Calendar

The complete agenda and programme of work and the meetings records of the 70th session are available on the General Assembly website.

An updated table of co-facilitators appointed for General Assembly processes as well as the relevant contacts from the OPGA is available here.

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Date

Topic

August 2016

15 August 2016  Civil Society Forum on SG Selection
26 August 2016 United Ambassadors MUN4UN Youth Assembly
31 August 2016 International Day against Nuclear Tests

Date

Topic

September 2016

1 September 2016 High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace
19 September 2016 United Nations High-level Meeting on Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

Past Events

Date

Topic

September 2015

15 September 2015 (3pm) Opening of the 70th session
24 September 2015  Meeting with Save the Children Youth delegates 
25 September 2015 Meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis
25 – 27 September 2015 Sustainable Development Summit for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda | See modalities
28 September – 3, 5 and 6 October 2015 General Debate of the 70th session: “a new commitment to action”

Date

Topic

October 2015

7 October 2015 High-level presentation of the Nelson Mandela Rules – the Draft Revised Standard Minimum Rules on the Treatment of Prisoners
8 October 2015 UNRWA Pledging Conference
12 October 2015 Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization
12 October 2015 High-level event on “Role of African Regional and Sub-regional Organizations in Achieving Regional Integration: the Continental Free Trade Area within the context of the First 10-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063”
15 October 2015 Election of five non-permanent members of the Security Council
16 October 2015

New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support;

2001-2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa

16 October 2015 Event on “Social Protection and Agriculture: Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty” (on the occasion of the World Food Day)
19 October 2015 WSIS stakeholder consultation
20 October 2015 WSIS review preparatory meetings
20 October 2015 Open Debate in Security Council on Working Methods
21 October 2015 Election of eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council
23 October 2015  Commemorative Event on 70th Anniversary of UN Charter
23 October 2015  Opening remarks at General Assembly Briefing on Ebola
30 October 2015  Plenary debate on Security Council reform [121]

Date

Topic

November 2015

3 November 2015

GA Plenary: Annual Plenary debate on Revitalization of the GA [Item119/120]
4 November 2015 GA Plenary: Commemoration of the 200th year for abolition of slave trade [Item 118]
4 November 2015 Briefing to Member States on COP21 in Paris and WB/IMF Annual Development meeting in Lima
5 November 2015 GA Plenary: Report of the ICJ and ICC [Item 75 and 78]
 5 November 2015  Briefing to Member States on development of SDG indicators
13 November 2015 GA Plenary: culture of Peace [Item 16]
18 November 2015 Session on Water and Disasters
19 November 2015 World Toilet Day
19 November 2015 Informal Meeting of the GA focusing on humanitarian responses
19 November 2015 Roll Back Malaria Reception
20 November 2015 GA Plenary: Global awareness on irregular migration (Turkish initiative) [Item 130]
20 November 2015 UNSGAB Closing Ceremony (Water and Disasters)
23 November 2015 GA Plenary: Annual debate on Palestine
24 November 2015 GA Plenary: Annual debate on Middle East
24 November 2015 African Industrialization Day celebration
29 November – 8 December 2015 Visit to Paris and Vienna
30 November – 11 December  21st Conference of the Parties in Paris

Date

Topic

December 2015

9 December 2015 Co-hosting International Day of Genocide
10 December 2015 GA Plenary: Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the UN [Item 73]
10 December 2015 LGBT Human Rights Day
11 December 2015 Informal meeting on GA revitalization (lead by co-facilitators)
15 December 2015 Briefing on outcome of COP21 & HLTD on “Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”
15/ 16 December 2015 WSIS+10 HL Meeting
 18 December 2015  UNGASS Member States briefing

Date

Topic

January 2016

11 January 2016 Informal GA meeting commemorating the 70th anniversary of first GA meeting
12 January 2016 G77 Handover ceremony
13 January 2016 Member State briefing on Ebola
14 January 2016 High Level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-building for post-2015 monitoring
14 January 2016 SG’s New Years’ briefing to Member States on the year to come (2016)
15 January 2016 Member State briefing on prevention of violent extremism
15 – 23 January 2016 Visit to UAE, Jordan and Davos
27 January 2016 International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the victims of the Holocaust
27 January 2016 Member State briefing on Human Rights Up Front
28 January 2016 Member State briefing on SDG indicators

Date

Topic

February 2016

 3 February 2016  First meeting of the ING on Security Council Reform
8-9 February 2016 UNGASS Inter-Parliamentary Union briefing
9 February 2016  Civil Society lunchtime briefing on the three High-Level Thematic Debates
9 February 2016 Launch of the Secretary-General’s Report on the World Humanitarian Summit
10 February 2016 70th anniversary of ACABQ
10 February 2016 Civil Society Dialogue on UNGASS
11 February 2016 Mid-term review of IPoA and preparatory process for the LDCs MTR
12 February 2016 GA Plenary Plan of Action to prevent Terrorism
14-19 February 2016  Visit to Stockholm, Brussels and Morocco
22 February 2016 ECOSOC substantive session (“UN development system: getting ready for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda”)
22 February 2016 Address to the C34
22 February 2016 Member States briefing by the Commission of Inquiry for Syria
24 February 2016 UNDP 50th Anniversary Ministerial Meeting
26 February 2016 10th anniversary event of R2P
26 February 2016 Member State briefing on PGA’s three HLTD
 28 February-5 March 2016  Visit to Geneva and Addis Ababa

