1 February – 7 February 2020
(This document is for planning purposes only and is subject to change.)
To find out which events will be webcast see: http://unwebtv.live/schedule
(This document is for planning purposes only and is subject to change.)
To find out which events will be webcast see: http://unwebtv.live/schedule
Saturday, 1 February
There are no events scheduled for today.
Sunday, 2 February
There are no events scheduled for today.
Monday, 3 February
At 10:00 a.m., in Conference Room 1, the 'Global Programme on Security of Major Sporting Events, and Promotion of Sport and Its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism' will be launched by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in partnership with the UN Interregional Crime Research Institute (UNICRI), the Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and in consultation with the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED).
At 1:30 p.m., in S-237, there will be a press briefing by Ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February.
At 3:00 p.m., in Conference Room 3, the Chair of the General Assembly’s Third Committee is convening an informal consultation with civil society.
In Geneva, at 10 a.m. in Press Room 1, the International Labour Organization will launch the report “Implementing the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169: Towards an inclusive, sustainable and just future.” The report will be presented by Manuela Tomei, Director, and Umberto Cattaneo, Economist. Both work for ILO’s Conditions of Work and Equality Department. The report will be under embargo until Monday, 3 February at 20:00 GMT (3:00 p.m., NY Time).
At 2 p.m., in Geneva’s Press Room 1, Ute Kollies, the Head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Mali will present an update on the humanitarian situation in the country.
Also in Geneva, the 83rd session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child is scheduled to continue until 7 February. The Conference on Disarmament also continues until 27 March. The 146th session of the World Heald Organization’s Executive Board will take place at WHO Headquarters in Geneva starting today and until 8 February 2020.
In Vienna, from 3-5 February, starting at 9:40 am, there will be a Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs, organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
Tuesday, 4 February
Today is World Cancer Day.
At 11:00 a.m., in the press briefing room (S-237), the Secretary-General will brief the press on his priorities for 2020.
At 10:00 a.m., in Conference Room 3, there will be an event entitled “Addressing hate speech and preventing incitement to discrimination, hostility and violence: Synergies within the United Nations System”, organized by the Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect.
At 10:00 a.m., in Conference Room 4, the General Assembly is holding a preparatory meeting for the 2020 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. This meeting will also hold an afternoon session beginning at 3:00 p.m and is organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
At 3:00 p.m., in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will be holding its 399th meeting.
In Geneva, at 7 p.m. at the Cinérama Empire, Ciné ONU Geneva will present the documentary “The Accountant of Auschwitz”, with the support of the International Geneva Welcome Centre (CAGI). The presentation will be followed by a discussion on “How the United Nations works to hold perpetrators accountable for crimes against humanity?” with Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International impartial Independent Mechanism Investigating Serious Crimes in Syria, and Nicholas Koumjian, the Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.
Wednesday, 5 February
At 10:00, in Conference Room 4, the General Assembly is holding a preparatory meeting for the 2020 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. This meeting will also hold an afternoon session beginning at 3:00 p.m.
At 1 p.m., in S-237, there will be a press briefing by Ambassador Ngedikes Olai Uludong of Palau, Ambassador Martin Hermann of Denmark, and Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean. They will brief reporters on the forthcoming UN Ocean Conference, slated to take place from 2 to 6 June 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal.
In Geneva, at 10 a.m. in Press Room 1, the UN Refugee Agency will release the
2019 refugee resettlement data. The report will be presented by Grainne O’Hara, Director of UNHCR Division of International Protection.
Thursday, 6 February
Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. WHO will release new estimates of the health costs exacted by FGM – globally, and across 27 countries.
Friday, 7 February
At 10:00 a.m., in Conference Room 1, the Committee on Non-governmental Organizations will hold its 16th Plenary Meeting.
There are no events scheduled for today.
Sunday, 2 February
There are no events scheduled for today.
Monday, 3 February
At 10:00 a.m., in Conference Room 1, the 'Global Programme on Security of Major Sporting Events, and Promotion of Sport and Its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism' will be launched by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in partnership with the UN Interregional Crime Research Institute (UNICRI), the Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and in consultation with the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED).
At 1:30 p.m., in S-237, there will be a press briefing by Ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February.
At 3:00 p.m., in Conference Room 3, the Chair of the General Assembly’s Third Committee is convening an informal consultation with civil society.
In Geneva, at 10 a.m. in Press Room 1, the International Labour Organization will launch the report “Implementing the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169: Towards an inclusive, sustainable and just future.” The report will be presented by Manuela Tomei, Director, and Umberto Cattaneo, Economist. Both work for ILO’s Conditions of Work and Equality Department. The report will be under embargo until Monday, 3 February at 20:00 GMT (3:00 p.m., NY Time).
At 2 p.m., in Geneva’s Press Room 1, Ute Kollies, the Head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Mali will present an update on the humanitarian situation in the country.
Also in Geneva, the 83rd session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child is scheduled to continue until 7 February. The Conference on Disarmament also continues until 27 March. The 146th session of the World Heald Organization’s Executive Board will take place at WHO Headquarters in Geneva starting today and until 8 February 2020.
In Vienna, from 3-5 February, starting at 9:40 am, there will be a Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs, organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
Tuesday, 4 February
Today is World Cancer Day.
At 11:00 a.m., in the press briefing room (S-237), the Secretary-General will brief the press on his priorities for 2020.
At 10:00 a.m., in Conference Room 3, there will be an event entitled “Addressing hate speech and preventing incitement to discrimination, hostility and violence: Synergies within the United Nations System”, organized by the Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect.
At 10:00 a.m., in Conference Room 4, the General Assembly is holding a preparatory meeting for the 2020 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. This meeting will also hold an afternoon session beginning at 3:00 p.m and is organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
At 3:00 p.m., in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will be holding its 399th meeting.
In Geneva, at 7 p.m. at the Cinérama Empire, Ciné ONU Geneva will present the documentary “The Accountant of Auschwitz”, with the support of the International Geneva Welcome Centre (CAGI). The presentation will be followed by a discussion on “How the United Nations works to hold perpetrators accountable for crimes against humanity?” with Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International impartial Independent Mechanism Investigating Serious Crimes in Syria, and Nicholas Koumjian, the Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.
Wednesday, 5 February
At 10:00, in Conference Room 4, the General Assembly is holding a preparatory meeting for the 2020 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. This meeting will also hold an afternoon session beginning at 3:00 p.m.
At 1 p.m., in S-237, there will be a press briefing by Ambassador Ngedikes Olai Uludong of Palau, Ambassador Martin Hermann of Denmark, and Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean. They will brief reporters on the forthcoming UN Ocean Conference, slated to take place from 2 to 6 June 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal.
In Geneva, at 10 a.m. in Press Room 1, the UN Refugee Agency will release the
2019 refugee resettlement data. The report will be presented by Grainne O’Hara, Director of UNHCR Division of International Protection.
Thursday, 6 February
Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. WHO will release new estimates of the health costs exacted by FGM – globally, and across 27 countries.
Friday, 7 February
At 10:00 a.m., in Conference Room 1, the Committee on Non-governmental Organizations will hold its 16th Plenary Meeting.