Creating an Enabling, Gender-Responsive Work Environment for the Future: The Role of ILO Convention 190 in Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

About: To achieve a job-rich recovery and just transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy, the UN Secretary-General is calling for a Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection that would create at least 400 million jobs and extend social protection to 4 billion women, men, and children currently without coverage. (Link to the Global Accelerator web page). A robust recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic requires an emphasis on climate-friendly, technology-focused green jobs (SDGs 9, 14.15), including in the informal sector and migrant communities.

A green, inclusive, and gender-equitable work environment that is decent, safe, and free from violence and harassment (v&h) will enhance the resilience of communities, in the face of economic and environmental challenges. ILO C-190 commits governments and employers to implement measures to protect all workers from v&h. Therefore, legislative and policy frameworks that incorporate ILO C 190, as well as strategies to promote lifelong learning opportunities (SDG 4), including awareness-raising on the prevalence of v&h in the world of work and measures to combat it, must be integral to this process. Hence the vital need for multi-stakeholder dialogue on this important dimension of “building back better” after the Covid-19 pandemic and advancing implementation of the SDGs.

Register here!

Objectives: This side event will focus on ways to create an enabling, gender-responsive, safe work environment for the future, by incorporating into its framework the International Labour Organisation Convention 190 (ILO C 190, 2019) addressing violence and harassment (v&h), in the world of work (Link: Status of Ratification).

In the spirit of SDG 17, it will bring together multi-stakeholder partners: governments, the private sector, trade unions, and NGOs with the aim of exploring strategies to promote universal ratification and effective implementation of ILO C 190, as part of a broader push that goes beyond job creation to the provision of safe, violence-free environments with decent jobs for all (SDG 5, SDG 8). This side event aims to build on the conclusions of the Multi-stakeholder Interactive Dialogue and strategy session of 8 September 2021 on promoting ILO C 190, organized by The NGO Coalition to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work.

Speakers:

H.E. Ms. Mathu Joyini, Ambassador Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Carlos Amorín, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations (TBC)
Ms. Chidi King, Chief, Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Branch (GEDI), ILO
Ms. Maria Paz Anzorreguy, Director for ILO Coordination, International Organization of Employers
Ms. Rukmini V P, President, Garment Labour Union, Bengaluru, India
A representative from the trade union sector speaking about their efforts to support countries with the ratification process and recommendations for areas and regions where collective advocacy efforts are needed (TBC)
A representative from the private sector speaking about the policy measures they have taken to ensure a work environment free of violence and harassment and the importance of ratification of ILO C-190 to ensure such an environment.
Youth voice (TBC)

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY, a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship at the United Nations, please visit ngocsw.org. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Migration, please visit ngo-migration.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons, please visit ngocstip.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org.

Creating an Enabling, Gender-Responsive Work Environment for the Future: The Role of ILO Convention 190 in Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

About: To achieve a job-rich recovery and just transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy, the UN Secretary-General is calling for a Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection that would create at least 400 million jobs and extend social protection to 4 billion women, men, and children currently without coverage. (Link to the Global Accelerator web page). A robust recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic requires an emphasis on climate-friendly, technology-focused green jobs (SDGs 9, 14.15), including in the informal sector and migrant communities.

A green, inclusive, and gender-equitable work environment that is decent, safe, and free from violence and harassment (v&h) will enhance the resilience of communities, in the face of economic and environmental challenges. ILO C-190 commits governments and employers to implement measures to protect all workers from v&h. Therefore, legislative and policy frameworks that incorporate ILO C 190, as well as strategies to promote lifelong learning opportunities (SDG 4), including awareness-raising on the prevalence of v&h in the world of work and measures to combat it, must be integral to this process. Hence the vital need for multi-stakeholder dialogue on this important dimension of “building back better” after the Covid-19 pandemic and advancing implementation of the SDGs.

Register here!

