Events

Event Time Place Organizer Program

Observance of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust: UNIC Moscow to join “Holocaust” Foundation, Russian Research and Scientific Centre “Holocaust” and  World Congress of Russian Jewry in organizing a commemorative event 

25 January Moscow UNIC

Republican seminar "Models and standard for ICT competency of teachers of Republic Sakha (Yakutia)," organized by IITE and Ministry of Education of Republic Sakha (Yakutia) in the framework of IITE Project "Teachers of Arctic"

23-25 January Yakutsk, Republic Sakha (Yakutia) UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)

Workshop onintegration of refugees and asylum-seekers in the Russian Federation, in the local community

23 January Moscow UNHCR

International seminar "Small and Medium Size Innovation Companies in BRICS: Policy and Measures of State Support," organized by Ministry of Economic Development of the RF, UNDP, VAVT 

18 January Moscow UNDP

Regional launch of the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013, Moscow, organized by UNIC Moscow and the Russian Centre for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting

18 January Moscow UNIC

Final Steering Committee meeting for the UNDP/GEF Lower Volga Wetland Biodiversity Conservation Project

15 January Astrakhan UNDP

Round table on the “Internet without Barriers” organized in partnership with the W3C Office and RIA-Novosti’s “Social Navigator” Project and dedicated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

3 December Moscow UNIC

Special event (soiree, exhibit, concert) dedicated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the Human Right Day

4 December Moscow UNIC

7th Session of the Training courseon International refugee law

4-6 December 2012 Saint-Petersburg UNHCR

Briefing for journalists and master class in the frameworks of the "16 Days against gender violence" campaign (jointly with UN Women and in cooperation with the Gender Theme Group)

10 December Moscow OHCHR

Opening of the "Stalker" Human Rights Film Festival

10 December Moscow UN Office in Russia (with participation of OHCHR, UN Women and UNIC), UNHCR

Special event devoted to the Human Rights Day in the frameworks of the "Stalker" Festival

11 December Moscow UN Office in Russia (with participation of OHCHR, UN Women and UNIC), UNHCR

International High-Level Conference on Decent Work. Takes part high-level ILO delegation headed by the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder
http://decentwork2012.ru/en-index.jsp

11-12 December Moscow ILO

4th Steering Committee meeting on the UNDP/GEF Project  "Strengthening the Marine and Coastal Protected Areas of Russia"

12 December Moscow UNDP

High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges “Faith and Protection”

12-13 December Geneva, Switzerland UNHCR

Special event devoted to Human Rights Day and ratification by Russia of the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

13 December Saint-Petersburg OHCHR

Closure of the "Stalker" Human Rights Film Festival

15 December Moscow UN Office in Russia (with participation of OHCHR, UN Women and UNIC), UNHCR

Round table on participatory self-evaluation of results of the Phase II of UNODC PORUS RUSJ12 project

17 December Moscow UNODC

Collaboration with the Non-Profit Partnership “Equal Right to Life” in organizing a briefing, on the UNIC’s premises, on the outcome of the NGO’s participation in the 2012 General Assembly session, its health projects, etc.

19 December (TBC) Moscow UNIC

End-of-the-year party “UN Year in Review 2012, Prospects for 2013” intended for closest partners of the UNIC

21 December Moscow UNIC