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Thursday, 3 November 2016
DPI/NGO Briefing Youth-Led Briefing: 1+4=16 Targeting Poverty and Education for Peace
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: ECOSOC Chamber

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Fall Briefings and Events Calendar 2016
DPI Resources
The News and Media Division of DPI is proud to feature:
In Case You Missed It , a look back at some of the noteworthy news developments thattook place over the past two weeks in the UN system.

Social Media & Campaigns
The UN on Social Media (Official UN Social Media Accounts)
UN at 71 / 17 Goals: Newly Launched Campaign
2016 is the first year of implementing the SDGs and the 71st anniversary of the UN'screation and the design plays on the link between 71 and 17 and offers the opportunity touse events and activities to mark the UN Day to also highlight the 17 goals and support theimplementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The attached design was created by DPI's Graphic Design Unit based on the above concept
and the accompanying social media cards were developed as part of the campaign to use
the 17 goals to inspire action and further engagement for 17 days after UN Day (see here:electronic package of products ). As you will note, we have included a poster (in the 6official languages) and 17 social media cards, one for each Goal, currently available in
English and French. You can download the entire package of graphic design products inzip. format here and the social media cards via https://trello.com/c/p1Dua0vN

Guidelines for the use of the SDG logo, including the colour wheel,and 17 icons

UN & NGOs
DESA NGO News and Events
UN-NGLS News and Events
What’s happening at the UN?
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Presentation of the Report of the Secretary-General on the “Safety and Security of
Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of United Nations personnel” (by the United
Nations Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security) (organized by the Delegation ofthe European Union).
Time: 3 to 6 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Magali Le Lièvre, Delegationof the European Union (e-mail magali.le-lievre@eeas.europa.eu ; tel. 1 (212) 292-8614).
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Event entitled “Presentation of The State of Food and Agriculture 2016: Climate Change,Agriculture and Food Security” (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of France,Indonesia and Morocco, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe United Nations (FAO)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Isabela Cunha, FAO Liaison
Office in New York (e-mail cunhai@un.org ; tel. 1 (212) 963-3043).
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Briefing on “Better Work – Improving Lives, Boosting Competitiveness” (co-organized bythe Permanent Missions of Indonesia, Jordan and Switzerland, and the International
Labour Organization (ILO)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Jessica Pak, ILO (e-mailpak@ilo.org ; tel. 1 (212) 697-0150).
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Panel discussion on the “Holocaust Remembrance and Public Memorials: the Complexities
and Challenges of Facing the Past” (organized by the Holocaust and the United Nations
Outreach Programme of the Department of Public Information (DPI)).
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 1

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Tracey Petersen, DPI (e-mailpetersen3@un.org ).
Thursday, 3 November 2016
Event entitled “World Tsunami Awareness Day” (co-organized by the Permanent Missionsof Chile, Japan, Maldives and Indonesia, and the United Nations Office for Disaster RiskReduction (UNISDR)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 11
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Elina Palm, UNISDR (e-mailpalm@un.org ; tel. 1 (917) 367-8104).
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Event on “SDG 10: Economic and Social Policies to Reduce Inequalities within Countries”(co-organized by the Permanent Missions the Czech Republic, Jamaica, Peru and theRepublic of Korea).
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 11
All are invited. For further information and to register, please contact Ms. Emily Cho,Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea (e-mail rsvp.rokun@gmail.com ).
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Briefing on the “World Investment Report 2016 – Investor Nationality: Policy Challenges”(organized by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 12
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Mia Kenny, UNCTAD (e-mailkennym@un.org ; tel. 1 (212) 963-1489).
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Event on “Reconciling Self-determination and Territorial Integrity: Models of SelfGovernance as Tools to Promote Peace and Stability in Europe” (organized by thePermanent Mission of Liechtenstein).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Claudio Nardi, PermanentMission of Liechtenstein (e-mail claudio.nardi@nyc.llv.li ).

