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2023-03-23T09:00:00-04:00
0500am
03:07:45
Human Rights Council
Item:4 General Debate (Cont'd) - 39th meeting, 52nd Regular Session of Human Rights Council
CONTINUED - General Debate Under Agenda item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention --52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council (27 February – 4 April 2023)
2023-03-23T09:00:00-04:00
0500am
02:49:22
Human Rights Treaty Bodies
3991st Meeting, 137th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR)
Progress report of Special Rapporteur on Follow-up to COBs. Progress report of Special Rapporteur on Follow-up to Views
2023-03-23T10:00:00-04:00
0600am
03:21:26
Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Legal Subcommittee, 62nd session, 1040th meeting
2023-03-23T12:00:00-04:00
0800am
01:16:10
This is a side event to the UN 2023 Water Conference about the role of transboundary water cooperation for peace. The in-person event provides a platform for Member States , facing water scarcity, to communicate their commitments or explain the barriers to forming commitments to transboundary cooperation for peace and regional stability.
2023-03-23T12:00:00-04:00
0800am
01:08:57
The impacts of anthropogenic climate change are being seen and felt around the world, bringing new and previously unimaginable challenges to all countries and communities, but particularly those that are the most vulnerable.
2023-03-23T12:00:00-04:00
0800am
01:09:46
A high-level panel discussion to add new impetus that will accelerate Africa's progress toward realizing its regional, and continental commitments including SDG 6.
2023-03-23T12:00:00-04:00
0800am
01:14:31
Side event of the UN Water Conference convened by Switzerland, Senegal, Iraq, UNICEF, ICRC on advancing the sustainable development goals in humanitarian settings.
2023-03-23T12:00:00-04:00
0800am
13:40:05
Conferences
(Day 2) UN Water Channel
Welcome to the UN Water Channel.
2023-03-23T12:00:00-04:00
0800am
01:16:38
The Freshwater Challenge is a country-led initiative that aims to leverage the support needed to bring 300,000 km of rivers and 350 million hectares of wetlands under restoration by 2030.
2023-03-23T13:30:00-04:00
0930am
01:24:01
Side Events
Sharing Water in Fragile Contexts: Lessons from the Sahel (UN 2023 Water Conference Side Event)
In the Sahel region, despite a lasting security crisis, institutions led the way to reinforce social cohesion, using water as a driver for peace and cooperation.
2023-03-23T13:30:00-04:00
0930am
00:50:51
UN 2023 Water Conference Talkshow.
2023-03-23T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
02:54:40
Human Rights Treaty Bodies
429th Meeting, 24th Session, Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
Consideration of Costa Rica (cont'd)
2023-03-23T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
03:24:31
Conferences
Reducing inequalities – implementing Human Rights - Special Event 2, 2023 UN Water Conference
This Special Event aims at putting equality and human rights at the centre of the agenda addressing the global water crisis.
2023-03-23T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
03:24:29
Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Legal Subcommittee, 62nd session, 1041st meeting
2023-03-23T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
03:48:08
Conferences
3rd plenary meeting - UN 2023 Water Conference
United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018–2028 (22-24 March 2023)
2023-03-23T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
03:12:43
Interactive dialogue 3: Water for Climate, Resilience and Environment: Source to Sea, Biodiversity, Climate, Resilience and DRR (SDGs 6.5, 6.6, 7, 11.5, 13, 14, 15) - United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018–2028 (22-24 March 2023)
2023-03-23T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
02:58:52
Human Rights Council
40th Meeting - 52nd Regular Session of Human Rights Council
52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council (27 February – 4 April 2023)
2023-03-23T14:00:00-04:00
1000am
02:04:23
Security Council
The Situation in the Middle East - Security Council, 9291st Meeting
Briefing Security Council, United Nations Officials Describe Syria’s Astounding Physical Destruction, Massive Humanitarian Needs following Earthquake
2023-03-23T14:15:00-04:00
1015am
05:24:33
Water is critical for sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and hunger, and is indispensable for human development, health and wellbeing. But billions of people worldwide still live without safely managed drinking water and sanitation.
2023-03-23T15:00:00-04:00
1100am
01:01:04
Side Events
A Global Commitment to Stop the Flow of Lead in Drinking Water (UN 2023 Water Conference Side Event)
"Join our coalition of government, private sector, and non-government partners in launching a new global initiative focused on reducing morbidity and mortality associated with lead exposure from drinking water. Lead in drinking water has been detected in over 100 countries, affects a significant proportion of the world's population and is especially concerning for pregnant women and young children. Steps must be taken to ensure the materials used in new drinking water systems do not leach lead."
