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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora This will be the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES held in Central and South America and the Caribbean since CITES came into force on 1 July 1975, but it will be the first held in the region since
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World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education
The World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education will reaffirm the right of every young child to quality care and education from birth and urge Member States to renew and expand their commitment to and investment in ensuring that access of all girls and boys to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education
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World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education: Gender transformative parenting–Why it matters for our future
World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education: Gender transformative parenting–Why it matters for our future
INVITATION World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education Gender transformative parenting Why it matters for our future Monday 14 November 2022 17:30-18:30 Tashkent, Uzbekistan / 12:30-13:30 GMT Panel Discussion - Live Broadcast Dear friends, Join us for the UNESCO World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education, which is just a few days away.
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Open Forum on CSW67
Open Forum on CSW67
Join the NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY on Wednesday, November 16, at 9am to learn more about CSW67, coming up in March 2023! We'll address the following during the Open Forum: CSW67 priority and review themes; Overview of the UN CSW process; Ways to participate in the NGO CSW67 Forum and the different
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Building A Dependable U.S. Financial Commitment to the UN
Building A Dependable U.S. Financial Commitment to the UN
With renewed attention on the United Nations and a lengthy 2023 global “to-do list,” please join for a discussion on how sustained and dependable U.S. financial investment in the UN can advance U.S. national interests and improve the international body’s effectiveness and global impact. The session will consider the diplomatic, political and practical management opportunities
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Coloniality of Knowledge in Hegemonic Psychology, II: Confronting Professional Discipline
Coloniality of Knowledge in Hegemonic Psychology, II: Confronting Professional Discipline
SPSSI is proud to host a webinar series this semester entitled "Decolonial Perspectives on the Psychological Study of Social Issues," which has been organized by the Readsura Decolonial Editorial Collective. All webinars in this series are free and open to everyone. Please join us for the fourth webinar in this series, on... Coloniality of Knowledge in Hegemonic Psychology, II: Confronting Professional
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NGO CSW/NY regular monthly meeting
NGO CSW/NY regular monthly meeting
Join 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
Civic Responsibility: What Your Children Need to Know
The 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
State of Big Tech: Dismantling Digital Enclosures
IT 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
COP15 Faith Briefing
Dear 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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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
This annual campaign - supported by the United Nations through the Secretary General’s UNiTE - began on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and ends on the International Human Rights Day, 16 December. The 2022 UN theme is “UNiTE! Activism to end violence against women and girls. Read the full
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Language and Minority Rights: A Dialogue Forum with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
Language and Minority Rights: A Dialogue Forum with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
The 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?
The New UN Forum on People of African descent: realising the promises of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action?
The 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
It’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
Interfaith Prayer Service: The impact of HIV among the marginalized within the marginalized
Dear 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
Parliamentary action to ensure equal participation and sustainability in disarmament initiatives
Dear 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
President of the General Assembly Town Hall meeting with Civil Society Organizations
Dear 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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[book launch] Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection
[book launch] Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection
RSVP to join a talk and workshop with DMV-based author and activist, Deepa Iyer, on Sunday, December 4. Her new book, Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection, is a roadmap for people and organizations seeking to deepen and expand their connections with social change efforts in today's world. For the first hour,
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