Monday, 24 September 2012, from 15:00 to 17:00 in Conference Room 5 (NLB).
[All members of permanent missions and permanent observer missions are invited to attend. For further information, please contact the Permanent Mission of Benin (e-mail beninewyork@gmail.com; tel. 1 (212) 684-1339); or the Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso (e-mail bfapm@un.int; tel. 1 (212) 308-4720).]
Panel discussion on “Alternative policy approaches to drug control in Guatemala that seek to be more effective in protecting security and human rights, as well as promoting social and economic development” (with the President of the Republic of Guatemala) (organized by the Permanent Mission of Guatemala)
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, from 15:30 to 16:30 in Conference Room 7 (NLB).
[Members of permanent missions and permanent observer missions are invited to attend. For registration and further information, please contact Ms. Jennifer Pérez, Permanent Mission of Guatemala (e-mail eventos@guatemalaun.org; tel. 1 (212) 679-4760, ext. 242).]
Parliamentary meeting on “Parliaments and the rule of law: Toward justice for all” (co-organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), with the sponsorship of the Permanent Mission of Italy)
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, from 15:00 to 18:00 in Conference Room 3 (NLB).
[Open to members of parliament attending the opening of the General Assembly, as well as representatives of permanent missions, observer offices and civil society organizations duly accredited to the United Nations. For further information, please visit www.ipu.org/splz-e/unbrief12.htm; or contact Ms. Karin Riedl, IPU (e-mail ny-office@ipu.org); or Ms. Judit Arenas, IDLO (e-mail jarenas@idlo.int).]
High-level event on “Multilateral partnership in MDG’s acceleration: Experience from implementation of Nigeria’s MDGs Conditional Grant Scheme at the subnational Level” (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Nigeria and the United Nations Millennium Campaign)
Thursday, 27 September 2012, from 10:00 to 13:00, at the Millennium United Nations Plaza Hotel.
[Members of permanent and permanent observer missions are invited to attend. For further information, please contact the Permanent Mission of Nigeria (e-mail saniedem@yahoo.co.uk; tel. 1 (646) 267-9200).]
Sixth Ministerial Meeting in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (co-organized by the Friends of the CTBT (Australia, Canada, Finland, Japan and the Netherlands) and the Co-Chairs of the Article XIV Conference of the CTBT (Mexico and Sweden))
Thursday, 27 September 2012, from 10:00 to 10:45 in Conference Room 4 (NLB).
[All members of permanent missions that are signatories to the CTBT are invited to attend. For further information, please contact Ms. Claire Elias, Permanent Mission of Australia (e-mail claire.elias@dfat.gov.au; tel. 1 (212) 351-6622).]
High-level launch of the United Nations Guidance for Effective Mediation (co-organized by the Executive Office of the Secretary General and the Permanent Missions of Finland and Turkey, on behalf of the Group of Friends of Mediation)
Thursday, 27 September 2012, from 11:00 to 13:00, at the Permanent Mission of Turkey (821 United Nations Plaza, 8th Floor).
[Members of permanent missions and permanent observer missions are invited to attend. For registration and further information, please contact Ms. Tuba Yanilmaz, Permanent Mission of Turkey (e-mail tuba.yanilmaz@mfa.gov.tr; tel. 1 (212) 450-9114).]
Parliamentary meeting on “Parliaments and the rule of law: Toward justice for all” (co-organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), with the sponsorship of the Permanent Mission of Italy)
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, from 15:00 to 18:00 in Conference Room 3 (NLB).
[Open to members of parliament attending the opening of the General Assembly, as well as representatives of permanent missions, observer offices and civil society organizations duly accredited to the United Nations. For further information, please visit www.ipu.org/splz-e/unbrief12.htm; or contact Ms. Karin Riedl, IPU (e-mail ny-office@ipu.org); or Ms. Judit Arenas, IDLO (e-mail jarenas@idlo.int).]
High-level event on “Multilateral partnership in MDG’s acceleration: Experience from implementation of Nigeria’s MDGs Conditional Grant Scheme at the subnational Level” (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Nigeria and the United Nations Millennium Campaign)
Thursday, 27 September 2012, from 10:00 to 13:00, at the Millennium United Nations Plaza Hotel.
[Members of permanent and permanent observer missions are invited to attend. For further information, please contact the Permanent Mission of Nigeria (e-mail saniedem@yahoo.co.uk; tel. 1 (646) 267-9200).]
Sixth Ministerial Meeting in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (co-organized by the Friends of the CTBT (Australia, Canada, Finland, Japan and the Netherlands) and the Co-Chairs of the Article XIV Conference of the CTBT (Mexico and Sweden))
Thursday, 27 September 2012, from 10:00 to 10:45 in Conference Room 4 (NLB).
[All members of permanent missions that are signatories to the CTBT are invited to attend. For further information, please contact Ms. Claire Elias, Permanent Mission of Australia (e-mail claire.elias@dfat.gov.au; tel. 1 (212) 351-6622).]
High-level launch of the United Nations Guidance for Effective Mediation (co-organized by the Executive Office of the Secretary General and the Permanent Missions of Finland and Turkey, on behalf of the Group of Friends of Mediation)
Thursday, 27 September 2012, from 11:00 to 13:00, at the Permanent Mission of Turkey (821 United Nations Plaza, 8th Floor).
[Members of permanent missions and permanent observer missions are invited to attend. For registration and further information, please contact Ms. Tuba Yanilmaz, Permanent Mission of Turkey (e-mail tuba.yanilmaz@mfa.gov.tr; tel. 1 (212) 450-9114).]