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3 June 2014
Informal briefing by Judge Paik, International Tribunal for the
Law of the Sea, on The Relation between International
Tribunals and Domestic Courts
Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 5 (NLB)
For further information, please contact Mr. Roy S. Lee, AALCO (e-mail:
royslee@optonline.net; tel. 1 (917) 623-2861 )
3 June 2014
Special event and ratification ceremony: The Arms Trade
Treaty (ATT): Approaching Entry into Force
Time: 3 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
Venue: Dag Hammarskjld Library Auditorium.
For further information please contact Ms. Emily Street, Permanent Mission of
Australia (e-mail: emily.street@dfat.gov.au; tel. 1 (212) 351-6662)
27 29 August 2014
65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference The Role of Civil
Society in the Post-2015 Development Agenda (2015 and
Beyond: Our Action Agenda)
Time: Events will be held throughout the day, on all days
Venue: United Nations Headquarters in New York
All are invited to attend.
Registration for the Conference is now open. Please use the link provided
HERE to access the registration area.
For further information, please contact the DPI/NGO Resource Centre 1 (212)
963-7234, undpingo@un.org).
Save the Date
Concept Note (Available in other languages on our website)
You can now submit your nomination for a Roundtable speaker at the
Conference. Deadline for submission is 13 June, 2014.
Roundtable Speaker Nomination Form
Guidelines for submitting Conference workshop proposals


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5 June 2014
DPI/NGO Town Hall
Time: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 4 (NLB)
FLYER
RSVP
5 June 2014
International Treaties Seminar on Road Safety
Time: 9:45 a.m. - 12:30 and from 1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 5 (NLB)
For further information and to register please contact Mr. Robert Nowak (e-mail:
robert.nowak@unece.org), or Ms. Yesenia Kopperman (e-mail:
kopperman@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-8088)
5 June 2014
Panel discussion on Life under Siege: Starvation as a Weapon
of War
Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Venue: ECOSOC Chamber (CB)
For further information and to register please contact the Permanent Mission of
Denmark (e-mail: nycmis@um.dk)
5 June 2014
United Nations Pays Tribute to Gabriel Garca Mrquez
Time: 5 p.m.
Venue: ECOSOC Chamber (CB)
For further information, please contact Ms. Diana Rengifo, Permanent Mission of
Colombia (e-mail: drengifo@colombianun.org; tel. 1 (212) 355-7776,ext.238).
9 June 2014
Meeting on Strengthening Emergency Responses in the After-
math of Terrorist Incidents
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 5 (NLB)
For further information on the event, please contact please contact Ms. Fei Xing,
CTED (e-mail: xing@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 457-1809).


9 June 2014
High-Level Special Side Event on The Rule of Law, Crime
Prevention and Criminal Justice in the UN Development Agenda
Beyond 2015: Engendering a Human Rights for all approach.
Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 2 (CB)
FLYER
RSVP: Daisy Amornvivat (e-mail: daisy.thaimission@gmail.com; 1 (212) 754-
2230 x 133 ).
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10 June 2014
Panel discussions on Practices in and Reflections on
Development, Security, and Peace in Contexts of Violent
Extremism and Terrorism by Government, Civil Society and
Community Delegates
Time: 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Venue: Morning Session the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands (666
Third Avenue,19th floor)
Afternoon Session Conference Room 3 (CB)
For further information and to register, please contact Ms. Visser,(e-mail:
siebrich@hscollective.org; or the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands,
Ms.Maria van Steendelaar (e-mail: maria-van.steendelaar@minbuza.nl); tel. 1
(212) 519-9718)
11 June 2014
Interactive dialogue with Interfaith Leaders on Towards Zero
Exploitation of Women and Children 2030 Agenda
Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Afternoon Session Conference Room 3 (CB)
For further information and registration, please contact the Permanent Mission
of Burundi (tel.1 (212) 499-0001, 1 (212) 499-0002 or 1 (646) 322-5837); or
e-mail: info@theconnectedhearts.org.


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UNITAR Building
801 First Avenue
New York, NY
10017
Tel: (212)963-7234
E-mail:
undpingo@un.org
DPI Associated NGOs can request to have their upcoming events placed in our
weekly announcement. Interested NGOs can send the flyer and other important
information relating to their event(s) to UNDPINGO@UN.ORG at least one week
in advance of the event and no later than Thursday at 2:00pm to be considered
for the following weeks announcement. i.e. if the event will be held on the 28
February, please send the flyer no later than Thursday, 20 February to be placed
in the announcement for the week of 24 February.
DPI/NGO Relations is working to connect NGOs that need Youth Reps with inter-
ested young people. If your NGO would like to get connected with a Youth Rep,
fill out the form here. We will follow up with information next week.
NGO CORNER
Please note that the events announced here are not organized
by the United Nations and do not necessarily reflect the official
opinions of the United Nations
4 June 2014
A Conversation with Yuriy Sergeyev on Ukraine's Future
Time: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Venue: CUNY Graduate Center
Elebash Recital Hall
365 Fifth Avenue
New York
More Information
19 June 2014
Ebola and MERS: 21st Century Plagues?
Open Call for Submissions from the Light Millennium
More Information
For further information on the event, please contact please contact Ms. Bircan
Unver , Light Millennium (e-mail: contact@lightmillennium.org ; tel. 1(917) 554-
5836 ).
Time: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Venue: 777 United Nations Plaza
10th floor; Church Center
(44th St. & 1st Ave)
FLYER