DPI/NGO ANNOUNCEMENTS

Page 1Introducing the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS icons! The United Nations is pleased tounveil the icons, which are the result of a collaboration with Project Everyone. The 18 colorfulgraphics are meant to highlight the Sustainable Development Goals individually and as a whole.
If you would like more information on using the icons, please contact the Department of PublicInformation (e-mail: dpicampaigns@un.org).

General Information Regarding UN General Assembly and Other Events
Don’t miss Pope Francis’
visit to the United Nations,the United Nations
Sustainable Development
Goals Summit 2015, the70th Session of the United
Nations General Assembly,
and other events thisSeptember!
You can catch all official United Nations events on WebTV (http://webtv.un.org).
For more information about the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, please
download the official press kit.
Remember to follow the United Nations Twitter and Facebook page for more information as the70th Session of the General Assembly begins.
DPI/NGO Relations office will be updating our Twitter and Facebook accounts constantly
throughout the General Assembly! Please keep an eye on them for updates, special events, orother information.

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Page 2International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Call for Papers: “Labour MarketTransitions of Young Women and Men: Innovative research from 30 SWTSdatasets”
The ILO “Work4Youth” Project and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) invite researchers tosubmit proposals for innovative research papers relevant to labour market transitions of young
women and men in developing countries. This will culminate at the second Global Research
Symposium on “Labour Market Transitions of Young Women and Men: Innovative research from30 ‘school-to-work transition survey’ (SWTS) datasets” to be held during February 2016.
For further information, please visit their website.
Deadline for submission is 30 September 2015.

14 September 2015
Prayer service on the occasion of the opening of the seventieth session of theGeneral Assembly
Co-organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See and the Archdiocese of New YorkTime: 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Church of the Holy Family, 315 East 47th Street New York NY 10017

For further information, please contact the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See (e-mail:office@holyseemission.org; tel.: 1 (212) 370-7885).

15 September 2015
Panel discussion on “Identifying Common Ground for the special session of theGeneral Assembly on the world drug problem to be held in 2016 (UNGASS 2016):
Considering Comparative Perspectives on Drug Policy”
Co-organized by the United Nations University and the Brookings Institution

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 5

For further information, please contact UNU New York Office (e-mail: walker@unu.edu;tel.: 1 (212) 963-6346). Please register here.

15 September 2015
International Day of Democracy: “Space for Civil Society”
Organized by the United Nations Working Group on Democracy and International IDEA (Institute forDemocracy and Electoral Assistance)

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Venue: ExPress Bar, 3rd floor, General Assembly Building
For further information, please visit http://www.un.org/en/events/democracyday/2015/events.

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Page 315 September 2015
Seminar on Powering the Future We Want
Organized by the Capacity Development Office, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 1:05 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 8
For further information, please contact Mr. Ivan Vera, DESA (e-mail: vera@un.org; tel.: 1 (212)963-2043).

16 September 2015
Briefing by the Secretary-General on Sustainable Energy for All
With the participation of the Deputy Secretary-General, the outgoing Special Representative, and theSpecial Representative-designate of the Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer for Sustainable
Energy for All

Time:10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 4
For further information, please contact Mr. Trym Oust Sonstad, Executive Office of the SecretaryGeneral (e-mail: sonstad@un.org; tel.: 1 (212) 963-4254).

16 September 2015
Panel Discussion: Self-Representation as a Strategy to Fight Racism (on theoccasion of the International Day for People of African Descent)Organized by the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations, co-sponsored by UNESCO, the UN
Department of Public Information, and the Africa Center

Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Venue: ECOSOC Chamber
For further information, please contact Ms. Adriana Telles Ribeiro, Permanent Mission of Brazil(e-mail: adriana.telles@itamaraty.gov.br; tel.: 1 (212) 372-2661).
Please RSVP for the event.

24 September 2015
Launch of the Working Group on Broadband and Gender Report on Cyber
Violence against Women and Girls: A Worldwide Wake-Up Call
Co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Development
Program (UNDP) Working Group on Gender and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and theEmpowerment of Women (UN-Women)

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 11
For further information, please contact Ms. Sharon London (e-mail: sharon.london@itu.int; tel.: 1(212) 963-6121); or Ms. Anna Polomska (e-mail anna.polomska@itu.int).
Registration will be open till 18 September here.

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Page 421 September 2015
Peace Bell Ceremony (on the occasion of the International Day of Peace)
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Venue: Japanese Garden, United Nations Headquarters, New YorkAll Accredited NGOs are invited to attend the ceremony. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon andthe President of the seventieth session of the General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft of Denmark,will ring the Japanese Peace Bell. Students will hold flags of all 193 Member States as well as ofthe United Nations.
For more information, please visit: http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/

25 September 2015
World Summit on Sustainable Development Event “From Global Conversation to
Global Action—Making Sustainable Development Goals work”
Organized by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG)

Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 4
For further information, please contact Ms. Antje Watermann, UNDP (e-mail:antje.watermann@undp.org; tel.: 1 (646) 781-4091).

26 September 2015
Mobilizing Generation Zero Hunger
Co-organized by FAO, IFAD, the World Food Programme, and the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy
on Youth

Time: 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 4
A high-level side event will take place alongside the UN Summit for the adoption of the post-2015
development agenda. Registration is open till 22 September here. (Password: Zero2030)
More information is available at http://www.zerohungerchallenge.org (or by e-mail:zerohunger.ny@wfp.org).