2023-03-23T15:00:00-04:00
1100am
01:22:02
Bangladesh and stakeholders will share experience of ADM for managing world's largest dynamic delta, and aspirations for bridging water governance with peace and solidarity.
2023-03-23T15:00:00-04:00
1100am
00:39:36
Press Conference by Terry Duguid, MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada; Prof. Kaveh Madani, Director of United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health; Dr. Charlotte MacAlister, Senior Researcher, United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health on Canada and the United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health on the outcomes of the 2023 Global Water Security Assessment.
2023-03-23T15:00:00-04:00
1100am
00:22:17
Agencies, Funds & Programmes
The high stakes of water and work
As the historic UN Water Conference opens in New York, we find out why poor water and sanitation is holding back economies and societies. And, as it's now been three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ILO World of Work Show explores why women were and continue to be disproportionately affected by the crisis.
2023-03-23T16:00:00-04:00
1200pm
00:29:59
Press Conferences
Syria, Afghanistan, Haiti & other topics - Daily Press Briefing
Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
2023-03-23T16:30:00-04:00
1230pm
01:22:24
Side Events
Water and Agriculture for Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean (UN 2023 Water Conference Side Event)
UN Water Conference side event intended to share perspectives on water governance and agricultural sustainability in the LAC region and review solutions linked to water management in agricultural systems to make them more sustainable.
2023-03-23T16:30:00-04:00
1230pm
01:40:54
Financing for water and transboundary water cooperation is pivotal for the Water Action Agenda and for the Sustainable Development Goals. However, appropriate funding and financing is currently lacking.
2023-03-23T16:30:00-04:00
1230pm
01:45:30
Capacity development as a game changer which takes an adaptive approach to the generation and use of knowledge, thereby enabling partners to address current and future challenges in a changing.
2023-03-23T16:30:00-04:00
1230pm
01:39:53
Support the exchange and dissemination of knowledge and experiences on integrated regional cooperation, sustainable urban and rural development, climate resilience and biodiversity.
2023-03-23T17:15:00-04:00
0115pm
01:12:17
This side event will feature a high-level panel discussing national water challenges and the required solutions to achieve water for sustainable development.
2023-03-23T17:15:00-04:00
0115pm
01:25:01
The current triple-planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution significantly impact the function and value of freshwater and coastal and marine ecosystems. While there are many ongoing efforts to resolve the crises, progress remains slow and limited in scale.
2023-03-23T17:15:00-04:00
0115pm
00:21:47
Hybrid press briefing by David Cooper, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity and Dr. Musonda Mumba, the Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. They will brief reporters on the coordinated manner in which the two Conventions will work to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and the Ramsar Strategic Plan.
2023-03-23T18:00:00-04:00
0200pm
01:19:12
The side event will have countries call for enhanced water action and renewed commitments and explain their visions, including investment plans and frameworks for transformative water action following the UN 2023 Water Conference, to be followed by a panel discussion on how the international community in collaboration with the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa and other global organizations can support the realization of such visions.
2023-03-23T18:00:00-04:00
0200pm
02:33:21
2023 UN Water Conference Side Event jointly organized by the Governments of Spain, Senegal, Mauritania, the United States of America, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, and The Nature Conservancy.
2023-03-23T18:00:00-04:00
0200pm
01:15:46
According to UN Water, a quarter of today's global population – 2 billion people – use unsafe drinking water sources. Half of humanity – 3.6 billion people – live without safely managed sanitation. And three out of ten people – 2.3 billion – lack basic handwashing facilities at home.
2023-03-23T18:00:00-04:00
0200pm
01:13:59
The permanent missions of the Bahamas, Morocco, and Tajikistan, in affiliation with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and in association with the World Youth Group, is hosting a high-level side event to provide governments, young parliamentarians, and Permanent Missions with the opportunity to share their contributions towards tackling the water crisis through sustainable climate change and capacity building.
2023-03-23T18:30:00-04:00
0230pm
00:31:45
The Leaders' Segment is a platform for a range of stakeholders (non-Member State speakers) whose intervention can not be accommodated during the formal plenary sessions.
2023-03-23T19:00:00-04:00
0300pm
03:14:41
This open dialogue is an opportunity to discuss the criticality of the Water Action Agenda; highlight the need for the global water cycle to be managed as a global common good and safeguarded through effective multilateralism; and illustrate the governance conditions that are needed for a more efficient, just and sustainable use of water from the local to the global level to achieve water security.
