Union Mondiale des Organisations Féminines Catholiques

Priorités 2006-2010: Construire la Culture de la Paix avec une attention particulière à l'Education et à l'éradication de la pauvreté

 


United Nations, DPI/NGO Resource Centre, Room L-1B-31
Tel: (212) 963-7233, 7234, 7078 * Fax: (212) 963-2819 * E-mail: dpingo@un.org

 

Provisional
Winter/Spring 2008 NGO Briefing and Events Calendar
February – June 2008

14 February
NGO Briefing
“Valentine’s Day Flowers and Chocolates:
To Give or Not to Give”

21 February
Communications Workshop
United Nations Information Centres: Expanding Opportunities for NGOs to Network Globally and Locally

28 February
NGO Briefing
Communicating for the Future:
ICTs and the UN

6 March
NGO Briefing (Conference Room 2)
" Investing in Women and Girls"
In observance of International Women’s Day
(8 March)

13, 14 March
Annual Orientation Programme for newly associated NGOs

20 March
NGO Briefing
(Indigenous Issues)

27 March
NGO Briefing (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
“Lest We Forget: Breaking the Silence on
the Transatlantic Slave Trade” and the premiere of “The Slave Route: A global Vision” documentary
In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
(21 March) and of the International Day of
Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25 March)

3 April
NGO Briefing (Conference Room 4)
In observance of the 1st World Autism Awareness Day (2 April)

10 April
NGO Briefing
(Pope in the US, 15-20 April)

17 April
Communications Workshop

24 April
NGO Briefing
NPT

1 May
NGO Briefing (Conference Room 4)
In observance of World Press Freedom Day (3 May)

8 May
NGO Briefing
(Mother’s Day; Child Health, Maternal Health)

15 May
NGO Briefing
In observance of the International Day of the Family (15 May)

22 May
NGO Briefing
(Elder Abuse; ‘Neighbour Day’ initiative)

29 May
NGO Briefing
In observance of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (29 May)
5 June
NGO Briefing
In observance of World Environment Day

12 June
Town Hall Meeting
62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference

Please note that the Calendar is subject to change

Briefings are held in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. United Nations-produced videos relevant to the briefing theme are usually screened at 10:00 a.m. on the morning of the briefing.
For briefing information please call the DPI/NGO Information Line at +1-212-963-7232, or e-mail dpingo@un.org . To receive the briefing information electronically and to be added to our e-mailing list, please e-mail dpingo@un.org . You can also visit the DPI/NGO Section website at www.un.org/dpi/ngosection , where an archived webcast of the briefings may also be available.
Should you require a guest pass to attend an NGO briefing, please fax your name and affiliation to +1-212-963-2819 no later than two days before a briefing. All guest passes should be picked up at the Pass & ID Office on the morning of the briefing, which is located on the corner of First Avenue and 45 th Street at the ground level.

United Nations, DPI/NGO Resource Centre, Room L-1B-31
Tel: +1-212-963-7233, 7234, 7078 * Fax: +1-212-963-2819 * E-mail: dpingo@un.org