New web platform on partnerships for SDGs launched (beta version) by UNDESAThe United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Division for SustainableDevelopment) is pleased to announce the launch of “Partnerships for SDGs” - an online
platform for encouraging global engagement around multi-stakeholder partnerships and voluntarycommitments in support the sustainable development goals and their targets.
The platform will function as a tool to inform stakeholders on initiatives carried out by multistakeholder partnerships around the world in support of the sustainable development goals, trackprogress, and share innovative ideas. The platform is free and open to the public.
Available at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnerships
Register your initiative towards the Sustainable
sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnership/register/Development

Goals:

More information available at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnerships/about

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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 UN18 September 2015
UNA-NY Screening the Issues: “The Good Lie”
Organized by the United Nations Association of New YorkTime: 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Dolby 88 Screening Room, 1350 Avenue of the Americas (at West 55Street), Lobby Level, New York, NY,10019
Join this exclusive screening of THE GOOD LIE, which will be followed by a panel Q+Awith three special guests: Margaret Nagle, the film's screenwriter, and Andrew Reynolds,
Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina, and actor Ger Duany, one of thestars of the film.
Tickets available on their event page.

21 September 2015
“Happiness The Delight-Tree honours the International Day of Peace”
An official Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event in collaboration with the United Nations SRC
Society of Writers and St. Ann and The Holy Trinity Church

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY,
11201
FLYER

21 September 2015
The Quest for Just and Sustainable Peace
Sponsored by The Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN, Church Center for the United Nations, General Board of Church & Society of the United Methodist Church, International Day ofPeace NGO Committee, International Day of Yoga Committee at the UN, Loretto Community,
NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values
and Global Concerns, NGO Committee on Sustainable Development, Presbyterian Church (USA),
United Methodist Women, Unitarian Universalist—UN Office, United Religions Initiative, and theWorld Peace Prayer Society

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Tillman Chapel, 777 United Nations Plaza (44th Street and First Avenue),
New York, NY 10017
Please visit their Facebook page for more information.

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21 September 2015
NGOCSD: Partnership Alliance for Peace Education: Building
Cultures of Peace for Sustainable Communities, Globally (on theoccasion of International Day of Peace and UN 70th Anniversary)
Organized by NGOCSD

Time: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
A valid UN Security ID is necessary. You must register for this event by 5:00 p.m.
16 September 2015 (e-mail: ngocsdunc@gmail.com). When registering, please give
your name, UN NGO, and email address. Arrive by 2:30PM at the UN Visitor’s Entrance(East 45 St & 1st Ave). Due to limited space for this meeting, seating is available on a"first registered, first served" basis.
FLYER

NGO Spotlight
Disability Association of Tavana
The Disability Association of Tavana (DAT) is a newly DPI associated NGO thatwas founded in 1995 and operates in Qazvin, Iran. DAT’s founder andPresident, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, is a handicapped Iranian himself whoestablished the organization in hopes of improving conditions for the “ordinarydisabled” in his country through targeting societal and governmental
marginalization, and encouraging the expression and honouring of the disabled’s
own rights. DAT’s work is especially unique in the developing world wherediscrimination against those in disabled conditions frequently leads to isolation
within their communities and deprivation of rightful access to and utilization of
their human rights. DAT offers wide range of services to address this neglect
including educational, physical, and psychologically supportive programs.
This past March, DAT commemorated International Women’s Day by teaming
up with UNIC Teran and local officials to host a ceremony for fifty guests
including handicapped students and mothers of children with disabilities. For theupcoming International Day for Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, DAT
also plans to offer financial support to one hundred students and families
struggling with disabilities.
More information on DAT’s organization, services, and publications can be foundhere.

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Page 7Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of theUnited Nations

The official logo for the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations (UN70 Logo) has
been created by the UN for use with the UN 70th Anniversary activities andprogrammes. NGOs are encouraged to use the logo for educational and public
outreach projects advancing the goals laid down in the United Nations Charter,
informing the public of the role of the United nations in the modern world, andpromoting informed global debate on concerns vital to the organization in its
seventieth year and the world to which it belongs.
For information on the use of the UN70 Logo, please see these guidelines. For
inquiries concerning the use of the UN70 Logo and requests to use the Logo,
please contact us (email: undpingo@un.org), indicating in the subject line “UN70
Logo Use”.

“Turn the World UN Blue”: Marking the United Nations at 70#UN70

To help mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, iconic monuments, buildings,
landscapes, museums, bridges, and other landmarks across the globe will be lit up blue
- the official colour of the United Nations - on UN Day, 24 October 2015. Join us in theglobal celebration and choose blue on 24 October by lighting up a landmark in yourcountry. As part of this international event, images and videos of the lighted structures
will be part of press and social media outreach, and will be seen by millions of people
around the world. Citizens are also asked to get involved and take action by sharing
their “choose blue” images using the hashtag #UN70.
To learn more about this celebration, please read the open letter sent by the Chief ofNGO Relations and Advocacy section. (or e-mail: section4d@un.org)
You can also find basic guidelines here.
For the official website: http://www.un.org/un70/en

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DPI/NGO Resource Centre Closed – 23 September to 6 October
Please note that the Resource Centre will be closed from 23 September until 6October, due to Eid al-Adha (on 23 September the United Nations
Headquarters in New York will be closed); the Summit for the Adoption of theSustainable Development Goals (25 – 27 September); and the General Debateof the 70th Session of the General Assembly (28 September – 6 October). The

http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations

Resource Centre will resume normal hours on Wednesday, 7 October.

UNITAR Building
801 First Avenue
New York NY 10017

Tel: (212)963-7234
E-mail:undpingo@un.org

NEW PUBLICATIONS IN THE DPI/NGO RESOURCE CENTER
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 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Conference Room at the Resource Centre is available the following daysand hours:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursdays: 1:30 p.m. 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, andContact 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