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 14 - May 22, 2016 | Provisional Weekly Calendar |
Saturday, May 14, 2016
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM (GA Hall) Closing Ceremony - 2016 Global Classrooms International High School Model UN Conference.
Organized by the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the UN
Sunday, May 15, 2016
01:30 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.6) Second World Assembly of Local and regional Governments for the New Urban Agenda - First session.
On May 15, local government leaders and networks from around the world will gather in New York for the first session of the Second World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments, convened by the Global Taskforce just before the Habitat III Hearings for Local Authorities on May 16-17.
- OPENING: Recalling the Spirit of Habitat II
- Presentation of the key recommendations of constituency.
- DIALOGUE SESSION 1: One single, inclusive and global agenda, ensuring links with the 2030 Agenda.
- DIALOGUE SESSION 2: Key cornerstones of the Urban Agenda as bases for Global Development.
- DIALOGUE SESSION 3: A seat at the Global table.
- Adoption of the Key Recommendations.
- UNACLA Session.
Webpage: http://www.gtf2016.org/#!Global-Taskforce-convenes-First-Session-of-the-2nd-World-Assembly-of-Local-and-Regional-Governments/cjtl/56e18c930cf2bbbdde2223c5
Draft programme: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160515-habitat-programme.pdf
| Monday, May 16, 2016 |
| 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Security Council Media Stakeout 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Security Council: Briefing on the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). 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.1) Habitat III Informal Hearings with Local Authorities' Associations (25-29 April 2016). Habitat III website: https://www.habitat3.org/intersessionals 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (ECOSOC) Special high-level event “Uniting Nations for a Family Friendly World” to mark the International Day of the Families. The event will provide a platform for UN Member States to present best practices to safeguard and empower the family, in accordance with their international obligations. A broad representation of international civil society organizations and family policy experts will provide their experience on how best to protect and promote the family both in the field and within the UN system, especially in the context of the 2030 Agenda. Co-organised by the Missions of Belarus, Egypt and Qatar and the Group of Friends of the Family. Concept note: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160516am-family-belarus.pdf 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (TCC) General Assembly: Informal interactive dialogue on commodity markets. The dialogue is an opportunity to review world commodity trends and prospects, particularly in commodity-dependent countries. Concept Note: http://www.un.org/pga/70/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/31-Mar_Informal-Interactive-Dialogue-Commodities-31-March-2016.pdf 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. Guest: Gordon Brown, the UN Special Envoy for Global Education. He will brief reporters by telephone link ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), which will take place on 23 and 24 May in Istanbul, Turkey. 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM Press Conference: The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat) ahead of the Habitat III Conference, which will take place in Quito, Ecuador, from 17 to 20 October 2016. Speakers: Maryse Gautier, Co-Chair of the Preparatory Committee; Maria Duarte, Co-chair of the Preparatory Committee; Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito; Tri Rismaharini, Mayor of Surabaya; Joan Clos, Secretary-General of the Habitat III Conference; and Jenina Alli, Media Officer of the Habitat III Secretariat. 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (TCC) General Assembly: Informal interactive dialogue on commodity markets. The dialogue is an opportunity to review world commodity trends and prospects, particularly in commodity-dependent countries. Concept Note: http://www.un.org/pga/70/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/31-Mar_Informal-Interactive-Dialogue-Commodities-31-March-2016.pdf 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.1) Habitat III Informal Hearings with Local Authorities' Associations (25-29 April 2016). Habitat III website: https://www.habitat3.org/intersessionals |
| Tuesday, May 17, 2016 |
| 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.1) Habitat III Informal Hearings with Local Authorities' Associations (25-29 April 2016). Habitat III website: https://www.habitat3.org/intersessionals 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (ECOSOC) UN Women event (title to be confirmed) 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Press Conference: Access to Justice: Indigenous Women in Conflict and Peace. 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. Guest: John Ging, the Operations Director for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). He will brief on his recent trip to Yemen. 03:00 PM - 06:00 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 (ECOSOC) UN Women event (title to be confirmed) 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.1) Habitat III Informal Hearings with Local Authorities' Associations (25-29 April 2016). Habitat III website: https://www.habitat3.org/intersessionals 06:15 PM - 07:15 PM (Visitors Lobby by Guided Tours, LIVE to be confirmed by UNTV) Exhibit Opening: Uniting Nations for a Family Friendly World. |
| Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CR.4) General Assembly: Informal consultations on how to enable the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them. 10:00 AM - 01:15 PM (TCC) Catherine Flon Symposium - Cultivating Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Women Economic Empowerment. Organized by the Permanent Mission of Haiti, Danielle Saint-Lot Haiti Women’s Foundation & National Alliance for the Advancement of Haitian Professionals (NAAHP) Programme: http://development.naahpusa.org/symposium/#ert_pane1-2 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Press Conference: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (18-19 May). 03:00 PM - 06:00 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 |
| Thursday, May 19, 2016 |
| 09:30 AM - 09:40 AM (GA Lobby) Peacekeepers Day 2016 - Wreath Laying Ceremony. 29 May is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. The UN Secretary-General will lay a wreath to honour all fallen peacekeepers. http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/operations/pkday.shtml 09:45 AM - 11:00 AM (GA Hall) Peacekeepers Day 2016 - Medal Ceremony. 29 May is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. At 9:45 the UN Secretary-General will lead the inaugural ceremony for the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage. Following that, at 10 a.m. the UN Secretary-General will preside over a ceremony at which the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal will be awarded posthumously to 128 military, police and civilian personnel who lost their lives while serving in peacekeeping operations during 2015. http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/operations/pkday.shtml 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 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Press Conference: The recommendations of the 15th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2016/02/26/unpfii-15th-session-9-20-may-2016/ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. 03:00 PM - 06:00 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 (ECOSOC) Association of Former International Civil Servants/NY - 46th Annual Assembly. |
| Friday, May 20, 2016 |
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General. Guest: Elliott Haris, the Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) New York Office, on the 2nd session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-2), which will take place from 23 to 27 May at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi under the theme of Delivering on the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM Press Conference: The UN Office for Partnerships (UNOP) on ID 2020: Harnessing the Power of Digital Legal Identities for Global Good. 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM (CR.4) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Fifteenth session (9-20 May 2016) - Closing 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 |
| Saturday, May 21, 2016 |
| Sunday, May 22, 2016 |
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