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Smart Solutions for Better Business: Is Your Enterprise Future-Ready?

CACCI is pleased to invite members and friends to join the webinar on “Smart Solutions for Better Business: Is Your Enterprise Future-Ready?” which will be held on October 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM Taipei time (GMT+8).

To register, please visit bit.ly/SmartBizSolutions.

The webinar aims to introduce successful cases of smart solutions in various fields of business. Experts will be invited to present various smart solutions applicable to business and provide the opportunity to discuss potential collaboration among businessmen in the Asia-Pacific region.

The 90-minute session will be moderated by Herman Sameisky, the International Director of Taiwan Smart Solutions Association. Mr. Samiesky is a technical communicator and data analyst who has previously worked for Google and Amazon.

(1) James Chiao, Chairman of the Asian ICT Council at CACCI and the Smart Cities Committee at CIECA-Taiwan; Founding President of Taiwan Smart Solutions Association; and CEO of Smart Cities Consulting, Ltd, Co.  will talk about the COVID-19 Pandemic’s impact on and opportunities for businesses. In particular, he will discuss the digital transformation of businesses, how smart solutions can optimize them, and how glocalization is a win-win business model for international partnerships.

The session will then delve into case studies of smart solutions for businesses.

(2) Joni Kuo, Chairman of Softfoundry International Pte Ltd., will introduce FacePro  “5G+AR Remote Xpert” Smart Service,” which enables experts to remotely guide on-site personnel with 4K ultra-high-definition video from the first perspective and conduct troubleshooting and maintenance, which not only improves maintenance efficiency and ensures safety, but also results in a sharing of expertise and technology.

(3) Shao-Jen Weng, CEO of Healthcare Systems Consortium (HSC), will focus on how hospitals and health systems are positioning their organizations for the future in a post-pandemic world, and the top 10 healthcare industry trends and innovations that impact healthcare companies worldwide.

(4) Bruce King, Marketing Director of GoodLinker Co., Ltd., will look into the two common barriers manufacturing SMEs face in reaching digital transformation to be smarter and more efficient. He will also tackle the benefits of Industry Internet of Thing (IIoT), and the service model with glocalization eco-system. Examples of different industry application cases will also be presented.

(5) The session will conclude with a Q&A.

Please note that registrants will also receive a link to the webinar’s video and presentation documents after the session.

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/Vienna, please visit ngocsdvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/New York, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org

51st regular session of the Human Rights Council

Dear civil society,

The Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-first regular session from 12 September to 7 October at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, currently serving as acting High Commissioner, will present the High Commissioner’s oral update at 9 a.m. on Monday, 12 September in room XX.

Event info for in-person and/or virtual participation by NGOs:
Panel discussions to include:
  • Biennial panel discussion on the right to development
    Theme: 35 years on: policy pathways to operationalizing the right to development
  • Annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms
    Theme: Overcoming gender-based barriers to freedom of opinion and expression
  • Panel discussion on the future of the right to work in connection with climate change actions, responses and impacts in the context of sustainable and inclusive economies
  • Annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples
    Theme: Impact of social and economic recovery plans in the COVID-19 context on indigenous peoples, with a special focus on food security
  • Panel discussion on the negative impact of the legacies of colonialism on the enjoyment of human right

The Human Rights Council:

The composition of the Human Rights Council at its fifty-first session is as follows: Argentina (2024); Armenia (2022); Benin (2024); Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (2023); Brazil (2022); Cameroon (2024); China (2023); Côte d’Ivoire (2023); Cuba (2023); Czechia (2023); Eritrea (2024); Finland (2024); France (2023); Gabon (2023); Gambia (2024); Germany (2022); Honduras (2024); India (2024); Indonesia (2022); Japan (2022); Kazakhstan (2024); Libya (2022); Lithuania (2024); Luxembourg (2024); Malawi (2023); Malaysia (2024); Marshall Islands (2022); Mauritania (2022); Mexico (2023); Montenegro (2024); Namibia (2022); Nepal (2023); Netherlands (2022); Pakistan (2023); Paraguay (2024); Poland (2022); Qatar (2024); Republic of Korea (2022); Senegal (2023); Somalia (2024); Sudan (2022); Ukraine (2023); United Arab Emirates (2024); United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2023); United States of America (2024); Uzbekistan (2023); and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (2022).

The President of the Council is Federico Villegas (Argentina).  The Vice-Presidents are Andranik Hovhannisyan (Armenia); Muhammadou M.O. Kah (Gambia); Katharina Stasch (Germany); and Vice-President and Rapporteur Ulugbek Lapasov (Uzbekistan).

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bknotts@uua.org or bobbinassar@yahoo.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Intergenerational Solidarity, please email the vice chair at susanneseperson@gmail.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Children’s Rights/NY, please visit childrightsny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY, please visit ngocsw.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 the Status of Women/Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org.

Feminist Action Nexus for Economic and Climate Justice: Global Kickoff 

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The Feminist Action Nexus on Climate and Economic Justice

invites you to join us for our Global Kickoff

Tuesday, 12 April 2022 from 12:00 to 15:00 UTC (convert to your time zone here).

To register to join us, please click here.  

Emerging out of the Generation Equality Forum, the Action Nexus is co-convened by the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), the Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development (WWG on FfD), and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). Together with dynamic global South-based activist-intellectuals, these four organizations have begun to outline a conceptual framework that unpacks the connections between neoliberalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, and colonialism.

