{"id":3145,"date":"2018-02-28T17:37:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T22:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2018-03-07T10:59:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T15:59:37","slug":"un-events-and-campaigns-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/2018\/02\/28\/un-events-and-campaigns-16\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Events and Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, 1 March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Workshop entitled \u201cCyberspace and Cybersecurity Policy Issues, Risks and Strategies\u201d<\/strong> (co-organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Office of Information and
\nCommunication Technology (OICT))<\/p>\n

Time: 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.<\/em>
\nVenue: Conference Room E, UN Headquarters, New York
\n<\/em>All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Nicholas Mirabile, UNITAR New York Office (nicholas.mirabile@unitar.org; 212-963-4611), to register\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Friday, 2 March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cWorld Wildlife Day: Big Cats – Predators Under Threat\u201d<\/strong> (on the occasion of the World Wildlife day (3 March 2018) (A\/RES\/68\/205)) (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Gabon, Germany, Kyrgyzstan and Thailand, and UNDP, CITES, UNEP, UNODC, African Parks, Panthera, WCS and WWF)<\/p>\n

Time:\u00a010 a.m. – 1 p.m.<\/em>
\nVenue:\u00a0Economic and Social Council Chamber<\/em>
\nFor further information, please contact Ms. Eva Gurria, UNDP (eva.gurria@undp.org); to register\u00a0click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thursday, 8 March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United Nations Observance of International Women\u2019s Day \u201cTIME IS NOW: Rural and urban activists transforming women\u2019s lives\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.<\/em>
\nVenue: Trusteeship Council Chamber (enter through the Visitors\u2019 Entrance, 1st Ave and 46th St), UN Headquarters, New York<\/em><\/p>\n

RSVP<\/a>
\nFlyer<\/a>
\nMore information<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thursday, 8 March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Event entitled \u201cGender Issues in the Professional Work Place\u201d<\/strong> (on the occasion of the International Women\u2019s Day) (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Canada, Colombia, Germany, Honduras, Iceland, Jordan, Lithuania, Morocco, Rwanda, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, with the participation of the Senior Adviser of the Secretary-General on Policy)<\/p>\n

Time: 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.<\/em>
\nVenue: Conference Room 7, UN Headquarters, New York<\/em>
\nAll are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Majda Moutchou, Permanent Mission of Morocco (majdamoutchou@gmail.com; 646-549-4937).<\/p>\n

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12 – 23\u00a0March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62)\u00a0will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 12 to 23 March 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/em>
\n<\/em>Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are welcome to attend the session.\u00a0More information<\/a>
\nPriority theme:<\/em>
\nChallenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls;
\nReview theme:<\/em>
\n<\/em>Participation in and access of women to the media, and information and communications technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women (agreed conclusions<\/a>\u00a0of the forty-seventh session)<\/p>\n

CSW62 official documents<\/a>
\nList of CSW62 Side Events<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thursday, 1 March, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

NGOCSD-NY cordially invite you to Pre-UN\/CSW62 Special Discussion “Women Entrepreneurs Lead on the SDGs”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time:\u00a02 \u2013 4 p.m.<\/em>
\nVenue:\u00a0Church Center for the United Nations, 777 UN Plaza,\u00a02nd Floor,\u00a0East 44th St. at First Ave, New York, NY<\/em><\/p>\n

INVITATION<\/a>
\nSpeakers Bios<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Monday, 12 March, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNA-NY lecture with artist Cornelia Thomsen in honor of International Women’s Day 2018 “28\/28. The Lasting Effects of the Berlin Wall on Women in Germany”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time:\u00a06:00 p.m. – Registration;\u00a06:30 p.m. – Program and Q+A;\u00a07:30 p.m. – Reception<\/em>
\nVenue:\u00a0Dolby 88 Events Room,\u00a01350 Avenue of the Americas (at West 55th Street), New York, NY 10019<\/em><\/p>\n

Tickets & Registration<\/a>
\nMore information<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

1 March
\nZero Discrimination Day<\/a>\u00a0[UNAIDS]<\/p>\n

3 March<\/p>\n

World Wildlife Day\u00a0<\/a>(A\/RES\/68\/205<\/a>)<\/p>\n

8 March<\/p>\n

International Women’s Day<\/a><\/p>\n

20 March
\nInternational Day of Happiness<\/a>\u00a0 (A\/RES\/66\/281<\/a>)<\/p>\n

20 March
\nFrench Language Day<\/a><\/p>\n

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CAMPAIGNS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Global Humanitarian Overview<\/strong> is the most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based assessment of world humanitarian needs. The GHO is based on detailed analysis of comprehensive data from a wide range of sources, and face-to-face interviews with hundreds of thousands of people directly affected by humanitarian crises across the globe.<\/p>\n

DOWNLOAD GHO 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

#CleanSeas Break-Up: “It’s not me, it’s you.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

This short UN Environment\u00a0#CleanSeas<\/a>\u00a0video take a lighter look at the issue of marine litter and asks everyone around the world to break-up with single-use plastics and make their pledge at\u00a0cleanseas.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

Universal Declaration of Human Rights \u2013\u00a0Add Your Voice<\/a><\/p>\n

Join us in celebrating Human Rights Day and record yourself reading an article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in your language:\u00a0www.un.org\/udhr-video\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

#JoinTogether Campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn about the latest UN global initiative that promotes respect, safety and dignity for everyone forced to flee their homes in search of a better life.<\/p>\n

Together Website<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

More Campaigns:<\/em><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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These UN news and events are made available through the <\/strong>DPI\/NGO<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0news. Subscribe to DPI NGO Relations Announcements and E-mails here: <\/strong>https:\/\/outreach.un.org\/ngorelations\/content\/subscribe-dpi-ngo-relations-e-mails<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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You can access DPI website here: <\/strong>https:\/\/outreach.un.org\/ngorelations\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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This information was published by Vera Dimoplon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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