Thursday, June 15

[Webcast] United Nations Web TV: Live Schedule (Thursday, 15 June 2017)

United Nations Web TV Live Schedule for Thursday, 15 June 2017
All indicated times are New York time (GMT-4), (Approximate ending time)

http://webtv.un.org

Watch the latest videos published on UN Web TV: http://webtv.un.org/search?term=2017-06-14
       
09:45 AM - 10:45 AM        (tbc) Security Council Media Stakeout.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM        (tbc) Security Council: Briefing on the cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations (AU).

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM        (GA Hall) General Assembly: 87th plenary meeting.
1. Election of eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council [item 112 (b)]:
(a) By-election (A/71/923 and A/71/924)
(b) Election of eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council
2. The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy [item 118]
(a) Draft resolution (A/71/L.66)
(b) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/918)
[Debate on the item will be scheduled at a later date]


10:00 AM - 01:00 PM        (CR.1) UN conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination.
A legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons would establish general prohibitions and obligations as well as a political commitment to achieve and maintain a nuclear-weapon-free world.
https://www.un.org/disarmament/ptnw/

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM        (CR.4) 10th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (13-15 June 2017).
Theme: The Second Decade of the CRPD: Inclusion and full participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in the implementation of the Convention.
Sub-themes:
1) Addressing the impact of multiple discrimination on persons with disabilities and promoting their participation and multi-stakeholder partnerships for achieving the SDGs in line with the CRPD;
2) Inclusion and full participation of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action;
3) Promoting inclusive urban development and implementation of the New Urban Agenda –  Habitat III.
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/conference-of-states-parties-to-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-2/cosp10.html

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM        (CR.3) 2017 Session of the UNICEF Executive Board (13-16 June 2017).
The Executive Board reviews UNICEF activities and approves its policies, country programmes and budgets.
https://www.unicef.org/about/execboard/

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM        Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General.
Guest: Mr. Gilbert Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).


01:15 PM - 02:30 PM        (CR.4) A journey towards strengthened cooperation between the international, regional and national human rights mechanisms: implementation of the CRPD and SDGs.
This side event organized by The  Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)  aims to highlight the role of the regional human rights mechanisms for strengthened and aligned implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS).  
Concept note:
http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/170615pm-ohchr-crpd-sdgs.pdf

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM        (CR.11) End Violence against children with disabilities.
Co-organized by the COSP-CRPD.


03:00 PM - 06:00 PM        (CR.1) UN conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination.
A legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons would establish general prohibitions and obligations as well as a political commitment to achieve and maintain a nuclear-weapon-free world.
https://www.un.org/disarmament/ptnw/

03:00 PM - 06:00 PM        (CR.4) 10th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (13-15 June 2017).
Theme: The Second Decade of the CRPD: Inclusion and full participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in the implementation of the Convention.
Sub-themes:
1) Addressing the impact of multiple discrimination on persons with disabilities and promoting their participation and multi-stakeholder partnerships for achieving the SDGs in line with the CRPD;
2) Inclusion and full participation of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action;
3) Promoting inclusive urban development and implementation of the New Urban Agenda –  Habitat III.
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/conference-of-states-parties-to-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-2/cosp10.html

03:00 PM - 06:00 PM        (CR.3) 2017 Session of the UNICEF Executive Board (13-16 June 2017).
The Executive Board reviews UNICEF activities and approves its policies, country programmes and budgets.
https://www.unicef.org/about/execboard/

03:45 PM - 04:45 PM        (tbc) Security Council Media stakeout (Middle East - Syria).

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM        (tbc) Security Council: Briefing on the Middle East.

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