Thursday, 4 May 2017
World Press Freedom Day 2017 Event – Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s Role in
Advancing Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 2
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
Location: UNHQ, New York
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Panel Discussion to Launch of the Publication “Shaping the International Agenda: Raising
Women’s Voices in Intergovernmental Forums” (organized by the United Nations Entity
for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women).
Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Conference Room 12
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Weiting Luo, UN-Women (e-mail
weiting.luo@unwomen.org or please click here.
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Event on “World Tuna Day” (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Nauru and the
Group of Pacific Small Island Developing States).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Daniel Zaleznik, Permanent
Mission of Nauru e-mail zaleznik.daniel@gmail.com tel. 1 (212) 937-0074
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
Panel Discussion Entitled “Safety of Women Journalists in Conflict Situations” (co-
organized by the Permanent Missions of France, Greece and Lithuania, on behalf of the
Group of Friends on the Protection of Journalists).
Time: 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Marie -Laure Charrier,
Permanent Mission of France e-mail marie-laure.charrier@diplomatie.gouv.fr or click
here.
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
Panel Discussion on “E-governance as One of the Key Enablers in Achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of
Estonia, Namibia and the Republic of Moldova, in collaboration with e-Governance
Academy).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Anneli Lepp, Permanent
Mission of Estonia e-mail anneli.lepp@mfa.ee or please click here.
Monday, 8 May 2017
Event entitled “Business and Decent Work: Briefing on the Revised ILO Declaration on
Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy” (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of
Brazil and the Netherlands and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Jessica Pak, ILO e-mail
pak@ilo.org tel. 1 (212) 697-0150
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Meeting of the Group of Friends of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (organized by the
Permanent Mission of Brazil).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Patrick Luna, Permanent Mission
of Brazil e-mail patrick.luna@itamaraty.gov.br tel. 1 (212) 372-2606
Monday, 15 May 2017
Event entitled “Innovative Solution Toward Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) Japan’s Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development
(SATREPS) for Co-creating Global Capacity and Partnership on Science, Technology and
Innovation (STI); Past, Present and Future” (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of
Japan, the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
(AMED), in collaboration with the World Bank).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Maury Guadalupe, Permanent
Mission of Japan e-mail maury.guadalupe@dn.mofa.go.jp tel. 1 (212) 521-1582
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Event entitled “Amplifying Women’s Voices from the Global Displacement Crisis”
organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 11
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Anna Reichenberg, IOM e-mail
areichenberg@iom.int tel. 1 (212) 681-7000, ext. 257; to register, e-mail
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Panel discussion entitled “Climate Change, Migration and Displacement: New perspectives
on Regional Approaches to Climate-induced Migration, Displacement and Relocation”
organized by the United Nations University (UNU)
Time: 1 to 2:45 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8
All are invited. For further information, please contact the UNU New York Office e-mail
blocher@unu.edu tel. 1 (212) 963-6387; to register, please click here.
Friday, 5 May 2017
The NGO Branch, at the Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination in UN DESA, cordially
invites you to a Webinar event. The session will provide step-by-step information on how
to apply for ECOSOC consultative status.
Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
In order to attend the webinar, kindly click here and fill out the registration form; a
confirmation e-mail will follow with the instructions on how to log into the event at a
later stage. For more information, please click here.
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.
Thursday, 4 May 2017
New York NGO Committee on Ageing – Bridging the Gap between the Generations:
Building Social Integration – Presentation and Working Session
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.
Venue: United Nations Church Center, Hardin Room, 44th Street and First Avenue, New
York City
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
NGOCSD-NY Co-Sponsored with UN
Environment Programme & the Brazilian Ministry of
Environment Panel Discussion on “Sustainable Development in Practice: Applying an
Integrated Approach in Latin America & the Caribbean”
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Venue: UN Plaza Hotel, East 44th Street between First & Second Avenue
Thursday-Friday, 11-12 May 2017
Universal Esperanto Association, in cooperation with the Study Group on Language at the
UN and the Center for Applied Linguistics: Symposium on “Language, the SDGs and
Vulnerable Populations”
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (both days)
Venue: Church Center, 777 UN Plaza (44th and First Avenue)
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
UN PGA’s High-Level SDG Action Event on Innovation & Connectivity – 17 May
NGO Youth Corner
Peace Boat’s new Sustainable Development Goals Scholarship Opportunity for Youth this
Summer!!!!!
Friday, 5 May 2017
DPI/NGO Youth Representatives Meeting
Time: 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Venue: DPI/NGO Resource Centre (801 UN Plaza, UNITAR Building, 45th Street with 1st Ave)
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
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
SDSN Youth – Global Webinar (Facebook live) with Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Time: 9 a.m.
Click HERE to schedule yourself a ‘Facebook Reminder’
Submit questions for Professor Sachs here
Together Initiative
#jointogether
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.
Special Representative for Int’l Migration
UN NGOs Outreach/Newsletter
DPI/NGO news made available through the Center for UN and Global Governance Studies, Seton Hall University.