on Tuesday, 19 September 2017.
Thursday, 7 September 2017
High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace will be convened by the President of the UN
General Assembly and aims to highlight emerging trends that impact on the realization of
a culture of peace and to enable Member States and others to exchange ideas on further
promoting a Culture of Peace.
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: General Assembly
Hall & Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ, New York The High-level Forum will consist of an opening session, a plenary segment, an interactive panel discussion and a closing segment. The panel discussion will take place in the Trusteeship Council Chamber and will focus on “Sowing the Seeds of the Culture of Peace: Early Childhood Development is the Beginning”.
Thursday, 7 September 2017
Presentation of the report entitled “Journey to Extremism in Africa: Drivers, Incentives and the Tipping Point for Recruitment” (A/RES/66/282) organized by the Regional Bureau
for Africa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Time: 10 to 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 3, UNHQ, New York
All are invited. For further information, please contact UNDP Mr. Chinpihoi Kipgen e-mail
chinpihoi.kipgen@undp.org or Mr. Lamine Bal e-mail lamine.bal@undp.org
Thursday, 7 September 2017
Meet the author: Pamela Hanlon, in a conversation moderated by Mr. Maher Nasser,
Department of Public Information, United Nations and joined by Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs.
Time: 1 to 2 p.m.
Venue: United Nations Bookshop,
GA Building, Visitors’ Concourse, New York
Thursday, 7 September 2017
Panel discussion on “Displacement and migration in the context of disasters and climate change” –The work of the Platform on Disaster Displacement (on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (A/RES/64/200)) (organized by the Permanent
Mission of Germany).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7, UNHQ, New York
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Sylvia Wasch,
Permanent Mission of Germany e-mail sylvia.wasch@diplo.de tel. 1 (212) 940-0490
Friday, 8 September 2017
Event on “Second year anniversary of the 2030 Agenda: Lessons learned from the
Sustainable Development Goals Fund” (A/RES/70/1) co-organized by the Permanent
Mission of Peru and the Women’s International Forum (WIF).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 5, UNHQ, New York
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Veronika Bustamante,
Permanent Mission of Peru (e-mail vbustamante@unperu.org; tel. 1 (212) 687-3336)
Friday,8 September 2017
Briefing on “Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Further Improvements on Market-Based
Approaches” in follow up to the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (A/RES/69/313) organized by
the Financing for Development Office (FfDO), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
Time: 3 to 5 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8, UNHQ, New York
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Tim Hilger, FfDO, DESA e-mail hilger@un.org
Saturday, 16 September 2017
Outrace Poverty: 5K/10K Run/Walk a scenic course and help raise money for the UNFCU Foundation
Registration: 8 a.m.
Race Time: 9:30 a.m.
Venue: Firefighters Field, Roosevelt Island, 425 Main St.,
New York, NY 10044
Sunday, 17 September 2017
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and partners announced the 15 winners of the
Equator Prize 2017, recognizing local and indigenous communities from Africa, Asia, and
Latin America. The winning organizations, which showcase innovative solutions for tackling poverty, environment, and climate challenges, will be honored at a celebratory gala in New York on September 17, 2017. More information
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Transforming Our World: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Time: 2 to 6 p.m.
Location: Lifebridge Sanctuary, 333 Mountain Road
Rosendale, NY 12472
Admission is by donation.
RSVP: Tel 1 (845) 658-3439 or click here to email.
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