Welcome to the United Nations
19-21 January
International Expert Group Meeting on the theme “Indigenous Languages: Preservation and Revitalization (Articles 13, 14 and 16 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)
3-12 February
54th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD54)
Priority Theme: "Rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary world"
20 February
World Day of Social Justice
March
Launch the World Youth Report
21 March
World Down Syndrome Day
2 April
World Autism Awareness Day
4-6 May
Inter-agency and Expert Group Meeting on the Second UN Decade for Poverty Eradication
9-20 May
Fifteenth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII15)
Special Theme: "Indigenous peoples: conflict, peace and resolution"
12-13 May
United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Family policies and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
15 May
International Day of Families
June
PGA panel discuss on follow up to the High Level Meeting on Disability and Development
13 June
International Albinism Awareness Day
June 2016 marks the start of a year-long effort to promote the CRPD10
Celebrating 10 Years of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - CRPD10
14-16 June
Ninth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP9)
15 June
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
July
International Day of Cooperatives
9 August
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 August
International Youth Day
1 October
International Day of Older Persons
3 October
Special event on The imperative of inclusive development: who is being left behind?”
16 October
DESA/DSPD Forum on Accessible urban development and Disability inclusion [ in conjunction with Habitat III]
17 October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
26 October 2016
Special Event on “The CRPD turns 10: How can we move towards a full realization of the purpose and objectives of the Convention?”
16-17 November
Expert Group Meeting on "The Cooperative Sector and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development"
3 December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
16-17 December
Seventh Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing - OEWGA
20 December
International Human Solidarity Day