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2019 in the United Nations

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2019
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The following lists events that happened with or in collaboration with the United Nations and its agencies in the year 2019.

Leadership

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António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres ( Portugal)

Amina Jane Mohammed ( Nigeria)

María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés ( Ecuador)

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande ( Nigeria) (As of 17 September 2019)

Inga Rhonda King ( Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

United Nations Agencies

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Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

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Natalia Kanem ( Tanzania)

Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

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Zurab Pololikashvili ( Georgia)

Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

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Petteri Taalas ( Finland)

United Nations Offices

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Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS)

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Heidi Mendoza (Philippines Philippines)

International Observances

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International Years

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International Decades

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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  • 11 March - 23 March: 63rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women addressed the priority theme of "Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls."

April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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  • 9–13 September: The 23rd General Assembly of World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Saint Petersburg, Russia drawing over 1,300 high-level participants. It led to the adoption of the first ever Global Convention on Tourism Ethics and marks the first time electronic voting was introduced at a UNWTO General Assembly, replacing paper ballots.[8]
  • 17 September: Tijjani Muhammad-Bande starts his term as President of the 74th session of the General Assembly.[9]
  • 24-25 September: The Third Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union convenes in Geneva Switzerland. It is only the third meeting of the 145 year old international body that serves postal service providers.[10]
  • 27 September: The United Nations University Centre for Policy Research's Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking releases its final report, Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking, during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.[11]

October

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November

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December

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References

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  1. ^ "U.S. and Israel Officially Leave UNESCO, Citing anti-Israel Bias". Haaretz. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ "2019 High-Level Pledging Event". OCHA. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  3. ^ "The ILO Centenary". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. ^ "A 'strong and united Europe' has never been more needed, declares UN chief Guterres". UN News. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. ^ "St. Vincent and the Grenadines breaks a record, as smallest ever Security Council seat holder". UN News. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  6. ^ "New international labour standard to combat violence, harassment, at work agreed". www.ilo.org. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  7. ^ "Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern". www.who.int. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  8. ^ "World Tourism Organization General Assembly Ends With Commitment to More Sustainable, Ethical and Accessible Tourism | World Tourism Organization UNWTO". www2.unwto.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  9. ^ "New General Assembly President brings 'valuable insights' into key UN challenges". UN News. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  10. ^ "UPU member countries vote to hold Geneva Extraordinary Congress on terminal dues system | UPU". news.upu.int. Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  11. ^ "Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - United Nations University Centre for Policy Research". cpr.unu.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  12. ^ "Head of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency quits amid misconduct inquiry". Reuters. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  13. ^ "About the Nairobi Summit". Nairobi Summit. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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