DPI/NGO Announcements

Page 130 June 2015
Panel Discussion on “Process of selection and appointment ofthe next Secretary-General: A call for ACTion”
Organized by ACT (a group of 27 Member States)

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 11
For further information, please contact Ms. Nathalie Chuard, Permanent Missionof Switzerland (e-mail: chn@eda.admin.ch; tel. 1 (212) 286-1540).

1 July 2015
High-level commemorative event on “Srebrenica: Rememberingand honouring the victims of the genocide”
Organized by the Preparatory Committee for the Commemorationof the Twentieth Anniversary of the Twentieth Anniversaryof the Srebrenica Genocide

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Venue: Economic and Social Council Chamber
For further information, please contact the Permanent Mission of Bosnia andHerzegovina (e-mail bihun@mvp.gov.ba; tel 1 (212) 751-9015).

1 July 2015
Briefing on “The World Investment Report 2015”
Organized by the New York Office of the United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room B
For further information, please contact Mr. Jiaming Miao, UNCTAD New York
Office (e-mail miaoj@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-3766).

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1 July 2015
Information session on “World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) beyond 2015: Building upon multistakeholder
consensus based outcome documents of the ITU and UNESCO
hosted WSIS+10 Review Events”
Co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8
For further information, please contact Mr. Gary Fowlie, ITU Liaison Office(e-mail fowlie@un.org); or Ms. Sharon London (e-mail london@un.org).

1 July 2015
Special event on “One ocean — Regenerating fish stocks:
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Conserve andsustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources)”
Co-organized by the Permanent Mission of the Bahamas, Palau and Poland,
the Ocean Sanctuary Alliance, the Global Partnerships Forumand the Institute for Conservation Science

Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 1
For further information, please contact Ms. Agata Duda-Plonka, Permanent
Mission of Poland (e-mail agata.duda-plonka@msz.gov.pl).

2 July 2015
The Launch of “The Bridge and the City”, a new book by DanielBiau, on connectivity in the cities of the world
Co-organized by UN-Habitat and UNESCO

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room B
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Page 310 July 2015
Special event on “25 Years Later — The impact of the Americans
with Disabilities Act in New York and beyond”
Co-organized by the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities,
The New York City Mayor’s Office for International Affairs
and the United States Mission

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
For further information, please contact Ms. Peggy Kerry, United States Mission(e-mail kerryp@state.gov).

10 July 2015
Event on new pedagogical tools for General History of Africa
Co-organized by the DPI Remember Slavery Programme
and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 5
The event will be webcast live at http://webtv.un.org. This project will contributeto the implementation of the action plan for the International Decade for Peopleof African Descent and help in the fight against racism and discrimination.
For further information, please contact Kimberly Mann (e-mail mann@un.org).

“2015 Time for Global Action” Campaign
The “2015 time for Global Action” campaign is centered around monthly themesthat coincide with the priorities for 2015 and opportunities in the calendar ofevents.
The month of July will highlight the environment and we are pleased to send you
the communication package attached that includes resources and tools on thistopic.
For more details please visit www.un.org/action2015

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NGO CORNER
Please note that the events announced here are not organized by the United
Nations and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the UN

7 July 2015
Technology Salon on ICTs in public consultations
Organized by Technology Salon NYC

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Venue: ThoughtWorks, 99 Madison Ave, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Public consultations are a common method of gathering citizen input. They range
from global processes like the post-2015 sustainable development goals (SDGs),
to national processes such as constitution making, to local processes like participatory budgeting, and well beyond.
The following aspects of ICTs in public consultation will be discussed:What are the different phases of a well-designed consultation process andhow are ICTs influencing these processes? What do we need to know before
making decisions about where and when to integrate ICTs?
What are some ways that ICTs can make public consultation processes more
inclusive and representative? How are ICTs being used together with more
traditional, offline tools to facilitate greater participation and voice?
What are the challenges and realities with using ICTs in public consultation
processes? What are the common pitfalls and how can we avoid them?
What determines the success of a consultation process? Is there any evidence that ICTs improve consultation processes? When, where, why andhow?
What are the potential privacy, ethics and security issues that should be considered when using ICTs for public consultation?

Please RSVP to join Technology Salon NYC for a conversation with thefollowing thought leaders on the use of ICT in public consultations:Tiago Peixoto, Team Lead, World Bank Digital Engagement Unit.
Michele Brandt, Director, Interpeace Constitution-Making for Peace Program.
Ravi Karkara, Co-Chair, Policy Strategy Group, World We Want Post-2015Consultation.

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Lehigh University
Lehigh University, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, became just the sixth university
in the world to become a DPI associated NGO in 2004. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of this collaboration, Lehigh recognized the “United Nations/Lehigh Partnership”
as one of the 150 best qualities of the university because of the opportunities madepossible in involving academic civil society in the international agenda. Demonstrating
this involvement are the 1,800 Lehigh faculty and students that participate in U.N.
programs annually, the visits from over nine Ambassadors to speak on campus, andLehigh’s membership in the U.N.’s Higher Education Sustainability Initiative. The university also offers U.N.-related classes, hosts many United Nations and NGO related
activities on campus and provides bus transportation to many DPI/NGO briefings.
Furthermore, Lehigh established the first U.N. Youth Representative program. It now
boasts over 300 youth delegates engaging in U.N. and international development activities, representing organizations from around the world.

http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations

You can click here to find out more information about this partnership.

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NGO Resource Centre NewsNEW PUBLICATIONS IN THE DPI/NGO RESOURCE CENTER
Winter/Spring 2015 DPI/NGO Briefing Calendar
Please find below the Resource Centre hours of operation:
Monday, Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday - 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m
Thursday - 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Friday - 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Conference Room at the Resource Centre is available the following days andhours:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays - 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursdays - 1:30 to 4 p.m.
To book it, please send your request via e-mail to undpingo@un.org with thedesired date and time. We will need the following information:
Name of the organization, Name 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.

Please see the Journal of the United Nations for more
information about events at the United Nations