SUMMITS/CONFERENCES HELD IN 2011

9th Session of the UN Forum on Forests, DESA 24 Jan 2011 - 4 Feb 2011 New York, USA Informal Thematic Debate of the General Assembly on Disaster Risk Reduction, President of the General Assembly 9 Feb 2011 - 9 Feb 2011 New York, USA Workshop 1 on Green Economy in Practice 11 Feb 2011 - 11 Feb 2011 New York, USA, Conference room 6 NLB 9th Session of Committee for the Review of the Implementations of the Convention (CRIC.9) and 2nd Special Session of Committee on Science and Technology (CST-2), UNCCD Secretariat 14 Feb 2011 - 25 Feb 2011 Geneva, Switzerland 34th session of the Governing Council, Governing Bodies IFAD 19 Feb 2011 - 20 Feb 2011 Rome, Italy 26th session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum of UNEP, UNEP 21 Feb 2011 - 24 Feb 2011 Nairobi, Kenya Launch of UN Women, UN Women Feb 2011 (To be confirmed) New York, USA Meeting of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, UN Secretariat 24 Feb 2011 - 25 Feb 2011 Cape Town, South Africa Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM) of CSD-19 28 Feb 2011 - 4 Mar 2011 New York, USA High-Level Meeting of ECOSOC with Bretton Woods Institutions, WTO and UNCTAD Mar 2011 (To be confirmed) New York, USA How the Green Economy depends on Water 7 Mar 2011 - 7 Mar 2011 Conference Room 4, New North Lawn Building, UNHQ, New York Green Economy in the framework of Sustainable (by: Germany) 7 Mar 2011 - 7 Mar 2011 German House, 871 UN Plaza (1. Special Event on the Transition to a Green Economy (by: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)) 8 Mar 2011 - 8 Mar 2011 New York, USA, Conference Room 6, North Lawn Building, the United Nations

Statistics for policymaking: Europe 2020. Parallel session on Sustainable growth: indicators for green growth. 10 Mar 2011 - 10 Mar 2011 Brussels, Belgium. Eurostat Interactive Dialogue with the Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, President of the General Assembly 16 Mar 2011 - 16 Mar 2011 New York, USA World Water Day 2011 22 Mar 2011 - 22 Mar 2011 Cape Town, South Africa Water for Energy, Energy for Water Side Event 22 Mar 2011 - 22 Mar 2011 New York, USA, Conference room 6, NLB World Water Day "Urban Water Management", UN HABITAT 23 Mar 2011 - 23 Mar 2011 Worldwide Workshop 2: Green Economy Opportunities and Concerns 23 Mar 2011 - 23 Mar 2011 New York, USA, Conference room 6 NLB The UN Development Agenda beyond 2015 (by: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)) 23 Mar 2011 - 23 Mar 2011 New York City (UNHQ Conference Room A, NLB) 5th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation 24 Mar 2011 - 31 Mar 2011 Dhaka, Bangladesh China Bio-Agriculture Industry Summit 30 Mar 2011 - 31 Mar 2011 Pudong-Shanghai, China Meeting of UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination 1 Apr 2011 - 2 Apr 2011 Kenya, Nairobi Fifth Session of the Preparatory Commission for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and First Session of the Assembly of IRENA 3 Apr 2011 - 5 Apr 2011 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2nd Preparatory Committee Meeting for UN Conference on Least Developed Countries, UNOHRLLS 4 Apr 2011 - 8 Apr 2011 New York, USA Green Jobs Learning Forum (by: International Labour Organization (ILO)) 4 Apr 2011 - 22 Apr 2011 ITC Turin, Italy 23rd Session of the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT, UN-HABITAT 11 Apr 2011 - 15 Apr 2011 Nairobi, Kenya Spring Meeting of the Bretton Woods Institutions, World Bank and IMF

