{"id":2941,"date":"2017-11-28T06:24:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T11:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/?p=2941"},"modified":"2017-12-03T14:44:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T19:44:37","slug":"un-events-and-campaigns-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/2017\/11\/28\/un-events-and-campaigns-9\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Events and Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, 1 December 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us for our upcoming DPI\/NGO Briefing in observance of World AIDS Day The Right to Health Organized in partnership with UNAIDS <\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Date: Friday, 1 December 2017 <\/em><\/p>\n

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

Location: Conference Room 2, UNHQ, NY <\/em><\/p>\n

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

More Information<\/p>\n

#MyRighttoHealth UNAIDS Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 29 November <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cHealth and Human Mobility\u201d<\/strong> (A\/RES\/71\/1<\/a>) (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Thailand, the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR))<\/p>\n

Time: 1:15 \u2013 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. Fatima Khan, WHO Office at the United Nations e-mail fkhan@whoun.org<\/a> tel. 1(646) 626-6047.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 29 November <\/strong><\/p>\n

Briefing on \u201cUnited to End Tuberculosis: An opportunity to end a global emergency\u201d<\/strong> 4 (A\/RES\/71\/159<\/a>) (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Japan and Thailand, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Stop TB Partnership)<\/p>\n

Time: 3 \u2013 5 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

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

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Nathita Premabhuti, Permanent Mission of Thailand e-mail: nathitap@mfa.go.th<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 754-2230, ext. 131;<\/p>\n

please register at unhlm@stoptb.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, 30 November <\/strong><\/p>\n

Briefing on \u201cAfrican Economic Context\u201d<\/strong> (A\/RES\/71\/217<\/a>) (co-organized by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development (IATF on FFD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA))<\/p>\n

Time: 8:30 \u2013 9:45 a.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

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

All are invited. For further information please contact Ms. Peride Blind, Financing for Development Office, DESA e-mail blind@un.org<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 963-2837.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, 30 November <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cPreserving Pluralism and Diversity in the Nineveh Region\u201d<\/strong> (A\/RES\/61\/221<\/a>) (co-organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See, the Nineveh Reconstruction Committee and the Knights of Columbus)<\/p>\n

Time: 3 \u2013 5 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

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

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

Friday, 1 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

SAVE THE DATE: Launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) 2018. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Venue: The Graduate Institute Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.<\/em><\/p>\n

More Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Friday, 1 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

Briefing on \u201cGlobal employment trends for youth 2017: paths to a better working future\u201d <\/strong>(A\/RES\/70\/127) (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Senegal and the International Labour Organization (ILO))<\/p>\n

Time: 1:15 \u2013 2:30 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

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

All are invited. For further information and to register, please contact Ms. Jessica Pak, ILO<\/p>\n

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

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Sunday, 3 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

Under the theme \u201cTransformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all\u201d, the observance of the 2017 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)<\/strong> at UNHQ in New York will be organized by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), in collaboration with Member States, the UN system, academic institutions, civil society, and the private sector.<\/p>\n

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

Venue: Conference Room 4, UNHQ, New York <\/em><\/p>\n

More Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Monday, 11 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

SAVE THE DATE: Special event to mark Human Rights Day and launch of the year-long campaign for the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome and Official Statements <\/u><\/p>\n

Time: 1 \u2013 2 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Location: Visitors\u2019 Lobby, UNHQ, NY <\/em><\/p>\n

Performances <\/u><\/p>\n

Time: 2:30 \u2013 3:30 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Location: Conference Room 2, UNHQ, NY<\/em><\/p>\n

Video-recording stations will be available in the lobby for staff and visitors to add their voice by recording an article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in their native language, for use on social media and posting on the campaign platform: https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/udhr-video\/collection<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information please contact Nenad Vasic, OHCHR New York, at vasic@un.org<\/a><\/p>\n

More Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, 30 November <\/strong><\/p>\n

NGOCSD-NY invites you to \u2018Economic Innovations\u2019 meeting Co-Sponsored by the NGO Committee on Finance for Development, UNA-USA Council of Organizations & CoNGO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Time: 2 \u2013 4 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Location: Boss Room, 8th Floor of the Church Center for the UN, 777 UN Plaza, New York <\/em><\/p>\n

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

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

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Tuesday, 5 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

BookTalkUNA presents \u201cThe Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World\u201d.<\/strong> Join the discussion with authors Oona A. Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro<\/p>\n

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

Location: Cultural Services of the French Embassy, 972 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10075 <\/em><\/p>\n

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

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Wednesday, 13 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Olympics, the Earth & Its Citizens \u2013 Launch Event <\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 3 \u2013 5:30 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Location: Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ, New York General<\/em><\/p>\n

Inquiries: gangwon.gc@gmail.com<\/a> Press Contact: Janet Appel janetappel54@aol.com<\/a> (212) 258-2413 RSVP<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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International Days and Observances<\/strong><\/p>\n

29 November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People<\/a> (A\/RES\/32\/40B)<\/p>\n

1 December World AIDS Day<\/a><\/p>\n

2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery<\/a> (A\/RES\/317(IV))<\/p>\n

3 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities<\/a> (A\/RES\/47\/3)<\/p>\n

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Opportunities for Youth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deadline Extended* Have you worked to build peace in your community? Would you like to share your story as a young peacebuilder in the Middle East and North Africa? Youth4Peace Global Knowledge Portal invites you to become a part of our advocacy campaign, Shughel Shabab! Submit your story! Have your voice heard! 8 Deadline: 1 December 2017*<\/p>\n

The Youth4Peace Global Knowledge Portal is a new multi-stakeholder partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)<\/a>, the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office<\/a> (PBSO), Search for Common Ground<\/a> (SfCG) and the United Network of Young Peacebuilders<\/a> (UNOY).<\/p>\n

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

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Tuesday, 5 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

Call for Proposals: UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women<\/a> is accepting applications for its 21st grant cycle (2017). <\/strong><\/p>\n

The application deadline is 5 December 2017.<\/p>\n

More Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Call for Input: OHCHR Study on Youth and Human Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Human Rights Council Resolution 35\/14 on youth and human rights, requests the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to conduct a detailed study on the implementation of human rights with regard to young people, the identification of cases of discrimination against young people in the exercise of their human rights, and best practices in the full and effective enjoyment of human rights by young people, highlighting the contribution of empowered youth to the realization of human rights in society, to be submitted to the Council prior to its thirty-ninth session.<\/p>\n

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights would be grateful to receive any relevant information for the preparation of this report.<\/p>\n

Information should be sent to Imma Guerras-Delgado, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights e-mail: registry@ohchr.org<\/a> cc: iguerrasdelgado@ohchr.org<\/a> by 12th January 2018 at the latest.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

\u00a0<\/strong>#NotTooYoungToRun<\/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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