United Nations December 2014 Events

December 2-3, 2014

Special events on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Please click here for a list of the events being held in on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

December 2, 2014

Panel discussion on “Making rights a reality for All: Participatory monitoring and social accountability”

Time: 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6 (GAB)
Registration
For further information please click here; or contact UNICEF Ms. Anna King (e-mail: aking@unicef.org); or Ms. Nicola Brandt (e-mail: nbrandt@unicef.org).

December 2, 2014

Opening of the painting exhibit “Pieces of Solitude”

Time: 6:15 p.m.
Venue: Secretariat Building Lobby
All are invited to attend. For further information, please contact Ms. Leah Gelle Gomez, Permanent Mission of Slovenia (e-mail: leah.gomez@gov.si).

December 2, 2014

We Stand Alone Film Screening

Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 4 (GAB)
All are invited. For further information, please click here; or (e-mail: creative@un.org).
RSVP

December 3, 2014

OCHA Annual Humanitarian Symposium- “From Reactive to Pro-active: How to enhance cooperation in the face of increasing global threats?”

Time: 10 a.m.
Venue: ECOSOC Chamber (CB)
More Information
The symposium will be webcast through webtv.un.org.
You can also join the discussion online through twitter (#aid2025) or
by visiting pigeonhole.at and entering event passcode GHPF2014.

More OCHA events

December 3, 2014

United Nations Enable Film Festival

Time: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 4 (GAB)

All are invited. For further information, please click here; or contact Mr. Robert Venne,
Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Division for
Social Policy and Development, DESA (e-mail venne@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-4540).
RSVP

December 3, 2014

Special event on “The Untold story of 850,000 Jewish Refugees” – The Tale of Ancient Jewish Cultures in Arab Countries

Time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: ECOSOC Chamber (CB)
For registration and further information, please contact Ms. Michal Carmeli, Permanent Mission of Israel (e-mail: michalc@newyork.mfa.gov.il ).

December 5, 2014

Panel discussion on “Fatal Journeys: Tracking Lives Lost During Migration”

Time: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Conference Room E (CB)
For further information and registration, please contact
Ms. Olivia Headon, IOM (e-mail: oheadon@iom.int; tel. 1 (212) 681-7000, ext. 221) or e-mail: (rsvpnewyork@iom.int.).

December 5, 2014

Special meeting on “Ebola: A threat to sustainable development”

Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Venue: ECOSOC Chamber (CB)
Concept Note and Programme
For further information, please contact Ms. Sibel Selcuk, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (e-mail: selcuk@un.org; tel.1 (917) 367-5019).

December 5, 2014

Celebration of the 1st World Soil Day and Launch of the International Year of Soils

Time: 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium (DHL)
Evening events: UN Auditorium
18.15 – 19.00 hrs. Screening of a film “Symphony of the Soil”
19.00 – 20.00 hrs. Light cocktail
Invitation
Concept Note

RSVP: Ms. Mita Monzon, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the U.N., tel. 212 754 2230 ext. 146 or e-mail: mita.thaimission@gmail.com by Tuesday, 2 December 2014.

December 9, 2014

International Launch of Presidents United to Solve Hunger (PUSH)

Time: 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Venue: ECOSOC Chamber (CB)
Invitation
For further information, please contact the FAO Liaison Office in New York: FAOLON-Director@un.org

December 11, 2014

Event to launch the Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes “From early-warning to early action: the contribution of new tools and non-State actors for an effective prevention strategy”

Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6 (CB)
For further information and registration, please contact Ms. Claudia
Diaz, Department of Political Affairs (DPA) (e-mail: diazc@un.org; tel. 1 (917) 367- 2061).

December 11, 2014

United Nations Development Business: Connecting Civil Society

December 11, 2014

TED x PlaceDesNations Impact: Post-2015 negotiation process, to be adopted by the United Nations in 2015 ? in line with the theme of? impact the world

Venue:  Conference Room 3 (CB)

Time:   9 a.m. to 10.15 a.m. (EST)    – Tedx 10.30 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.(EST) –
Live Panel Discussion in NY  (
webcast will be available)

                                         11.15 a.m. to 1 p.m. (EST)  –   TedEx

 

December 17, 2014

High-level panel discussion on “Migration in the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda”

Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8 (GAB)
For further information please click here; or contact Mr. Kevin Ritchie, IOM (e-mail: kritchie@iom.int); tel: 1 (212) 681-7000, ext. 236); or e-mail: unobserv-er@iom.int).

December 17, 2014

Eradicating the Ebola Epidemic: Psychosocial Contributions to Combat Stigma and Promote Well being, Mental Health and Resilience through Policies and Practices to Protect the Global Community

Time: 1:15p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7 (GAB)
All are invited. For further information please click here and to RSVP please contact Dr. Corann Okorodudu (email: okorodudu@rowan.edu) or Dr. Judy Kuriansky (drjudyk@aol.com).

December 18, 2014

DPI/NGO End of Year Session

Time: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium
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