Upcoming Events
- 20-31 May: 12th session, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The twelfth Session of the Permanent Forum will be held at UN Headquarters, New York in May 2013. It will be a review year of the Forum. A provisional agenda of the session is posted on the page below.
- 20-29 May: 2013 Resumed Session, Committee on NGOs
The Committee will again review over 300 new and deferred applications for consultative status by NGOs, as well as a number of quadrennial reports of NGOs already in status. See page below for updates.
- 22-24 May: Third Session, Open-Ended Working Group on SDGs
The intergovernmental Open Working Group on sustainable development goals called for in the Rio+20 Outcome Document will convene its third meeting on 22 – 24 May 2013. The meeting will be broadcasted through United Nations webcast. - 31 May: Release of the Final Report of High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The final report of the High Level Panel will be submitted to the UN Secretary General on 30 May and will be publicly available through the Panel’s website on 31 May 2013. An outreach event with stakeholders is proposed for 31 May in New York, and will be followed by regional and national launch events held across the globe. Further details will be made available by the Panel Secretariat and posted to the HLP website. - 12 June: High-Level Thematic Debate on Culture and Development
The President of the General Assembly will convene a High-Level Thematic Debate on Culture and Development on 12 June 2013. - 26 June: Thematic debate on Entrepreneurship for Development
A thematic debate on Entrepreneurship for Development will be held under the guidance of the Office of the President of the General Assembly. See link below for details. - 1-25 July: Substantive Session, Economic and Social Council
One of the principal organs of the United Nations, ECOSOC holds several short sessions, ad hoc meetings, round tables and panel discussions throughout the year, to prepare for its four week substantive session in July. The July session is held annually in alternative years in New York and Geneva. The substantive session is organized in five segments: The High-level Segment; Coordination Segment; Operational Activities Segment; Humanitarian Affairs Segment; and the General Segment. The 2013 session will be held from 1 to 25 July in Geneva. - 1-4 July: AMR: Science, technology and innovation (STI) and culture for sustainable development and the MDGs
In 2013, the Annual Ministerial Review of ECOSOC will put a spotlight on the role of science, technology and innovation, and the potential of culture – and related national and international policies – in promoting sustainable development and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Indeed, science, technology and innovation can play a critical role in each and every MDG. A set of regional preparatory meetings is being organized to prepare for the session. - 8 July: GA Thematic debate on Inequality
On 8 July, a thematic debate on inequality will be held by the United Nations General Assembly. See link below for more information. - 15 July: Informal Interactive Hearings on Migration and Development
As part of the preparatory activities for the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development to be held 3 and 4 October 2013, the President of the General Assembly will hold one-day informal interactive hearings with representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations and the private sector at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 15 July 2013. The objective of the informal interactive hearings is to provide an opportunity for NGOs, civil society organizations and the private sector to interact with Member States and to provide inputs for the High-level Dialogue.
- 12-15 August: Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, 4th session
The Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing was established by the General Assembly by resolution 65/182 on 21 December 2010. The working group will consider the existing international framework of the human rights of older persons and identify possible gaps and how best to address them, including by considering, as appropriate, the feasibility of further instruments and measures. The fourth session is scheduled to take place from 12 to 15 August 2013, in Conference Room 3 at the UN Conference Building, and will commence daily at 10:00 am. - 23 September: High-Level Meeting on Disability
On 23 September, a High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the realization of the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities, organized in accordance with resolution 66/124 will be organized. - 25 September: Special event to follow up on efforts on MDGs
A special event to follow up on efforts made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 65/1, will be held on 23 September 2013. More information will be posted as it becomes available. - 3-4 October: High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
The General Assembly will have a High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development on 3 and 4 October 2013. In preparation, the President of the General Assembly will hold one-day informal interactive hearings with representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations and the private sector at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 15 July 2013.
