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- UNICEF, Executive Board election of Bureau
(7 January, New York) - International Annual UN-Water Zaragoza Conference 2012/2013
(8-10 January, Zaragoza, Spain) - Human Rights Council – Organizational meeting (selection of UPR Troikas)
(14 January, Geneva) - Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and in Practice, sixth session
(14 - 18 January, Geneva)
- International Water Summit
(15 - 17 January 2013, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
- UN-Women, Executive Board, first regular session
(21 - 25 January, New York)
- WHO, Executive Board, 132nd session
(21 - 29 January, Geneva)
- Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, regular session
(21 - 30 January, New York) - Human Rights Council, Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, fifteenth session
(21 January - 1 February, Geneva) - Human Rights Council, Working Group on Situations, eleventh session
(28 January - 1 February, Geneva)
- BoT, Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights / 37th session
(28 January - 1 February, outside Geneva)
- Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, first regular session>
(28 - 31 January, New York)
- International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria
(30 January, Kuwait City, Kuwait)
- Joint Meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, WFP and UN-Women
(23 January, New York) - International Seabed Authority, Legal and Technical Committee
(4 - 8 February, Kingston, Jamaica) - International Narcotics Control Board, 106th session (4 - 8 February, Vienna)
- Commission for Social Development, 51st session
(6 - 15 February, New York) - Human Rights Council, Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, fourth session
(11 - 15 February, Geneva)
- IFAD, Governing Council, 36th session
(11 - 15 February, Rome)
- Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, fiftieth session
(11 - 22 February, Vienna) - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 54th session
(11 February - 1 March, Geneva)
- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 82nd session
(11 February - 8 March, Geneva) - Economic and Social Council, organizational session
(12 - 15 February, New York)
- Human Rights Council, Open-ended intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Peace
(18 - 21 February, Geneva)
- Committee against Torture, Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 19th session
(18 - 22 February, Geneva)
- Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, tenth session
(18 - 22 February, Geneva)
- Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization
(19 - 27 February, New York)
- Global Dialogue Forum on the Effects of the Global Economic Crisis on the Civil Aviation Industry
(20 - 21 February 2013, Geneva)
- ICSC, 76th session
(25 February - 8 March, New York)
- Human Rights Council, 22nd session
(25 February - 22 March, Geneva)
- Statistical Commission, 44th session
(26 February - 1 March, New York) - Rotterdam Convention Chemical Review Committee (9th Meeting) (1 March 2013, Rome, Italy)
- Conference on Disarmament, first part
(21 January - 28 March, Geneva)
- Conference of the Parties to the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP 16) (3 - 14 March 2013, Thailand)
- UNCTAD, Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, 64th session (programme budget)
(4 - 6 March 2013, Geneva)
- IAEA, Board of Governors
(4 - 8 March 2013, Vienna)
- Commission on the Status of Women, 57th session
(4 - 15 March 2013, New York)
- Launch of Annual Report of the International Narcotic Control Board (INCB)
(5 March 2013, New York)
- General Assembly, Fifth Committee, first resumed session (4 weeks)
(4 - 28 March 2013, New York)
- Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 56th session
(11 - 15 March 2013, Vienna)
- Asia and Pacific - AMR Regional Preparatory Meeting
(13 March 2013, Bangkok)
- The 2013 Human Development Report Launch
(14 March 2013, Mexico, Mexico City)
- UNEP, Committee of Permanent Representatives, 122nd meeting
(19 March 2013, Nairobi)
- General Assembly, High-level Interactive dialogue to mark the International Year of Water Cooperation and the 20th anniversary of the proclamation of World Water Day
(22 March 2013, New York)
- Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty
(18 - 28 March 2013, New York)
- High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda 46th session
(25 - 27 March 2013, Bali, Indonesia)
- Disarmament Commission, annual session
(1 - 19 April, New York)
- IFAD, Executive Board, 108th session
(8 - 12 April, Rome)
- Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly resolution 51/210
(8 - 12 April, New York)
- Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Legal Subcommittee, 52nd session
(8 -19 April, Vienna)
- Committee on Enforced Disappearances, fourth session
(8 -19 April, Geneva)
- United Nations Forum on Forests, tenth session
(8 -19 April, Istanbul)
- ECE, 65th session
(9 - 11 April, Geneva)
- UNCCD, Committee on Science and Technology, third special session
(9 - 12 April, Bonn, Germany)
- Committee of Experts on Public Administration, twelfth session
(15 - 19 April, New York)
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ninth session
(15 - 19 April, Geneva)
- Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 18th session
(15 - 26 April, Geneva)
- Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, Spring meeting
(19 - 21 April, Washington D.C.)
- Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, 22nd session
(19 - 26 April, Vienna) - Commission on Commission on Population and Development, 46th session
(22 - 26 April, New York) - FAO, Council, 146 Session
(22 - 26 April, Rome)
- Committee on Information, 35th session
(22 April - 2 May, New York)
- Committee for Programme and Coordination, organizational session
(25 April, New York)
- ESCAP, 69th session
(25 April - 1 May, Bangkok)
- United Nations African Meeting on the Question of Palestine
(29 - 30 April, Addis Ababa)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Executive Council, 72nd session
(6 - 8 May, The Hague)
- International Narcotics Control Board, 107th session
(6 -17 May, Vienna)
- Committee against Torture, 50th session
(6 - 31 May, Geneva) - International Law Commission, 65th session, first part
6 May - 7 June, Geneva) - Conference on Disarmament, second part
(13 May - 28 June, Geneva) - WMO, Executive Council, sixty-fifth session
(15 - 23 May, Geneva)
- Fourth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
(19 - 23 May, Geneva)
- WHO, World Health Assembly, 66th session
(20 - 28 May, Geneva)
- Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, resumed session
(20 - 29 May, New York)
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, pre-sessional working group, 51st session
(21 - 24 May , Geneva)
- Committee on the Rights of the Child, 63rd session
(27 May - 14 June, Geneva)
- Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Implementation Review Group of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, 4th meeting
(27 - 31 May, New York)
- States Parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 25th meeting
(3 June, New York)
- WFP, Executive Board, annual session
(3 - 6 June, Rome)
- Commission on Science and Technology for Development, sixteenth session
(3 - 7 June, Geneva)
- IAEA, Board of Governors
(3 - 7 June, Vienna)
- Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, third session
(3 - 7 June, New York)
- UNFCCC, meetings of subsidiary bodies of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, 38th session (3 - 14 June, Bonn, Germany)
- Committee on Contributions, 73rd session
(3 - 21 June, New York) - Committee for Programme and Coordination, 53rd session
(3 - 28 June, New York) - ILO, General Conference, 102nd session
(5 - 21 June, Geneva) - States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 23rd meeting
(10 -14 June, New York)
- ITU Council
(11 - 21 June, Geneva)
- Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 56th session
(12 - 21 June, Vienna)
- Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, fortieth session
(13 - 14 June, Vienna)
- Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
(17 - 19 June, New York)
- UNCTAD, Trade and Development Commission, fifth session
(17 - 21 June, Geneva)
- Committee against Torture, Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, twentieth session
(17 - 21 June, Geneva)
- Committee on the Rights of the Child, pre-sessional working group, 65th session
(17 - 21 June, Geneva)
- Committee of Permanent Representatives to UN Habitat, 49th meeting
(19 June, Nairobi)
- FAO, Council, 147th session
(24 - 25 June, Rome)
- UNIDO, Industrial Development Board, 41st session
(24 - 27 June, Vienna)
- Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, 60th session
(26 - 28 June, Geneva)
- Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and in Practice, seventh session
(1 - 5 July, New York)
- Economic and Social Council, substantive session
(1 - 26 July, New York)
- Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Working Group on Communications under the Optional Protocol to the Convention, 26th session
(4 - 5 July, Geneva)
- Human Rights Council, Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, sixth session
(8 - 12 July, Geneva)
- Group of Governmental Experts on Outer Space Transparency and Confidence-building Measures, third session
(8 - 12 July, New York)
- Human Rights Committee, 108th session
(8 - 26 July, Geneva)
- International Law Seminar
(8 - 26 July, Geneva)
- UNCITRAL, 46th session
(8 - 26 July, Vienna)
- IMO, Council, 110th session
(15 - 19 July, London)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Executive Council, 73rd session
(16 - 19 July, Hague)
- Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, sixth session
(17 - 19 July, New York)
- ICSC, 77th session
(22 July - 2 August, London)
- United Nations Board of Auditors, 67th regular session
(23 - 24 July, New York)
- Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management
(24 - 26 July, Cambridge City Centre, United Kingdom)
- ICSC, 77th session
(22 July - 2 August, London)
- Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, eleventh session
(12 - 16 August, Geneva)
- Group of Governmental Experts to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (12 - 16 August, Geneva)
- Ad Hoc Open-Ended Informal Working Group on Marine Biodiversity
(12 - 23 August, New York)
- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 83rd session
(12 - 30 August, Geneva)
- United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for the Americas, tenth session
(19 -23 August, New York)
- Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, Working Group B and informal/expert meetings, 41st session
(19 - 30 August, Vienna) - UNWTO, General Assembly, twentieth session
(24 - 29 August, Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbawe) - Human Rights Council, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, 67th session
(26 - 30 August, Geneva) - Open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies, Third session
(26 - 30 August, Geneva)
- Intergovernmental committee of experts on sustainable development financing, First session
(28 - 30 August, New York)
- Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Asset Recovery, seventh meeting
(29 - 30 August, Vienna) - UNCTAD, Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, 65th session (technical cooperation)
(2 -4 September, Geneva) - Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, tenth session
(2 -13 September, Geneva)
- UNICEF, Executive Board, second regular session
