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UN Events
Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Ninth Regular Session
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-ninth regular session from 16 June to 9 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 16 June under the presidency of Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland. The opening will be addressed by the United Nations High Commissioner for
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Briefing for Civil Society on the 15th UN Crime Congress and its Preparations
Dear Stakeholders, The Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, with the support of the UNODC Civil Society Unit, is organizing a Briefing for Civil Society on the 15th UN Crime Congress and its Preparations. The briefing will offer an important opportunity to learn more about the upcoming 15th United Nations
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4th International Conference on Financing for Development
4th International Conference on Financing for Development Sevilla, Spain | 30 June - 3 July 2025 Financing Our Future The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) provides a unique opportunity to reform financing at all levels, including to support reform of the international financial architecture and addressing financing challenges preventing the urgently needed
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From Monterey to Sevilla and Beyond: An International Conference for Coherent, Inclusive, and Impactful Financing
FIBES 1, Pavilion 2 Sevilla, SpainSpecial Event - From Monterrey to Sevilla and Beyond Day 2 | TUESDAY, 1 JULY 2025 You are invited to a side event organized by United Nations Department on Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on financing for development (FFD) follow up. The event will delve into the unique role of FFD conferences in global
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2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
2025 HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council 14–23 Jul 2025 United Nations Headquarters US/Eastern timezone Overview Registration Programme Schedule HLPF Contact desa-hlpf@un.org The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be convened from Monday, 14 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, under the auspices of
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COP30 UNFCCC: Timelines for the selection process for a side event and/or an exhibit
While the secretariat continues its efforts to find sufficient funding for the coordination of side events and exhibits at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 30, in order to save the time for required authorization and mergers of applications, SEORS will be open in parallel so that the secretariat can immediately start the selection
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HLPF Side Event: Reinforcing Gender Equality to Realise the Human Rights of Women and Girls
Dear colleagues, Surya Deva, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development and the UN Human Rights Office are pleased to extend an invitation to the official 2025 High-level Political Forum side event titled "Reinforcing gender equality to realize the human rights of women and girls." Join distinguished speakers on 16 July at 1:15 pm
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2025 WEPs Deep-dive Series #16: Creating Employment for Women Living in Poverty
2025 WEPs Deep-dive Series #16: Creating Employment for Women Living in Poverty 🗓️ Wednesday, 23 July 2025 | 09:00 AM EDT (New York, USA) REGISTER HERE The private sector plays a crucial role in reducing poverty by creating employment opportunities for women living in poverty. By actively recruiting women from low-income communities, providing skills training,
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Interactive multi-stakeholder hearing on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
The President of the General Assembly, with the support of UN-Women, will organize and preside over an interactive multi-stakeholder hearing on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/288, entitled “Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting on the thirtieth anniversary of
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
UNODC Vienna, AustriaWorld Day Against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July Dear Civil Society Stakeholders, We are pleased to share with you information about this year’s campaign for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July. The 2025 campaign, "Human Trafficking is Organized Crime – End the Exploitation," highlights the critical role of law enforcement and
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