{"id":2386,"date":"2017-05-02T17:56:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T21:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2017-05-02T17:56:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T21:56:46","slug":"upcoming-un-events-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/2017\/05\/02\/upcoming-un-events-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming UN Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, 4 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

World Press Freedom Day 2017 Event – Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s Role in <\/strong><\/p>\n

Advancing Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 2 <\/em><\/p>\n

Invitation<\/a><\/p>\n

RSVP<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday, 5 Jun 2017 to Friday, 9 Jun 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development <\/strong><\/p>\n

Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for <\/strong><\/p>\n

sustainable development <\/strong><\/p>\n

Location: UNHQ, New York <\/em><\/p>\n

Ocean Conference<\/a><\/p>\n

Registration<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 2 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Panel Discussion to Launch of the Publication \u201cShaping the International Agenda: Raising <\/strong><\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Voices in Intergovernmental Forums\u201d (organized by the United Nations Entity <\/strong><\/p>\n

for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women). <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 12 <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Weiting Luo, UN-Women (e-mail<\/p>\n

weiting.luo@unwomen.org<\/a> or please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, 2 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event on \u201cWorld Tuna Day\u201d (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Nauru and the <\/strong><\/p>\n

Group of Pacific Small Island Developing States). <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 8 <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Daniel Zaleznik, Permanent<\/p>\n

Mission of Nauru e-mail zaleznik.daniel@gmail.com<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 937-0074<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Wednesday, 3 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Panel Discussion Entitled \u201cSafety of Women Journalists in Conflict Situations\u201d (co- <\/strong><\/p>\n

organized by the Permanent Missions of France, Greece and Lithuania, on behalf of the <\/strong><\/p>\n

Group of Friends on the Protection of Journalists). <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 1 to 2:30 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 7 <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Marie -Laure Charrier,<\/p>\n

Permanent Mission of France e-mail marie-laure.charrier@diplomatie.gouv.fr<\/a> or click <\/a><\/p>\n

here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Wednesday, 3 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Panel Discussion on \u201cE-governance as One of the Key Enablers in Achieving the <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\u201d (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of <\/strong><\/p>\n

Estonia, Namibia and the Republic of Moldova, in collaboration with e-Governance <\/strong><\/p>\n

Academy). <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 8 <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Anneli Lepp, Permanent<\/p>\n

Mission of Estonia e-mail anneli.lepp@mfa.ee<\/a> or please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Monday, 8 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cBusiness and Decent Work: Briefing on the Revised ILO Declaration on <\/strong><\/p>\n

Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy\u201d (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of <\/strong><\/p>\n

Brazil and the Netherlands and the International Labour Organization (ILO). <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 8 <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Jessica Pak, ILO e-mail<\/p>\n

pak@ilo.org<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 697-0150<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tuesday, 9 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Meeting of the Group of Friends of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (organized by the <\/strong><\/p>\n

Permanent Mission of Brazil). <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 7 <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Patrick Luna, Permanent Mission<\/p>\n

of Brazil e-mail patrick.luna@itamaraty.gov.br<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 372-2606<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Monday, 15 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cInnovative Solution Toward Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals <\/strong><\/p>\n

(SDGs) Japan\u2019s Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development <\/strong><\/p>\n

(SATREPS) for Co-creating Global Capacity and Partnership on Science, Technology and <\/strong><\/p>\n

Innovation (STI); Past, Present and Future\u201d<\/strong> (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of<\/p>\n

Japan, the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Japan International<\/p>\n

Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development<\/p>\n

(AMED), in collaboration with the World Bank).<\/p>\n

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 7 <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Maury Guadalupe, Permanent<\/p>\n

