{"id":2969,"date":"2017-12-06T15:05:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T20:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2018-01-02T12:18:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T17:18:34","slug":"un-events-and-campaigns-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/2017\/12\/06\/un-events-and-campaigns-10\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Events and Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join us for our upcoming DPI\/NGO Briefing in observance of Human Rights Day and the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights <\/strong><\/p>\n

Stand Up for Human Rights<\/p>\n

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

Date: Thursday, 7 December 2017 <\/em><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Add Your Voice<\/a><\/p>\n

#StandUp4HumanRights<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Event entitled \u201cWorld Soil Day 2017<\/a>: Caring for the Planet Starts from the Ground\u201d (in observance of the World Soil Day<\/strong> (A\/RES\/68\/232)) (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Lesotho, the Netherlands and Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD))<\/p>\n

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

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

All are invited.<\/p>\n

For further information, please contact Mr. David Maciejewski, FAO (e-mail maciejewski@un.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thursday, 7 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

INVITATION: Meet Robin Andersen and Purnaka L. de Silva, editors of \u201cThe Routledge Companion\u201d with Under Secretary-General Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide.<\/strong> Moderated by Mr. Maher Nasser, Director, Outreach Division, DPI.<\/p>\n

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

Venue: UN Bookshop, GA Building, Visitors\u2019 Concourse, UNHQ, New York <\/em><\/p>\n

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

Invite<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Friday, 8 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

Briefing to Member States on the Secretary-General\u2019s Action Plan for the International Decade for Action \u201cWater for Sustainable Development\u201d<\/strong>, 2018-2028 (A\/RES\/71\/222) (co-organized by Permanent Mission of Tajikistan, the Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and UN-Water)<\/p>\n

Time: 10 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Conference Room 6, UNHQ, New York<\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited.<\/p>\n

For further information, please contact Ms. Leanne Burney, UN-Water (e-mail leanne.burney@unwater.org<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 963-5003).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Friday, 8 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cLaunch of the 2017 Economic Report on Africa: Urbanization and Industrialization for Africa\u2019s Transformation\u201d<\/strong> (A\/RES\/71\/256*) (co-organized by the Department of Public Information (DPI), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA)<\/p>\n

Time: 10 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

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

All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Ben Idrissa Ouedraogo, OSAA (e-mail ouedraogob@un.org<\/a> tel. 1 (917) 367-3068); or Ms. Semia Solange Guermas de Tapia, UNECA e-mail guermastapia@un.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Friday, 8 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event in observance of the sixty-ninth anniversary of the Genocide Convention and the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime<\/strong> (9 December) (A\/RES\/69\/323) (organized by the Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect)<\/p>\n

Time: 11 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

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

All are invited. For further information and to register, please contact Ms. Lihi Rapoport, Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect e-mail osapg@un.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Monday, 11 December Special event to mark Human Rights Day (on the occasion of the Human Rights Day <\/strong>(A\/RES\/423 (V)) (10 d\u00e9cembre) (co-organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Department of Public Information (DPI)) Time: 1 \u2013 2 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Visitors\u2019 Lobby of the GA Building, UNHQ <\/em><\/p>\n

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

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

All are invited. For further information please contact Mr. Nenad Vasi\u0107, OHCHR New York Office (e-mail vasic@un.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

United States Postal Service (USPS) Diwali Stamp \u201cThe Power of One\u201d Award Ceremony <\/strong>(A\/RES\/69\/250) (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Belarus, Georgia and India, the Diwali Foundation USA, Inc., in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Tunisia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)-New York)<\/p>\n

Time: 4 \u2013 5:30 p.m. <\/em><\/p>\n

Venue: Trusteeship Council Chamber <\/em><\/p>\n

All are invited. For further information please contact Mr. Ruslan Varankov, Permanent Mission of Belarus (e-mail ruslan.varankou@gmail.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tuesday, 12 December <\/strong><\/p>\n

Event on \u201c10 Years of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance (IDRL): Where to Now?\u201d<\/strong> (A\/RES\/71\/127) (organized by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC))<\/p>\n

Time: 12:15 \u2013 1:45 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. Florencia B. Giordano, IFRC (e-mail florencia.giordano@ifrc.org<\/a> tel. 1 (212) 338-0161, ext. 200).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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<\/em><\/p>\n

General Inquiries: gangwon.gc@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

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

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

#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

\n

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

Published by Vera Dimoplon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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