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09⁰⁰_am

Meetings & Events

Impact of racism on the health of people of African descent (Side Event at the 2nd Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent)

Experts working on this research will be mobilized for this proposed side event, through a dialogue with American communities taking part to UNESCO healing initiative on overcoming the psychological trauma inherited from the history of enslavement.

10⁰⁰_am

(5th meeting) 2nd Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent - Thematic Discussion: Item 5: Thematic Discussion (continued): Recognizing and addressing systemic and structural racism: A data-driven and evidence-based approach

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is organizing the second session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent from 30 May to 2 June 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The overarching theme of the second session is "Realizing the dream: A United Nations Declaration on the promotion, protection and full respect of the human rights of people of African descent".

10⁰⁰_am

General Assembly Media Stakeout (new President of the General Assembly elections)

The new President of the General Assembly will be elected. The President of the General Assembly-elect will speak to the press following the vote.

11⁰⁰_am

Shifting the Balance: Perspectives on United Nations on UN Security Council Reforms from Global South Think Tanks

Roundtable on Security Council Reform, with the aim to bring in the perspective of the Global South on the issue of Security Council Reform, keeping in mind the pressing urgency for a reformed multilateralism architecture in the United Nations representative of contemporary geo-political realities.

12⁰⁰_pm

Press Conferences

Philippe Lazzarini (UNRWA) on Palestine Refugees - Press Conference

Press Conference by Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

01⁰⁰_pm

Press Conferences

Press Conference: Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of June 2023

Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations and President of the Security Council

01¹⁵_pm

Meetings & Events

African traditional religions in the diaspora and the UN Declaration on the rights of people of African descent

The Yoruba Ifa tradition has survived across time and continents and exists among African descendants in the diaspora. This panel will look at the role of the Yoruba spiritual knowledge system as a form of resistance and healing.

01¹⁵_pm

Meetings & Events

Connecting experiences: Ratification of the human rights treaties and their optional protocols by LDCs and SIDS

This side event will look at the achievements of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in ratification and meeting treaty obligations as well as at challenges.

01³⁰_pm

Meetings & Events

United Nations Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network Annual Meeting 2023

The United Nations Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network Annual Meeting, co-convened by the United Nations Office for Partnerships and the Fashion Impact Fund will welcome advisory committee members and registered partnerships by industry stakeholders, industry leaders, media and United Nations representatives to highlight actions, solutions, and progress from the fashion and lifestyle sectors to advance sector engagement in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

03⁰⁰_pm

Human Rights Treaty Bodies

(2nd meeting) 35th meeting of the Chairs of the human rights treaty bodies

The annual meeting of the Chairpersons of the Human Rights treaty bodies provides a forum for members to discuss their work, share best practices, and consider ways to enhance the effectiveness of the treaty body system as a whole. The 35th meeting of the Chairs of the human rights treaty bodies is taking place in New York (29 May - 2 June 2023)

03⁰⁰_pm