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Calendar of Geneva-based activities of interest to the Press

12 to 26 May 2025

Date	Org	Activity	City	Contact
12 May	UN	Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon International Day of Plant Health [FAO]
12 May	WMO	Release of State of Climate in Africa 2024 report. Embargoed press release Details of launch	Hybrid	Clare Nullis +41 (0)79 709 1397 cnullis@wmo.int
12 May	WTO	Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD)	Geneva	Ivy Zhang +41 (0)22 739 5220
12 May	WTO	WTO Virtual Trade Dialogue on Food — Trade and Food Security, Insights from the Frontlines of Global Agriculture	Geneva	Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175
12 May	UNIDIR	Cyber Stability Conference 2025 On addressing evolving cyber threats and strengthening international peace and security, this year on the theme of cyber resilience.	Hybrid	unidir.comms@un.org
12-15 May	HRC	26th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development Palais des Nations - Tempus	Geneva	ohchr-hrcmedia@un.org
13 May	WTO	Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD)	Geneva	Ivy Zhang +41 (0)22 739 5220
13 May	WTO	Committee on Market Access	Geneva	Daniel Pruzin +41 (0)22 739 6395
13 – 14 May	UNECE	15th meeting of the Working Group on Water and Health		Jean-Isaias Rodriguez +41 79 444 5081 jean.rodriguez@un.org
13 – 15 May	UNECE	Implementation Committee of the Espoo Convention	Geneva	Jean-Isaias Rodriguez +41 79 444 5081 jean.rodriguez@un.org
14 May	WTO	Committee on Market Access	Geneva	Daniel Pruzin +41 (0)22 739 6395
14 May	WTO	Trade Policy Review Body - Cabo Verde	Geneva	Melissa Begag +41 (0)22 739 5562
14 May	UNESCO	Launch of the 2024/5 GEM Report on Leadership in Education https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PxnMJLIJRfqLL80h0yVJBw#/registration	Virtual	Kate Linkins +33 1 45 68 08 03 k.linkins@unesco.org,
14 – 15 May	UNECE / FAO	46th session of the joint UNECE Working Party on Forest Statistics, Economics and Management	Geneva	Jean-Isaias Rodriguez +41 79 444 5081 jean.rodriguez@un.org
14 – 16 May	UNECE	The Compliance Committee under the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters	Geneva	Jean-Isaias Rodriguez +41 79 444 5081 jean.rodriguez@un.org
15 May	UN	International Day of Families
15 May	ITU	Webinar – Digital inclusion and accessibility: Leaving no one behind in virtual worlds and the citiverse	Virtual	pressinfo@itu.int
15 May	UNIDIR	Security at what cost? Examining the latest trends in global military spending Brings together leading experts in disarmament, peace and international security to analyse trends in global military expenditure	Virtual	unidir.comms@un.org
15 May	WTO	Negotiating Group on Rules (Fisheries Subsidies)	Geneva	Melissa Begag +41 (0)22 739 5562
15 May	WTO	Committee on Market Access	Geneva	Daniel Pruzin +41 (0)22 739 6395
16 May	UN	International Day of Living Together in Peace International Day of Light [UNESCO]
16 May	WTO	Informal Committee on Trade and Development	Geneva	Ivy Zhang +41 (0)22 739 5220
16 May	WTO	Negotiating Group on Rules (Fisheries Subsidies)	Geneva	Melissa Begag +41 (0)22 739 5562
16 May	WTO	Trade Policy Review Body - Cabo Verde	Geneva	Melissa Begag +41 (0)22 739 5562
17 May	ITU	World Telecommunication & Information Society Day and ITU’s 160^th anniversary	Hybrid	pressinfo@itu.int
17 May	UN	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
19 May	UN	World Fair Play Day
19 May	WTO	Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP)	Geneva	Ivy Zhang +41 (0)22 739 5220
19 - 20 May	UNECE	Group of Experts on Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for Inland Transport	Geneva	Jean-Isaias Rodriguez +41 79 444 5081 jean.rodriguez@un.org
19-20 May	ILO	Global Conference on Faire Recruitment Fair Recruitment Initiative: The way forward, from policy to practice \| International Labour Organization	Geneva
20 May	UN	World Bee Day
20 May	WTO	General Council	Geneva	Ismaila Dieng +41 (0)22 739 5015
20 May	ILO	Launch of Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure, a report on a global index that measures the impact of Gen AI – related disruptions on jobs	Geneva
20 May	UNESCO	World Metrology Day 2025: Celebrating 150 Years of the Metre Convention https://indico.un.org/event/1017304/	Virtual	Basak Sendogan +41 (0)22 555 0624 b.sendogan@unesco.org
21 May	UN	International Tea Day World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
21 May	WMO	WMO events on climate and health and extreme heat at World Health Assembly.	Geneva	Clare Nullis +41-79-709 1397 cnullis@wmo.int
21 May	WTO	General Council	Geneva	Ismaila Dieng +41 (0)22 739 5015
22 May	WTO	Committee on Trade and Development – Special Session	Geneva	Samah Al Rawahi +41 (0)22 739 6776
22 May	UN	International Day for Biological Diversity
23 May	WTO	Dispute Settlement Body	Geneva	Jessica Hermosa +41 (0)22 739 6213
23 May	UN	International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
24 May	UN	International Day of the Markhor
25 May	UN	World Football Day
25-31 May	UN	Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories, 25-31 May World Football Day
26-30 May 2025	HRC	15^th session of the Ad Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (2^nd segment)	Geneva	ohchr-hrcmedia@un.org

Last update: 03 March 2025

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Calendar of Geneva-based activities of interest to the Press

12 to 26 May 2025