{"id":3205,"date":"2018-03-13T15:32:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T19:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/?p=3205"},"modified":"2018-03-27T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T15:01:09","slug":"un-events-and-campaigns-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/2018\/03\/13\/un-events-and-campaigns-18\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Events and Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 20 March<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday Chat Series: “Achieving Social and Global Responsibility by Cultivating Peace Within”<\/strong>
\nTime: 2:30 – 4:00 P.M.
\nVenue: DPI NGO Resource Center
\n801 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017<\/em><\/p>\n

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

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Thursday, 29\u00a0March <\/strong><\/p>\n

DPI NGO Briefing\u00a0organized in observance of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25 March)<\/strong>
\nRemember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for Freedom and Equality<\/p>\n

Time: 3 – 4:30 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n

Conference Room 2, United Nations Headquarters, New York\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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

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

 <\/p>\n

Sixty-Second Session of the Commission on the Status of Women Side Event: High Level Event on Role and Contribution of Rural Women in Food Sovereignty in Sierra Leone<\/strong><\/p>\n

The discussion will focus on the role of rural women in enhancing food sovereignty Sierra Leone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organizer: Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations<\/p>\n

Date: Thursday, 15 March, 2018<\/em>
\nTime: 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
\nLocation: Conference Room A, United Nations Headquarters, New York, First Avenue and 46th Street
\n<\/em>Contact: slmission@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Participants not holding a UN Grounds Pass will be able to collect their special event passes for entry into the United Nations Headquarters on the morning of 15 March. Details to follow on time and collection point.<\/p>\n

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

Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls;
\nReview theme:<\/em>
\nParticipation 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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Wednesday, 14 March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

High-level side event\u00a0\u201cAccelerating Efforts to Eliminate\u00a0Female Genital Mutilation & Child Early and Forced\u00a0Marriage by 2030″.<\/strong> Co-hosted by the\u00a0Governments of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Italy, Uganda and Zambia, in partnership,\u00a0UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women during the upcoming 62nd\u00a0\u00a0 session of the Commission on the Status of Women.<\/p>\n

Time: 8:15 – 9:30 a.m. (Seating starts at 8 a.m.)<\/em>
\nVenue: ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/em><\/p>\n

Please register\u00a0here<\/a>. For Save-the-date flyer, please click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Voices of CSW: Civil Society Meets the Press<\/strong>\u200bWednesday, 14 March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.\u00a0<\/em>
\nVenue: 18th Floor, UN Women, New York<\/em>
\nMarking its fifth year, the signature media event takes place every year at UN Women Headquarters during CSW to give civil society activists from across the globe a platform to speak about the issues and causes they work on with the prominent media outlets.\u00a0Please refer to the media advisory for bios of activists who may be attending<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Wednesday, 14 March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNESCO Seminar and workshop:\u00a0Cracking the code: Empowering rural girls and women through digital skills<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 10 – 11:15 a.m.\u00a0<\/em>
\nVenue: Conference Room I, United Nations Headquarters, (UN Plaza) New York, United States<\/em><\/p>\n

This panel discussion, organized as a side event to the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), will explore what governments, civil society organizations, and the private sector are doing to \u2018crack the code\u2019 and empower rural girls and women to be ICT users, creators and innovators through gender-responsive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and skills training.<\/p>\n

The event, co-organized by UNESCO and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) will draw on the findings of the groundbreaking UNESCO Cracking the Code report and UNESCO International Symposium and Policy Forum on this topic, the outcomes of the G20 initiative #eSkills4Girls and good practice in different settings. UNESCO and BMZ, as the co-lead of the EQUALS Skills Coalition, will also mobilize the EQUALS partnership\u2019s efforts to ensure girls and women\u2019s essential and equal role in digital knowledge societies, and use the outcomes of the discussions to inform future EQUALS principles on gender-responsive digital skills training.
\nMore information<\/a>
\nConcept\u00a0note and Programme<\/a><\/p>\n

Please register\u00a0here<\/a>. For webcast\u00a0link, please register. For inquiries, contact\u00a0stem4girls@unesco.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Wednesday, 21 March 2018 –\u00a0International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special Event “A Decade of Recognition for the Contributions, Achievements, and Challenges of People of African Descent Worldwide”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/em>
\nVenue: ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, (UN Plaza) New York, United States<\/em><\/p>\n

RSVP by 15 March<\/a>\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/2CS3AUo<\/a>
\nOn the occasion of the International Decade for People of African Descent, the\u00a0Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights\u00a0and the\u00a0International Organization of La Francophonie, with the support of the Permanent Missions of Brazil and South Africa\u00a0and the\u00a0NGO Committee for the Elimination of Racism, Afrophobia and Colorism, and with the co-sponsorship of the\u00a0UN Department of Public Information, invite you to a special event on: A Decade of Recognition for the Contributions, Achievements, and Challenges of People of African Descent Worldwide
\nFlyer<\/a><\/p>\n

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

17 – 18 May 2018\u00a0– Save the Date<\/strong><\/p>\n

United Nations Forum on the Question of\u00a0Palestine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Venue: Trusteeship Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, (UN Plaza) New York, United States<\/em><\/p>\n