Objectives: This side event will focus on ways to create an enabling, gender-responsive, safe work environment for the future, by incorporating into its framework the International Labour Organisation Convention 190 (ILO C 190, 2019) addressing violence and harassment (v&h), in the world of work (Link: Status of Ratification).

In the spirit of SDG 17, it will bring together multi-stakeholder partners: governments, the private sector, trade unions, and NGOs with the aim of exploring strategies to promote universal ratification and effective implementation of ILO C 190, as part of a broader push that goes beyond job creation to the provision of safe, violence-free environments with decent jobs for all (SDG 5, SDG 8). This side event aims to build on the conclusions of the Multi-stakeholder Interactive Dialogue and strategy session of 8 September 2021 on promoting ILO C 190, organized by The NGO Coalition to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work.

Speakers:

H.E. Ms. Mathu Joyini, Ambassador Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Carlos Amorín, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations (TBC)
Ms. Chidi King, Chief, Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Branch (GEDI), ILO
Ms. Maria Paz Anzorreguy, Director for ILO Coordination, International Organization of Employers
Ms. Rukmini V P, President, Garment Labour Union, Bengaluru, India
A representative from the trade union sector speaking about their efforts to support countries with the ratification process and recommendations for areas and regions where collective advocacy efforts are needed (TBC)
A representative from the private sector speaking about the policy measures they have taken to ensure a work environment free of violence and harassment and the importance of ratification of ILO C-190 to ensure such an environment.
Youth voice (TBC)

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY, a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship at the United Nations, please visit ngocsw.org. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Migration, please visit ngo-migration.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons, please visit ngocstip.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org.

In this Together: Share the Care, Transform Tomorrow

Dear friends,

We hope you can join Make Mothers Matter on July 11th for their virtual event taking place on the margins of HLPF, the annual UN conference that assesses progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.

Addressing the inequitable distribution of unpaid care work by ‘Sharing the care’ is in our view not only key to advance women’s rights and progress on gender equality, but also key to bring about some of the systemic changes which are so necessary to ensure a sustainable and resilient recovery from the pandemic, and to achieve the 2030 development agenda.

The main purpose of this event is to continue the discussion about how to lay the grounds for a more caring society, a society where care work is valued and more equally and fairly shared – between men and women, and between families and the rest of society, including communities, governments, and the private sector.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_anSI99uuQA-2IYrCgJ7LUQ

Interpretation in Spanish will be provided. #SharingTheCare

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Family, please visit ngofamilyny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Children’s Rights-NY, please visit childrightsny.org.

In this Together: Share the Care, Transform Tomorrow

Dear friends,

We hope you can join Make Mothers Matter on July 11th for their virtual event taking place on the margins of HLPF, the annual UN conference that assesses progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.

Addressing the inequitable distribution of unpaid care work by ‘Sharing the care’ is in our view not only key to advance women’s rights and progress on gender equality, but also key to bring about some of the systemic changes which are so necessary to ensure a sustainable and resilient recovery from the pandemic, and to achieve the 2030 development agenda.

The main purpose of this event is to continue the discussion about how to lay the grounds for a more caring society, a society where care work is valued and more equally and fairly shared – between men and women, and between families and the rest of society, including communities, governments, and the private sector.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_anSI99uuQA-2IYrCgJ7LUQ

Interpretation in Spanish will be provided. #SharingTheCare

__________________________________________________________________________________________

CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Family, please visit ngofamilyny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Children’s Rights-NY, please visit childrightsny.org.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

This year’s observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) at 1:30pm (NYC time) on June 15 coincides with the fourth review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Ministerial Conference on Ageing in Rome, Italy. While there will be an in-person WEAAD observance, we are pleased to invite everyone to participate virtually.

