Calendar of activities of interest to the Press
9 to 23 May 2022
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DATE |
ORG |
ACTIVITY |
CITY |
CONTACT |
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9 May |
WTO |
General Council |
Geneva |
Keith Rockwell +41 (0)22 739 5015 |
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9 May |
UNESCO |
WSIS panel - The digitization of culture and the creative economy: benefits, challenges and roadmaps (15h-16h) |
Virtual |
Rochelle Roca-Hachem +33 1 45 68 1438
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9 May |
WHO |
Press conference. Launch of new WHO report on regulating cross-border marketing of alcohol. Speakers: Dag Rekve, Senior Technical Officer, Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours Team, World Health Organization; Vladimir Poznyak, Unit Head, Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Bahaviours, World Health Organization. |
Hybrid |
Carla Drysdale +41 (0)79 528 3522 |
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9 May |
UNECE |
Every tree counts: Past, present and future of forests in the UNECE region and beyond |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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9-12 May |
UNECE |
Special Session of the Committee on Environmental Policy |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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9-13 May |
UNECE |
(WP.29/GRSP) Working Party on Passive Safety (71st session) |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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9-13 May |
UNECE |
Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) (111th session) |
Geneva
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Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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9-13 May
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UNODA |
Open Ended Working Group on reducing space threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviors |
Geneva |
Peter Kolarov |
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10 May |
UN |
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10 May |
WTO |
General Council |
Geneva |
Keith Rockwell +41 (0)22 739 5015 |
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10 May |
WMO |
Release of WMO/UK Met Office temperature update for next five years (2022/2026). Press release. |
Geneva |
Clare Nullis +41 79 7091 0397 |
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10-13 May |
UNECE |
Implementation Committee (Espoo Convention), 53rd session |
Geneva |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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11 May |
WTO |
37th Round of the DGCFMC - Cotton Development Assistance |
Geneva |
Ivy Zhang +41 (0)22 739 5220 |
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11 May |
ILO |
Launch of report on the impact of the Ukraine crisis on the world of work in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Embargoed press conference. Embargo lifts at 13:00 CEST |
Virtual |
Rosalind Yarde +41 79 646 0480 |
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11 May |
UNESCO |
Information Session: On the Road to Lisbon - 2022 UN Ocean Conference (11h30-13h00) |
Virtual
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Teresa Salado |
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12 May |
UNESCO |
First meeting of the Working Group on Open Science Capacity Building (13h-15h) |
Virtual |
Ana Persic +33 1 45 68 1700 |
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12 May 2022 |
HRC |
Human Rights Council special session on Ukraine. Room 20
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Hybrid
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Rolando Gomez Matthew Brown matthew.brown@un.org Pascal Sim |
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12 May |
UN |
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12 May |
WTO |
Dedicated Discussion of the Relevant Trade-Related Developments on Cotton |
Geneva |
Ivy Zhang +41 (0)22 739 5220 |
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12 May |
WTO |
Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology |
Geneva |
Ivy Zhang +41 (0)22 739 5220 |
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13 May |
WTO |
Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology |
Geneva |
Ivy Zhang +41 (0)22 739 5220 |
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14 May |
UN |
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15 May |
UN |
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15-20 |
ILO |
5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour More than 4,000 delegates will discuss good practices, identify gaps and the urgent measures that are needed to help children in child labour. |
Hybrid |
Rosalind Yarde +41 (0)79 646 0480 |
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16 May |
WTO |
The Fifth South-South Dialogue on LDCs and Development |
Geneva |
Melissa Begag +41 (0)22 739 5562 |
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16 May |
WTO |
Council for Trade in Services |
Geneva |
Melissa Begag +41 (0)22 739 5562 |
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16 May |
UN |
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16 May
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UNODA |
Conference on Disarmament Part II |
Geneva |
Erika Kawahara |
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16 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Welcome Session |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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16 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Sustainable Tourism and UNSDG's |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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16 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Mapping of trade facilitation challenges to TPF Domain |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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16 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Transport and Logistics Domain Presentation |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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16 May |
UNECE |
Methane Mondays - 5th Meeting |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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16 May |
UNECE |
GE.3) Group of Experts on drafting a new legal instrument on the use of automated vehicles in traffic (3rd session) |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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16-18 May |
UNECE |
Seventieth session of the Specialized Section on Standardization of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (GE.1) |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727
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17 May |
UN |
