Announcements
DPI/NGO News
30 May to 1 June 2016
United Nations Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations Conference,Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.

Check out the Action Plan and Youth Declaration from the 66th UN
DPI/NGO Conference in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea!
Please share it widely within your networks!
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?
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Briefing on the meeting of the Governing Council of the Technology Bank for the Least
Developed Countries (by the Chair of the Governing Council) (organized by the United
Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked
Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS)).
Time: 3 to 5 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8
All are invited. For more information, please contact Mr. Yeshey Dorji, UN-OHRLLS (e-mailyeshey@un.org ; fax 1 (917) 367-3415).
Friday, 29 July 2016
Global Youth Forum on “Many Languages, One World” (co-organized by the United
Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), Department of Public Information (DPI), and ELS
Educational Services Inc.)
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: General Assembly Hall
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Antje Watermann, United
Nations Academic Impact, DPI (e-mail watermann@un.org ; tel. 1 (212) 963-3429); toregister, click here.

Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Interactive dialogue on the theme “Indigenous Peoples Right to Education” (on theoccasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples) (co-organized by theSecretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Division forSocial Policy and Development (DSPD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA),
and the Department of Public Information (DPI)).
Time: 3 to 6 p.m.
Venue: ECOSOC
All are invited. For more information, please contact Mr. Kerem Dogan, DESA (e-maildogank@un.org ); or click here.

Upcoming UN Meetings and Observances
25-27 July ECOSOC Coordination and Management Meeting
http://esango.un.org/irene/ecosoc.html?page=viewContent&nr=27132&type=825-27 July Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for Habitat III(Prep Com3)
https://www.habitat3.org/prepcom3
28 July World Hepatitis Day
http://worldhepatitisday.org/
28-29 July 2016 ECOSOC Organizational Session
http://esango.un.org/irene/ecosoc.html?page=viewContent&nr=27133&type=830 July World Day against Trafficking in Persons
http://www.un.org/en/events/humantrafficking/index.shtml
30 July International Day of Friendship
http://www.un.org/en/events/friendshipday/

New Publications
Marine litter: Vital graphics
Global Nutrition Report 2016: From Promise to Impact: Ending Malnutrition by 2030
Integrated assessment of short-lived climate pollutants in Latin America and theCaribbean: Summary for decision makers

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.
Wednesday, 21 September 2016100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace (IDP)
More information

NGOs in Action
On July 13, Youth leaders working at the UN or NGOs associated with the UN met virtuallywith Jeonmin high school students in Daejeon, Korea and discussed what roles youth canplay to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). IVECA (International VirtualSchooling) hosted the inspiring dialogue between global youth leaders and Korean students
took place through its new initiative, IVECA-Global Youth Virtual Roundtable.

To find out more, please visit: http://website.iveca.org/

NGO Spotlight
Close the Gap
Close the Gap
Close the Gap is a non-profit organization which provides pre-owned computers donated byEuropean companies to educational, medical and social projects in developing countries.
They are associated with the Department of Public Information since January, 2016. Closethe Gap collects decommissioned computers from companies and provides them toorganizations that clean the hard disks according to the requirements of its end-users. They
provide a sustainable approach for developing countries and other institutions through thisprocess of distributing pre-owned computers, by extending the usability of the computers.
They collect the equipment in a professional way at no cost to the donors. They aredistributed throughout the world in different fields such as agriculture, education,environment/energy, health, youth care etc.
For more information, http://close-the-gap.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 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 or call to the officenumber 212-963-7234.
We will need the following information:
Name of the organizationName of person responsible for the booking
Contact 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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