All indicated times are New York time (GMT-5), (Approximate ending time)
This is an early provisional list of scheduled events. The list will be updated daily on the UN Web TV site (http://webtv.un.org) as more events are confirmed for coverage.
| LIVE on UN Web TV | March 14 - March 20, 2016 | Provisional Weekly Calendar |
| Monday, March 14, 2016 |
| 03:00 AM - 12:00 PM 31st regular session of the Human Rights Council (Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 February - 24 March 2016) http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session31/Pages/31RegularSession.aspx 04:00 AM - 05:00 AM (Geneva, Palais des Nations) Press Conference: Staffan de Mistura, UN Special envoy on Syria on the Intra-Syrian Talks. 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Security Council media stakeout (Non-proliferation) 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CR.3) Fifth Committee: 28th meeting (first resumed part of the 70th session). Administrative and Budgetary Committee. Programme budget for the biennium 2016-2017 [item 134] - Construction and property management: Progress on the implementation of a flexible workplace at United Nations Headquarters (A/70/708 and A/70/7/Add.45) Introduction and general discussion Fifth Committee website: http://www.un.org/en/ga/fifth/index.shtml 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (GA Hall) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016 - 2nd meeting (Opening of the session). Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM (TCC) Protecting human rights of women refugees and asylum seekers. CSW60 side-event. The event will highlight the challenges faced by refugee and women asylum seekers, highlight measures contained in the Council of Europe standards in particular the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), the Convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (Lanzarote Convention), and the Convention on action against trafficking in human beings, as well as present good practices identified. CSW60 side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Bulgaria Flyer: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160314pm-bulgaria-csw60.pdf 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM Security Council media stakeout (Middle East (Syria)) 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016, 3rd meeting, Round table A and B. Round table A: Enhancing national institutional arrangements for gender equality and women’s empowerment Round table B: Strengthening normative, legal and policy frameworks for gender equality and women’s empowerment Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.1) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016, 3rd meeting, Round table C and D. Round table C: Financing for gender equality and women’s empowerment in the 2030 Agenda Round table D: Fostering gender-responsive data design, collection and analysis and building the knowledge base Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM (CR.8) Uplifting Women from Poverty through Partnerships - CSW60 Side event. The side event will provide a platform to share practices and experiences on building viable partnerships for women entrepreneurship for implementation of Sustainable Development Goals. It will showcase examples of successful partnerships that promote comparative advantage and boost capacity, innovation and women entrepreneurship, aiming at rural sustainability and inclusive growth. Organized by the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN and Armenian Relief Society in partnership with NGO CSW NY |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2016 |
| 03:00 AM - 12:00 PM 31st regular session of the Human Rights Council (Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 February - 24 March 2016) http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session31/Pages/31RegularSession.aspx 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM (CR.8) Girls at the Table: Implementing the SDGs / CSW60 side-event. This program highlights the importance of bringing girls to the table; it will provide girl activists an opportunity to speak about their efforts to address local challenges within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. Girl activists will also advocate for the on-going inclusion of girls and girl activists in the development of National Action Plans. “Girls at the Table” showcases girls’ leadership, activism, and creativity as critical local and global actors invested in the Global Goals project. CSW60 side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN Concept note: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160315am-girls-canada.pdf 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Security Council Media Stakeout 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CR.3) Fifth Committee: 27th meeting (first resumed part of the 70th session). Administrative and Budgetary Committee. Fifth Committee website: http://www.un.org/en/ga/fifth/index.shtml 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Security Council: 1) UN Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL) 2) The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (GA Hall, Room to be confirmed) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016. Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (ECOSOC) The power of legislation for women’s empowerment and sustainable development - CSW60 side event. Organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016. Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Press Conference: Women activists from the Middle East to brief on current peace efforts in that region. Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Ireland with the Donor Direct Action. 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. Guest: Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom. 01:15 PM - 02:45 PM (TCC) Every Woman Every Child High-level event - CSW60 side event. The Roadmap to Realizing Rights: Every Woman Every Child's Global Startegy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health. Organized by the Every Woman Every Child office of the Secretary-General Flyer: http://esango.un.org/SideEvents/documents/1254 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM Press Conference: Appointment of actress Ashley Judd as the UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Goodwill Ambassador. UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, will also be present. 