Mission of Japan e-mail maury.guadalupe@dn.mofa.go.jp<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 521-1582<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tuesday, 16 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cAmplifying Women\u2019s Voices from the Global Displacement Crisis\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 11<\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Anna Reichenberg, IOM e-mail<\/p>\n

areichenberg@iom.int<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 681-7000, ext. 257; to register, e-mail<\/p>\n

rsvpnewyork@iom.int<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tuesday, 16 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Panel discussion entitled \u201cClimate Change, Migration and Displacement: New perspectives <\/strong><\/p>\n

on Regional Approaches to Climate-induced Migration, Displacement and Relocation\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

organized by the United Nations University (UNU) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 1 to 2:45 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 8 <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact the UNU New York Office e-mail<\/p>\n

blocher@unu.edu<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 963-6387; to register, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Friday, 5 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

The NGO Branch, at the Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination in UN DESA, cordially <\/strong><\/p>\n

invites you to a Webinar event. The session will provide step-by-step information on how <\/strong><\/p>\n

to apply for ECOSOC consultative status. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n

In order to attend the webinar, kindly click here<\/a> and fill out the registration form; a<\/p>\n

confirmation e-mail will follow with the instructions on how to log into the event at a<\/p>\n

later stage. For more information, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NGO Corner<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Please note that the events announced here are not organized by the United Nations and<\/em><\/p>\n

do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the Organization.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thursday, 4 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

New York NGO Committee on Ageing – Bridging the Gap between the Generations: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Building Social Integration – Presentation and Working Session<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 1 to 3 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: United Nations Church Center, Hardin Room, 44th Street and First Avenue, New <\/em><\/p>\n

York City<\/em><\/p>\n

Programme<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tuesday, 9 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

NGOCSD-NY Co-Sponsored with UN <\/strong><\/p>\n

Environment Programme & the Brazilian Ministry of <\/strong><\/p>\n

Environment Panel Discussion on “Sustainable Development in Practice: Applying an <\/strong><\/p>\n

Integrated Approach in Latin America & the Caribbean”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: UN Plaza Hotel, East 44th Street between First & Second Avenue<\/em><\/p>\n

Invitation<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thursday-Friday, 11-12 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Universal Esperanto Association, in cooperation with the Study Group on Language at the <\/strong><\/p>\n

UN and the Center for Applied Linguistics: Symposium on \u201cLanguage, the SDGs and <\/strong><\/p>\n

Vulnerable Populations\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (both days) <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Church Center, 777 UN Plaza (44th and First Avenue) <\/em><\/p>\n

RSVP<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 17 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

UN PGA’s High-Level SDG Action Event on Innovation & Connectivity – 17 May <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2017 at UNHQ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Register here<\/a><\/p>\n

NGO Youth Corner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peace Boat’s new Sustainable Development Goals Scholarship Opportunity for Youth this<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summer!!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

More information<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer program<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 5 May 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

DPI\/NGO Youth Representatives Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: DPI\/NGO Resource Centre (801 UN Plaza, UNITAR Building, 45th Street with 1st Ave) <\/em><\/p>\n

RSVP<\/a><\/p>\n

Youth as a key voice in the Together Campaign. Please help us spread the message!!!!!! <\/strong><\/p>\n

YOUTH for Together \u2013 Respect, Safety and Dignity for All <\/strong><\/p>\n

Youth Forum at CSW61 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 2 May 2017 <\/em><\/p>\n

SDSN Youth – Global Webinar (Facebook live) with Professor Jeffrey Sachs <\/em><\/p>\n

Time: 9 a.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Click HERE<\/a> to schedule yourself a ‘Facebook Reminder’<\/p>\n

Submit questions for Professor Sachs here<\/a><\/p>\n

Together Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n

#jointogether<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn about the latest UN global initiative that promotes respect, safety and<\/strong><\/p>\n

dignity for everyone forced to flee their homes in search of a better life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

TOGETHER WEBSITE<\/a><\/p>\n

Special Representative for Int\u2019l Migration<\/a><\/p>\n

UN NGOs Outreach\/Newsletter<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

OHCHR Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

UNISPAL Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

NGLS Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

DESA Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

DPI\/NGO<\/a> news made available through the Center for UN and Global Governance Studies<\/a>, Seton Hall University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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