(3 - 6 September, New York) - Committee on Conferences, substantive session
(3 - 9 September, New York) - Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, nineteenth session
(9 - 13 September, New York) - Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, second regular session
(9 - 13 September, New York) - IAEA, Board of Governors
(9 - 13 September, Vienna)
- Human Rights Council, 24th session
(10 - 27 September, Geneva)
- States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, fourth meeting
(10 - 13 September, Lusaka, Zambia)
- IAEA, General Conference, 57th session
(16 - 20 September, Vienna)
- UNCITRAL, Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation), 59th session
(16 - 20 September, Vienna)
- UNCCD, Conference of the Parties to the Convention and meetings of subsidiary bodies, eleventh session
(16 - 27 September, Windhoek, Namibia) - Committee on the Rights of the Child, 64th session
(16 September - 4 October, Geneva)
- Disability and development : "The way forward: a disability inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond"
(23 September, New York)
- UNESCO, Executive Board, 192nd session
(23 September - 10 October, Paris)
- 68th Session of the General Assembly General Debate
(24 September - 4 October 2013)
- High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament
(26 September, New York) - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 56th session
(30 September - 18 October, Geneva)
- States Parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, fourteenth meeting
(1 October, Geneva)
- High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
(3 - 4 October, New York)
- Human Rights Committee, pre-sessional Working Group on Communications, 109th session
(7 - 11 October, Geneva)
- Human Rights Council, Intergovernmental Working Group on Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, eleventh session
(7 - 18 October, Geneva)
- Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, 33rd session
(7 October - 22 November, New York)
- Advisory Committee on the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law, 48th session
(8 October, New York)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Executive Council, 74th session
(8 - 11 October, The Hague)
- Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, Fall meetings
(11 - 13 October, Washington D.C.)
- ILO, Governing Body and its committees, 319th session
(17- 31 October, Geneva)
- Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, Asia and the Pacific, 37th meeting
(21- 24 October, Bangkok)
- Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, pre-sessional working group, 58th session
(21- 25 October, Geneva)
- WFP, Executive Board, second regular session
(4 - 8 November, Rome)
- Human Rights Council, Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances, 101st session
(4 - 13 November, Geneva)
- Committee on Enforced Disappearances, fifth session
(4 - 15 November, Geneva)
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 51st session
(4 - 29 November, Geneva)
- UNESCO, General Conference, 37th session
(5 - 20 November, Paris)
- Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: Working Group on Trafficking in Persons, Fifth session
(6 - 8 November, Vienna)
- UNCTAD, Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, thirtieth session
(6 - 8 November, Geneva)
- Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: Working Group on the Smuggling of Migrants, Second session
(11 - 13 November, Vienna)
- Committee against Torture, Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 21st session
(11 - 15 November, Geneva)
- UNFCCC, Conference of the Parties to the Convention and meetings of subsidiary bodies, nineteenth session
(11 - 22 November, Warsaw, Poland)
- High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, fifteenth annual conference (13 November, Geneva)
- Human Rights Council, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, 68th session
(13 - 22 November, Geneva)
- States parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, annual meeting (14 - 15 November, Geneva)
- Human Rights Council, working group of experts on people of African descent, thirteenth session
(18 - 22 November, Geneva)
- UNCITRAL, Working Group III (Online Dispute Resolution), 28th session
(18 - 22 November, Vienna)
- United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Board of Trustees, eighteenth session
(18 - 22 November, Geneva)
- ICAO, Council, 200th session
(18 - 29 November, Geneva)
- Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, twelfth session
(20 - 28 November, The Hague)
- Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Special Meeting in Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
(25 November, New York)
- Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East, 48th session
(25 - 28 November, Vienna)
- UNCTAD, Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, 66th session
(2 - 4 December, Geneva) - Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, pre-sessional working group, 52nd session
(2 - 6 December, Geneva) - Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, eighteenth session
(2 - 6 December, The Hague)
- FAO, Council, 148th session
(2 - 6 December, Rome)
- Intergovernmental committee of experts on sustainable development financing, second session
(2 - 6 December, New York)
- UNCITRAL, Working Group VI (Security Interests), 24th session
(2 - 6 December, Vienna)
- UNIDO, General Conference, 15th session
(2 - 6 December, Lima) - Human Rights Council, Forum on Business and Human Rights
(3 - 4 December, Geneva) - IMO, Council, 111th session
(5 December, London)
- Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, Sixth session
(9 - 13 December, New York)
- UNCITRAL, Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce), 48th session
(9 - 13 December, Vienna)
- UNEP, Committee of Permanent Representatives, 125th meeting
(10 December, Nairobi)
- Committee of Permanent Representatives to UN-Habitat, 51st meeting
(11 December, Nairobi)
- IFAD, Executive Board, 110th session
(11 - 12 December, Rome)
- Independent Audit Advisory Committee, 24th session
(11 - 13 December, New York)