e-Roundup: Istanbul Plan of Action for the LDCs: 2011-2020
The Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC‐IV) was held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 9 to 13 May 2011. The Conference adopted the Istanbul Declaration and the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA), which will provide guidance on LDC‐related activities of the UN System for the coming 10 years. In the Political Declaration [...]
UNRISD conference
The UNRISD Conference, “Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Bringing Back the Social Dimension,” will create a forum for analysis aimed at developing a conceptual and policy framework that will position social dimensions at the centre of green economy and sustainable development. Policy reports and other publications will inform the UNCSD 2012 (Rio+20) preparatory process and [...]
High Level Meeting on Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding
On 25-26 July, as part of the International Year of Youth, the United Nations held a High Level Meeting on Youth at UN headquarters in New York. The meeting, composed of two panel discussions and two subsequent plenary meetings, discussed the challenges that youth are facing, such as unemployment and HIV, and how to overcome [...]
Third Arms Trade Treaty Preparatory Committee held in New York
The third United Nations Preparatory Committee meeting (PrepCom) on the creation of a legally binding international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) took place at UN headquarters in New York from 11-15 July 2011. With no legally binding agreement on the transfer of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in place, the international community is labouring to [...]
e-Roundup: Istanbul Plan of Action for the LDCs: 2011-2020
The Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC‐IV) was held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 9 to 13 May 2011. The Conference adopted the Istanbul Declaration and the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA), which will provide guidance on LDC‐related activities of the UN System for the coming 10 years. In the Political Declaration [...]
UNRISD conference
The UNRISD Conference, “Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Bringing Back the Social Dimension,” will create a forum for analysis aimed at developing a conceptual and policy framework that will position social dimensions at the centre of green economy and sustainable development. Policy reports and other publications will inform the UNCSD 2012 (Rio+20) preparatory process and [...]
High Level Meeting on Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding
On 25-26 July, as part of the International Year of Youth, the United Nations held a High Level Meeting on Youth at UN headquarters in New York. The meeting, composed of two panel discussions and two subsequent plenary meetings, discussed the challenges that youth are facing, such as unemployment and HIV, and how to overcome [...]
Third Arms Trade Treaty Preparatory Committee held in New York
The third United Nations Preparatory Committee meeting (PrepCom) on the creation of a legally binding international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) took place at UN headquarters in New York from 11-15 July 2011. With no legally binding agreement on the transfer of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in place, the international community is labouring to [...]