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CrowdOutAIDS online Town Hall meeting (2pm CET)

crowdoutaids 15FebOn Thursday, 16 February (2pm CET), UNAIDS is hosting an online Town Hall meeting where the audience can interact with the UNAIDS Executive Director, the Crown Princess of Norway, and the CrowdOutAIDS drafting committee.

The online meeting is an opportunity for the public to ask questions about the new crowdsourced strategy, and young peoples role in the AIDS response.

CrowdOutAIDS has so far involved some 5 000 young people from more than 80 countries to set the course for the 'Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS' Secretariat's work on HIV and young people for the next four years.

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Video of Brussels Presentation of final report from the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability

resilient people Feb9Now more than ever, leaders need to focus on what matters most - the long-term resilience of people and the planet - the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability urged in its report presented on 30 January 2012 to UN Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon in Addis Ababa.

On 6 February the report “Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing,” was presented in Brussels by Ms Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Member of the the UN Secretary General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, Mr Janos Pasztor, Executive Secretary of the UN Secretary General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability and Mr Brice Lalonde, Executive Coordinator of Rio+20.

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Invitation to the Brussels presentation of "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing"

report 2febInvitation to the Brussels presentation of "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing", the final report of the United Nations Secretary General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability.

Monday, 6 February 2012, starting at 18h00
in the Maelbeek room of the Résidence Palace (rue de la Loi 155, 1050 Brussels).

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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Moving from crisis to empowerment

wfp 18janThe role of EU Food Facility in connecting people to markets.

Wednesday 25 January from 18:30 to 19:30
The event will be followed by photo exhibition and cocktail reception

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A window on the world economy for 2012

livechat DESA 17janLive Facebook chat following the launch on multiple locations of the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2012 on 17, 18 and 19 January (#WESP2012)

Live @ http://on.fb.me/wesp2012
WHEN: Friday, 20 January 2012 at 3:00 pm CET
HOW TO JOIN: Submit your question on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/wesp2012 or on Twitter to @UNDESA using #WESP2012
Hashtag: #WESP2012

Most content will link to the Facebook event page: http://on.fb.me/wesp2012
For more information about WESP2012: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/index.shtml

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