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Science, Spirituality, Solidarity: Weaving Interconnections for Change
Hybrid | New York | Virtual New York, NYOn Oct. 20, you are invited to join the Temple of Understanding - in collaboration with Marble Collegiate Church - for FORUM2022! FORUM2022 is a call to action on the global crisis facing humanity and all life on planet Earth. Connecting the variable causes of the climate crisis, our speakers bring together ancient wisdom and
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Side Event at the Eleventh Session of the UNTOC Conference of the Parties
Eleventh session of the UNTOC Conference of the Parties, 17-21 October 2022 Side event on Thursday October 20, 2022 1-1:45pm CET Civil society contribution to combating transnational organized crime – In memoriam Ilona Graenitz Biographies Liberato Bautista is President of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). He
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SPSSI’s 75th Anniversary Celebration
Church Center for the UN 777 United Nations Plaza, 2nd Floor, New York, NYProgram will include remarks from: Ambassador Maritza Chan, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations Mr. Rio Hada, Chief of the Equality, Development, and Rule of Law Section, UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights – NYC Lily Gray, Senior Liaison Officer, UNESCO Daniel Seymour, UN Women Levi Bautista,
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UNA-USA COO 75th Anniversary – UN Day Celebration
The United Nations Association of the U.S.A. Council of Organizations (UNA-USA COO) will celebrate its 75th Anniversary on UN Day 2022. Our program with the theme of “Building Partnerships & Collaborations for Our Sustainable Future,” will highlight actions by our fellow civil society members and others from our community to support communities locally and globally
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UNESCO-UNFCCC COP27 webinar #7: Climate Change Education
worldwide/virtualFrom April to September, UNESCO-UNFCCC hosted the first six webinars of eight for the Webinar Series, Climate Change Education for Social Transformation: On the Road to COP27, which is dedicated to the goal of greening every education policy and curriculum to be climate ready. Taking place on the last Tuesday of every month, each episode will
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Towards Environmental Justice: The Role of the Legally Binding Instrument for Business Accountability in Combatting the Triple Planetary Crisis
worldwide/virtualOn Oct. 25, please join Franciscans International for this side event during the 8th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and human rights. Panelists will discuss specific local cases and recent developments such as the recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment to explore how the current
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NGO Briefing by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights & Office for Disarmament Affairs
Church Center for the UN 777 United Nations Plaza, 2nd Floor, New York, NYDear Colleagues, On Thursday October 27th our NGO Committee on Human Rights and the NGO Committee on Disarmament will be meeting from 1 pm to 4 pm in the Church Center's 10th floor. During this meeting the Director of the UN NY Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Craig Mokhiber, will be available
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Informal Briefing on the Substantive Preparations of the 56th Session of the UN Commission on Population and Development
Dear NGO delegate, In preparation for the fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Population and Development (10 to 14 April 2023), the Population Division of UN DESA is organizing an informal briefing on the substantive preparations of the session. The briefing will be held on Thursday, 27 October 2022 from 1.15-2.30 pm in Conference Room
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Parents’ Role in Fostering the Financial Literacy of Their Children
worldwide/virtualThe NGO Committee on the Family invites you to join their first fall event of the year, in which attendees will hear from Susan Beacham and a New York banker about educating parents on how to raise financially responsible children. This event will be held virtually via Zoom. Register here! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: The NGO
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Ending impunity for severe housing rights violations – should domicide be recognized as an international crime?
worldwide/virtualVirtual side event - 77th session of the UN General Assembly 27 October 2022, 13:15-14:30 EST Massive violations of the right to adequate housing continue in unprecedented fashion during and after violent conflict. The attacking, bombing and shelling of civilian targets and the destruction of entire cities and villages – displacing millions into homelessness –
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