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 | May 9 - May 15, 2016 | Provisional Weekly Calendar |
| Monday, May 9, 2016 |
| 04:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Geneva, CMT+1) Human Rights Council: 25th session of Universal Periodic Review (2-13 May 2016). Review of United Republic of Tanzania and Antigua and Barbuda. Adoption of the reports on Samoa and Greece. The twenty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 2 to 13 May during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of States to be reviewed by the Universal Periodic Review Working Group during this session are (in order of scheduled review): Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Greece, Sudan, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, the United Republic of Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand and Ireland. The meeting will take place in Room 20 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. More information: http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=19912&LangID=E#sthash.IPfkAjJr.dpuf 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CR.3) Fifth Committee: 36th meeting (second part of the resumed 70th session). Administrative and Budgetary Committee. Fifth Committee website: http://www.un.org/en/ga/fifth/index.shtml 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (ECOSOC) Briefing on all Special Sessions for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS). Organized by OCHA 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM (GA Hall) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Fifteenth session (9-20 May 2016) - Opening ceremony. Theme: “Indigenous peoples: conflict, peace and resolution”. https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2016/02/26/unpfii-15th-session-9-20-may-2016/ Organization of work: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/2016/Docs-updates/E-C.19-2016_L.1_Proposed-Organization-of-Work-for-the-Fifteenth-Session.pdf 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. Guests, UN Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, and the Special Adviser on the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants, Ms. Karen AbuZayd. They will brief reporters on the launch of the Secretary-General's report "In Safety and Dignity: Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants". 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM Press Conference: The incoming Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Alvaro Pop; a fellow Member of the Permanent Forum, Devasish Roy; and the Canadian Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett. 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM (CR.8) Global Environmental Metrics for the SDGs: Results from the 2016 Environmental Performance Index. U.S. launch of the Yale University flagship report. Assistant Secretary General Elliot Harris (TBC), Ambassador Janine Coye Felson, EPI Director Dr. Angel Hsu, and co-founder Kim Samuel to discuss how the EPI provides baselines to assess each country’s performance and inform progress on United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Co-organized by Yale University and the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) http://www.un.org/pga/70/events/high-level-conversation-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-religions-for-peace/ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (TCC) Canada's approach to combatting violence, providing justice, and ensuring equality: A Town-Hall discussion with Canada's Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs and Minister of Justice. 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (CR.4) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Fifteenth session (9-20 May 2016). Theme: “Indigenous peoples: conflict, peace and resolution”. https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2016/02/26/unpfii-15th-session-9-20-may-2016/ Organization of work: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/2016/Docs-updates/E-C.19-2016_L.1_Proposed-Organization-of-Work-for-the-Fifteenth-Session.pdf |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2016 |
| 04:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Geneva, CMT+1) Human Rights Council: 25th session of Universal Periodic Review (2-13 May 2016). Review of Swaziland and Antigua and Trinidad and Tobago. Adoption of the reports on Sudan and Hungary. The twenty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 2 to 13 May during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of States to be reviewed by the Universal Periodic Review Working Group during this session are (in order of scheduled review): Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Greece, Sudan, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, the United Republic of Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand and Ireland. The meeting will take place in Room 20 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. More information: http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=19912&LangID=E#sthash.IPfkAjJr.dpuf 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM (SO#3) Media Stakeout: The President of the General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoff will brief before the start of the high-level debate of the General Assembly entitled In a World of Risks: A New Commitment for Peace. 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (TCC) General Assembly: High-level Thematic Debate on UN, Peace and Security. This event will be a platform to identify key threats and engage in a strategic reflection about today’s challenges to international peace and security. Furthermore, it will allow for a consideration about the means, tools and instruments available within a UN-context to tackle these challenges as well as the responsibilities and institutions required for an effective collective security architecture. http://www.un.org/pga/70/events/hltd-peace-and-security/ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CR.4) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Fifteenth session (9-20 May 2016). Theme: “Indigenous peoples: conflict, peace and resolution”. https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2016/02/26/unpfii-15th-session-9-20-may-2016/ Organization of work: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/2016/Docs-updates/E-C.19-2016_L.1_Proposed-Organization-of-Work-for-the-Fifteenth-Session.pdf 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CR.9) Migration, Environment and Climate Change. Organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (CR.4) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Fifteenth session (9-20 May 2016). Theme: “Indigenous peoples: conflict, peace and resolution”. https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2016/02/26/unpfii-15th-session-9-20-may-2016/ Organization of work: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/2016/Docs-updates/E-C.19-2016_L.1_Proposed-Organization-of-Work-for-the-Fifteenth-Session.pdf 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (TCC) General Assembly: High-level Thematic Debate on UN, Peace and Security. This event will be a platform to identify key threats and engage in a strategic reflection about today’s challenges to international peace and security. Furthermore, it will allow for a consideration about the means, tools and instruments available within a UN-context to tackle these challenges as well as the responsibilities and institutions required for an effective collective security architecture. http://www.un.org/pga/70/events/hltd-peace-and-security/ |
| Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