16 Apr 2011 - 17 Apr 2011 Washington D.C., USA Workshop 3: Green Economy Pathways 19 Apr 2011 - 19 Apr 2011 New York, USA, Conference room 7 NLB Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony With Nature 20 Apr 2011 - 20 Apr 2011 Conference Room 3, North Lawn Building, New York Roundtable discussion for foundations on the UN Conference on Sustainable Development 20 Apr 2011 - 20 Apr 2011 DC2-2330 Conference room, Two UN Plaza on 44th Street 5th Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, UNEP/Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention 25 Apr 2011 - 29 Apr 2011 Geneva, Switzerland OECD Ministerial council Meeting, OECD May 2011 (To be confirmed) To be confirmed Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-19: transport, chemicals, waste, mining, sustainable consumption and production), DESA 2 May 2011 - 13 May 2011 New York, USA 17th annual conference of the International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS) 8 May 2011 - 11 May 2011 New York Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Third Session (by: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)) 8 May 2011 - 13 May 2011 Geneva, Switzerland 4th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries UN-OHRLLS 9 May 2011 - 13 May 2011 Istanbul, Turkey 102nd session of the Executive Board, Governing Bodies, IFAD 11 May 2011 - 12 May 2011 Rome, Italy Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, DESA/PFII Secretariat 16 May 2011 - 27 May 2011 New York, USA Meeting of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, UN Secretariat 16 May 2011 - 17 May 2011 Helsinki, Finland WMO XVI Congress, WMO 16 May 2011 - 1 Jun 2011 Geneva, Switzerland From WSIS to Rio+20: The role of ICTs to promote sustainable development and the green economy transition (by: International Telecommunication Union (ITU))

18 May 2011 - 18 May 2011 Geneva, Switzerland Expert Group Meeting on Supporting National Governments in the Transition to a LowCarbon Development Pathway (by: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)) 19 May 2011 - 20 May 2011 New York City (UNHQ) GEF Council, GEF 23 May 2011 - 26 May 2011 Washington D.C., USA International Day of Biodiversity, "Focus on forests, CBD 24 May 2011 - 24 May 2011 Worldwide 4th Meeting of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)) 30 May 2011 - 31 May 2011 Budva, Montenegro G-8/G20 Meeting Jun 2011 (To be confirmed) Nice, France World Economic and Social Situation report, Technological Revolution for a Green Economy, DESA (by: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)) Jun 2011 (To be confirmed) New York, USA Thematic Debate on the Green Economy: A Pathway to Sustainable Development (United Nations General Assembly) 2 Jun 2011 - 2 Jun 2011 New York City (UNHQ) World Environment Day, "focus on Forests", UNEP 5 Jun 2011 - 5 Jun 2011 worldwide 5th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, Rotterdam Convention Secretariat 20 Jun 2011 - 24 Jun 2011 To be confirmed 39th Session Industrial Development Board, UNIDO 20 Jun 2011 - 24 Jun 2011 Vienna, Austria 12th Meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea 20 Jun 2011 - 24 Jun 2011 New York, USA Vienna Energy Forum 21 Jun 2011 - 23 Jun 2011 Vienna, Austria Vienna Energy Forum 2011 (by: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO))

21 Jun 2011 - 23 Jun 2011 Vienna, Austria Ministerial Meeting on Energy and Green Industry (by: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)) 21 Jun 2011 - 22 Jun 2011 Vienna, Austria OECD DAC Green Growth and Development Workshop 28 Jun 2011 - 28 Jun 2011 Paris, OECD Headquarters 4th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) (by: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)) 29 Jun 2011 - 1 Jul 2011 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MDG Report 2011 Launch Jul 2011 (To be confirmed) Geneva, Switzerland Proposal for One-day High-level event on Addressing Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought to achieve Global Sustainability, UNCCD Secretariat (by: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)) Jul 2011 (To be confirmed) New York, USA ECOSOC and Annual Ministerial Review, Focus on Education, UN Secretariat 4 Jul 2011 - 29 Jul 2011 Geneva, Switzerland UNECE/FAO Workshop: Payments for Ecosystems Services: What role for a green economy? 4 Jul 2011 - 6 Jul 2011 Geneva, Switzerland Economic and Social Council Substansive Session, 2011 High Level Segment 4 Jul 2011 - 8 Jul 2011 Geneva, Switzerland Sixth Symposium on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change (by: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)) 7 Jul 2011 - 8 Jul 2011 Accra, Ghana Workshop on Indigenous Peoples, Marginalized Populations and Climate Change, UNU (by: United Nations University (UNU)) 19 Jul 2011 - 21 Jul 2011 Mexico, City High-Level Meeting on Youth 25 Jul 2011 - 26 Jul 2011 General Assembly Hall , New York Pacific platform for disaster risk management 2011 (by: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)) 1 Aug 2011 - 5 Aug 2011 Auckland, New Zealand Global Model UN Conference on Sustainable Development, DPI

