BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//General Assembly of the United Nations - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:General Assembly of the United Nations X-ORIGINAL-URL:/pga/76 X-WR-CALDESC:Events for General Assembly of the United Nations REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211118 DTSTAMP:20220729T222642Z CREATED:20211101T212006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220729T222642Z UID:251327-1637107200-1637193599@www.un.org SUMMARY:Townhall with Civil Society Organizations DESCRIPTION:Objectives\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In his vision statement “Presidency of Hope: Delivering for People\, for the Planet and for Prosperity”\, the President of the General Assembly (PGA)\, in addition to laying out his “Five Rays of Hope”\, highlighted that he will work on building trust and cohesion with Member States\, the Secretariat\, United Nations major groups and international organizations. \nThe PGA has further asserted that a more effective and responsive United Nations will require engagement with an array of relevant stakeholders\, including civil society\, businesses\, philanthropic organizations\, academia\, the scientific community\, and other partners on the key issues under discussion in the General Assembly. \nBuilding on this strong support for the meaningful involvement of civil society with issues on the agenda of the General Assembly\, the PGA will convene a meeting with civil society representatives to discuss his priorities for the 76th session\, as well as issues related to the challenges of and recovery from COVID-19 and how these issues are reflected in the work of the General Assembly. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Town Hall Meeting will be held in person on Wednesday\, 17 November 2021\, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.\, in the General Assembly Hall\, United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting will be webcast live on ĢƵ WebTV. The event will consist of an opening statement by the President of the General Assembly\, followed by five short keynote statements from civil society representatives that will address the “Five Rays of Hope” of PGA76. The floor will then be opened for interventions and questions from civil society representatives. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logistics\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Civil society representatives are invited to attend the meeting in the GA Hall in person. \nDue to pandemic-related restrictions at ĢƵ Headquarters\, all in-person participants are required to register here no later than 9 November. Entry to the GA Hall will be by Special Event tickets distributed at the Visitors’ Entrance (46th Street and First Avenue) immediately prior to the event on 17 November 2021. Attendance will be limited to the first 400 people to register. By registering to attend in-person\, all participants attest to being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. \nKeynote statements on the “Five Rays of Hope” may be delivered in person or by pre-recorded video. To register an interest in delivering a keynote statement\, please fill in the online form here no later than 9 November. Civil society representatives will be selected taking into account geographical and gender balance\, as well as thematic diversity. \nTo ensure a wider participation from all geographical regions\, civil society representatives will also have the opportunity to submit pre-recorded questions. Due to time constraints\, remarks will be limited to 2 minutes. Please register your interest in submitting a pre-recorded question here no later than 9 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nIntroductory remarks by moderator\, Mr. Maher Nasser\, Director\, Outreach Division\, Department of Global Communications both arrive at the General Assembly Hall. Mr. Nasser\nOpening statement by the President of the General Assembly\, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid\nRemarks by keynote speakers from Civil Society Organizations:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFIRST RAY – RECOVERING FROM COVID-19 – Mr. Mandeep Tiwana (South Africa)\, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation\nSECOND RAY – REBUILDING SUSTAINABLY – Ms. Neo Monwela (Botswana)\, Volunteers Network for Global Change Association & Botswana Green Crescent\nTHIRD RAY – RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE PLANET- Ms. Kehkashan Maushum Basu (Canada)\, Green Hope Foundation\,\nFOURTH RAY – RESPECTING THE RIGHTS OF ALL –Ms. Mabel Bianco (Argentina)\, Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer (FEIM)\, Major Groups and Other Stakeholders Coordinating Mechanism\nFIFTH RAY- REVITALIZAING THE ĢƵITED NATIONS –Mr. Radzhiv Valiev (Russian Federation)\, Sail of Hope.\n\n\n\n\nDiscussions and questions\nClosing statement by the President of the General Assembly\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Concept Note\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nCSO-Concept-Note-Website \nDownload here URL:/pga/76/event/townhall-with-civil-society-organizations/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:PGA Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211117T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211117T170000 DTSTAMP:20211112T173039Z CREATED:20211102T180611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T173039Z UID:251615-1637143200-1637168400@www.un.org SUMMARY:36th plenary meeting: Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency DESCRIPTION:Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency [item 91]: \n(a) Note by the Secretary-General (A/76/232) – debate \n(b) Draft resolution (A/76/L.10) \nDebate on the item and action on the draft resolution \n[Letters from the President of the General Assembly\, dated 27 September 2021 and 11 October 2021\, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.] URL:/pga/76/event/36th-plenary-meeting-report-of-the-international-atomic-energy-agency/ LOCATION:GA Hall\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Daily Agenda,Daily Calendar,Mandated Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR