[Webcast] United Nations Web TV: Live Schedule (Thursday, 16 March 2017)

United Nations Web TV Live Schedule for Thursday, 16 March 2017
All indicated times are New York time (GMT-5), (Approximate ending time)
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03:00 AM - 12:00 PM        34th regular session of the Human Rights Council (Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 27 February - 24 March 2017)
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session34/Pages/34RegularSession.aspx

08:30 AM - 09:30 AM        (CR.4) NGO briefing at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61).  
The active participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is a critical element in the work of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). NGOs have been influential in shaping the current global policy framework on women’s empowerment and gender equality: the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. They continue to play an important role in holding international and national leaders accountable for the commitments they made in the Platform for Action.

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM        (GA Hall) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), 13-24 March 2017 (6th meeting).
General discussion (continued).
Priority theme: Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work
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/csw61-2017

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM        (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), 13-24 March 2017 (6th meeting, in parallel).
Interactive dialogue on focus area “Empowerment of indigenous women”.
Priority theme: Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work
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/csw61-2017
http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/csw/61/meetings/focus%20area_guidance%20note_17%20february%202017_for%20web.pdf?vs=1349

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM        Security Council Media Stakeout.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM        Security Council: Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (7900th meeting).
Briefing by the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM        (CR.8) Work-life (Im)Balance.
On the occasion of the sixty-first session of CSW.
Policies and practices empowering women to achieve their full potential in the workplace and the family.
Flyer: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/170316am-hungary-csw61.pdf

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM        Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General.
Guest: UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq Lise Grande. Ms Grande will brief via videoconference on the latest developments in and around Mosul.

01:15 PM - 02:30 PM        (CR.2) Ending Violence against Women: Prevention and Response in the world of work.
#CSW61 Side event organized by UN Women

02:45 PM - 03:45 PM        Security Council Media Stakeout.

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM        Press Conference: UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed and WHO Director- General, Margaret Chan will have an announcement on Antimicrobial Resistance.

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM        Security Council: The situation in the Central African Republic (7901st meeting).

03:00 PM - 06:00 PM        (CR.4) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), 13-24 March 2017 (7th meeting, in parallel).
Interactive dialogue - Review theme: "Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls".
Priority theme: Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work
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/csw61-2017

03:00 PM - 06:00 PM        (GA Hall) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), 13-24 March 2017 (7th meeting).
General discussion (continued).
Priority theme: Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work
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/csw61-2017

04:30 PM - 06:00 PM        (CR.8) The Changing World of Work with Need for 21st Century Skills.
#CSW61 Side Event organized by UN Women  

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM        (CR.4) Women’s role in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda: Harnessing and strengthening sustainable urbanization using participatory methodologies for women and youth empowerment.
The side event will discuss the bridge between relevant elements of the Beijing Platform for Action, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 5 and 11 and the New Urban Agenda to implement women’s and young girl’s economic empowerment in an urbanizing world.
Side event on the margins of the Sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women organized by UN Habitat.
Flyer: http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/170313pm-csw61-habitat.pdf