>>/133879/ >>/133880/ >>/133881/ October 30, 2023 - November 9, 2023 Agenda of the 349th Session of the ILO Governing Body (October-November 2023) International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO) https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_894166.pdf https://www.ilo.org/gb/GBSessions/GB349/WCMS_894166/lang--en/index.htm October 30, 2023 - November 17, 2023 The Environmental & Social Risk Analysis (ESRA) Online Course - English United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) https://www.unepfi.org/fileadmin/training/esra_pamphlet.pdf https://www.unepfi.org/training/training/esra/esra-online-course/ October 30, 2023 - December 8, 2023 TrainForTrade Blended Learning Course on Legal Aspects of E-Commerce for Small Island Developing States United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) https://unctad.org/meeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-legal-aspects-e-commerce-small-island-developing October 30, 2023 TBD Dr. Arthur Laffer at University of North Carolina Wilmington Young America's Foundation https://yaf.org/events/dr-arthur-laffer-at-university-of-north-carolina-wilmington/ https://youtube.com/yaftv October 30, 2023 12:25 AM EDT James Lockhart, "America - Underwater & Sinking". James Lockhart, former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (GW Bush Administration), talked about America's fiscal burden and how to address it. This event was hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Institute in Washington, DC. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?527158-1/america-underwater-sinking 1:00 AM EDT After Words: Martin Baron, "Collision of Power" Martin Baron spoke about leading the Washington Post as executive editor under the ownership of Jeff Bezos & during Donald Trump's presidency. He was interviewed by NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530962-1/after-words-martin-baron 2:00 AM EDT Author Discussion on Artificial Intelligence. Authors David Auerbach, Calvin Lawrence and Jacob Ward looked at risks to humanity due to the rise of Artificial Intelligence. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?530746-2/author-discussion-artificial-intelligence 2:54 AM EDT Author Discussion on American Slavery Today. Authors Rachel Swarns, Nick Tabor and Kidada Williams looked at America's history of slavery and how it continues to affect society today. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?530746-3/author-discussion-american-slavery-today 3:45 AM EDT Author Discussion on Cultural Consciousness. Authors & performers Charles Busch, Elyssa Goodman and Ricky Tucker looked at the roles drag and ballroom play, both culturally and in their own work. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?530746-4/author-discussion-cultural-consciousness 4:15 AM EDT Webinar on "National Trade Facilitation Committees" for the National Trade Facilitation Committee of Egypt United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) https://unctad.org/meeting/webinar-national-trade-facilitation-committees-national-trade-facilitation-committee-egypt 4:35 AM EDT Author Discussion on White Violence. Authors Wesley Lowery ("American Whitelash"), Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa ("His Name is George Floyd") looked at racial injustice through the lens of white supremacy. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?530746-5/author-discussion-white-violence 5:00 AM EDT 2,037th Meeting, 78th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13kd4odmc 5:00 AM EDT 1st Meeting, 8th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14ajltouv 5:00 AM EDT Advancing CBDCs and a Virtual Asset Regime: Perspectives From Hong Kong Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) https://www.omfif.org/meetings/advancing-cbdcs-and-a-virtual-asset-regime-perspectives-from-hong-kong/ 4