DPI/NGO Announcements

Page 116 June 2015
Policy Forum on “Boko Haram: Insights, Lessons andProspects”
Organized by the United Nations University (UNU)

Time: 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 11
For further information, please contact the UNU New York Office(e-mail: kinzli@unu.edu; tel. (212) 963-6387)

16 June 2015
Briefing on “The Outcome of the G7 Summit in Germany with
Regard to its Possible Contribution to the Post-2015
Development Agenda”
Organized by the Permanent Mission of Germany

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room A
For further information, please contact Ms. Stephanie Kage, Permanent Missionof Germany (e-mail: wi-2-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de)

16 June 2015
Panel Discussion on “Freedom of Speech, and Responsibility ofRepresentation: The Films of Abounaddara as Tools to Enact theRight to the Image”
Co-organized by the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands and the Vera List Center for
Art and Politics, The New School

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
For further information, please contact Ms. Ilona Chmoun, Permanent Mission ofthe Netherlands (e-mail: ilona.chmoun@minbuza.nl; tel. (212) 519 9716)

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Page 217 June 2015
United Nations Insurance Sector Summit
Organized by the United Nations Office for Partnership, in collaboration with theInternational Insurance Society

Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Venue: ECOSOC Chamber
For further information, please contact Ms. Lucie Brigham, United Nations Officefor Partnership (e-mail: brigham@un.org; tel. (212) 963-3441)

17 June 2015
Open E-Consultation with Children and Young People on theDraft Declaration on Sustainable Development Goal
Organized by UNICEF

Have your say! Participate in the E-Consultation through the 17th of June,2015 - http://www.worldwewant2015.org/children

18 June 2015
Policy Forum on “Geek Heresy: Is Technology Bad forDevelopment?”
Organized by the United Nations University (UNU)

Time: 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 7
For further information, please contact the UNU New York Office(e-mail: kinzli@unu.edu; tel. (212) 963-6387); to register please click here

18 June 2015
Panel Discussion on “Peace, Resilience and Sustainable
Development in Post-2015: The 2015 Global Peace Index”
Organized by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
For further information, please contact Ms. Maria Lehtinen, DESA
(e-mail: lehtinen@un.org)

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Page 326 June 2015
High-Level Launch of the World Drug Report 2015 (on theInternational Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking)
Organized by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC)

Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
For further information, please contact Ms. Anne Beckmann, UNODC New York
Office (e-mail: beckmann@un.org ; tel. (212) 963-5631)

26 June - 8 July 2015
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development,Convened under the Auspices of the Economic and Social
Council
Registration for the 2015 HLPF is now open. Please note that representatives
from major groups and other stakeholders must be affiliated with accredited
non-governmental organizations in order to participate.
The online registration can be accessed at: http://bit.ly/1J1ST2z
Deadline for registration is Monday 15 June“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

15 May 2015
NGO Committee on Sustainable Development, NY - June
General Membership Meeting
Time: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Venue: 2nd Floor of the Church Center at the UN at 77 United Nations Plaza(East 44th St. and First Ave.)
FLYER

Executive Committee Elections
The NGO/DPI Executive Committee, an eighteen member elected body, represents
your interests as Non-Governmental Organizations associated with the United Nations
Department of Public Information (DPI). The Executive Committee, which acts in an advisory and liaison capacity with DPI, meets at the UN Headquarters in New York eachmonth, from July to June to discuss matters of interest and concern to NGOs associatedwith DPI. It is now conducting its annual elections.
You are casting your vote for the New Term of the NGO/DPI Executive Committee
which begins 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017. Candidates' biographies as well as a linkto the ballot are provided and can also be found on the website of the NGO/DPI
Executive Committee. (http://ngodpiexecom.org/)

Please complete your ballot indicating your choices for two (2) Officer's positions (Chairand Secretary) and seven (7) Director positions. Votes will be disqualified if submitted
by more than 1 authorized person per NGO or includes more than the number of allottedcandidates per position.
Voting this year will be done electronically: Just complete the ballot here and submit, beginning on 20 May and no later than close of business on 19 June 2015. The
League of Women Voters will be receiving these and their representatives will be present at our 25 June meeting at the UN to announce the results.

Dear NGO colleagues, the crowd-funding workshop power point andother documents from the Communications Workshop are
available on our website, click here.

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NGO Spotlight
Strategy for Mentoring Initiative and Leadership Empowerment(S.M.I.L.E)
Strategy for Mentoring Initiative and Leadership Empowerment (S.M.I.L.E), is UN/DPI
associated Nigeria - based NGO committed to building and empowering a network ofyouth leaders through programmes designed to instill moral values, knowledge andskills necessary to affect change.
In May, S.M.I.L.E celebrated the graduation of more than 20 young people from their
One- Year Programme. This twelve month "character development and value -basedleadership programme" is geared toward providing technical training in areas likecustomer service and communication, team building, networking and organizationbuilding in the hopes of providing young professionals with the skills necessary to leadan organization.

http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations

More information on how to apply for the One-Year programme and other information on
the work of S.M.I.L.E can be found on their website http://www.smileng.org/index.php/
projects/one-year-programme

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