To mark the upcoming anniversary of the 1948 War and the Nakba, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene on 17 and 18 May the two-day United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine \u201c70 Years after 1948 \u2013 Lessons to Achieve a Sustainable Peace\u201d at the UN Headquarters in New York.
\nThe Forum is being organized in accordance with UN General Assembly resolutions\u00a072\/11\u00a0and\u00a072\/13\u00a0of 30 November 2017. It will bring together Palestinian, Israeli and international experts, representatives of the diplomatic community and civil society for a constructive debate in support of collective efforts to launch credible negotiations, leading to a just resolution of all final status issues as part of a comprehensive settlement of the question of Palestine. The provisional programme will be released closer to the date.
\nThe event is open to the public and registration on a first-come, first-served basis. To register for the Forum and for more information, please\u00a0click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/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”Monday, 12 March, 2018<\/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><\/p>\n

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

 <\/p>\n

Wednesday, 14 March and\u00a0Thursday 15\u00a0March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Film festival on Biodiversity and Ethnic Voices<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: multiple (Please see\u00a0flyer<\/a>)\u00a0<\/em>
\nVenue: Conference Room I, United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States<\/em><\/p>\n

The event is organized by the Embassy of Colombia in cooperation with UN Environment
\nFlyer<\/a>
\nInformation\u00a0about the documentaries:
\nEl Pe\u00f1on
\nScientists explore the caves of El Pe\u00f1on and the geological richness of its exterior, unravelling a unique diversity that is mixed with the stories of violence told by its inhabitants.
\nWatch the trailer<\/a>
\nAndaki, camino de vida
\nA group of scientists and several members of the community reflect on life and death while exploring the great biodiversity of a place marked by history.
\nWatch the trailer<\/a>
\nLa tierra del agua
\nA scientific exploration goes beyond Providencia and into Cayo Serrana at the Sea Flower reserve, one of the areas with the richest biodiversity in the Colombian Caribbean.
\nWatch the trailer<\/a>
\nVichada
\nA reflective journey between the savannas and forests of Tomo River, through the Amazon and Orinoqu\u00eda; following an ambitious biodiversity expedition decades after its interruption due to armed conflict.
\nWatch the trailer<\/a>
\nChiribiquete
\nThe story of a scientist who returns to the Chiribiquete Mountain Range, a place he accidentally discovered 30 years ago, which houses the most ancient rock formations on the planet and a great archaeological treasure.
\nWatch the trailer<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Thursday, 15\u00a0March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

CSW62 Parallel event “The Role of the Media in Advancing Gender Equality”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time:\u00a010:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.<\/em>
\nVenue:\u00a0Level 10\u00a0of\u00a0UN Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, New York
\n<\/em>This event is hosted by\u00a0the Baha’i International Community.
\nFlyer and list of speakers<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thursday, 15\u00a0March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

High-Level Side Event on \u201cThe Role and Contribution of Rural Women in Food Sovereignty and achieving SDGs by 2030\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time:\u00a01:15 – 2:30 p.m.<\/em>
\nVenue:\u00a0Conference Room A,\u00a0United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/em>
\nThe event is organized on the margins of the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) by The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in collaboration with UN.<\/p>\n

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

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Saturday, 17\u00a0March 2018<\/strong>
\nInternational Leader Training on Grief, Reproductive Loss, Conflict Trauma.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Venue:\u00a0Hotel Salisbury 123 W. 57th St., New York, NY<\/em><\/p>\n

The event is organized by Concepts of Truth. For registration and more information, please see\u00a0flyer<\/a>
\nFlyer<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Monday, 19 March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

CSW62 Side Event\u00a0\u201cEmpowering Rural Women: Gender Pathways to Holistic Health\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time:\u00a010:30 a.m.<\/em>
\nVenue:\u00a0Salvation Army, 221 E 52 St. (lower level), New York<\/em>
\nThe event is organized by Concepts of Truth. For more information, please consult lisa@conceptsoftruth.org
\nFlyer<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tuesday, 20 March 2018<\/strong>
\nCelebration of The International Day of Happiness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time:\u00a01 – 3 p.m.<\/em>
\nVenue:\u00a0Conference Room 8 (First Avenue and 45-46 Streets),\u00a0United Nations Headquarters, New York
\n<\/em>H.E. Hamid Al-Bayati Ambassador of Iraq to the United Nations Emeritus invites you to join us in celebrating \u201cThe International Day of Happiness\u201d
\nFlyer<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

 <\/p>\n

20 March<\/p>\n

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

20 March<\/p>\n

French Language Day<\/a><\/p>\n

21 March
\nInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination\u00a0(A\/RES\/2142 (XXI))<\/a><\/p>\n

21 March<\/p>\n

World Poetry Day\u00a0(UNESCO 30 C\/Resolution 29)<\/a><\/p>\n

21 March
\nInternational Day of Nowruz\u00a0 (A\/RES\/64\/253)<\/a><\/p>\n

21 March<\/p>\n

World Down Syndrome Day\u00a0(A\/RES\/66\/149)<\/a><\/p>\n

21 March
\nInternational Day of Forests\u00a0 (A\/RES\/67\/200)<\/a><\/p>\n

22\u00a0March<\/p>\n

World Water Day (A\/RES\/47\/193)<\/a><\/p>\n

23\u00a0March
\nWorld Meteorological Day\u00a0[WMO] (WMO\/EC-XII\/Res.6)<\/a><\/p>\n

24\u00a0March<\/p>\n

World Tuberculosis Day\u00a0[WHO]<\/a><\/p>\n

24 March
\nInternational Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims (A\/RES\/65\/196)<\/a><\/p>\n

25 March
\nInternational Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A\/RES\/62\/122)<\/a><\/p>\n

25 March
\nInternational Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members<\/a><\/p>\n

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

\u00a0<\/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

 <\/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

\u00a0<\/strong><\/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

 <\/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

 <\/p>\n

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

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

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

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