10 Aug 2011 - 14 Aug 2011 Incheon, Republic of Korea 2011 World cities scientific development forum (WCSDF) (by: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)) 11 Aug 2011 - 13 Aug 2011 Chengdu, China MDG Gap Task Force Report Launch, UNDP/DESA Sep 2011 (To be confirmed) New York, USA General Assembly High-level Events on Forests, President of the General Assembly Sep 2011 (To be confirmed) New York, USA Review of National and Subregional Activities and Processes in preparation Rio+20 (by: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)) 1 Sep 2011 - 2 Sep 2011 Seoul, Republic of Korea 64th Annual DPI/NGO Conference, Theme: Sustainable Societies, Responsive Citizens, DPI 3 Sep 2011 - 5 Sep 2011 Maritim Hotel, Bonn, Germany ITU Green Standards Week 5 Sep 2011 - 9 Sep 2011 Rome, Italy Greening the Economy with Agriculture (by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)) 5 Sep 2011 - 7 Sep 2011 Paris, OECD Headquarters ITU Green Standards Week (by: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)) 5 Sep 2011 - 9 Sep 2011 Rome, Italy 2nd International Energy Efficiency Forum (by: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)) 12 Sep 2011 - 14 Sep 2011 Dushanbe, Tajikistan 66th session of the General Assembly, UN Secretariat 13 Sep 2011 - 13 Sep 2011 New York, USA 103rd session of the Executive Board, Governing Bodies IFAD 14 Sep 2011 - 15 Sep 2011 Rome, Italy African Energy Ministerial (by: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)) 15 Sep 2011 - 16 Sep 2011 Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa WTO Public Forum (by: World Trade Organization (WTO)) 19 Sep 2011 - 21 Sep 2011 Geneva, Switzerland General Assembly High-level Event on Desertification, President of the General Assembly

20 Sep 2011 - 20 Sep 2011 New York, USA UN Private Sector Forum: Access to Energy For All 20 Sep 2011 - 20 Sep 2011 New York City (UNHQ) Annual Meetings of the Bretton Woods Institutions, World Bank and IMF 24 Sep 2011 - 26 Sep 2011 Washington, D.C., USA General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, UN Secretariat 26 Sep 2011 - 26 Sep 2011 New York, USA World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly : Fortieth (20th Ordinary) Session, WIPO (by: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)) 26 Sep 2011 - 5 Oct 2011 Geneva, Switzerland 2nd Committee of the 66th General Assembly, PGA, UN Secretariat 3 Oct 2011 - 23 Dec 2011 New York, USA Water in the Green Economy in Practice: Towards Rio+20 3 Oct 2011 - 4 Oct 2011 Zaragoza, Spain First Plenary Meeting of IPBES (by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)) 3 Oct 2011 - 7 Oct 2011 Nairobi, Kenya 2nd Committee Meeting (by: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)) 3 Oct 2011 - 3 Oct 2011 New York, USA 3rd Committee Meeting (by: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)) 3 Oct 2011 - 3 Oct 2011 New York, USA Contributions of Forests to a Green Economy 4 Oct 2011 - 7 Aug 2011 Bonn, Germany Greenbuild 2011 (by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)) 4 Oct 2011 - 7 Oct 2011 Ontario, Canada UNCCD 10th Conference of the Parties (COP-10), UNCCD Secretariat (by: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)) 10 Oct 2011 - 21 Oct 2011 Changwon, Republic of Korea Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Bringing Back the Social Dimension (by: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)) 10 Oct 2011 - 11 Oct 2011 United Nations, Geneva

