Calendar of activities of interest to the Press
29 March to 12 April 2021
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DATE |
ORG |
ACTIVITY |
CITY |
CONTACT |
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29 Mar |
UN-Habitat |
Press Conference. Launch of UN-Habitat’s Report on Cities and Pandemics:Towards a more just, green and healthy future Under embargo until Tuesday, 30 March, 0601 am Geneva time (CEST) Speakers: Maimunah Mohd Sharif, UN-Habitat Executive Director; Eduardo Moreno, Head of Knowledge and Innovation, UN-Habitat; Claudia Nayibe Lopez Hernandez, Mayor of Bogota; Professor Siraj Sait, University of East London; Santiago Saura, Councilor for International Affairs and Cooperation of Madrid City Council. |
Virtual |
Susannah Price +254 722719867
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29 Mar |
WTO |
Committee on Trade and Development - Regular Session |
Geneva |
Melissa Begag, +41 (0)22 739 5562 |
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29 Mar |
WTO |
Informal Committee on Agriculture
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Geneva |
Dan Pruzin +41 (0)22 739 6395 |
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29 Mar |
WTO |
Informal Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (IDP) |
Geneva |
Ivy Zhang +41 (0)22 739 5220 |
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29-30 Mar |
UNECE |
Workshop on Statistics for Sustainable Development Goals Workshop on Statistics for Sustainable Development Goals | UNECE (Interpretation English and Russian) |
Virtual
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Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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29-31 Mar |
UNECE |
Global workshop on building climate resilience through improving water management and sanitation at national and transboundary levels. |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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29 Mar- 1 April |
UNECE |
5th Workshop on Statistics for Sustainable Development Goals 5th Workshop on Statistics for Sustainable Development Goals, online | UNECE (Interpretation English and Russian) |
Virtual
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Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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29 Mar- 1 April |
UNECE |
5th Expert Meeting on Statistics for Sustainable Development Goals 5th Expert Meeting on Statistics for Sustainable Development Goals, online | UNECE (Interpretation English and Russian) |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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29 Mar- 1 April |
UNRISD |
(with GSPI, Think Tank Hub, SDSN, SDG Lab) From Science to Practice! Research And Knowledge To Achieve The SDGs. Details and registration here. |
Virtual
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Jenifer Freedman |
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30 Mar |
UNDP |
Presentation of the Human Development Report with with Tatiana Valovaya, DG UNOG, Peter Bakker, WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the Human Rights Council with Kasmira Jefford from Geneva Solutions moderating the debate Registration: https://lnkd.in/d6NxBxR |
Virtual
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Sarah Bel
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30 Mar |
WTO |
Committee on Agriculture |
Geneva |
Dan Pruzin +41 (0)22 739 6395 |
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30 Mar |
WTO |
Committee on Trade and Environment |
Geneva |
Jessica Hermosa +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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30 Mar |
WTO |
Informal General Council – Heads of Delegation |
Geneva |
Dan Pruzin +41 (0)22 739 6395 |
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31 Mar |
WTO |
Council for Trade in Goods |
Geneva |
Jessica Hermosa +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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31 Mar |
UNECE |
Twelfth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate. To discuss, plan and provide guidance to the implementation of the activities on water and climate under the programme of work for 2019-2021 of the Water Convention as well as to the planned activities under the next programme of work for 2022-2024 of the Water Convention. https://unece.org/environmental-policy/events/twelfth-meeting-task-force-water-and-climate |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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1 April |
UNECE |
Expert meeting on Monitoring and Assessment https://unece.org/environmental-policy/events/expert-meeting-monitoring-and-assessment |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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1 April |
WTO |
Council for Trade in Goods |
Geneva |
Jessica Hermosa +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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2 April |
UN |
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4 April |
UN |
International Mine Awareness Day
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5 April |
UN |
International Day of Conscience
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6 April |
UN |
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6 April |
WTO |
Trade Policy Review of Qatar |
Geneva |
Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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7-8 April
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UNECE |
(WP.30/GE.1) Group of Experts on Conceptual and Technical Aspects of Computerization of the TIR Procedure (Extraordinary session) |
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Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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7 April |
UN |
Outreach Programme on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations |
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7 April |
UN |
World Health Day 2021
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8 April |
WTO |
Trade Policy Review of Qatar |
Geneva |
Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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8-9 April
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UNECE |
(WP.5/GE.4) Group of Experts on Benchmarking Transport Infrastructure Construction Costs (11th session) |
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Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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12 April |
UN |
International Day of Human Space Flight
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12-16 April |
UNECE |
Seventieth meeting of the Compliance Committee to the Aarhus Convention Seventieth meeting of the Compliance Committee to the Aarhus Convention | UNECE |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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12-16 April |
UNECE |
(WP.29/GRSG) Working Party on General Safety Provisions (121st session) (WP.29/GRSG) Working Party on General Safety Provisions (121st session) | UNECE |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |