Calendar of activities of interest to the Press
23 May to 6 June 2022
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DATE |
ORG |
ACTIVITY |
CITY |
CONTACT |
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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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23 May |
UN |
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23 May |
UNESCO |
First meeting of the Working Group on Open Science Policies and Policy Instruments Week
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Hybrid
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Ana Persic +33145681700
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23 May |
ILO |
Press conference. Launch of the 9th ILO Monitor on the labour impact of COVID-19 Embargo until Monday, 23 May 2022 at 12 p.m. (noon) Geneva time, 10 a.m. GMT Speakers: Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General: Sangheon Lee, Director, ILO Employment Policy Department |
Virtual |
Rosalind Yarde +41 (0)79 646 0480 |
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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/ UNEP |
Joint UNECE/UNEP Regional Training on SDG Indicator 12.c.1 (amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP) |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727
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23-26 |
UNESCO/ IBE |
3rd African Continental Curriculum Conference |
Hybrid |
Sika Abbey +33629729542
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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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23-31 May |
UN |
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories |
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24 May |
WTO |
Informal Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (IDP) - Plenary Meeting |
Geneva |
Ivy Zhang +41 (0)22 739 5220 |
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24 May |
UNRWA |
Press Conference. The health situation of Palestine refugees in the Near East. Speaker: Dr Akihiro Seita, UNRWA Director of Health |
Hybrid |
Elena Mancusi Materi e.mancusi@unrwa.org
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24-25 May |
UNECE/ UNIDO |
UNECE-UNIDO International Conference |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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24-25 May |
UNECE/ UNIDO |
UNECE-UNIDO International Conference |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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24 May- 8 June |
UNECE |
Empowering MSMEs to harness opportunities in the transition to sustainable trade and a circular economy in the context of the post-COVID recovery |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727
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25 May |
UNECE |
Webinar 2: Enhancing the contribution of MSMEs in the facilitation of the circular economy transition & green post COVID-19 resurgence |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727
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25-27 May |
UNECE |
15th session of the Committee on Innovation, Competitiveness and Public-Private Partnerships |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727
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29 May |
UN |
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30 May |
WTO |
Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries |
Geneva |
Melissa Begag +41 (0)22 739 5562 |
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30 May |
UNECE |
(GE.2) Group of Experts on Road Signs and Signals (21st session) |
Geneva |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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30 May – 2 June |
UNECE |
(WP.29/GRPE) Working Party on Pollution and Energy (86th session) |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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30 May – 3 June |
UNESCO / ITU |
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2022- https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2022/ |
Hybrid |
Florence Calviac +33145682013 |
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30 May- 3 June |
OSE Syria |
Eight Session of the Constitutional Committee Small Body |
Geneva |
Jenifer Fenton +41 (0)76 691 1160 |
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31 May |
UN |
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31 May |
WTO |
Dispute Settlement Body |
Geneva |
Daniel Pruzin +41 (0)22 739 6395 |
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31 May |
WTO |
Webinar on the 2022 Aid-For-Trade Monitoring and evaluation exercise |
Geneva |
Melissa Begag +41 (0)22 739 5562 |
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31 May |
WTO |
High-Level Regional Roundtable on Investment Facilitation for Development: How African Economies Will Benefit |
Geneva |
Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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31 May |
WTO |
TBT - Transparency Working Group |
Geneva |
Dana Bajjali +41 (0)22 739 6014 |
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31 May |
UNECE |
(WP.29/GRPE) Workshop on carbon LCA of vehicles |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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1 June |
UNECE |
Webinar 4: Fostering innovation to drive sustainable & green post-Covid recovery of the MSME sector |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727
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1 June |
UNECE |
Gender-responsive standards: bringing standards for sustainable development and gender-equality to standards development bodies |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727
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1 June |
WTO |
Trade Policy Review Body - New Zealand |
Geneva |
Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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1 June |
WTO |
High-Level Regional Roundtable on Investment Facilitation for Development: How Arab Economies Will Benefit |
Geneva |
Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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1-3 June |
UNECE |
Joint ECE/FAO Working Party on Forest Statistics, Economics and Management |
Hybrid |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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1-10 June |
UNECE |
WP.6 Forum |
Virtual |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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2 June |
WTO |
Committee on Trade and Environment |
Geneva |
Jessica Hermosa +41 (0)22 739 6213 |
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2-3 June |
UNECE |
Group of Experts on cycling infrastructure module (first session) |
Geneva |
Jean Rodriguez +41 (0)22 917 2727 |
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2-4 June |
ITU |
Generation Connect Global Youth Summit https://www.itu.int/generationconnect/generation-connect-youth-summit-2022/ |
Hybrid |
Santiago Martorana |
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3 June |
WTO |
Committee on Trade and Environment |
Geneva |
Jessica Hermosa +41 (0)22 739 6213 |
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3 June |
WTO |
Trade Policy Review Body - New Zealand |
Geneva |
Fernando Puchol +41 (0)22 739 6175 |
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5 June |
UNESCO / ITU |
Annual Spring session of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development |
Hybrid |
Florence Calviac +33145682013
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6 June |
UN |
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6-16 June |
ITU
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https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC21/Pages/default.aspx |
Hybrid |
Santiago Martorana |
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7 Jun
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FAO/WHO |
World Food Safety Day |
Virtual |
Adriano José Timossi +41 (0)77 430 9873 |