Wednesday, May 11

[Webcast] United Nations Web TV: Live Schedule (Wednesday, 11 May 2016)

United Nations Web TV Live Schedule for Wednesday, 11 May 2016
All indicated times are New York time (GMT-5), (Approximate ending time)

http://webtv.un.org

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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.
- H.E. Mr. Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt,  is expected to address press at the Security Council Stakeout following the Security Council briefing on Threats to International Peace and Security caused by Terrorist Acts.


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: Countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorism - Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts (7690th meeting).
- Letter dated 4 May 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/2016/416)
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/416

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM        (TCC) General Assembly: High-level Thematic Debate on UN, Peace and Security.
- Interactive session 2: “Leading by Example: Innovative partnerships and responses”.
- Interactive session 3: “Responsibility for Implementation: Beyond the current conundrum”.
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.12) 2016 International Day of Families (IDF).
Theme: Families, healthy lives and sustainable future. International panel of experts will address the role of families and family policies for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
https://www.un.org/development/desa/family/international-day-of-families/2016idf.html

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. Side event to the UN PGA's 10-11 May High-level Thematic Debate "In a World of Risks: A New Commitment for Peace".


03:00 PM - 04:00 PM        (TCC) General Assembly: High-level Thematic Debate on UN, Peace and Security.
- High-level Plenary Segment: “In a World of Risks: Today’s threats to international peace and security”(continued).
- Closing Segment.
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/

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM        (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.

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM        (CR.1) The Future of Civilian Protection in Peace Operations: Endorsing and Implementing the Kigali Principles.
Organized by the Permanent Missions of Rwanda and the Netherlands, and speakers include the PGA and U.S. Ambassador Power.


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