Spring 2011 Briefings
Please use the links on the left menu to access the summaries of the Briefings for the Spring 2011 Briefing Season. When available you will also be able to access the Webcast and/or Radio recordings.
Briefings Calendar for Spring 2011
13 January
Disaster Relief and Preparedness: Haiti, A Year Later
20 January
After Cancún: Where Do We Stand on Climate Change? (A Follow-Up to Cancún Conference 29 November– 10 December 2010)
31 January
Unexpected Saviours: The Role of Turkey in Assisting Victims during the Holocaust (In Observance of International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust – 27 January)
3 February
Understanding and Managing Cyber Crime: The Virtual Criminal
10 February
Microfinance: Ending Poverty One Loan at a Time
17 February
Achieving Social Protection for All (In Observance of World Day of Social Justice – 20 February)
23 February - Cancelled
Communications Workshop
3 March - Cancelled
"Equal Access to Education, Training and Science and Technology: Pathway to Descent Work for Women” (In Observance of International Women’s Day – 8 March)
10 March
The International Year of Volunteers + 10: Inspiring Millions to Join in Volunteer Action (In Observance of the International Year of Volunteers)
24 March
The Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Living Legacies of 30 million untold stories (In Observance of International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade – 25 March)
31 March
Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic - UN premiere showing of the film "Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic" - In observance of World Autism Awareness Day
7 April
Countering Terrorism: Roots, Impacts and Responses
14 April
Reach Them to Teach Them: the Role of Psychology in Achieving Universal Access to Educations (In Observance of World Health Day – 7 April)
21 April
Challenges and Opportunities for Preventing Non-Communicable Diseases: The Key to Achieving MDGs (In reference to the Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases 20-22 September)
28 April
Indigenous Rights, Mining and Development: The Need for Free, Prior and Informed Consent (Inreference to the Commission on Sustainable Development Review Session – May 2011)
4 May
21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers (In Observation of World Press Freedom Day - May 3)
12 May
Building Awareness: The Impact of Education in Achieving MDGs 2 [Universal Primary Education] and 5 [Improving Maternal Health]
19 May
Communications Workshop - CANCELLED
26 May
Communications Workshop : Finding Funding for NGOs in a Challenging Global Economy
1-2 June
Orientation Programme for New NGOs
9 June
Our Year, Our Voice: Building Partnerships and Advancing Dialogue With Youth Across Generations (In Observance of the International Year of Youth – August 2010-August 2011)
16 June
Refugees in Current Conflicts: 1 Resolution – Human Rights Protection (In Observance of World Refugee Day – 20 June)
23 June
10th Anniversary of the Durban Conference
30 June
Town Hall Meeting