Details and registration here: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

In preparation for the event, this month the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY participated in the review and appraisal cycle of MIPAA in Rome. A new preamble paragraph has been added to recall the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, and the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, among other treaties and covenants. The fact remains that older persons remain invisible and unprotected. The pandemic’s excessive toll on older persons has documented that human rights of older persons are not being protected. We must continue to advocate for a legally binding document to protect the human rights of all older persons.

Please note: The UN International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) will be held once again in person at the UN (and live webcast). The exact observance date is pending due to space availability at the UN. The NGO Committee on Ageing-NY is collaborating on the theme with its counterparts in Geneva and Vienna on addressing older women and issues of climate change, pandemic and other issues, but from the perspective of the resilience and contributions of older women. Robin Fenley is chairing this year’s observance.

Note: The new chair of the Vienna Committee on Ageing is Shantu Watt and in Geneva, the new chair is Kelly Fitzgerald.

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CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Ageing-NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

This year’s observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) at 1:30pm (NYC time) on June 15 coincides with the fourth review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Ministerial Conference on Ageing in Rome, Italy. While there will be an in-person WEAAD observance, we are pleased to invite everyone to participate virtually.

Details and registration here: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

In preparation for the event, this month the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY participated in the review and appraisal cycle of MIPAA in Rome. A new preamble paragraph has been added to recall the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, and the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, among other treaties and covenants. The fact remains that older persons remain invisible and unprotected. The pandemic’s excessive toll on older persons has documented that human rights of older persons are not being protected. We must continue to advocate for a legally binding document to protect the human rights of all older persons.

Please note: The UN International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) will be held once again in person at the UN (and live webcast). The exact observance date is pending due to space availability at the UN. The NGO Committee on Ageing-NY is collaborating on the theme with its counterparts in Geneva and Vienna on addressing older women and issues of climate change, pandemic and other issues, but from the perspective of the resilience and contributions of older women. Robin Fenley is chairing this year’s observance.

Note: The new chair of the Vienna Committee on Ageing is Shantu Watt and in Geneva, the new chair is Kelly Fitzgerald.

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CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Ageing-NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org.

Implementing the CSW66 Agreed Conclusions: The Case for Widows, Women’s Land Ownership, and Inheritance

Don’t miss NGO CSW/NY‘s last monthly meeting until September!

Meeting discussion will center on advocacy for the implementation of the CSW66 Agreed Conclusions with a focus on widows, women’s land ownership, and inheritance.

Register here!

Please note that this meeting will be in English. However, the recording will be available with subtitles in the 6 UN languages on our Youtube channel.

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CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org.

Implementing the CSW66 Agreed Conclusions: The Case for Widows, Women’s Land Ownership, and Inheritance

Don’t miss NGO CSW/NY‘s last monthly meeting until September!

Meeting discussion will center on advocacy for the implementation of the CSW66 Agreed Conclusions with a focus on widows, women’s land ownership, and inheritance.

Register here!

Please note that this meeting will be in English. However, the recording will be available with subtitles in the 6 UN languages on our Youtube channel.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org.

Gender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it? (International Forum and Administrative Session)

Gender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it?

FULL COMMITTEE MEETING

UNITED NATIONS
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
Monday May 9th 2022
[Due to the Pandemic Development the FCM will be held as a Zoom Conference]

INTERNATIONAL FORUM [13.00 – 15.00 CEST]

Gender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it?

Prof. Zoe Lefkofridi, Mag. MA MAIS Dr

Dr Nadine Zwiener-Collins

Chair of Politics & Gender, Diversity & Equality Paris Lodron University Salzburg

Including Discussion with Presenter & Participants

Gender equality is a United Nations sustainable development goal (No 5), a core value of the European Union, and a target for many governments, companies and organisations. But why is gender equality so important? Research has documented that gender equality leads to happier, healthier, and more democratic societies: It can help tackle the gender health gap resulting from a lack of research on conditions that predominantly affect women and the dangers of childbirth in many parts of the world. In the economic sphere, gender equality helps boost performance, as women’s equal participation is associated with increased profits for companies and with an increase in Gross Domestic Product. In addition, equality in the political sphere has benefits for good governance. Not only is an equal opportunity to participate the core principle of democracy, but equal participation and representation of women also decreases corruption and increases citizens’ satisfaction with democracy and the legitimacy of the political system. Finally, gender equality matters for the individual: For example, it improves family life, and gender-equal societies consist of happier and healthier individuals.

