{"id":2793,"date":"2017-10-10T10:42:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T14:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/?p=2793"},"modified":"2017-10-28T22:17:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T02:17:21","slug":"un-events-and-campaigns-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/2017\/10\/10\/un-events-and-campaigns-6\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Events and Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, 10 October <\/strong><\/p>\n

Panel discussion on \u201cCelebrating Childhood: A Journey to End Violence Against Children\u201d<\/strong> (A\/RES\/62\/141 and A\/RES\/71\/177) (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Chile, Sweden and Thailand, the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (SRSG-VAC) and Arigatou International)<\/p>\n

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

Venue: Conference Room 7, UNHQ, New York <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Francisco Quesney, SRSG-VAC<\/a> e-mail quesney@un.org<\/a> tel. 1 (917) 367-6125.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 11 October <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cGirls Speak Out\u201d (on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child<\/a><\/strong> (A\/RES\/66\/170)) (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Canada, Peru and Turkey, and the NGO Working Group on Girls)<\/p>\n

Time: 3 to 5 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ, New York <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Cameron Jelinski, Permanent Mission of Canada e-mail cameron.jelinski@international.gc.ca<\/a> or click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, 12 October <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event on \u201cVarious Aspects of Landmine Destruction and Interconnection between Disarmament and Development\u201d<\/strong> (A\/RES\/66\/29) (organized by the Permanent Mission of Belarus, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP))<\/p>\n

Time: 3 to 6 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 8, UNHQ, New York<\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Artsiom Tozik, Permanent Mission of Belarus<\/a> e-mail tozikart1@gmail.com<\/a> tel. 1 (646) 401-1877).<\/p>\n

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Friday, 13 October<\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cThe other is a good for me: The role of interreligious and intercultural dialogue in addressing violence, conflict and building lasting peace in the world today\u201d<\/strong> (A\/RES\/61\/221) (organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See, in collaboration with Communion and Liberation)<\/p>\n

Time: 3 to 5 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 12, UNHQ, New York <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See<\/a> e-mail office@holyseemission.org<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 370-7885); to register, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Monday, 16 October <\/strong><\/p>\n

Briefing entitled \u201cUnited Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial \u2013 Vancouver 2017 Technical Briefing\u201d (A\/RES\/71\/314) (organized by the Permanent Mission of Canada) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 7, UNHQ, New York <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Alex Charlebois, Permanent Mission of Canada<\/a> e-mail alex.charlebois@international.gc.ca<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 848-1158.<\/p>\n

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Monday, 16 October to Friday, 20 October <\/strong><\/p>\n

Africa Week 2017. Multiple events on the theme \u201cSupporting an Integrated, Prosperous, People-Centred and Peaceful Africa: Towards the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Venue: Multiple venues, UNHQ, New York<\/p>\n

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

Registration for Africa Week events is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 17 October <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cAnswering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies\u201d<\/strong> (on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty<\/a> (A\/RES\/47\/196)) (organized by the Permanent Mission of France, in collaboration with ATD Fourth World)<\/p>\n

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

Venue: Conference Room 2, UNHQ, New York <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact ATD Fourth World<\/a> e-mail nycteam@4thworldmovement.org<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 228-1339.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 17 October <\/strong><\/p>\n

Panel discussion on \u201cThe Informal Economy in Developing Nations: Hidden Engine of Innovation in Africa\u201d<\/strong> (A\/RES\/70\/213) (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Ghana and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO))<\/p>\n

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

Venue: Conference Room 11, UNHQ, New York <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Lucinda Longcroft, WIPO<\/a> e-mail lucinda.longcroft@wipo.int<\/a> tel. 1 (917) 244-1071.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, October 31 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe 12th Global Forum on Human Settlements\u201d in observance of World Cities Day 2017. The theme is \u201cEffectively Planning and Managing Urban Spatial Development to Implement 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and New Urban Agenda\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 9 a.m. \u2013 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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

Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n

The event is organized by the Permanent Mission of the Gambia to the UN, the Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the UN (AU), the Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS), the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), the World Urban Campaign (WUC), the World Association of Non-governmental Organizations (WANGO), the Better City Institute (BCI), etc. Please RSVP here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

#UN<\/a> is looking for 17 young change-makers to become the 2017 #UNYoungLeaders<\/a> for the #SDGs<\/a>! Apply from 7 October-3 November.<\/p>\n

Apply here: http:\/\/sdgyoungleaders.org\/apply<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Virtual Hackathon for Sustainable Development<\/strong><\/p>\n

Use your tech skills to bring Science & Technology knowledge to millions of users in developing countries. By participating in this challenge your solution could reach the rest of the world. Bring together data from a curated list of reputable sources worldwide to match innovators, entrepreneurs, and everyday users with the science and technology they need to build a sustainable world. Find out more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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WildforLife Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

Official UN Social Media Accounts<\/a><\/p>\n

UNICEF Campaign<\/a> (#RefugeesWelcome)<\/p>\n

\u201cSmall Smurfs Big Goals\u201d Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

UNITE Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

Children Uprooted Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

#NotATarget<\/a><\/p>\n

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These UN events are made available through the <\/strong>DPI\/NGO<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Vera Dimoplon<\/a><\/p>\n

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