| 04:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Geneva, CMT+1) Human Rights Council: 25th session of Universal Periodic Review (2-13 May 2016). Review of Thailand and Ireland. Adoption of the reports on Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan. The twenty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 2 to 13 May during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of States to be reviewed by the Universal Periodic Review Working Group during this session are (in order of scheduled review): Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Greece, Sudan, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, the United Republic of Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand and Ireland. The meeting will take place in Room 20 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. More information: http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=19912&LangID=E#sthash.IPfkAjJr.dpuf 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Security Council Media Stakeout 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CR.3) Fifth Committee: 37th meeting (second part of the resumed 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: Open debate on “Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts”. 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (TCC) General Assembly: High-level Thematic Debate on UN, Peace and Security. This event will be a platform to identify key threats and engage in a strategic reflection about today’s challenges to international peace and security. Furthermore, it will allow for a consideration about the means, tools and instruments available within a UN-context to tackle these challenges as well as the responsibilities and institutions required for an effective collective security architecture. http://www.un.org/pga/70/events/hltd-peace-and-security/ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CR.4) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Fifteenth session (9-20 May 2016). Theme: “Indigenous peoples: conflict, peace and resolution”. https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2016/02/26/unpfii-15th-session-9-20-may-2016/ Organization of work: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/2016/Docs-updates/E-C.19-2016_L.1_Proposed-Organization-of-Work-for-the-Fifteenth-Session.pdf 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM (CR.8) Beyond the UN Peace and Security Architecture: How can Enhanced cooperation with Civil Society and Regional Organizations Help the UN to fulfill its Purpose? Organized by UN-NGLS 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (CR.1) Kigali Principles Event. Organized by the Permanent Missions of Rwanda and the Netherlands, and speakers include the PGA and U.S. Ambassador Power. |
| Thursday, May 12, 2016 |
| 09:00 AM - 01:30 PM (CR.1) High Level Meeting on Sustaining Peace: Mechanisms, Partnerships and the Future of Peacebuilding in Africa. Organized by OSAA 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Security Council Media Stakeout (Sudan/South Sudan). 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CR.4) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Fifteenth session (9-20 May 2016). Theme: “Indigenous peoples: conflict, peace and resolution”. https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2016/02/26/unpfii-15th-session-9-20-may-2016/ Organization of work: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/2016/Docs-updates/E-C.19-2016_L.1_Proposed-Organization-of-Work-for-the-Fifteenth-Session.pdf 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Press Conference: Launch of World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2016. 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Geneva, CMT+1) Human Rights Council: 25th session of Universal Periodic Review (2-13 May 2016). Adoption of the reports on United Republic of Tanzania and Antigua and Barbuda. The twenty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 2 to 13 May during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of States to be reviewed by the Universal Periodic Review Working Group during this session are (in order of scheduled review): Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Greece, Sudan, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, the United Republic of Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand and Ireland. The meeting will take place in Room 20 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. More information: http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=19912&LangID=E#sthash.IPfkAjJr.dpuf 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM Press Conference: Indigenous youth representatives on "Indigenous youth: solutions to self-harm and suicide." 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM (CR.6) Women's International Forum Lecture: Dr. Todd Evans and Dr. Shahin Rafi. Co-Directors of the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine in a talk on: "The promise of Stem Cells for Curing Disease". http://womensinternationalforum.org/upcoming-event/upcoming-event/ 01:15 PM - 02:45 PM (CR.12) 2016 International Day of Families. Theme: Families, healthy lives and sustainable future. https://www.un.org/development/desa/family/international-day-of-families/2016idf.html |
| Friday, May 13, 2016 |
| 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM (CR.1) 8th Annual Remember Slavery Student Videoconference. 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Security Council Media Stakeout (1559 Report and Liberia sanctions). 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CR.6) Sharing national practices: Ombudsman institutions – guardians of the rule of law. Organized by the EO of the SG, Rule of Law Unit. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Geneva, CMT+1) Human Rights Council: 25th session of Universal Periodic Review (2-13 May 2016). Adoption of the reports on Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand and Ireland. The twenty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 2 to 13 May during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of States to be reviewed by the Universal Periodic Review Working Group during this session are (in order of scheduled review): Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Greece, Sudan, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, the United Republic of Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand and Ireland. The meeting will take place in Room 20 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. More information: http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=19912&LangID=E#sthash.IPfkAjJr.dpuf 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CR.4) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Fifteenth session (9-20 May 2016). Theme: “Indigenous peoples: conflict, peace and resolution”. https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2016/02/26/unpfii-15th-session-9-20-may-2016/ Organization of work: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/2016/Docs-updates/E-C.19-2016_L.1_Proposed-Organization-of-Work-for-the-Fifteenth-Session.pdf 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.6) High Level Briefing on Every Woman, Every Child, Everywhere. Organized by the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations |
| Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
| Sunday, May 15, 2016 |
| 01:15 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.6) UN Advisory Committee on Local Authorities (UNACLA) Meeting. Organized by UN Habitat |
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