The UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is organizing a series of activities at UN Headquarters in New York, US to celebrate the International Day of Forests 2014. The celebrations will feature a week-long series of film-screenings, a two-week exhibit of award-winning photographs and children's art and a special half-day event on 21 March, which will include a panel discussion on 'Women as agents of change for forests and sustainable development'. The special event will also screen award-winning short films that celebrate forests for people. The event will conclude with a general discussion. The Forest Film Festival screenings will run from 17-20 March 2014 and the MY FOREST, OUR FUTURE Art and Photo Exhibit will run from 17-28 March 2014.
date: 21 March 2014 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM venue: ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Secretariat e-mail: forests@un.org www: http://www.un.org/esa/forests/international-day-of-forests/IDF_2014_Flyer.pdf
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/feature/2014/03/index.html#10273