{"id":2555,"date":"2017-07-19T21:26:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T01:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2017-08-07T22:37:02","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T02:37:02","slug":"summer-un-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/2017\/07\/19\/summer-un-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer UN Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, 21 July 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

2017 Many Languages, One World Global Youth Forum Presentations of Action Plans on<\/p>\n

the Sustainable Development Goals, the event created and organized by ELS Educational<\/p>\n

Services, Inc. and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) to promote multilingualism<\/p>\n

and the continued study of the six official languages of the United Nations, and to bring<\/p>\n

globally minded young scholars from all over the world together to engage in dialogue about global issues and initiatives.<\/p>\n

Read more…<\/a> and visit ManyLanguagesOneWorld.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Venue: United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York, NY<\/em><\/p>\n

Sunday, 17 September 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

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The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and partners announced the 15 winners of the<\/p>\n

Equator Prize 2017, recognizing local and indigenous communities from Africa, Asia, and<\/p>\n

Latin America. The winning organizations, which showcase innovative solutions for<\/p>\n

tackling poverty, environment, and climate challenges, will be honored at a celebratory<\/p>\n

gala in New York on September 17, 2017.<\/p>\n

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

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Upcoming UN Meetings and Observances<\/strong><\/p>\n

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28 July<\/strong><\/p>\n

World Hepatitis Day<\/a> [WHO]<\/p>\n

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30 July<\/strong><\/p>\n

International Day of Friendship<\/a> (A\/RES\/65\/275<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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30 July<\/strong><\/p>\n

World Day against Trafficking in Persons<\/a> (A\/RES\/68\/192<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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In Action<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNHCR and NGO Food Sweet Food launched the Refugee Food Festival in 13 major European cities in support of refugee integration The French-born initiative started last year as a partnership between the NGO Food Sweet Food and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the support of partners, citizens, local authorities, restaurants and private businesses.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the universal power of food, the Festival has 3 main objectives: change perceptions of refugees, accelerate their professional integration, and discover cuisines from all over the world. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

Refugee Food Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chernobyl Children International (CCI) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Chernobyl Children International (CCI) was associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information on 27 June 2003. Founded in 1991 five years after the Chernobyl disaster, CCI has provided 100\u20ac million in aid to the Chernobyl regions of Belarus, Ukraine, and Western Russia. CCI has saved thousands of lives through cardiac surgeries, the first-ever baby hospice center in Belarus, various medical programs, and a de-institutionalization adoption program for children confined to bleak state facilities. Through CCI, families in Ireland have hosted over 25,000 children for brief vacations. The ability to escape their toxic environment for a mere few weeks extends each child\u2019s life by two years and reduces their contamination levels by 30 to 50 percent. Chernobyl continues to plague millions, but by alleviating the suffering of these abandoned children CCI restores the hope of current and future generations. For more information, please visit their website at: http:\/\/www.chernobyl-international.com\/<\/a> or see their work on:<\/p>\n

Facebook:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChernobylChildrenInternational<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/chernobyl<\/a><\/p>\n

YouTube:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ChernobylChildren<\/a><\/p>\n

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has appointed Ms. Jayathma<\/p>\n

Wickramanayake of Sri Lanka as his next Envoy on Youth. She will succeed Ahmad Alhendawi of Jordan to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated service in addressing the needs and rights of young people, bringing the work of the United Nations closer to them. The success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development depends on empowering young people as rights-holders, agents of change and torchbearers. For more information visit<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.un.org\/youthenvoy\/about\/<\/a><\/p>\n

On Twitter: @UNYouthEnvoy<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Peace Boat<\/a> Experience from Earlene Cruz<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there is an innumerable amount of summer programs for youth, the Peace Boat<\/p>\n

provided me with the unique opportunity to travel to Latin America \u201cthrough the lens of<\/p>\n

the SDGs\u201d \u2014we met with government officials and farmers alike, much as we do at the<\/p>\n

UN, but this time, we were on the ground with them, having a tangible learning<\/p>\n

experience. We stayed with the Embera Quera Indigenous tribe in Panama and learned, as<\/p>\n

best as one could, what it means to live sustainably. Also in Panama, we met with the<\/p>\n

UNDP regional office, which shared how the SDGs are being implemented in Latin<\/p>\n

America. On board the ship, we hosted a Peace Forum with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

in El Salvador. As a youth scholar for the SDGs, I was invited to present on the SDGs that I<\/p>\n

closely resonated with, ran workshops on Social Enterprise and Design Thinking, as it<\/p>\n

is related to promoting the SDGs. The experience complemented my recent completion of a<\/p>\n

Master\u2019s degree in Food Studies and Social Entrepreneurship. This truly emphasizes the<\/p>\n

importance and autonomy that is given to youth as part of this program, which I am eternally grateful for\u201d. \u2013 Earlene Cruz, SERVAS<\/a> Youth representative to DPI<\/p>\n

The list of participating programmes<\/a><\/p>\n

DPI\/NGO<\/a>\u00a0news made available through the\u00a0Center for UN and Global Governance Studies<\/a>, Seton Hall University.<\/p>\n

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