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NGO CSW/NY regular monthly meeting
worldwide/virtualJoin the NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY's regular monthly meeting on November 17 at 8:00am EST. Meeting details will become available on the committee's website soon. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdu2rqzovHtwA5dN2h_SEO2vbHVlZ3whz _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with
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Civic Responsibility: What Your Children Need to Know
worldwide/virtualThe NGO Committee on the Family invites you to join us at our event in which we will hear from Paul Carrese and Tammy Waller about providing civic education to children. Date: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 Time: 1:15-2:30 PM Register and join here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIld-igqjkvEtwDUpowORfaBCPxfQoJyTHJ _________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Family/NY is a
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State of Big Tech: Dismantling Digital Enclosures
worldwide/virtualIT for Change invites you to the State of Big Tech Dialogue, an online panel discussion to mark the launch of our upcoming report, State of Big Tech: Dismantling Digital Enclosures on the 21st of November, from 7:00- 9:00 PM IST / 2:30 to 4:30 PM CET / 8:30 to 10:30 AM EST. We invite
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COP15 Faith Briefing
worldwide/virtualDear colleagues, With the CBD COP15 only a few weeks away, Bhumi Global is delighted to invite you to a briefing session on Tuesday 22nd November from 9:30am - 11am ET where we will review and discuss: Updated multi-faith priorities for the Global Biodiversity Framework Events planned by the COP15 multi-faith coordination group How to
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Language and Minority Rights: A Dialogue Forum with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
worldwide/virtualThe United Nations Charter (Article 1) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 2) affirm the right to non-discrimination based on language while the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (Article 2) asserts that persons belonging to minorities have the right to “use their own
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The New UN Forum on People of African descent: realising the promises of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action?
worldwide/virtualThe United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum of People of African Descent will hold its very first session from 5 to 8 December 2022 at the Palais des Nations of the UN Office in Geneva, Switzerland. Tuesday 29 November 2022, from 1 to 3 PM CET (Zurich time) (7:00 AM in New York City, USA /
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2022 SDG Investment Fair
worldwide/virtualIt’s not too late to register to the December 2022 SDG Investment Fair! The upcoming edition of the Fair is going to be held virtually on 1-2 December and offers a chance to hear from projects teams in Ethiopia, Armenia, Eswatini, and Malawi pitching bankable SDG-aligned projects in hydropower, sustainable agriculture, telecommunications and more. The Fair also features exciting panel discussions
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Interfaith Prayer Service: The impact of HIV among the marginalized within the marginalized
worldwide/virtualDear colleagues, You are kindly invited to an Interfaith Prayer Service for World AIDS Day on December 1, 2022, under the theme “The impact of HIV among the marginalized within the marginalized." The service will be held in Tillman Chapel at 777 United Nations Plaza, NY, New York 10017, and will begin at 1:00pm EST.
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Parliamentary action to ensure equal participation and sustainability in disarmament initiatives
worldwide/virtualDear colleagues, PNND cordially invites you to "Women's Leadership, Gender Perspective and Gender Approaches in Disarmament Action," an online event on effective policies and parliamentary action to ensure inclusivity and sustainability in disarmament initiatives. This is the sixth in a series of international parliamentary events in follow-up to the publication of Assuring our Common Future:
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President of the General Assembly Town Hall meeting with Civil Society Organizations
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ New York NYDear civil society colleagues, You are kindly invited to join the President of the General Assembly for a Town Hall meeting with Civil Society in the Trusteeship Council Chamber (UN Headquarters, NY) on 2 December 2022, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The meeting will also be webcast live on UN WebTV. Background and Objective
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