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Climate Week NYC 2021: Getting It Done
worldwide/virtualClimate Week NYC, taking place September 20-26, returns for 2021 with a focus on fulfilling and increasing commitments made by businesses, governments, and organizations. It is the time and place where the world gathers to showcase leading climate action and discuss how to do more, fast. Hosted annually by international non-profit the Climate Group in
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High-Level Dialogue on Energy
worldwide/virtualUN Secretary-General António Guterres announced that he will convene the UN High-level Dialogue on Energy virtually on Friday, 24 September 2021, under the auspices of the UN General Assembly. A series of Leadership Dialogues will feature Heads of State and Government as well as other global leaders, many of whom are expected to announce commitments in the form
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International Migrants Day
worldwide/virtualToday, more people than ever live in a country other than the one in which they were born. While many individuals migrate out of choice, many others migrate out of necessity. In 2019, the number of migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million, 51 million more than in 2010. A broad range of factors continue to
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UN Commission on Population and Development
worldwide/virtual2022 theme: Population and sustainable development, in particular sustained, inclusive economic growth For full program, background information, and related links, please visit https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/events/CPD55. Bureau members (fifty-fifth session/2022): H.E. Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo (Republic of the Philippines) - Asia-Pacific Group (Chair) Mr. Andrei Nicolenco (Republic of Moldova) - Eastern European Group (Vice-Chair) Ms. Sara Offermans (Netherlands) - Western European
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WMG’s 2022 HLPF Colour Campaign
worldwide/virtualAs is the feminist tradition of the Women's Major Group, we're calling on feminists and allies to wear and bring attention to certain colors on each day of HLPF because #FeministsWantSystemChange! Each of these colors represent feminist demands regarding systemic change in order to really achieve the SDGs! Join us in making feminist analyses heard!
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Focused discussion on identifying ways and means of more meaningful engagement of youth in the work of the General Assembly
Economic and Social Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters NY NY, United StatesFollow-up to the report of the Secretary-General entitled "Our Common Agenda" Focused discussion on identifying ways and means of more meaningful engagement of youth in the work of the General Assembly Tuesday, 30 August 2022, at 3:00 pm Economic and Social Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in his report entitled
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GERI Summit: Gender Healed World 2050
worldwide/virtualConference to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Gender Equity & Reconciliation International Theme: Achieving Gender Equality in One Generation Join us for this conference and meet inspiring leaders and organizations across the globe who are working to make the dream of gender equality a reality. Over the past 30 years, in hundreds of GERI programs on
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United Nations International Day of Older Persons (IDOP2022)–Commemoration in Vienna
OJAB-Haus (Untere Augartenstrasse 31, 1020 Wien) Vienna, AustriaNGO Committee on Ageing, Vienna invites you to a Hybrid Commemoration of the UN International Day of Older Persons 3 October 2022 at 13:30 (CEST) REGISTER HERE. In 1990, the United Nations’ General Assembly voted to establish October 1st as the International Day of Older Persons (GA Res. 45/106). Each year, the Vienna-based NGO Committee
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SPSSI’s 75th Anniversary Celebration
Church Center for the UN 777 United Nations Plaza, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesProgram will include remarks from: Ambassador Maritza Chan, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations Mr. Rio Hada, Chief of the Equality, Development, and Rule of Law Section, UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights – NYC Lily Gray, Senior Liaison Officer, UNESCO Daniel Seymour, UN Women Levi Bautista,
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Panama City , PanamaConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora This will be the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES held in Central and South America and the Caribbean since CITES came into force on 1 July 1975, but it will be the first held in the region since
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