Announcements
DPI/NGO News
30 May to 1 June 2016
United Nations Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations
Conference, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.
Conference Website: http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/conference-2016/

Watch us live: http://webtv.un.org/
66th UN DPI/NGO Conference Youth Programme
A full scholarship plus $18,000 stipend for a social entrepreneur to pursue the 1-MBA
program at Lehigh University!!!!!!
More information
Updated DPI/NGO Spring 2016 Briefings Calendar
News and Media Division of Department of Public Information is proud to feature:"In Case You Missed It," is now available at: http://www.un.org/en/ICYMI .
The page is updated every fortnight highlights a selection of key news and feature items
from UNTV, UN Radio, UN Photo and the UN News Centre, from the previous fortnight.

What’s happening at the UN?
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
Event entitled “E-Justice: Sharing National Experiences in Enhancing Transparency,
Effectiveness and Access to Justice” (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Italy,
Mexico and Turkey and the Rule of Law Unit, Executive Office of the Secretary-General (onbehalf of the Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group)).
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
All are invited. For further information, please contact the Rule of Law Unit in the Executive
Office of the Secretary-General (Ms. Adriana de la Espriella (e-mail delaespriella@un.org ;tel. 1 (212) 963-2962); or Ms. Lilibeth Benitez (e-mail benitez@un.org ; tel. 1 (917) 3672935)).
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
Technical briefing on “Monitoring the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 20152030 and Promoting Coherence with the Sustainable Development Goals” (co-organizedby the Permanent Missions of Finland and Jamaica, in collaboration with the United

Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Statistics Division,Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Ina Hidayat, UNISDR (e-mailhidayat@un.org ; tel. 1 (212) 963-9534).
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
Event on “The Importance of Fatherhood and Motherhood for Integral Development”(organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See, in collaboration with theUniversal Peace Federation).
Time: 3 to 5 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 1
All are invited. For more information, please contact the Permanent Observer Mission ofthe Holy See (e-mail office@holyseemission.org ; tel. 1 (212) 370-7885).
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
Meet Martin Ravallion author of ‘The Economics of Poverty’
Time: 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
Venue: UN Bookshop, GA Building
Invitation RSVP
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Panel discussion on “Promoting Migrant Integration and Combating Xenophobia” (coorganized by the Permanent Missions of Canada and South Africa, in collaboration with
the International Organization for Migration (IOM)).
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 3
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Kate Gough, IOM (e-mailkgough@iom.int ; tel. 1 (212) 681-7000, ext. 263); or click here. To register, please clickhere.
Thursday, 2 June 2016
NEW! Consultation - Cooperation between UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Civil
Society.
Time: 10 to 11 a.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
More information
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Round table on “Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education” (co-organized by
the secretariat of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative

(UNSG GEFI), in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Andorra, the Republic ofKorea and Tunisia).
Time: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Venue: TrusteeshipAll are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Boran Choi, Global Education
First Initiative (e-mail b.choi@unesco.org ; tel. 1 (212) 963-5989). To register, please click
here.
Friday, 3 June 2016
Round table on “Preventing and Overcoming Major Technological Accidents: A Case ofUnited Nations Cooperation on Chernobyl” (co-organized by the Permanent Mission ofBelarus, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Project Chernobyl and theRussian American Foundation).
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 12
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Vitaly Mackay, Permanent
Mission of Belarus (e-mail vitaly.mackay@gmail.com ; tel. 1 (212) 535-3420). To register,please click here.
Monday, 6 June 2016
Special high-level event on “Wildlife Crime and New York Launch of the World Wildlife
Crime Report (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Germany and Gabon, theUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Wildlife Conservation Society(WCS)).
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 3
More information
Monday, 6 June 2016Event entitled “Peace Operations in Action: Developing Capacity for Weapons andAmmunition Management – Case Studies from the Central African Republic and Côted’Ivoire” (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Lithuania and the United Nations
Mine Action Service (UNMAS)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Aaron Buckley, UNMAS (e-mailbuckleya@un.org).
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
Panel discussion on “Prosecuting Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Lessons Learned fromthe International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)” (with the ICTY Prosecutor andPrincipal Legal Counsel) (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Belgium and theUnited Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWomen)).
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Emily Kenney, UN-Women(e-mail emily.kenney@unwomen.org ).
Friday, 10 June 2016
Event entitled “Fighting Slavery: Is there a Role for International Criminal Justice?”(Organized by the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein, in collaboration with the United
Nations University).
Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 1
All are invited. For further information and for registration, please contact Mr. JoernEiermann, Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein (e-mail je@nyc.llv.li).

