[Webcast] United Nations Web TV: Live Schedule (Thursday, 17 March 2016)

United Nations Web TV Live Schedule for Thursday, 17 March 2016
All indicated times are New York time (GMT-5), (Approximate ending time)
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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

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM        (The Hague, The Netherlands), International Court of Justice (ICJ): Judgments in two distinct cases submitted by Nicaragua v. Colombia (Preliminary Objections phase).
Case 1 = Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Colombia)
http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?p1=3&p2=1&k=37&case=155&code=nicolc&p3=6
Case 2 = Question of the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Nicaragua and Colombia beyond 200 nautical miles from the Nicaraguan Coast (Nicaragua v. Colombia)  
http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?p1=3&p2=1&k=02&case=154&code=nicolb&p3=6

09:45 AM - 10:45 AM        To be confirmed - Security Council Media Stakeout (UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)).

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM        To be confirmed - Security Council: Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) (Non-proliferation / Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK))

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM        (CR.3) Fifth Committee: 29th 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 - 11:15 AM        (CR.1) DPI/NGO briefing: "Woman and Girls: From Adversity to Hope" - CSW60 Side Event.
(CSW 60) side event organized by NGO Relations DPI in collaboration with DPI associated NGOs, NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, Global Family, International Council of Women, Muslim American Leadership Alliance, World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations, Africa Development Interchange Network, Global Family for Love & Peace.
Flyer: http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/2016/03/07/csw-briefings/

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM        (CR.12) Africa’s Year of Human Rights with a particular focus on the Rights of Women: Opportunities & Challenges - CSW60 Side Event.
The Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will jointly convene a high-level meeting on “Africa’s Year of Human Rights with a particular focus on the Rights of Women: Opportunities & Challenges”during the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Concept note: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160317am-osaa-ohchr-csw60.pdf

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM        (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016 (9th meeting).
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

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM        (CR.1) DPI/NGO briefing: Happiness and Gender Equality in the SDGs - CSW60 Side Event.
CSW60 Side Event in observance of the International Day of Happiness. Organized by NGO Relations DPI in partnership with DPI associated NGO organizations- Nerium Ripple Foundation, Live Happy and Economists for Peace and Security.
Flyer: http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/2016/03/07/csw-briefings/
(CSW 60) side event organized by NGO Relations DPI in collaboration with DPI associated NGOs, NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, Global Family, International Council of Women, Muslim American Leadership Alliance, World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations, Africa Development Interchange Network, Global Family for Love & Peace.
Flyer: http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/2016/03/07/csw-briefings/

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.
This event provides an opportunity to influence the process towards Habitat III and to advocate for the full recognition of the important contributions of women in the urban development agenda. It aims to ensure that gender equality, women’s empowerment, and ending violence against women is placed front and center in the outcome document for Habitat III, in order to strategically support the implementation of the Post 2015 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using human settlements and urbanization as a vehicle for change.
Organized by UN Women, UN Habitat and the Huairou Commission
Concept note: http://esango.un.org/SideEvents/documents/1615

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        (TCC) Second Anniversary of the adoption of the General Assembly resolution entitled “Territorial integrity of Ukraine".
Organized by the Permanent Mission of Ukraine.

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 - 04:15 PM        (CR.11) Achieving Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Humanitarian Action through the World Humanitarian Summit - CSW60 Side Event..
The roundtable discussion will highlight women and girls’ rights, resiliency and leadership roles in humanitarian action.
Panellists will address how stakeholders from all sectors and regions of the world can be part of the launch of gender equality and women’s empowerment commitment at the first World Humanitarian Summit (WHS)
taking place in Istanbul 23-24 May 2016, which was initiated by the UN Secretary General to improve humanitarian action worldwide.
Organized by UN Women together with UN OCHA, the Governments of Australia and Mexico, ActionAid and Oxfam International.
http://esango.un.org/SideEvents/documents/1228

03:00 PM - 06:00 PM        (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), 14-24 March 2016 (10th meeting).
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

06:00 PM - 07:45 PM        (CR.7) The role of culture in women's Empowerment: Possibilities and Challenges - CSW60 Side event.
UN Women Liberia in partnership with Rainbow Intercultural Dialogue Center, Thailand Achievement Institute, Ufuk Dialogue Foundation, The Journalist and Writers Foundation
Concept note: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160317pm-women-culture-gambia.pdf

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