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Youth Peace Ambassador Weekly Events
Presented by the 2014 Fall Youth Peace Ambassadors:
-April 12th, 2014: Partnership Launch Toast at Sylvana's, Harlem
-April 17th, 2014: Press Engagement w/ Lighthouse Media
-May 6th, 2014 (9AM-4PM): HAAHU Dirty Water Initiative Awareness Concert - Griffin Club, 53 Gansevoort St. (Manhattan, near 23rd @7th ave)
-May 8th, 2014: UNPFII Global Indigenous Home Caucus Prep
-May 9th, 2014 (9AM-5:30PM): Church Center, 2nd floor-GIWC Prep
-May 10-11th, 2014 : UNPII GIPC Prep
-May 12th-23rd, 2014: UNPFII
-May 16th, 2014(5:30PM): Nigerian African Development Summit
-May 17th, 2014 (1:30PM) :The Gospel According to Josh
-May 20th, 2014 (11AM-1PM): Youth Peace Brunch
-May 22nd, 2014 (10AM-12:30PM): NGO led briefing
Team Human Affect "Youth Peace Ambassadors" host the following events for your inclusion:
Human Affect 2013 Upcoming Events:
July 30 - October 1st - Yoga Tuesday in DAG Park July 8 - October 2nd - Millennium Development Goals "Youth Hot Spot" July 26 - October 4th - HAAHU Sustainable Development Goals Cluster 4 UN ImplementationAugust 1st - Celebrating Great African Leaders (contact Team Human Affect to bring to your location).August 9th - Celebration the International Worlds Indigenous Peoples CultureAugust 16th - Youth Peace Ambassador Summer Fast Track CompleteAugust 29th - Ongoing - Human Affect Weekly Thursday "Press Engagements"August 28th - September 7th - HAAHU Youth Summer CampSeptember 16th - Green Scene Workshops OpenSeptember 23th - 25th - HAAHU General Assembly "International Youth Summit"October 26th- Youth Peace Ambassador Spring and Summer Gradution
Best Practice
"Human Affect" Implementation Initiative
Youth Peace Ambassador's
Millennium Development Goals High Level Peace Debates
November 15th and 16th, 2012
Live Webcast
Bring your Blanket, Mat, Pillow and Snacks for a Day of Celebration of Indigenous Peoples Culture and Traditions.
Horn of Africa Tribute Concert and Humanitarian Awards
Event: Press Conference
Location: Private Location
Date: October 1st, 2012
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
RSVP: [email protected]
YEWMBA “Ye Ethiopia Wiyen Mahber Be Alem”, along with their partners, will be hosting a press conference to inform the international community of a series of important events that will take place during the week of September 24th, 2012 - October 28th, 2012.
United Nations 2012 General Assembly opens on September 18th and we are hopeful that responsible solutions will be found that support the sustainability of humanity and planet mother earth. YEWMBA and her partners are hosting side events that will offer a voice of supportive reasoning and visual transparency that reflect the heartbeat of the international community.
SCHEDULE SIDE EVENTS:
2012 United Nations General Assembly SIDE EVENTS:
September 24th - High-Level GA Meeting on the Rule of Law (special delegation appointed to attend)
September 25th - Gathering of the Nations
September 27th - Why Poverty?
September 28th - US State Department Press Conference
October 12th - Press Conference
November 3rd - Peace and Empowerment Forum on “Elimination of Discrimination Against Women”
November 4th - 1st Annual Horn of Africa Tribute Concert and Humanitarian Awards
November 15th & 16th - Youth "Millennium Development Goals" Debate(s).
November 16th - "Dirty Water Party" (After Youth MDG Debates).
December 7th - Press Party
December 8th - Gentlemen's "Child Soldiers" Benefit Dinner
December 9th - 1st Annual Horn of Africa Tribute Concert
December 10th - "Expert Roundtable" on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (3 Part Series, Dec 10, March 11, May 23)
December 15th - YEWMBA "Year End Fiscal Gathering" and "Special Memorial Tribute"
Press Note:
All press must RSVP by October 10th, 2012 in order to secure reserved seating. Press seeking to interview panelist must submit request by fax on or before October 8th.