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17 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Accounting and Audit Domain Presentation |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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17 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Easing Cross-Border Trade in Agricultural Goods |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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17 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Single Window Assessment Methodology (SWAM) |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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17-25 May |
UNECE |
Group of Experts on National Accounts |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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17 May |
WTO |
Committee on Customs Valuation |
Geneva |
Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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17 May |
ITU |
World Telecommunication & Information Society Day High level panel accessible to Media: Virtually in this link. Physically at ITU by sending an email to pressreg@itu.int |
Hybrid |
Santiago Martorana
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17 – 18 May |
ITC |
The 13th World Trade Promotion Organizations Conference and Awards (WTPO) will take place at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana. The event is jointly hosted by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and the International Trade Centre (ITC). For registration and more information, please go here. |
Hybrid |
Natalie Domeisen |
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18 May |
UNIS |
Ciné ONU. To mark the International Day of Living Together in Peace: Screening of the documentary film “All of Us” at the Cinema Cinérama Empire. A discussion will follow the screening with: Pierre Pirard, the film’s director, Yassine Nasser, Representative of AISA ONG Internationale and a representative of the United Nations (name to be confirmed). The Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, Rhéal LeBlanc, will moderate the discussion. |
Geneva |
Catherine Fegli +41 (0)22 917 2313 |
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18 May |
WTO |
Trade Policy Review Body - Switzerland/Liechtenstein |
Geneva |
Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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18 May |
WMO |
Release of WMO State of Global Climate in 2021 report. Press conference with WMO SG Petteri Taalas. |
Geneva |
Clare Nullis +41 (0)79 7091397 |
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18 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Launch of the Georgian Business Process Analysis |
Online |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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18 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Open Banking and Open Finance backing trade worldwide |
Online |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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18-19 May |
UN Women |
WPS Focal Points Network Fourth Capital-Level Meeting. Event Website: https://wpsfocalpointsnetwork.org/geneva-meeting-public-registration/ Press Registration: https://indico.un.org/event/36986/ |
Geneva |
Harriette Williams Bright |
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18-20 May |
UNESCO |
UNESCO World Higher Education Conference |
Hybrid
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19 May |
WTO |
7th Working Party on the Accession of the Union of the Comoros |
Geneva |
Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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19 May |
WTO |
Informal Working Group on MSMEs |
Geneva |
Dana Bajjali +41 (0)22 739 6014 |
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19 May |
UNECE |
Webinar: Socio-economic benefits of geospatial information |
Online |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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19 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Five Futures of Currency |
Online |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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19 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Insurance Domain Presentation |
Online |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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19 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: UN/CEFACT Standards - Making the Supply Chain Management more efficient |
Online |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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19 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Cross Border Management Domain Presentation |
Online |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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19-20 May |
UNECE |
Thirteenth meeting of the Working Group on Water and Health |
Geneva |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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20 May |
UN |
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20 May |
WTO |
Committee on Trade and Development - Dedicated Session on Small Economies |
Geneva |
Melissa Begag +41 (0)22 739 5562 |
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20 May |
WTO |
Trade Policy Review Body - Switzerland/Liechtenstein |
Geneva |
Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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20 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Facilitating Trade in the Kyrgyz Republic - Progress and Prospects |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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20 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: EDI to API |
Online |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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20 May |
UNECE |
38th UN/CEFACT Forum: UN/CEFACT Global Semantic Standards |
Online |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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21 May |
UN |
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
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22 May |
UN |
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23 May |
UN |
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23-24 May |
UNECE |
(WP.5/GE.4) Group of Experts on Benchmarking Transport Infrastructure Construction Costs (14th session) |
Geneva |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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23-25 May |
UNECE |
(SC.2/HUBS) Group of Experts on International Railway Passenger Hubs (3rd session) |
Geneva |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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23-25 May |
UNECE |
Joint UNECE/UNEP Regional Training on SDG Indicator 12.c.1 (amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP) |
Online |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727
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23-27 May |
UNECE |
(WP.29/GRVA) Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (13th session) |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727
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