{"id":3767,"date":"2019-10-14T20:14:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T00:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/?p=3767"},"modified":"2019-11-26T18:49:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T23:49:11","slug":"un-news-and-events-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/2019\/10\/14\/un-news-and-events-5\/","title":{"rendered":"UN News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"RelatedUrban October 2019<\/strong>
\n31 days of promoting a better urban future. Today 55 per cent of the world\u2019s population live in cities and towns and the number is growing every day. Every October UN-Habitat and partners organize a month of activities, events and discussions on urban sustainability. 2018 was the most successful Urban October on record with a total of 61 countries and 107 cities marking World Habitat Day and World Cities Day, and hosting events to celebrate Urban October.
\nLearn more here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

World Cities Day<\/strong>
\nThe United Nations General Assembly designated every 31st October<\/em> as World Cities Day (WCD).The global observation of World Cities Day 2019 will be hosted by Ekaterinburg, in the Russian Federation. The theme is \u201cChanging the world: innovations and better life for future generations\u201d. World Cities Day promotes sustainable, inclusive urbanization around the world and engenders international cooperation to address the challenges of urbanization. Urbanization is happening at a phenomenal rate. Half the world’s population now live in cities, and this is projected to increase to two-thirds by 2050.
\nLearn more here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Conference on the Dignity of Rural Women and Social Responsibility of Global Corporations\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOctober 15, 2019 1:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM\u00a0RSVP here\u00a0<\/a>
\nLocation – Nelson Mandela Conference Room,
\nPermanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations,
\n305 E 47th St, 5th Floor New York, NY 10017<\/p>\n

Press Freedom, National Security and Whistle-blowers: From Julian Assange to the White House
\n<\/strong>October 15, 2019 5:30 PM \u2013 7:30 PM\u00a0RSVP here.<\/a>
\nLocation – Columbia Maison Fran\u00e7aise,
\n515 West 116th Street Buell Hall New York, NY\u00a010027<\/p>\n

UN Commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOctober 17, 2019 1:00 PM \u2013 3:30 PM\u00a0RSVP here.<\/a>
\nLocation – Conference Room 2
\nUnited Nations Headquarters
\n405 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017<\/p>\n

Youth Migration Film Forum <\/strong>
\nOctober 18th 2019 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM RSVP here.<\/a>
\nLocation – ECOSOC Chamber
\nUnited Nations Headquarters
\n405 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017<\/p>\n

Application for Special-accreditation to the 2020 Ocean Conference <\/strong>
\nNovember 15, 2019 RSVP here<\/a> (organizations only<\/em>)
\nUnited Nations Headquarters
\n405 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017<\/p>\n

United Nations High-Level Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) for landlocked developing countries (LLDC’s) for the decade 2014-2024\u00a0<\/strong>
\n5-6 December 2019 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM RSVP here.<\/a>
\nLocation – United Nations Headquarters
\n405 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017 Learn more here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Rotary Day at the United Nations\u00a0<\/strong>
\nNovember 9, 2019 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM RSVP here.<\/a>
\nLocation – United Nations Headquarters
\n405 E 42nd St, 1st Avenue NY 10017<\/p>\n

Friendship Ambassadors Foundation\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFebruary 14-16, 2020 \u2013 25th Session of The Youth Assembly
\nFor over a decade, the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation has been championing youth leadership and development by spearheading a unique global platform for today\u2019s young leaders \u2013 The Youth Assembly.
\nRegister here<\/a> before the January 3rd deadline<\/p>\n

International Days<\/strong><\/h3>\n

International Day of Rural Women\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOctober 15, 2019
\nLearn more about the importance of rural women<\/a>.
\nTanzania<\/a> –\u00a0Brazil<\/a> – Bangladesh<\/a> – Bolivia<\/a><\/p>\n

World Food Day<\/strong>
\nOctober 16, 2019
\nLearn more about how to take action<\/a>.
\n2019 Brochure<\/a> #ZeroHunger<\/p>\n

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOctober 17, 2019
\nThis year marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption
\nof the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)<\/a> on 20 November 1989\u00a0<\/em>
\nLearn more here.<\/a> #EndPoverty<\/p>\n

News<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Why it Matters: Updates on Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 2
\n<\/strong>In Focus: Globally, the number of people living in extreme poverty \u2013 on US $1.90 a day \u2013 has dropped massively, from 36% in 1990 to 10% in 2015. But the pace of poverty reduction is slowing down and current projections suggest that 6% of the world\u2019s population will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030, missing the target of the first Sustainable Development Goal.
\nLearn more here.<\/a><\/p>\n

After this year\u2019s Climate Action Summit, what happens next?
\n“<\/strong>People across the world need to embrace \u201cfundamental change\u201d in order to combat climate change and meet the target of restricting the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Claudio Forner, from UN Climate Change in Bonn, told UN News in an interview that took place following the Climate Action Summit.”
\nRead the interview here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UN chief praises Japanese climate resilience, as Typhoon Hagibis cleanup begins
\n“<\/strong>With Typhoon Hagibis causing destruction and loss of life in Japan, UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has praised the leadership role the country is playing in climate resilience.”
\nRead the article here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Reports<\/b><\/h3>\n

WHO: World Report on Vision<\/a>
\n<\/strong>The World Health Organization published the World Report on Vision, a detailed analysis of the ever-growing disparities in eye care, accessibility, and sight. The report focuses on strengthening health care systems to provide adequate and accessible care to address Sustainable Development Goal 3: Universal Healthcare. “At least 2.2 billion people have vision impairment or blindness, of which over 1 billion cases could have been prevented or have yet to be addressed” The executive summary can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n

UNSD: The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019<\/a>
\n<\/strong>The United Nations Statistic’s Division published the annual sustainable development report outlining global progress towards the development goals. The report discusses global initiatives and efforts taken to achieve each of the 17 sustainable goals. The report also highlights areas for improvement, and stresses the urgency behind collective approaches toward social and economic transformation in order to achieve a sustainable world.<\/p>\n

Some of the above UN news and events was made available through the Department of Global Communications Civil Society Unit news. Subscribe to DGC Announcements and E-mails\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can access the DGC website\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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