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January

Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management

New York January/August

Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, election of Bureau

7 January, New York

UNICEF, Executive Board, election of Bureau

7 January, New York  

International Annual UN-Water Zaragoza Conference 2012/2013

8-10 January, Zaragoza, Spain 

Human Rights Council – Organizational meeting (selection of UPR Troikas)

14 January, Geneva

Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, second session

14 - 18 January, Geneva

Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and in Practice, sixth session

14 - 18 January, Geneva  

Committee on the Rights of Child (CRC) / 62nd session

14 January - 1 February, Geneva

ICAO, Committee, 198th session

14 January - 1 February, Montreal    

Economic and Social Council, election of bureau

15 January , New York

International Water Summit

15 - 17 January 2013, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

UN-Women, Executive Board, first regular session

21 - 25 January, New York  

WHO, Executive Board, 132nd session

21 - 29 January, Geneva  

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, regular session

21 - 30 January, New York  

Human Rights Council, Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, fifteenth session

21 January - 1 February, Geneva

Committee for the United Nations Population Award, organizational meeting

23 January, New York

Human Rights Council, Working Group on Situations, eleventh session

28 January - 1 February, Geneva  

BoT, Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights / 37th session

28 January - 1 February, outside Geneva

UNU Conference on Earth System Governance

28 - 31 January 2013, Tokyo, Japan

Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, first regular session

28 - 31 January, New York  

International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria

30 January, Kuwait City, Kuwait

February

Investments Committee, 216th meeting

4 February, New York

Joint Meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, WFP and UN-Women

23 January, New York

Independent Audit Advisory Committee, 21st session

4 - 6 February, New York

UNCITRAL, Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation), 58th session

4 - 6 February, New York

International Seabed Authority, Legal and Technical Committee

4 - 8 February, Kingston, Jamaica

Committee on the Rights of the Child, pre-sessional working group, 63rd session

4 - 8 February, Geneva

International Narcotics Control Board, 106th session

4 - 8 February, Vienna

Committee for the United Nations Population Award, first regular meeting

5 February, New York

Commission for Social Development, 51st session

6 - 15 February, New York

Human Rights Council, Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, fourth session

11 - 15 February, Geneva

IFAD, Governing Council, 36th session

11 - 15 February, Rome

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, fiftieth session

11 - 22 February, Vienna

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 54th session

11 February - 1 March, Geneva

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 82nd session

11 February - 8 March, Geneva

Economic and Social Council, organizational session

12 - 15 February, New York

Human Rights Council, Open-ended intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Peace

18 - 21 February, Geneva

Committee against Torture, Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 19th session

18 - 22 February, Geneva

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, tenth session

18 - 22 February, Geneva

UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, 27th Session

18 - 22 February 2013, Nairobi, Kenya

ICAO, Council, 198th session

18 February - 15 March, Montreal, Canada

Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization

19 - 27 February, New York

Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and its Working Group, substantive session

19 February - 15 March, New York

Global Dialogue Forum on the Effects of the Global Economic Crisis on the Civil Aviation Industry

20 - 21 February 2013, Geneva

ICSC, 76th session

25 February - 8 March, New York

Human Rights Council, 22nd session

25 February - 22 March, Geneva

Statistical Commission, 44th session

26 February - 1 March, New York

March

Rotterdam Convention Chemical Review Committee (9th Meeting)

1 March 2013, Rome, Italy

Committee for the United Nations Population Award, first regular meeting

1 March 2013, New York

40th anniversary of the conclusion of the text of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

3 March 2013

Conference on Disarmament, first part

21 January - 28 March, Geneva 

Conference of the Parties to the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP 16)

3 - 14 March 2013, Thailand

UNCTAD, Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, 64th session (programme budget)

4 - 6 March 2013, Geneva

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Working Group on Communications under the Optional Protocol to the Convention, 25th session

4 - 7 March 2013, Geneva

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, pre-sessional working group, 56th session

4 - 8 March 2013, Geneva

United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, Board of Trustees, 37th session

4 - 8 March 2013, Geneva

IAEA, Board of Governors

4 - 8 March 2013, Vienna

Commission on the Status of Women, 57th session

4 - 15 March 2013, New York

Launch of Annual Report of the International Narcotic Control Board (INCB)

5 March 2013, New York

Human Rights Committee, pre-sessional Working Group on Communications, 107th session

5 - 8 March 2013, Geneva

Committee for the United Nations Population Award, second regular meeting

7 March 2013, New York

General Assembly, Fifth Committee, first resumed session (4 weeks)

4 - 28 March 2013, New York

Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 56th session

11 - 15 March 2013, Vienna

Human Rights Council, Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances, 99th session

11 - 15 March 2013, Geneva

Human Rights Council, Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of people to self-determination, 18th session

11 - 15 March 2013, Geneva

Asia and Pacific - AMR Regional Preparatory Meeting

13 March 2013, Bangkok

The 2013 Human Development Report Launch

14 March 2013, Mexico, Mexico City

Committee for Development Policy, fifteenth session

18 - 22 March 2013, New York

UNEP, Committee of Permanent Representatives, 122nd meeting

19 March 2013, Nairobi

Committee of Permanent Representatives to UN-Habitat, 48th meeting

20 March 2013, Nairobi

ECA, Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, 32nd meeting

21 - 24 March 2013, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

General Assembly, High-level Interactive dialogue to mark the International Year of Water Cooperation and the 20th anniversary of the proclamation of World Water Day

22 March 2013, New York

March

ILO, Governing Body and its committees, 317th session

7 - 28 March 2013, New York

Human Rights Committee, 107th session

11 - 28 March 2013, Geneva

Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty

18 - 28 March 2013, New York

Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, Working Group B and informal/expert meetings, 40th session

18 March - 5 April 2013, Vienna

ECA, Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
46th session

25 - 26 March 2013, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda
46th session

25 - 27 March 2013, Bali, Indonesia

April

Disarmament Commission, annual session

1 - 19 April, New York

IFAD, Executive Board, 108th session

8 - 12 April, Rome

Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly resolution 51/210

8 - 12 April, New York

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Legal Subcommittee, 52nd session

8 -19 April, Vienna

Committee on Enforced Disappearances, fourth session

8 -19 April, Geneva

United Nations Forum on Forests, tenth session

8 -19 April, Istanbul

ECE, 65th session

9 - 11 April, Geneva

UNCCD, Committee on Science and Technology, third special session

9 - 12 April, Bonn, Germany

Committee for the United Nations Population Award, second regular meeting

10 April, New York

Committee of Experts on Public Administration, twelfth session

15 - 19 April, New York

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ninth session

15 - 19 April, Geneva

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 18th session

15 - 26 April, Geneva

Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, Spring meetings

19 - 21 April, Washington D.C 

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, 22nd session

19 - 26 April, Vienna

Commission on Commission on Population and Development, 46th session

22 - 26 April, New York

FAO, Council, 146 Session

22 - 26 April, Rome

Committee on Information, 35th session

22 April - 2 May, New York

Committee on Conferences, organizational session

24 April, New York

Committee for Programme and Coordination, organizational session

25 April, New York

ESCAP, 69th session

25 April - 1 May, Bangkok

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
50th session

29 April - 17 May, Geneva

United Nations African Meeting on the Question of Palestine

29 April - 30 April, Addis Ababa

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