Date

Topic

March 2016

 8 March 2016  International Women Day 2016
11 March 2016 High Level Forum on investing in adolescent girls to achieve the 2030 Agenda
14 March 2016 Commission on the Status of Women
15 March 2016 Panel discussion to mark the 10th anniversary of the Human Rights Council
 18 March 2016  International day for the elimination of Racial Discrimination
29 March 2016 Commemorative meeting to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
30 March 2016 GA plenary: Peace-building Commission and PBF [Item 31 and 111]
31 March 2016 “From Commitments to results: Leveraging multistakeholder partnerships for the 2030 Agenda”
31 March 2016 ECOSOC Partnership Forum

Date

Topic

 April 2016

1 April 2016 World Autism Day
6 April 2016 Civil Society hearing on HIV/AIDS
7 April 2016 Meeting on strengthening the institutional memory of OPGA
7 April 2016 Event on human trafficking
8 April 2016 Informal GA meeting on the preparation for the HIV/AIDS HL meeting
8 April 2016 Member States briefing with WFP
8 April 2016 Informal Meeting of the General Assembly titled “Humanitarian Response in Africa: The Urgency to Act”
11 April 2016 Annual commemoration of Rwanda genocide
12 – 14 April 2016 GA informal dialogues with SG candidates
18 April 2016 UNGASS Civil Society Forum
18 April 2016 Member State briefing on UN-IOM relations
19-21 April 2016 UNGASS on world drug problem

20 April 2016  HL Forum “The Africa we want in 2030”
21 April 2016  High-level Thematic Debate on achieving the SDGs
22 April 2016  Signing of the Paris Climate Agreement
26 April 2016 GA plenary: Special commemorative meeting in observance of the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe
27 April 2016 GA plenary: PBC, PBF and adoption of peace building review

Date

Topic

May 2016

3 May 2016 Informal plenary meeting on Secretary-General’s report on refugees and migration
4/5 May 2016 Climate Action Summit 2016
6 May 2016 High-level Conversation on Religions for Peace
9 May 2016 15th session on the Indigenous Peoples
10/11 May 2016 High-level Thematic Debate: In a World of Risks: A new commitment for Peace
11 May 2016 “Beyond the UN Peace and Security Architecture” (hosted by GPPAC and IDEA)
11 May 2016 “Future of civilian protection in PKO’s” (hosted by NL and Rwanda)
12 May 2016 High-level Expert Group meeting “Sustainable Peace”
13 May 2016 Informal meeting on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
16 May 2016 High-Level informal dialogue on commodity markets
 17-20 May 2016  Visit to Copenhagen and participation in Women Deliver Conference
 21-29 May 2016  Visit to Doha, Istanbul, Antalya and Cairo

Date

Topic

June 2016

 3 June 2016 High-Level Thematic Conversation on children and youth affected by violent extremism
7 June 2016 GA Plenary: Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development [Item 35]
7 June 2016 GA informal dialogues with SG candidates
 8 – 10 June 2016 High-level meeting HIV/AIDS
13 June 2016 PGA 71 election
13 June 2016 Panel discussion to follow up on the status of and progress made towards the realization of the development goals for persons with disabilities
14 June 2016 ECOSOC elections
14 – 16 June 2016 Ninth Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
15-19 June 2016 Visit to Denmark
20 June 2016 Meeting on comprehensive review of RES 1540
20 June 2016 Briefing on Global Health issues
21 June 2016 Member State briefing with Staffan de Mistura
21 June 2016 International Day of Yoga
22-25 June 2016 Visit to Cuba
28 June 2016 Security Council elections
29 June 2016 UNDP meeting on Rule of Law
29 June 2016 Briefing on HLTD on Human Rights
30 June/ 1 July 2016 GA Plenary: Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy [117]

Date

Topic

July 2016

30 June/1 July 2016 GA Plenary: Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy [117]
1 July 2016 Briefing on Indigenous issues
 12/13 July 2016 High-level Thematic Debate on Human Rights
12 July 2016 Global Townhall meeting with SG candidates
14 July 2016 Informal dialogue with SG candidate
15 July 2016 Briefing to HoA Steering Committee on 19 SEP Summit
18 July 2016 Multi-stakeholder hearing on large movements of refugees and migrants
18 July 2016 Informal GA meeting to mark Nelson Mandela Day
18 July 2016 Opening of High-level Political Forum
18 July 2016 High-level ministerial dialogue on SDGs
25 July 2016 GA Plenary: IOM-UN relations, Olympic Truce – PGA Solemn Appeal
29 July 2016 Address to winners of “Many Languages, One World essay contest”

 

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