Upcoming UN Meetings and Observances•06 November: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of theEnvironment in War and Armed Conflictwww.un.org/en/events/environmentconflictday•
07–11 November: Third International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge
Management – Challenges and Approaches (Vienna, Austria)
www-pub.iaea.org/iaeameetings/50805/Third-International-Conference-on-NuclearKnowledge-Management-Challenges-and-Approaches•
07–18 November: Marrakech Climate Change Conference (Marrakech, Morocco)
unfccc.int/meetings/marrakech_nov_2016/meeting/9567.php•
10 November: World Science Day for Peace and Development
www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/world-science-day-for-peace-and-development•
14 November: World Diabetes Day
www.idf.org/wdd-index•
15 November: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
www.un.org/en/roadsafety/remembrance.shtml•
16 November: International Day for Tolerance
www.un.org/en/events/toleranceday•
18 November: African Statistics Day
www.uneca.org/asd2016•
19 November: World Toilet Day
www.un.org/en/events/toiletday•
20 November: Universal Children’s Day – CRC Anniversary
www.un.org/en/events/childrenday•
20 November: Africa Industrialization Day
www.un.org/en/events/africaday•
21–25 November: 50th Anniversary of UNIDO (Vienna, Austria)
50.unido.org•21–25 November: International Conference on the Safety of Radioactive Waste
Management (Vienna, Austria)
www-pub.iaea.org/iaeameetings/50807/International-Conference-on-the-Safety-ofRadioactive-Waste-Management•
22–24 November: 44th session of the UNIDO Industrial Development Board(Vienna, Austria)
www.unido.org/idb/44.html

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25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday•
26–27 November: Global Sustainable Transport Conference (Ashgabat,Turkmenistan)sustainabledevelopment.un.org/Global-Sustainable-Transport-Conference-2016•
29 November: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
www.un.org/en/events/palestinianday

UN Publications
A Rigorous Review of Global Research Evidence on Policy and Practice on
School-Related Gender-Based Violence (UNGEI)How to Follow Up on United Nations Human Rights Recommendations(OHCHR)NGO Corner
Please note that the events announced here are not organized by the United Nations anddo not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the UN.
Wednesday, 9 November
A Geneva Peace Week side event: “Education Diplomacy: Creating Sustainable Pathways
to Peace” (Hosted by ACEI’s Center for Education Diplomacy, DiploFoundation, UPEACE
Centre for Executive Education).
Time: 3 to 5 p.m. (Geneva time)
Venue: Vieira de Mello Auditorium WMO Building Geneva, Switzerland
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DPI NGOs in Action
Vienna International Model United Nations 2016
The Academic Forum for Foreign Affairs recently celebrated the 21st edition of theVienna Model United Nations (VIMUN), which was held in the Austrian capital from 31 Julyto 4 August 2016. Model United Nations Conferences are an educational simulation in which
students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. They
involve and teach researching, public speaking, debating, and writing skills, in addition
to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities. VIMUN takes place at the United
Nations Office at Vienna and is attended by participants from 45 countries. This year, thedelegates at VIMUN negotiated in six different committees about human rights, nuclear
terrorism, protection of civilians in armed conflicts, genetic manipulation, human trafficking
and the global employment crisis.
The Academic Forum for Foreign Affairs/United Nations Youth and Student
Association Austria is affiliated with UN DPI since 2013.
For more information, please visit: www.afa.at/vimun

DPI NGO Spotlight
Transparency International
From villages in rural India to the corridors of power in Brussels, Transparency
International gives voice to the victims and witnesses of corruption. It works together withgovernments, businesses and citizens to stop the abuse of power, bribery and secret deals andenvisions a world in which government business, civil society and the daily lives of people
are free of corruption. Transparency International understands itself as the global civil society
organization leading the fight against corruption, bringing people together in a powerfulworldwide coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on men, women and children
around the world.
Created in 1993, the organisation is now active with more than 100 national chaptersworldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin. The organisation does not undertake
investigations on single cases of corruption or expose individual cases. It develops tools forfighting corruption and works with other civil society organizations, companies andgovernments to implement them.
Since 1995, Transparency International has published the Corruption Perceptions
Index which annually ranks countries by their perceived levels of corruption, defined as “themisuse of public power for private benefit”, a scale from 100 (very clean) to 0 (highlycorrupt). It is determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.
Transparency International became associated with DPI in 2003.
For more information, please visit www.transparency.org.

DPI/NGO Resource Centre
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Monday: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday: 2 to 4 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Tuesdays: 1 to 4 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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We will send a confirmation e-mail with the booking information.

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UN DPI 2016 Communications Guidance
2016 DPI Guidelines
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