10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (COP 10), Basel Convention Secretariat 17 Oct 2011 - 21 Oct 2011 Cartagena, Colombia 37th Committee on World Food Security (by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)) 17 Oct 2011 - 22 Oct 2011 Rome, Italy Finance Initiative Global Roundtable, UNEP (by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)) 19 Oct 2011 - 20 Oct 2011 Washington D.C., USA, Ronald Reagan Building Launch of United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) 19 Oct 2011 - 19 Oct 2011 Seoul, Republic of Korea Rediscovering Wood, the Key to a Sustainable Future (by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)) 19 Oct 2011 - 22 Oct 2011 Bangalore, India 66th session of the General Assembly - 2nd Committee Special Event on Means of Implementation for Sustainable Development 25 Oct 2011 - 25 Oct 2011 UNHQ New York, Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB) African Economic Conference 2011 26 Oct 2011 - 28 Oct 2011 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Building ocean and coastal sustainability and greening the Blue Economy (by: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)) 1 Nov 2011 - 1 Nov 2011 Room IX, Unesco, Paris Seventh Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (by: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)) 1 Nov 2011 - 3 Nov 2011 Geneva, Switzerland UNDP launch of the 2011 Human Development Report - Sustainability and equity: A better future for all (by: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)) 2 Nov 2011 - 2 Nov 2011 Copenhagen, Denmark G20 Summit, France 4 Nov 2011 - 5 Nov 2011 France 2nd Expert Meeting on Trade Implications of the Green Economy, UNCTAD 8 Nov 2011 - 10 Nov 2011 Geneva, Switzerland UNCTAD Expert Meeting on the Green Economy: Trade and Sustainable Development Implications (by: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD))

8 Nov 2011 - 10 Nov 2011 Geneva, Switzerland 23rd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal, Protocol on Ozone Layer Protection, UNEP (by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)) 14 Nov 2011 - 18 Nov 2011 Bali, Indonesia ADB Urban Forum 2011: Financing Future Cities 15 Nov 2011 - 17 Nov 2011 Manila, Philippines Tokyo Green Industry Conference 2011 (by: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)) 16 Nov 2011 - 18 Nov 2011 Tokyo, Japan UNEP High-Level International Forum on Ecosystem Management and Green Economy (by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)) 18 Nov 2011 - 18 Nov 2011 Beijing, China The Future We Want - Launching a Global Conversation 22 Nov 2011 - 22 Nov 2011 Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium, New York Building a Green Society The Role of Education, Science, Culture and Communication (by: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)) 25 Nov 2011 - 25 Nov 2011 Jakarta 14th Session UNIDO General Conference, UNIDO 28 Nov 2011 - 9 Dec 2011 UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP-17), UNFCCC 28 Nov 2011 - 9 Dec 2011 South Africa 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 28 Nov 2011 - 9 Dec 2011 Durban, South Africa International Conference on Groundwater Resources Management: Adaptation Measures to Water Scarcity Science and Policy Responses (by: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)) 30 Nov 2011 - 3 Dec 2011 Irvine, California Report of the High-level panel on Global Sustainability, Executive Office of the SecretaryGeneral (EOSG) Dec 2011 (To be confirmed) 3rd Intergovernmental Review of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment form Land-Based Pollution (GPA), UNEP/GPA (by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)) Dec 2011 (To be confirmed) To be confirmed General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, DESA 7 Dec 2011 - 8 Dec 2011 New York, USA Rio+20 Secretariat - Side event at COP17: Briefing on Rio+20 preparations

7 Dec 2011 - 7 Dec 2011 Room: Amanzimtoti River, Durban, South Africa 104th session of the Executive Board, Governing Bodies, IFAD 13 Dec 2011 - 14 Dec 2011 Rome, Italy EMG-UNDG green economy Side-event (by: United Nations Environment Management Group (EMG)) 14 Dec 2011 - 14 Dec 2011 NEW York Workshop on Partnerships Best Practices and their Contribution to Rio+20 14 Dec 2011 - 14 Dec 2011 New York, UNHQ Regional Workshop on Trade and Environment, ESCWA and partners (by: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)) 15 Dec 2011 - 16 Dec 2011 Beirut, Lebanon