In their presentation on gender equality, Prof Zoe Lefkofridi and Dr Nadine Zwiener-Collins of the Chair of Politics & Gender, Diversity & Equality at the University of Salzburg reflect on the importance of gender equality for different areas of society, and highlight how gender equality benefits everyone. In the subsequent discussion, they invite the participants to share and reflect on their own experiences, and to join the discussion of what we can do to achieve gender equality.

Professor Zoe Lefkofridi, Mag. MA MAIS Dr., holds the first Professorship for Gender Studies at the Paris-Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS). As Professor for Politics & Gender, Diversity & Equality in the Department of Political Science, her focus is research and teaching on democracy and representation, diversity and equality. Her publications have appeared in internationally leading journals such as West European Politics, European Union Politics and Politics & Gender. Professor Zoe Lefkofridi is also Editor-in-Chief of the Specialty Section Political Participation of the new gold open access journal Frontiers in Political Science and co-editor of the series Politics and Governance in the Smaller European Democracies (NOMOS Publications) and is an elected member of the board of the Austrian Society for Gender Research (ÖGGF). Prof. Lefkofridi holds a PhD from the University of Vienna (2009, Political Science) and a Habilitation from the University of Salzburg (2017, Political Science & Political Sociology) and prior to her time in Salzburg, was a Jean Monnet and Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence and conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the GESIS Leibniz Institute in Cologne and the University of Vienna.

Nadine Zwiener-Collins is a postdoctoral researcher in Politics and Gender, Diversity and Equality at the Department of Political Science at the University of Salzburg, funded by the Land Salzburg. Her research focuses on the impact of (gender) inequalities in other areas of life, such as the labour market and the family, on the political behaviour and attitudes of citizens and politicians in Europe. Previously Nadine Zwiener-Collins was a Lecturer at the Social Research Institute of University College London (UCL), and taught there quantitative methods and data analysis to social scientists and also holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Ph.D. from the City University of London.

ADMINISTRATIVE SESSION 15:30 – 17.00

(i) Approval of the Agenda
(ii) Approval of the Minutes of the Full Committee Meeting November 8th 2021
(iii) Report of the Chairperson & Discussion with Participants
(iv) Online Quarterly Bulletin ‘Families International’ (FI) Christin Kohler, Executive-Editor FI Issue No. 122.
(v) Committee Statement 60th United Nations Commission for Social Development, February 2022. Franziska Reichel, Comm. Coordinator UNCSD
(vi) Committee Digital Networks – Update Report–Katharina Muegler, Committee Digital Networks Coordinator
(vii) Financial Report: Treasurer Alexandra Lugert M.A.
(viii) Reports from Member Organisations
(ix) Elections to the Board of the Committee for November 2022 – 2025 (Preview)
(x) Date and Place of next Full Committee Meeting.
(xi) Any other Business

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CoNGO Notes: This event is held the NGO Committee on the Family Vienna, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Learn more about this Committee and how you may collaborate with it by visiting substantive committees.

Gender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it? (International Forum and Administrative Session)

Gender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it?

FULL COMMITTEE MEETING

UNITED NATIONS
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
Monday May 9th 2022
[Due to the Pandemic Development the FCM will be held as a Zoom Conference]

INTERNATIONAL FORUM [13.00 – 15.00 CEST]

Gender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it?