2023-03-23T19:00:00-04:00
0300pm
02:13:02
Water is an essential resource for the development, peace and health of the population. Achieving SDG 6 targets is crucial for achieving other SDGs and ensuring sustainable development. This event will focus on the achievement of SDG in the Palestinian context.
2023-03-23T19:00:00-04:00
0300pm
06:12:53
Conferences
4th plenary meeting - UN 2023 Water Conference
United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018–2028 (22-24 March 2023)
2023-03-23T19:00:00-04:00
0300pm
02:52:03
Interactive dialogue 4: Water for Cooperation: Transboundary and International Water Cooperation, Cross Sectoral Cooperation, including Scientific Cooperation, and Water Across the 2030 Agenda (SDG 6.5, 6.b and SDGs 16, 17) - United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018–2028 (22-24 March 2023)
2023-03-23T19:00:00-04:00
0300pm
01:03:12
Security Council
Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction - Security Council, 9293rd Meeting
Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
2023-03-23T19:00:00-04:00
0300pm
00:11:55
Security Council
Non-Proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - Security Council, 9292nd Meeting
Security Council Extends Mandate of Expert Panel Overseeing Sanctions against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea until 30 April 2024
2023-03-23T19:30:00-04:00
0330pm
01:15:24
This event summarizes water security status from global to local level with a focus on SDG6 metrics and Water Action Decade objectives.
2023-03-23T21:00:00-04:00
0500pm
01:13:42
The Ganga River is India's national river, constituting 28 per cent of its water resources and supporting about 43 percent of its population. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is its implementing agency. Guided by a holistic approach, the focus is on the restoration of the riverine ecosystem.
2023-03-23T21:00:00-04:00
0500pm
01:38:08
Side Events
Source-to-Sea Collaboration: A Gamechanger for the Whole Water Cycle (UN 2023 Water Conference)
Source-to-sea management is a game changing holistic approach across sectoral and administrative boundaries, aiming to balance social, environmental and economic priorities by recognizing the linkages between land, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems, and bringing together upstream and downstream stakeholders to ensure healthy ecosystems and resilient societies, towards sustainable and lasting solutions.
2023-03-23T21:00:00-04:00
0500pm
01:13:09
Increasing gender equality in water is crucial in light of the global commitments in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
2023-03-23T21:00:00-04:00
0500pm
01:38:13
The Alliance for Water Stewardship's Standard System emerged from dialogues between public, private and civil society organizations. Their aim was to create a mechanism for businesses who are major users of water to systematically act on the diverse water-related challenges encompassed within the sub-targets in SDG 6.
2023-03-23T22:30:00-04:00
0630pm
01:08:22
Transboundary waters account for 60 per cent of the world's freshwater flows. More than 3 billion people depend on them. Cooperation on shared resources is therefore essential to promote sustainable economic development, human and environmental health, biodiversity, climate action and resilience, disaster risk reduction, and peace. Unfortunately, cooperation in most transboundary basins is not fit to deal with future challenges and progress is too slow.
2023-03-23T22:30:00-04:00
0630pm
01:18:29
In 1977, world leaders, water experts and policymakers from around the world gathered in Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the UN Water Conference. In a few days, almost 50 years later, the global community will come together in New York for the second ever UN 2023 Water Conference.
2023-03-23T22:30:00-04:00
0630pm
01:18:05
The International Panel on Deltas and Coastal areas (IPDC) aims at linking together policy makers, experts and practitioners in a unique partnership to accelerate climate adaptation action.
2023-03-23T22:30:00-04:00
0630pm
01:45:24
Most hazards are directly or indirectly linked to water. Over the last two decades, floods and droughts have affected more than 3 billion people. Disasters related to weather, climate, or water hazards have caused on average losses of US$ 202 million every day for the past 50 years.
2023-03-23T22:30:00-04:00
0630pm
01:36:39
Understanding the importance of the Amazon for the global water agenda through indigenous governance systems and civil society joint actions.
2023-03-23T22:30:00-04:00
0630pm
01:21:40
Conferences
The 10th World Water Forum: On the road to Bali 2024 (UN 2023 Water Conference Side Event)
The session will provide an update on the preparatory process of the 10th World Water Forum. It will present the Forum's overarching theme and overall structure, the main themes, and the different processes.
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