Announcements
23 January 2017
DPI/NGO News
Annual Review Update
NGO Relations is in the last stages of processing, reviewing and evaluating the 2016 Annual
Review submissions. We expect to have all the evaluations done by cob Tuesday, 31January 2017. We will inform all NGOs on the results of the evaluation no later than 8 p.m.
New York time, Tuesday 31 January 2017.
If the evaluation of the Annual Review for your organization is positive, all designatedrepresentatives for your NGO will receive an e-mail with the necessary documentation andinstructions on how to retrieve your grounds passes for 2017 starting 1 February.
If the evaluation of the Annual Review for your organization is negative, your NGO will
receive a message with information on how to prepare the 2017 Annual Review in order forthe report to be approved, and what it means for your organization to have a negative
Annual Review evaluation for this year.
Regardless of the evaluation results, all designated representatives for all NGOs that
submitted the 2016 Annual Review will be included in the mailing list for this year 2017.
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
DPI/NGO Side Event to the ECOSOC Youth Forum on Education and Poverty Eradication:
NGO Youth Leaders at the Forefront
Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
Watch us live on webtv.un.org
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Education for Global Citizenship: An Emerging Approach to the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals
Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Venue: TBA

DPI/NGO 2017 Briefings Calendar

Passes for non-UN photo ID holders to attend the DPI/NGO briefings will be distributed in
the lobby of our office building, located at 801 UN Plaza (UNITAR Building on 45th Street).
All participants attending DPI/NGO briefings/events will have to present a government
issued photo ID at prior to issuance of their UN special event passes. All UN special event
passes (non-photo passes) issued to registrants will include their first and last names.

Kindly ensure that you register for DPI/NGO events with your name asreflected on your government issued photo ID prior to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays
before the event RSVP links are closed as, due to the UN’s security policy, weare not able to accommodate walk-ins. This means that unless your name isin the RSVP list by the given deadline, you will not be able to attend thebriefing.

Together Initiative
Learn about the latest UN global initiative that promotes respect, safety anddignity for everyone forced to flee their homes in search of a better life.
TOGETHER WEBSITEIn Case You Missed
DPI/NGO Fall Briefings 2016

DPI Resources
2017 DPI Communications Guidance
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)
Guidelines for the use of the SDG logo, including the colour wheel, and 17
icons
55th Session of the Commission for Social Development - CSocD55
CSW60 Youth Forum
Say NO - UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign

UN NGOs Outreach/Newsletters
OHCHR Newsletter
UNISPAL Newsletter
NGLS Newsletter

DESA Newsletter

What’s happening at the UN?
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Event entitled “Youth Innovation to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
Launching the Youth Solutions Report” (co-organized by the Permanent Mission ofDenmark and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)).
Time: 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room E
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Pernille Borgbo, PermanentMission of Denmark (e-mail perbor@um.dk ; tel. 1 (212) 705-4943).
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Interactive Meeting on “Africa’s Youth on the Rise! Harnessing Africa’s Youth Dividend toAchieve Prosperity for All” (co-organized by the Economic and Social Council, the Office ofthe Special Adviser on Africa, the African Union, the Pan-African Youth Union, the United
Nations Development Programme and the African Development Bank).
Time: 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Venue: Conference Room 12
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Juliet Wasswa -Mugambwa,
Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (e-mail wasswa-mugambwa@un.org ; tel. 1 (212) 9639576); to register, please click here.
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Launch of the Report of the International Monetary Fund entitled MacroeconomicDevelopments and Prospects in Low-Income Developing Countries – 2016 (organized bythe International Monetary Fund (IMF)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
All are invited. For more information, please contact Ms. Erica Carroll, IMF (e-mailecarroll@imf.org ; tel. 1 (202) 294-3899).
Thursday, 2 February 2017The Ocean Conference: Webex Meeting for Stakeholders with Co-Facilitators
Time: 11 a.m.
More information
RSVP
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Briefing on “The Road Map to the United Nations Volunteers Programme (UNV) Strategic
Framework, 2018-2021” (organized by the United Nations Volunteers Programme (UNV)).

Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 5
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Ame Esangbedo, UNV (e-mailame.esangbedo@unv.org ; tel. 1 (212) 906-3632).
Monday, 6 February 2017
Informal Dialogue on “The Progress of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing forDevelopment (IATF on FFD) in Preparing its 2017 Report and Online Annex” (organized bythe Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)).
Time: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 11
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Oliver Schwank, Financing forDevelopment Office (e-mail schwank@un.org ; tel. 1 (212) 963-4970); click here.
Thursday, 9 February 2017
Event entitled “Media and Information Literacy: Educational Strategies for the Preventionof Violent Extremism” (co-organized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations(UNAOC) and United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI)).
Time: 3 to 6 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 1
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Jordi Torrent, UNAOC (e-mailjordit@unops.org ; tel. 1 (929) 274-6216).
Friday, 10 February 2017
High-level Forum on the Occasion of the Second International Day of Women and Girls in
Science (11 February) (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Malta and the Royal
Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT)).
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Anneliese Sammut, Permanent
Mission of Malta (e-mail anneliese.sammut@gov.mt ; tel. 1 (929) 216-7766). To register,please click here.
5 Jun 2017 - 9 Jun 2017, UNHQ, New York
United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources forsustainable development
More information
RSVPUpcoming UN Meetings and Observances
30-31 January 2017
Youth Forum: The role of youth in poverty eradication and promoting prosperity in achanging world
1-7 February 2017
World Interfaith Harmony Week
1-10 February 2017

55th Commission for Social Development
4 February 2017

World Cancer Day
6 February 2017

International day of Zero Tolerance for Female genital Mutilation
11 February 2017

International Day of Women and Girls in Science
13 February 2017

World Radio Day
20 February 2017

World Day of Social Justice
21 February 2017

International mother language day

UN Publications
Get on the Fast-Track: the life-cycle approach to HIV (UNAIDS Report - ahead ofWorld AIDS Day)

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 Organization.
Friday, 3 February 2017
Side-Event on "Education for Global Citizenship in Eradicating Poverty: A Crowdsourced
Conversation" (CSocD Side Event hosted by the Coalition for Global Citizenship 2030).
Time: 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 9Invitation

All are invited. For further information, please contact Ms. Christina Wright, (e-mailcwright@bic.org ).
Monday, 6 February 2017
The Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations presents the event on "InterfaithHarmony: Embracing the Other"
Time: 1:15 to 2:45 p.m.
Venue: Church Center for the United Nations Chapel, 777 UN Plaza, (corner of 1st Ave. &44th St.), New York, NY 10017
Invitation
RSVPThursday, 9 February 2017
UNA-NY Screening the Issues presents a BYkids Film Production “My Beautiful Nicaragua”
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Dolby 88 Screening Room, 1350 Avenue of the Americas (at West 55th Street)
Lobby Level, New York, NY 10019
RSVP
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Confronting the Dangers of “Killing Robots” (sponsored by NGO Committee on
Disarmament, Peace and Security)
Time: 1 p.m.
Venue: Church Center for the United Nations, 777UN Plaza (44th St. @ 1st Ave.)
Invitation
February 15 - April 21
The United Nations Association of New York is pleased to open enrollment for
The Worldview Institute | Winter 2017
More information
For more information, please contact Ann Nicol at (212) 907-1353 or anicol@unanyc.org
20 – 22 April 20172017 Institute of the Center for Education Diplomacy - Education Diplomacy and the 2030
Global Development Agenda: Building Bridges for Children’s Education
Venue: Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill Hotel, Washington, DC USA
Invitation

NGO Youth Corner30 May to 1 June 2016
Gyeongju Youth Declaration 66th DPI/NGO Conference “Education for Global Citizenship:
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Together” Gyeongju, South Korea

Announcing! Not Too Young To Run - The Global Campaign
That is why today we are launching a new campaign, Not Too Young To Run, to promote
the right of young people to run for public office, in all countries and in all elections.
Learn more about how to get involved at www.nottooyoungtorun.org and add your voicewith #NotTooYoungToRun!

DPI-associated NGO Spotlight
The Culinary Institute of America
The Culinary institute of America (CIA) is a private, not-for-profit college established in1946. CIA is widely recognized as the world’s premier culinary college dedicated toproviding professional culinary education. This institute has an industry-wide reputationfor excellence and offers bachelor’s degrees in food business management, culinaryscience, and applied food studies; associate degrees in culinary arts, baking and pastryarts; executive education; certificate programs; and courses for professionals andenthusiasts. It counts more than 49,000 alumni serving as a living testament to the qualityof a CIA education. In addition, CIA holds conferences and consulting services which havemade it the think tank of the food industry. The institute core values are excellence,leadership, professionalism, ethics, and respect for diversity. It has campuses in the US
and abroad, respectively New York, California, Texas, and Singapore.
CIA associated with DPI/NGO Relations in November 2016.
For more information, please visit: https://www.ciachef.edu/DPI/NGO Resource Centre
Please find below the Resource Centre hours of operation:
Monday: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. to 4 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.

Conference Room Reservation
The Conference Room will be available the following days and hours:
Monday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 4 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 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
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