Peace and reconciliation
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17 Oct: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2011
- The 2011 Commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) will be held on Monday, 17 October at United Nations Headquarters in New York, focusing on the theme "From Poverty to Sustainability:People at the Centre of Inclusive Development". With global attention focused on the upcoming Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), it is critical to draw attention to the importance of poverty eradication for building sustainable futures for all. People living in poverty face increasingly difficult challenges as climate change, environmental degradation and rising food prices threaten their livelihoods and survival. The path to sustainable development must ensure that people living in poverty are included in decision-making processes, and that concrete action is taken to respond to their needs and demands.
- 19 Oct: International Year for People of African DescentThe Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights invites you to a panel discussion on "Women of African Descent." Opening Remarks will be made by Ms. Navanethem Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights. Moderator will be Professor Verene Shepherd. The event will be from 115 to 245 pm in Conference Room 7, North Lawn Building, UN Headquarters, New York.
The fiftieth session of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), will take place in Geneva from 3 to 21 October 2011. It will consider reports from Chad, Cote D' Ivoire, Kuwait, Lesotho, Mauritius, Montenegro, Oman and Paraguay.
- 31 Oct: Launch of the International Year of Cooperatives 2012
- The International Year of Cooperatives was mandated by the General Assembly to increase public awareness about cooperatives and their contributions to socio-economic development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and to promote the formation and growth of cooperatives worldwide. To commemorate the launch of the International Year of Cooperatives, a series of events will be held throughout the day. The United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), in collaboration with the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), is leading the preparations.
- 9 Nov: Justice and Accountability after the Holocaust
- The roundtable discussion, organized by the Department of Public Information and the International Bar Association, will focus on the role of the German judiciary under Nazi rule, and the establishment of the international justice system in the aftermath of WWII and the Nuremberg Trials. The event will take place at the ECOSOC Chamber at UN Headquarters from 630 to 830 pm. Registration is by email to [email protected] before 31 October.
- 7-8 Dec: Fifth GA High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development
- The fifth High-level Dialogue of the General Assembly on Financing for Development will be held in New York on 7 and 8 December 2011.
- 15-16 Dec: Second Intersessional Meeting of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
The Second Intersessional Meeting of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development will take place on 15 and 16 December. See link below for more details on all preparations for the Conference. - 30 Jan–8 Feb: 2012 Regular session, Committee on NGOs
The 2012 Regular Session of the Committee on NGOs will take place from 30 January to 8 February 2012. The session is expected to consider 177 new applications for status by NGOs as well as 153 more applications deferred from earlier sessions. It will also review over 300 quadrennial reports of NGOs in general or special consultative status. The Committee is expected to meet again on 17 February 2012 to adopt its report of the session. The session's recommendations will be sent to the Economic and Social Council for its approval in July of 2012. - 1-10 Feb 2012: Commission for Social Development, 50th session
The Commission for Social Development (CSocD) has been in existence from the very inception of the United Nations, advising the Economic and Social Council and Governments on a wide range of social policy issues and on the social perspective of development. Functioning under a broad mandate, the Commission for Social Development, formerly the Social Commission, has met at various intervals and at different locations. The fiftieth session of the Commission for Social Development will be convened from 1 to 10 February 2012 in New York. The priority theme this year will be poverty eradication. - 27 Feb - 9 March 2012: Commission on the Status of Women, 56th session
The fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 27 February to 9 March 2012. Representatives from Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world will attend the session. The two-week session will include a high-level round table, interactive dialogues and panels, and parallel events. The 2012 session will focus on the following key areas. The priority theme will be the empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges. The review theme will be financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women. An emerging issues for discussion is to be determined inter-sessionally. - 23-27 April 2012: Commission on Population and Development, 45th session
The Commission on Population and Development will hold its forty-fifth session from 23 to 27 April 2012 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The theme of the session is "Adolescents and Youth". - 7-18 May 2012: Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 11th session
The 11th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will be held in New York from 7 to 18 May 2012. - 21-30 May 2012: 2012 Resumed Session, Committee on NGOs
The 2012 Resumed Session of the Committee on NGOs will take place from 21 to 30 May 2012. The session is expected to consider new applications for status by NGOs as well as applications deferred from earlier sessions. It will also review quadrennial reports of NGOs in general or special consultative status. The Committee is expected to meet again on 8 June 2012 to adopt its report of the session. The session's recommendations will be sent to the Economic and Social Council for its approval in July of 2012. - 4-6 June 2012: Rio+20 Conference
Organized to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, the Conference will include Heads of State and Government to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development, and address new and emerging challenges is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The objective of the Conference is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development, and address new and emerging challenges. NGO accreditation and preregistration for the Conference will be announced on a later date.