#UN GENEVA

[westeroswisdom]

Not sure if autocorrect was at fault or if this was a Freudian slip. 🫣

On May 7, United Nations’ Geneva office made an embarrassing goof-up while calling for peace and silencing the guns. In a tweet, they wrote, “We want peace. Silence the guns”, followed by the hashtags #StopWar and #IncestInPeace. However, the use of the word “Incest” (Archive link) created a tsunami of memes and jokes across social media.

This certainly reminded people of certain Westerosi twins. 

[disarmamentawarenessday]

9th Meeting, 2nd Session Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems 2024.

Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems Geneva, 4-8 March and 26-30 August 2024.

Watch the 9th Meeting, 2nd Session Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems 2024!

[worldhumanitarianday]

Reaffirm that civilians and aid workers caught in conflicts are not a target.

At UN Geneva; On August 19th at 4:00 pm CET a commemorative event will be held at the Palais des Nations, Building E, 3rd Floor; Outside the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room (Room XX). The Humanitarian partners are coming together to reaffirm that civilians and aid workers caught in conflicts are not a target and to honor humanitarians who strive to meet ever-growing global needs. Register to participate to the event!

[nucleartestsday]

16th Meeting, Preparatory Committee for NPT Review Conference 2026.

The Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will hold its second session from 22 July to 2 August 2024 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. This will be the second of three planned sessions that will be held prior to the 2026 Review Conference.

The Preparatory Committee, open to all States parties to the Treaty, is responsible for addressing substantive and procedural issues related to the Treaty and the forthcoming Review Conference. The Chair of the second session is Ambassador Akan Rakhmetullin of Kazakhstan. UN Web TV

Watch the 16th Meeting, Preparatory Committee for NPT Review Conference 2026!

[nelsonmandeladay]

16th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition.

The 16th Nelson Mandela World Moot Court Competition is taking place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 15 to 19 July 2024.

Watch the 16th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition!

[worldelderabuseawarenessday]

Progress and priorities for ending abuse of older people during the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) to be held in Geneva by WHO, UN-DESA and INPEA.

The online webinar will take place Monday 17 June 2024 from 14.30 to 16.00 CET.

The webinar will provide an update on progress towards addressing the priorities in Tackling abuse of older people - Five priorities for the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030)

Please register for the webinar here, where you will also find more information. 

Flyer Programme

[socialjusticeday]

Closing of the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice.

Closing, chaired by the President of the International Labour Conference.

Watch Closing of the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice!

[biodiversityday]

Mobilizing for the implementation of the Biodiversity Plan.

Join the celebration of Biodiversity Day as we highlight International Geneva’s role in implementing the Biodiversity Plan, including mobilizing and bolstering its means of implementation

Implementing the Biodiversity Plan.

[waterandenergyrelief]

3rd Session, 5th Joint meeting of Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management & the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment.

Fifth joint meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management and the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment.

The 19th meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources management and the 19th meeting of the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment under the Water Convention will be held in Geneva. It will start on Monday, 6 May 2024 at 10.00 a.m., and end on Wednesday, 8 May 2024 at 1 p.m. The meetings of the two Working Groups are held jointly to exploit synergies in the work of the two bodies.

Watch the 3rd Session, 5th Joint meeting of WG on Integrated Water Resources Management & Monitoring and Assessment!

#Waterconvention, #workinggroup, #waterresources, #monitoring, #assessment; #iwrm, #IntegratedWaterResourcesmanagement, #plenarymeetings, #waterbodies, #boundarywaters, #waterservice

[racialdiscriminationday]

3061st Meeting, 112th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

Consideration of Albania- 3061st Meeting, 112th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

"We must never forget how easily hate speech can turn to hate crime; how ignorance or indifference can lead to intolerance; or how silence in the face of bigotry is complicity." - @antonioguterres

We can all take action to say #NoToHate. @UNGeneva

[developmentinformationday]

Towards the World of #OneHumanity – The Role of Artificial Intelligence.

