"CRISTINA GALLACH"

The Annual high-level meeting of the UNAOC Group of Friends on “Shaping a Better World: Building Cohesive and Inclusive Societies in a Challenging COVID-19 Environment”.

The high-level side event will discuss participation as a human right and a vital tool for multilateralism and Member States’ governance in addressing grave global challenges, from the COVID-19 pandemic to the climate crisis and development.

4th meeting of the High-Level Political Forum (HPLF) on Sustainable Development (7-16 July 2020) held under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council.

Side Event: Fighting Plastic Pollution - A Global Race to the Top, organized by the European Union, UNEP, and UNDP.

International Chamber of Commerce: New Technologies and Innovation for Sustainable Development (organized by International Chamber of Commerce, DESA, GSMA, International Trade Centre, and Government of Mexico)

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Special Event ‘Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination” to mark World Autism Awareness Day. Keynote address by Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen, Director, Autism Research Center, University of Cambridge, UK.

Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement calling for a change of attitude towards persons with autism “and in recognizing their rights as citizens.” UNIFEED

Event entitled “Media and Information Literacy: Educational Strategies for the Prevention of Violent Extremism”. Co-organized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI).

The UN Department of Public Information (DPI) organized a Holocaust Memorial Ceremony on the theme “Holocaust Remembrance: Educating for a Better Future”, on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (27 January).