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At the Palais des Nations
2 April 2012AFTERNOON CANCELLED United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Division of Investment and Enterprise: staff meeting
Location: Room XXV
UNCTAD
2 April 2012CANCELLED United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Preparation of the 2012 edition of the World Investment Report
Location: Room S4
UNCTAD
2 April -
4 April 2012
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, Meeting of Experts
Location: Room XIX
CCW
2 April -
5 April 2012
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Preparatory Process for UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXVI
UNCTAD
3 April 2012Committee on Housing and Land Management, Working Group on a Possible Framework Convention on Sustainable Housing
Location: Room XI
UNECE
3 April -
4 April 2012
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine
Location: Room XVI
Other meetings
4 April 2012Group of the Least Developed Countries, Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXV
Other meetings
4 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXVI
UN
4 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXVI
UN
4 April 2012Latin American and Caribbean Group, Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXI
UN
4 April 2012Latin American and Caribbean Group, Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXI
UN
4 April 2012Committee on Housing and Land Management, Seminar on Green Economy
Location: Room XI
UNECE
5 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXVI
UN
5 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXVI
UN
5 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXVI
UN
5 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXVI
UN
5 April 2012United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, DITC: Staff Meeting
Location: Room XXV
UNCTAD
5 April 2012United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, DITC: Staff Meeting
Location: Room XXV
UNCTAD
10 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXV
UN
10 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXV
UN
10 April -
13 April 2012
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Preparatory Process for UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXVI
UNCTAD
10 April -
20 April 2012
Ad Hoc Committee of the Human Rights Council on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 4th session
Location: Room XXI
OHCHR
11 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXV
UN
11 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXV
UN
11 April 2012Latin American and Caribbean Group, Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXIV
UN
11 April 2012Latin American and Caribbean Group, Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXIV
UN
12 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXVI
UN
12 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXVI
UN
12 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXVI
UN
12 April 2012Latin American and Caribbean Group, Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXIII
UN
12 April 2012Latin American and Caribbean Group, Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXIII
UN
12 April 2012MORNING CANCELLED Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD XIII
Location: Room XXVI
UN
12 April 2012United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Friends of Development
Location: Room XXV
UNCTAD
12 April 2012United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Friends of Development
Location: Room XXV
UNCTAD
12 April 2012United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, HIPC Initiative and the Paris Club
Location: Room XXV
UNCTAD
12 April 2012United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, LDCs meeting at ambassadorial level
Location: Room XXIV
UNCTAD
12 April 2012United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, LDCs meeting at ambassadorial level
Location: Room XXIV
UNCTAD
12 April -
13 April 2012
Committee on Economic Cooperation and Integration, TOS-ICP
Location: Room VII
UNECE
13 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXV
UN
13 April 2012Group of 77 , Meeting on UNCTAD
Location: Room XXV
UN
16 April -
18 April 2012
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, G77 and China
Location: Room XXVI
UNCTAD
16 April -
20 April 2012
Inland Transport Committee, Working Party on General Safety Provisions
Location: Room XI
UNECE
16 April -
27 April 2012
Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 16th session
Location: Palais Wilson 1st floor
OHCHR
17 April -
20 April 2012
Committee on Environmental Policy, 18th session
Location: Room VII
UNECE
18 April 2012International Organization for Migration, Informal Consultations on SCPF Matters
Location: Room XII
IOM
18 April 2012International Organization for Migration, Working Group on Budget Reform
Location: Room XII
IOM
23 April -
24 April 2012
Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II to CCW, Group of Experts
Location: Room XIX
CCW
23 April -
27 April 2012
Working Group on Communications, 10th session
Location: Palais Wilson ground floor
OHCHR
24 April -
26 April 2012
Environment Impact Assessment Convention, Working Group on Environmental Impact Assessment under the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
Location: Room XI
UNECE
23 April -
27 April 2012
United Nations Disarmament Fellowship, Training and Advisory Services Programme Member States are reminded that the deadline for submission of nominations to the 2012 Fellowship Programme is Friday, 27 April 2012. Only one nomination per Member State may be submitted and should be addressed to: The Coordinator, United Nations Disarmament Fellowship, Training and Advisory Services Programme, Office for Disarmament Affairs, Geneva Branch, Palais des Nations - Room C-111 1211 Geneva 10 -Switzerland
Location: Geneva
UNOG
25 April 2012Committee on Sustainable Energy, 23rd Session of the Steering Committee of the Energy Efficiency 21 Programme
Location: Room V
UNECE
25 April -
26 April 2012
Water Convention, Workshop on Water and Climate Change
Location: Room XII
UNECE
26 April -
27 April 2012
Committee on Sustainable Energy, Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Mitigation
Location: Room V
UNECE
30 April -
4 May 2012
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, 11th session
Location: Room XXVI
OHCHR
30 April -
4 May 2012
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, 63rd session
Location: Palais Wilson 1st floor
OHCHR
30 April -
4 May 2012
Conference of European Statisticians, Meeting of the Group of Experts on National Accounts
Location: Room XI
UNECE
30 April -
4 May 2012
Executive Body for the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, Executive Body
Location: Room V
UNECE
UN System meetings at other locations in Geneva *
2 April 2012The Effect of the Macro-Economy on Patenting and the Commercialization Process
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
WIPO
11 April -
13 April 2012
WIPO-NFC-NCC National Seminar on Copyright for Film Professionals and Consultation with Audiovisual Industry Stakeholders
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
WIPO
11 April -
19 April 2012
(ITU-T SG/WP 5) Environment and climate change
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
12 April 2012(ITU-T Information) Information and Training Session on ITU Methodologies for Assessing the Environmental Impact of ICT
