Date | Org | Activity | City | Contact |
6-8 May | UNECE | 72nd session of the Specialized Sectionon Standardization of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables | Geneva | Jean-Isaias Rodriguez +41 (0)79 444 5081 |
7 May | UNESCO | World Press Freedom Day Geneva 2024 A Press for the Planet: protecting journalists and scientists in defense of the environment | Hybrid | Rachel Phillips +41 (0)22 555 0624 Geneva@unesco.org |
7 May | ITU | Virtual | ||
8 May | UN | Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War | ||
8 May | WMO | State of the Climate in Latin America and Caribbean 2023. Press materials will be sent under embargo. No press conference but virtual launch presentation (WMO SG Celeste Saulo) at 1600 CEST is open to media. Interviews on request. | Geneva | Clare Nullis +41 (0)79 709 1397 |
8 May | FAO | Nutrition-sensitive social protection across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus | Virtual | |
8 May | ITU | UN Metaverse Think-a-thon: Project Showcase & Competition In partnership with IAEA, FAO and UNICC | Virtual | |
8 May | ITU | Webinar on affordable mobile data and international internet connectivity: Applications for Universal Service Fund | Virtual | |
10 May | UN | |||
11 May | UN | World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP] | ||
12 May | UN | International Day of Plant Health [FAO] | ||
14 May | UNIDIR | Technology Breakfast: Nanotechnology and International Security | Hybrid | Elisabeth.schoeffmann@un.org |
15 May | UN | |||
15 May | UNESCO | Webinar: Building capacities for an eco friendly future: the importance of green skills | Virtual | Katja Roemer 0049-40-44804154 k.roemer@unesco.org |
15-17 May | UNECE | 71st session of the Specialized Section on Standardization of Dry and Dried Produce | Geneva | Jean-Isaias Rodriguez +41 (0)79 444 5081 |
16 May | ITU | Webinar: Data-based decision management | Virtual | |
16 May or 22 May (tbc) | WMO | Release of the WMO/UK Met Office Annual to Decadal Update of predictions of temperatures for the next five years.Materials will be sent under embargo. | Geneva | +41 (0)79 709 1397 |
16 May | UN | International Day of Living Together in Peace International Day of Light [UNESCO] | ||
17 May | UN | |||
17 May | ITU | World Telecommunication & Information Society Day: ITU celebrations, including a live event from 16:00 to 17:00 CEST | Virtual | |
20 May | UN | |||
20 -21 May | UNECE | 3rd Meeting of the Joint ECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Forest Products and Wood Energy | Geneva | Jean-Isaias Rodriguez +41 (0)79 444 5081 |