DPI/NGO Announcements

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7 July 2015
Special event on “Presentation of Eurasian Economic Union”
Co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Armenia, Belarus,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Russian Federation,and the Eurasian Economic Commission

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
For further information, please contact Ms. Olga Voronovich, Permanent Missionof Belarus (e-mail: voronovich.olga@gmail.com ; tel. 1 (917) 374-3327).

8 July 2015
Special event on the occasion of the International Day ofCooperatives (5 July) on the theme “ Choose cooperatives,Organized by the Division for Social Policy and Development,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) andthe Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC)

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 5
For further information, please contact Mr. Maxwell Haywood, DESA (e-mailhaywood@un.org; tel.1 (212) 963-9430).

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 5The event will be webcast live at http://webtv.un.org.
For further information, please contact Kimberly Mann (e-mail mann@un.org).

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Page 210 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
Briefing on “The Future of work”
Co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Angola and Belgium,
the Group of Friends of Decent Work for Sustainable Development
and the International Labour Organization

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
For further information, please contact Ms. Fiona Lopez, ILO (e-maillopezf@ilo.org).

15 July 2015
Event on “Youth Skills in the Post 2015 Development Agenda”
on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day 2015
Co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Portugal and Sri Lanka,
UNESCO, ILO and the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 5
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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

13 July 2015
Event dedicated to “The Shared Society”, a book by Alejandro
Toledo, former President of Peru
Organized by United Nations Association of New YorkTime: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Institute of International Education
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13 July 2015
Third International Conference on Financing for Development:
Side Event on Unlocking Public and Private Capital for African
InfrastructureCo-organized by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEDAD)
and the Sustainable Development Communications Network (SDCN)

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Elilly Hotel, Room Mars, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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14 July 2015
Third International Conference on Financing for Development:
Side Event on the Investment Case for Education
Co-organized by Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Norway, Korea
and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Venue: Elilly Hotel, Gada Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
The High-level Political Forum on sustainable development is the main United
Nations platform on sustainable development. It provides political leadership,guidance and recommendations. This year the forum will meet from Friday, 26
June through Wednesday, 8 July 2015. The ministerial segment will be fromMonday, 6 July, through Wednesday, 8 July 2015.

13-16 July 2015
Third International Conference on Financing for Development
The Third International Conference on Financing for Development taking place inAddis Ababa will gather high-level political representatives as well as all relevantinstitutional stakeholders, non-governmental organizations and business sector
entities. The Conference will result in an intergovernmentally negotiated andagreed outcome, which should constitute an important contribution to andsupport the implementation of the post-2015 development agenda.

International Youth Day 2015
The Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development, led by the co-chairs, DESAand UNDP, is running an online campaign in the lead up to International YouthDay 12 August 2015. You can support this campaign by tweeting about thepositive impact of youth participating in youth civic engagement activities; taking
photos of young people portraying how they engage in and promoting civic engagement activities for change; sharing our material via FB, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags #YouthDay; and organizing an event to celebrate International Youth Day in your community, school, youth club, or workplace. You canget some ideas from our toolkit http://bit.ly/1f7gC4S
Share your story with the world! Get involved and submit your photo toyouth@un.org by 30 July 2015 or to UN4Youth Instagram account using#YouthDay at bit.ly/1pl4gZu along with the copyright release form: http://bit.ly/1RUcpgY“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 Spotlight
Earth Child Institute
Earth Child Institute is an NGO that is associated with the Department of PublicInformation and has Special Consultative Status with the Economic and SocialCouncil. The Institute believes that children and young people can benefit themselves and the environment through education and the facilitation of knowledge.
They assist with economically sustainable local solutions through work on theground in countries such as Brazil, Ghana and Nigeria. ECI’s thematic areas offocus include international policy and advocacy, education for sustainable development, as well as supporting and guiding youth-led networks.

http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations

One of their main projects is the Global Action Classroom a hands-on exchange
initiative in collaboration with the Environmental Conservation Education program at New York University. This international program is led by youth, and allows them to connect with others who are also improving their local environments in different parts of the world. The organization is also very active atUNHQ, with many representatives attending UN meetings and doing researchwith the materials in the Resource Centre.

UNITAR Building
801 First Avenue
New York, NY10017

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

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