UNAOC's 2nd Global Dialogue: "Towards the World of #OneHumanity – The Role of Artificial Intelligence"

[disarmamentawarenessday]

8th Meeting, 2nd Session Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems 2024.

Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems Geneva, 4-8 March and 26-30 August 2024

Watch the 8th Meeting, 2nd Session Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems 2024!

[worldhumanitarianday]

Commemoration of the World Humanitarian Day 2024 at UN Geneva.

Annual observance of World Humanitarian Day 2024 at the Palais des Nations, UN Geneva, Switzerland.

Watch the World Humanitarian Day 2024 - UN Geneva commemoration!

[nucleartestsday]

15th Meeting, Preparatory Committee for NPT Review Conference 2026.

The NPT entered into force in 1970 and was extended indefinitely in 1995. The Treaty is regarded as the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime and an essential foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament. It was designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to further the goals of nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament, and to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

Under the Treaty, the nuclear-weapon States are obliged not to transfer possession or control to any recipient nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, and not in any way to assist, encourage or induce non-nuclear-weapon States to manufacture, acquire or control over such weapons or devices. The non-nuclear-weapon States are obliged not to receive any transfer of or control over nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices, and not to manufacture or otherwise acquire such weapons or devices as well as not to seek or receive any assistance in this regard. The non-nuclear-weapon States further undertake to accept safeguards administered by the International Atomic Energy Agency on all source or special fissionable materials in all peaceful nuclear activities within their territory or under their jurisdiction or control, with a view to preventing diversion of nuclear energy from peaceful uses to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.

The Treaty guarantees the right of all States parties develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination and in conformity with their basic non-proliferation obligations. Article VI of the NPT includes the only legally binding treaty-based obligation requiring States to pursue in good faith effective measures related to nuclear disarmament.

The Preparatory Committee normally holds a sessions of 10 working days in each of the three years leading up to a review conference. As decided by States parties in 2000, the purpose of the first two Preparatory Committee sessions is to consider principles, objectives and ways in order to promote the full implementation of the Treaty, as well as its universality, and to make recommendations thereon to the Review Conference. To that end, each session should consider specific matters of substance relating to the implementation of the Treaty and Decisions 1 and 2 as well as the Resolution on the Middle East adopted in 1995, and the outcomes of subsequent Review Conferences, including developments affecting the operation and purpose of the Treaty. The third session is specifically mandated to make every effort to produce a consensus report containing recommendations to the Review Conference, taking into account the deliberations and results of its previous sessions.

The 2000 Review Conference agreed to a substantive final document, including practical steps for the systematic and progressive efforts to implement article VI of the Treaty on nuclear disarmament. The 2010 Review Conference produced conclusions and recommendations for follow-on actions in the areas of nuclear disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation, peaceful uses of nuclear energy and the Middle East, particularly implementation of the 1995 Resolution on the Middle East. The 2005, 2015 and 2020 Review Conferences were unable to reach agreement on any substantive outcome documents.

Watch the 15th Meeting, Preparatory Committee for NPT Review Conference 2026!

[nelsonmandeladay]

15th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court competition.

The Fifteenth Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition adopts a hybrid format, with the in-person final rounds scheduled to take place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 17 – 21 July 2023 and the preliminary virtual rounds (online) scheduled to take place from 20 – 27 May 2023.

The World Moot is open to undergraduate and masters students from all universities in the world. Teams of two students (gender diversity is encouraged) from every university in the world are invited to submit heads of argument for a hypothetical human rights case. The 50 teams with the highest memorial grades are invited to participate in the preliminary oral rounds and present their arguments to human rights experts and judges of international tribunals at the UN headquarters in Geneva.

The Moot Court Competition is the largest gathering of students, academics and judges around the theme of human rights in the world. The Competition is open to students around the world. A team of two students from each university – preferably one woman and one man (gender diversity is encouraged) – is invited to participate in the competition.