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (CR.1) Panel discussion on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Human Rights Council. Are Human Rights under Assault? Massive human rights violations, violent extremism, and shrinking democratic space in a troubled world As the Human Rights Council marks its 10th anniversary, this panel is an initial event in a series of activities aimed at marking this symbolic moment. The panel discussion aims to stress how the UN human rights architecture (of which the Human Rights Council is a central actor) provides some of the elements needed to respond to the challenges in a complex world. It should also help Member States better understand the importance of human rights standard-setting in Geneva, mainstreaming in New York and operations in the field. Flyer: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160315pm-hrc10.pdf 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016. Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (TCC, $) 2016 Women's Empowerment Principles Annual Event. Held in observance of International Women's Day, the 2016 WEPs Annual Event, Business Partners for Gender Equality: Multipliers for Development, taking place on 15-16 March, brings together inspirational business leaders, including innovative female entrepreneurs, with civil society, the UN and Government, to scale-up business action and unleash the full potential of women and girls. Through high-level panels and interactive sessions, participants will delve into how diverse companies around the world are implementing the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and helping to achieve the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set forth in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Event organised by United Nations Global Compact http://weprinciples.org/Site/MediaInformation/ 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (GA Hall, Room to be confirmed, $ tbc) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016. Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (ECOSOC) The power of legislation for women’s empowerment and sustainable development - CSW60 side event. Organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 06:30 PM - 07:45 PM (TCC) Violence Against Women and Girls: Ministers Speak Out / CSW60 side-event. CSW60 side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM (CR.11) Tackling Violence Against Women as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Development - CSW60 Side event. Organized by the Permanent Mission of Croatia to the UN Flyer: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160315pm-croatia-women-violence.pdf |
| Wednesday, March 16, 2016 |
| 03:00 AM - 12:00 PM 31st regular session of the Human Rights Council (Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 February - 24 March 2016) http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session31/Pages/31RegularSession.aspx 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016. Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Press Conference: Empowering indigenous women. In line with the priority theme of this year’s Commission on the Status of Women, “Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development,” indigenous women have called for their empowerment to become a driving force in achieving sustainable development and in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. All over the world, indigenous women face multiple levels of discrimination in the private and public spheres. They experience violence, extreme poverty, trafficking, illiteracy, lack of access to ancestral lands, and non-existent or poor health care. At the press conference, three indigenous women will share their experiences related to leadership and the achievements that can be made when indigenous women become empowered to take on key roles in combating violence, eradicating poverty and leading political processes to make changes at the local, national and global levels. Speakers: Ashlee Donohue, Urban Aboriginal Women's Group Australia; Valerie Kasaiyian, Indigenous Information Network, Kenya; Tarcila Rivera Zea, International Indigenous Women’s Forum, Centro de Culturas Indígenas del Perú (CHIRAPAQ), Peru 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM (CR.11) Nordic ministerial panel highlights four fundamental goals for prosperity (CSW60 Side Event). Organized by the Mission of Finland. Flyer: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160316am-finland-csw60.pdf 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. Guest: UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), Sigrid Kaag. 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM (ECOSOC) UN Women, High-level event with G77. 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM (CR.12) Empowering Women by Empowering Women Human Rights Defenders - CSW60 Side Event. The event will hear from leading WHRDs on their work on various areas of direct relevance to Agenda 2030. There will be opening remarks, a panel and closing remarks. Organized by the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN. Flyer: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160316pm-HR-defenders-norway.pdf 01:15 PM - 02:45 PM (CR.6) Panel discussion on Expanding Productive Capacity for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Committee for Development Policy Side event (Will send flyer when ready) 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM Security Council Media stakeout (1701 report). 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM (CR.1) Brazil (UK) CSW Side Event - Info about the event TBC. In early 2015, the UK Government joined efforts with the governments of Brazil and Mozambique and the UN System (UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women) in the initiative “Brazil and Africa: Fighting Poverty and Empowering Women through South-South Cooperation”. This initiative seeks to exchange knowledge about successful experiences in poverty reduction, promotion of gender equality and women´s empowerment in Brazil with low income countries from Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective is to support the drafting and implementation of national policies and programmes and to upscale existing initiatives; with a view to promote social and economic development with inclusion, and with a gender perspective. CSW60 Side-Event organized by the Government of Brazil, Government of the United Kingdom; UN-Women and UNFPA. Concept Note: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160316pm-brazil.pdf 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016. Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 04:45 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.1) Investing to Expand Reproductive Health Programming - CSW60 Side Event. Organized by the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the UN. 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM (GA Hall) High Level Advocacy Event - Time is now! Let’s end harmful practices against women and girls by 2030 - CSW60 Side-Event. Celebratory evening of words and music calling for an end to female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage and son preference. Organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). 06:30 PM - 07:45 PM (CR.11, $ tbc, OT) Women Leaders in the business world - its everyone's business - CSW60 Side-Event. Organized by the Permanent Mission of Turkey. |
| Thursday, March 17, 2016 |
| 03:00 AM - 12:00 PM 31st regular session of the Human Rights Council (Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 February - 24 March 2016) http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session31/Pages/31RegularSession.aspx 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Security Council Media Stakeout (UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)). 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Security Council: Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) (Non-proliferation / Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)) 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016. Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM (CR.1) Habitat III Agenda and Gender Equality: Safe Public Spaces for Women and for All - CSW60 Side Event. Organized by UN-Habitat 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM (CR.8) Women and Inclusive Global Economic Growth: W20 Experience of Turkey - CSW60 side event. Organized by the Permanent Mission of Israel. 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM (ECOSOC) Indigenous Women and Girls: Pathways to Equality - CSW60 Side Event. The purpose of this side-event is to examine the underlying factors that contribute to Indigenous women and girls’ vulnerability to abuse, including the longstanding impacts of colonialism, racism and sexism. The panellists will also discuss promising holistic, Indigenous-led approaches to addressing the ongoing discrimination experienced by Indigenous women and girls, including violence and abuse. CSW60 side-event organized by the Permanent Mission of Canada, UNPFII Secretariat, USA, GoF of Indigenous (TBC) Concept note: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160317pm-indigenous.pdf 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016. Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 04:45 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.1) Best Practices for Maternal Health Care in Africa - CSW60 Side Event. Organized by the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the UN 06:30 PM - 07:45 PM (CR.1) Achieving Gender Parity in International Representation. Equal Representation in the 2030 Agenda - CSW60 Side-Event. Discussion on the importance of promoting equal participation of women in international positions of authority to promote sustainable development. CSW60 Side-Event organized by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), GQual, CEJIL; Costa Rica (other missions TBC) and Civil Society (TBC) Concept note: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160317pm-idlo.pdf |
| Friday, March 18, 2016 |
| 03:00 AM - 12:00 PM 31st regular session of the Human Rights Council (Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 February - 24 March 2016) http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session31/Pages/31RegularSession.aspx 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016. Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM (GA Hall) General Assembly: Plenary meeting to consider agenda item 70 (Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM (CR.11) Fighting sexism and hate speech, CSW60 side event. Organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers (PM of Finland). Gender-based hate speech is a backlash and a threat to women’s presence in the public debate. That’s why sexism online is an issue of democracy. The Nordic ministers for gender equality have decided to respond to the wave of growing sexism online and hate speech more resolutely. As such the Nordic governments have nominated a panel of national experts to debate at the CSW the most effective ways - including legal and political tools – of how to respond to this situation. Flyer: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160318am-hatespeech-finland.pdf 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. Guests, Mr. Ivan Šimonović, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and Mr. David Marshall, Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights. They will brief reporters on South Sudan. 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM (CR.11) Safer Cities +20: Public Space and Gender - CSW60 Side Event. Organized by UN Habitat 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016. Priority theme: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM (GA Hall) International Day of Happiness event / Launch of the Angry Birds campaign. 04:45 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.11) Ending Elder Abuse: Breaking the Generational Cycle of Violence - CSW60 Side Event Agenda 2030 provides an opportunity to correct the oversight of older women in the previous goals. The SDG (#5) on gender equality addresses violence against women and girls but it cannot stop measurement at age 49! Elder abuse, including violence, neglect, or nancial exploitation from a partner, a caregiver or any person must be recognized as a human rights issue and one that covers women of all ages in addition to girls. This session will present available data on the issue of abuse and violence against older women. Recognizing there are higher rates of elder abuse in countries where gender disparities between women and men are more severe, elder abuse remains a global problem. Recommendations for program improvements, data collection and further research will be off ered. CSW60 side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations Flyer: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160304pm-argentina-elder-abuse.pdf |
| Saturday, March 19, 2016 |
| Sunday, March 20, 2016 |
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