Open Call (Deadline 1 June 2016):
The NGO Branch of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs invites
all NGOs to apply for Economic and Social council consultative (ECOSOC) status thatenables organizations to have an opportunity to take part in UN deliberations.
This unique opportunity enables NGOs to exchange knowledge and get access to theongoing work of ECOSOC, to its many subsidiary bodies, to the various human rights
mechanisms of the United Nations, ad-hoc processes on small arms, as well as special
events organized by the President of the General Assembly.
Applications are received throughout the year but the ones received before 1 June 2016
will be considered in 2017.
More information
The outcome document of the high-level meeting on Sustaining Peace: Mechanisms,
Partnership and the Future of Peacebuilding in Africa. (Which took place on Thursday 12
May 2016 at the UNHQ). For more information click here or contact OSAA colleagues,Mr.
Karim Mike Bakhit (email: bakhitk@un.org ; tel: 1(212)963-3687) or Mr. Kei Tagawa (email:tagawa@un.org ; tel: 1(212)963-5114).

Upcoming UN Meetings and Observances
23 May-1 June Committee on NGOs resumed session
http://csonet.org/?menu=105
25-31 May International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-self-governing Territories
http://www.un.org/en/events/nonselfgoverning/
30-May-1 June 66th Department of Public Information (DPI)/ Non-Governmental Organizations(NGO) Conference
http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/conference/
31 May World No Tobacco Day
http://www.who.int/campaigns/no-tobacco-day/2016/en/

New Publications
Summary of the sixth global environment outlook GEO-6 regional assessments: Keyfindings and policy messages: UNEP/EA.2/INF/17
UNEP Medium Term Strategy 2018-2021
Global gender and environment outlook: The critical issues

NGO Corner
NGO CORNER Please note that the events announced here are not organized by theUnited Nations and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the UN.
Thursday, 2 June 2016
NGO Committee on Ageing and NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples'
program entitled "Inclusion of Older Indigenous Peoples in Agenda 2030".
Time: 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: UN Church Center Boss Room, 8th floor 777 UN Plaza (44th St. near First Avenue)
More information
2-3 June 2016
UN Green Fair
Join your UN colleagues in learning how to become a more responsible citizen of theearth! Taste organic foods and pick up free product samples.
Live Music from BASH THE TRASH
Meet the Bag Monster and Birdie! Wondering who they are? Come and find out! (Hint:Your supermarket checkouts will never be the same.)
Find the complete list of exhibitors
More information

This event is for UN grounds pass holders only
Monday, June 6
Meeting of the International Day of Peace NGO Committee in NY
Time: 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Baha'i U.N. Office 866 U.N. Plaza on 48th Street, Suite 120 New York, NYRSVP
If you cannot attend in person but would like to check in by telephone, please call (U.S.) 1605-475-6230, access code 921921# from 1:15.
Bring your ideas and visions about how to expand NGO observances of the 2016
International Day of Peace and outreach into civil society worldwide.
If you want a special spot on the agenda, please contact Monica Willard mbwillard@aol.com
Monday, 6 June 2016
In Observance of World Environment Day UNAI START: Our Environment & Our Health:
Science and Solutions.

The Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI) Rutgers University& United Nations Academic Impact.
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room A
More information RSVP
Saturday, 11 June 2016
Shikuri Project: Help Us To End the Neglect!
Time: 7 to 11 p.m.
Venue: Mist Harlem, 46 West 116 Street, Harlem, NY 10026
More information

NGO Spotlight
The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF)

The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF)
The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) is a non-governmental organization which
has been associated with DPI since November 2015. The organization represents millions ofvoiceless Khmer-Krom people living in the Mekong Delta and its surrounding regions ofcurrent day Vietnam as well as thousands living in exile. The organization uses peacefulmeasures and international laws to seek freedom and justice and ensure the right to selfdetermination for the people.
At the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the organization drafted aletter to the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, highlighting issues ofthe Khmer-Krom people. This letter sent to the President on May 11th, 2016 raised concerns
on religious persecution and imprisonment of Buddhist monks, independence of the religious
institution of Khmer-Krom from state control and preservation of indigenous language
through validation and usage in schools.
To learn more about this organization please visit: khmerkrom.org

DPI/NGO Resource Center
Please find below the Resource Centre hours of operation:
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: 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Conference Room Reservation
The Conference Room at the Resource Centre will have limited availability starting 18
January due to the upcoming UN DPI/NGO Conference. Please note that reservations are
subject to cancellations. The room will be available the following days and hours:

Tuesdays: 1 to 4 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
To book the Conference Room please send your request via e-mail to undpingo@un.org
with the desired date and time. We will need the following information:
Name of the organization
Name of person responsible for the bookingContact information (e-mail address and phone number).
We will send a confirmation e-mail with the booking information.

Resources
United Nations Department of Public Information 2016 Communications Guidance
2016 DPI Guidelines
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