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
13 April 2012Dispute Settlement Body
Location: CRII
WTO
16 April 2012(ITU-SG WSIS-12) WSIS Forum 2012: Final briefing
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
16 April 2012Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries
Location: CRII
WTO
16 April 2012Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (followed by Inf.)
Location: CRI
WTO
16 April 2012Informal Committee on Safeguards
Location: CRII
WTO
16 April -
20 April 2012
Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
WIPO
17 April 2012Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (followed by Inf.)
Location: CRI
WTO
17 April -
18 April 2012
(ITU-T FG M2M) Focus Group on Machine-to-Machine Service Layer
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
18 April 2012Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (followed by Inf.)
Location: CRI
WTO
18 April 2012Working Party on the Accession of Kazakhstan
Location: CRII
WTO
18 April 2012Committee on Trade and Environment
Location: CRII
WTO
19 April 2012(ITU-T JCA-CLOUD COMPUTING) Joint Coordination Activity on Cloud Computing
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
19 April 2012Director General's Meeting with Non-Governmental Organizations
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
WIPO
19 April 2012Informal Committee on Trade and Environment - Special Session
Location: CRII
WTO
19 April 2012Informal Open-ended Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (followed by Formal)
Location: CRI
WTO
19 April -
25 April 2012
(ITU-R WP 6C) Programme Production and Quality Assessment
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
19 April -
27 April 2012
(ITU-R WP 6A) Terrestrial Broadcasting Delivery
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
20 April 2012Informal Committee on Trade and Environment - Special Session
Location: CRII
WTO
23 April 2012Committee on Trade and Development - Session on Aid for Trade
Location: D
WTO
23 April 2012Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Working Group on Implementation followed by the Regular Committee
Location: CRI
WTO
23 April 2012Rules Committee Meeting
Location: CRI
WTO
23 April 2012Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Location: CRI
WTO
23 April -
25 April 2012
(ITU-SG CWG-WCIT12) Council Working Group to Prepare for the 2012 WCIT (CWG-WCIT12)
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
23 April -
27 April 2012
Nice Union - Committee of Experts
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
WIPO
24 April 2012Committee on Trade and Development - Session on Aid for Trade
Location: D
WTO
24 April 2012Dispute Settlement Body
Location: CRII
WTO
24 April 2012Rules Committee Meeting
Location: CRI
WTO
25 April 2012Trade Policy Review Body - Uruguay
Location: D
WTO
25 April 2012Rules Committee Meeting
Location: CRI
WTO
25 April -
30 April 2012
(ITU-R WP 6B) Broadcast Service Assembly and Access
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
26 April 2012Rules Committee Meeting
Location: CRI
WTO
26 April -
27 April 2012
(ITU-T Workshop) Workshop on e-health technology standards
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
26 April -
27 April 2012
WIPO National Seminar on the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) and Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (STLT)
Location: Skopje, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
WIPO
27 April 2012Trade Policy Review Body - Uruguay
Location: D
WTO
27 April 2012Rules Committee Meeting
Location: CRI
WTO
27 April 2012Committee on Import Licensing
Location: D
WTO
27 April -
27 July 2012
National Conference on IP Protection: 20 Years in WIPO
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
WIPO
30 April -
4 May 2012
(ITU-T IPTV-GSI ) Internet Protocol Television Global Standards Initiative
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
30 April -
4 May 2012
(ITU-T SG 9) Television and sound transmission and Integrated broadband cable networks
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
30 April -
4 May 2012
Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS)
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
WIPO
30 April -
11 May 2012
(ITU-T SG/WP 16) Multimedia coding, systems and applications
Location: ITU Headquarters
ITU
The Calendar

* This information on meetings held in Geneva by organizations of the United Nations system is provided by the United Nations Office at Geneva as a service. It is based on material either provided by the organizations concerned, or gathered from information publicly available on their websites, and may be subject to change. Those interested are encouraged to check with the respective organizations and to direct any queries to them regarding the meetings listed.