The United Nations Conference on Biodiverisity will be held in Kunming, China. This second part of COP 15 will be a face-to-face meeting in Kunming, China, from April 25 - May 8, 2022. The UN Biodiversity Conference was originally scheduled to take place from October 15-28, 2020, in Kunming, China, but was postponed on March 23, 2020 in light of […]
The 110th ILO ILC will be held in hybrid format this year, May 27 – June 11, 2022, online and in Geneva. The agenda can be seen here, and will include year-1 of a 2-year standard setting negotiation on apprenticeships, debate over whether to add occupational safety & health (OSH) as a 5th “Fundamental Principle and Right at Work,” and […]
The ILO Global Conference on Elimination of Child Labor is a platform bringing together representatives from governments, trade unions, the private sector, civil society regional and international organizations, think tanks, academia, youth and children, to share their experiences, good practices and to push for accelerated further collective actions to eliminate child labor. The last Global Conference took place in Argentina […]
USCIB will hold a Maritime Industry & Illicit Supply Chains Roundtable, where USCIB members will lead the Cross-Sector Industry Working Group (CIWG) briefing on the Misuse of Maritime Transport for Counterfeit Trade. The briefing will be followed by Q&A. Recall: This topic has been included in the USCIB and BIAC agendas and roadmaps for 2022. Please RSVP to Ashley Harrington, aharrington@uscib.org, to […]
In resolution 5/14, UNEA-5.2 requested the UNEP Executive Director to convene an intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. Also as part of resolution 5/14, the UNEP Executive Director is requested to convene an ad hoc […]
“Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity” Official website: https://www.stockholm50.global/ Meeting programme: https://www.stockholm50.global/events/programme (Stockholm+50) is an international meeting convened by the United Nations General Assembly to be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 2-3 June 2022. It will commemorate the 50 years since the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which made the environment a […]
Business Leaders’ Summit The International Organisation of Employers (IOE) is extremely pleased to invite members and partners to an extraordinary IOE gathering of UN heads of agencies and corporate and thought leaders on navigating today’s business climate of great uncertainty. The IOE Business Leaders’ Summit will be a hybrid event to take place on 3 June from 14:00-17:00 in the […]
The 56th session of the subsidiary bodies will take place from June 6-16, 2022, at the World Convention Center Bonn, Germany. Pre-sessional meetings will take place May 31 to June 5, 2022.
Join Business Partners to CONVINCE (BP2C), a USCIB Foundation initiative, for a virtual fireside chat on June 9 on "Global Pandemic Response and Business Recovery - Where Do We Go From Here?" The chat will be moderated by BP2C Executive Director and public health expert Dr. Scott Ratzan and will feature Lawrence Gostin, professor at Georgetown University and director of […]
2020 was the IOE centenary. It was also the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, putting all celebrations on hold. As we slowly get back to normal, at least for the time being, we would be honoured if you could join us for an aperitif and gala dinner on Thursday 9 June at 19:00 at the Four Seasons, Hotel des Bergues, […]