Prof. Zoe Lefkofridi, Mag. MA MAIS Dr

Dr Nadine Zwiener-Collins

Chair of Politics & Gender, Diversity & Equality Paris Lodron University Salzburg

Including Discussion with Presenter & Participants

Gender equality is a United Nations sustainable development goal (No 5), a core value of the European Union, and a target for many governments, companies and organisations. But why is gender equality so important? Research has documented that gender equality leads to happier, healthier, and more democratic societies: It can help tackle the gender health gap resulting from a lack of research on conditions that predominantly affect women and the dangers of childbirth in many parts of the world. In the economic sphere, gender equality helps boost performance, as women’s equal participation is associated with increased profits for companies and with an increase in Gross Domestic Product. In addition, equality in the political sphere has benefits for good governance. Not only is an equal opportunity to participate the core principle of democracy, but equal participation and representation of women also decreases corruption and increases citizens’ satisfaction with democracy and the legitimacy of the political system. Finally, gender equality matters for the individual: For example, it improves family life, and gender-equal societies consist of happier and healthier individuals.

In their presentation on gender equality, Prof Zoe Lefkofridi and Dr Nadine Zwiener-Collins of the Chair of Politics & Gender, Diversity & Equality at the University of Salzburg reflect on the importance of gender equality for different areas of society, and highlight how gender equality benefits everyone. In the subsequent discussion, they invite the participants to share and reflect on their own experiences, and to join the discussion of what we can do to achieve gender equality.

Professor Zoe Lefkofridi, Mag. MA MAIS Dr., holds the first Professorship for Gender Studies at the Paris-Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS). As Professor for Politics & Gender, Diversity & Equality in the Department of Political Science, her focus is research and teaching on democracy and representation, diversity and equality. Her publications have appeared in internationally leading journals such as West European Politics, European Union Politics and Politics & Gender. Professor Zoe Lefkofridi is also Editor-in-Chief of the Specialty Section Political Participation of the new gold open access journal Frontiers in Political Science and co-editor of the series Politics and Governance in the Smaller European Democracies (NOMOS Publications) and is an elected member of the board of the Austrian Society for Gender Research (ÖGGF). Prof. Lefkofridi holds a PhD from the University of Vienna (2009, Political Science) and a Habilitation from the University of Salzburg (2017, Political Science & Political Sociology) and prior to her time in Salzburg, was a Jean Monnet and Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence and conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the GESIS Leibniz Institute in Cologne and the University of Vienna.

Nadine Zwiener-Collins is a postdoctoral researcher in Politics and Gender, Diversity and Equality at the Department of Political Science at the University of Salzburg, funded by the Land Salzburg. Her research focuses on the impact of (gender) inequalities in other areas of life, such as the labour market and the family, on the political behaviour and attitudes of citizens and politicians in Europe. Previously Nadine Zwiener-Collins was a Lecturer at the Social Research Institute of University College London (UCL), and taught there quantitative methods and data analysis to social scientists and also holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Ph.D. from the City University of London.

ADMINISTRATIVE SESSION 15:30 – 17.00

(i) Approval of the Agenda
(ii) Approval of the Minutes of the Full Committee Meeting November 8th 2021
(iii) Report of the Chairperson & Discussion with Participants
(iv) Online Quarterly Bulletin ‘Families International’ (FI) Christin Kohler, Executive-Editor FI Issue No. 122.
(v) Committee Statement 60th United Nations Commission for Social Development, February 2022. Franziska Reichel, Comm. Coordinator UNCSD
(vi) Committee Digital Networks – Update Report–Katharina Muegler, Committee Digital Networks Coordinator
(vii) Financial Report: Treasurer Alexandra Lugert M.A.
(viii) Reports from Member Organisations
(ix) Elections to the Board of the Committee for November 2022 – 2025 (Preview)
(x) Date and Place of next Full Committee Meeting.
(xi) Any other Business

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CoNGO Notes: This event is held the NGO Committee on the Family Vienna, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Learn more about this Committee and how you may collaborate with it by visiting substantive committees.

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