{"id":3774,"date":"2019-10-22T17:42:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T21:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/?p=3774"},"modified":"2019-10-22T18:46:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T22:46:34","slug":"un-news-and-events-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/2019\/10\/22\/un-news-and-events-6\/","title":{"rendered":"UN News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Safeguarding Sport from Corruption: Towards UNGASS 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>
\nOctober 22, 2019 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
\nLocation: Conference Room 11
\nUnited Nations Headquarters
\nThis event is only open to UN Ground Pass Holders<\/em><\/p>\n

Celebration of World Cities Day “Better City, Better Life”<\/a><\/strong>
\nOctober 31, 2019 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
\nLocation: Conference Room 11
\nUnited Nations Headquarters
\nRSVP by emailing your name to ngocsdunc@gmail.com by Oct. 28th to attend!<\/p>\n

Important: If you do not have a UN Grounds Pass, email your name as it appears on your Government-issued photo ID.
\nThe same ID should be presented to collect your Special Event Pass on 31 October 2019 from 9 to 10 a.m.<\/em><\/p>\n

United Nations High-Level Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA)
\nfor landlocked developing countries (LLDC’s) for the decade 2014-2024<\/strong><\/a>
\nDecember 5-6, 2019
\nLocation: United Nations Headquarters
\nRegister by November 3, 2019 here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Application for Special-accreditation to the 2020 United Nations Ocean Conference Now Open <\/strong><\/a>
\nPriority meeting during February 2020
\nLocation: United Nations Headquarters
\nApply here now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Achieving menstrual equity and keeping girls in school:
\nRaising awareness and improving access to feminine hygiene products.<\/strong><\/a>
\nNovember 20, 2019 1:15 PM-2:45 PM (Universal Children’s Day)
\nLocation: Conference Room 12
\nUnited Nations Headquarters
\nRSVP here<\/a> by November 15<\/p>\n

News<\/b><\/h3>\n

Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe magnitude of financing required to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is significant, yet to date, levels of investment have been insufficient. While public resources will be essential, the mobilization of the private sector is critical to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.To help address this shortfall, the Secretary-General is convening the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance as part of his Strategy for Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The group is aimed at leveraging the insights of private sector leaders to remove impediments and implement solutions for mobilizing resources for sustainable development.
\nRead more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anti-Semitism \u2018toxic to democracy\u2019, UN expert warns, calling for better education<\/strong><\/a>
\nTo counter anti-Semitism, which is \u201ctoxic to democracy\u201d and poses \u201ca threat to all societies if left unaddressed\u201d, countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n

Reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n

World Trade Report 2019: <\/strong>The future of services trade<\/strong><\/a>
\nServices are intricately related to global trade, yet their relationship isn’t often understood. The World Trade Report 2019 examines how services are evolving in the era of globalization. Download the report here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Scholarships<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Sustainable Development Goals Competition is now live!<\/strong><\/a>
\nSubmit ideas on how to further the goals and win cash prizes or tuition scholarship by submitting your ideas and proposals to Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relation’s SDG Challenge!<\/strong> Application and registration materials can be found here<\/a>.<\/a> For more information on sustainable development goals read more here. <\/a>Any inquires can be directed to the Center for UN Studies and Global Governance via email at: UNStudies@shu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

High school students can apply through this link<\/a>. While college graduates and undergraduate seniors will find more details here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

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