We invite you to join us as we outline a collective advocacy agenda to advance a vision for a feminist and decolonial global green new deal, grounded in a blueprint for a feminist agenda for people and planet. This three-hour global kickoff meeting will draw connections between the emerging work of the Action Nexus and the advocacy and activism of feminist movements across the world, particularly in the global/economic South.

Beginning with a grounding in the conceptual framework of the Action Nexus, this action-oriented strategy session will include breakout groups across regions and issue areas. As outcomes, the event will collectively produce a policy map of upcoming events and processes and a draft advocacy strategy for the Action Nexus, including the publication of advocacy briefs and an accountability mechanism before the end of 2022.

Event: Feminist Action Nexus for Economic and Climate Justice: Global Kickoff

Date: Tuesday, 12 April, 2022

Time: 7AM-10AM Mexico DF; 8AM-11AM New York; 3-6PM East Africa; 5:30-8:30PM New Delhi; 7PM-10PM Bangkok; convert to your time zone here

Where: Zoom (Register here)

Accessibility: Simultaneous interpretation will be provided across English, French and Spanish. Other accessibility needs, please email Andrea Vega Troncoso at andrea@wedo.org.

Co-Conveners: FEMNET, WEDO, PACJA, Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development

Please feel free to forward this invitation to interested colleagues and/or friends. We are hoping for as broad participation as possible, especially from the global/economic South. Questions can be directed to Katie Tobin at katie@wedo.org.

In solidarity,

Feminist Action Nexus for Economic and Climate Justice

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Estimades colegas,

El Nexo de Acción Feminista para la Justicia Económica y Climática le invita a unirse a nosotres en nuestro Lanzamiento Global, el martes 12 de abril de 2022 de 12:00 a 15:00 UTC (vea su zona horaria aquí). Para registrarse y unirse a nosotres, por favor haga clic aquí. Habrá interpretación simultánea en inglés, francés y español.

Surgido del Foro Generación Igualdad, el Nexo de Acción Feminista es co-convocado por la Red de Comunicación y Desarrollo de Mujeres Africanas (FEMNET), la Alianza Panafricana por la Justicia Climática (PACJA), el Grupo de Trabajo de Mujeres sobre Financiamiento para el Desarrollo (WWG on FfD) y la Organización de Mujeres para el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo (WEDO). Junto con un grupo dinámico de activistas-académicas  del Sur global, estas cuatro organizaciones han comenzado a esbozar un marco conceptual que revela las conexiones entre el neoliberalismo, el patriarcado, la supremacía blanca y el colonialismo.

Le invitamos a unirse a nosotres mientras delineamos una agenda de incidencia colectiva para promover una visión de un nuevo acuerdo verde global, feminista y decolonial, basado en un plan para una agenda feminista para las personas y el planeta. Esta reunión de lanzamiento mundial de tres horas establecerá conexiones entre el trabajo emergente del Nexo de Acción Feminista y la incidencia y el activismo de los movimientos feministas en todo el mundo, particularmente en el Sur global/económico.

Comenzando con una base en el marco conceptual del Nexo de Acción Feminista, esta sesión de estrategia incluirá grupos de trabajo de todas las regiones y áreas temáticas. Como resultados, el evento producirá colectivamente un mapeo políticos de los próximos eventos y procesos y un borrador de estrategia de promoción para el Nexo de Acción Feminista, incluida la publicación de informes de incidencia y un mecanismo de rendición de cuentas antes de finales del 2022.

Evento: Nexo de Acción Feminista para la Justicia Económica y Climática: Lanzamiento Global

Fecha: martes, 12 abril, 2022

Hora: 7AM-10AM México DF; 8AM-11AM Nueva York; 15:00-18:00 East Africa; 17:30-20:30 New Delhi; 19:00-22:00 Bangkok; vea su zona horaria aquí.

Dónde: Zoom (Regístrese aquí)

Accesibilidad: Habrá interpretación simultánea en inglés, francés y español. Si tiene otras necesidades de accesibilidad, envíe un correo electrónico a Andrea Vega Troncoso a andrea@wedo.org.

Co-Convocantes: FEMNET, WEDO, PACJA, Grupo de Trabajo de Mujeres sobre Financiamiento para el Desarrollo

Por favor reenvíe esta invitación a colegas y/o amigues interesades. Esperamos contar con una participación amplia y diversa, especialmente del Sur global/económico. Si tienen preguntas pueden dirigirse a Katie Tobin a katie@wedo.org.

En solidaridad,

Nexo de Acción Feminista por la Justicia Económica y Climática

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Chers collègues,

Le Nexus d’action féministe pour la justice économique et climatique vous invite à nous rejoindre pour notre lancement mondial, le mardi 12 avril 2022 de 12h00 à 15h00 UTC (convertir en votre fuseau horaire ici). Pour vous inscrire pour nous rejoindre, veuillez cliquer ici. L’interprétation simultanée sera assurée en anglais, français et espagnol.

Issu du Forum Génération Égalité, le Nexus d’action est co-organisé par le Réseau de communication et de développement des femmes africaines (FEMNET), l’Alliance panafricaine pour la justice climatique (PACJA), le Groupe de travail des femmes sur le financement du développement (WWG on FfD) et l’Organisation des femmes pour l’environnement et le développement (WEDO). En collaboration avec des activistes-intellectuels dynamiques basés dans le Sud, ces quatre organisations ont commencé à définir un cadre conceptuel qui dévoile les liens entre le néolibéralisme, le patriarcat, la suprématie blanche et le colonialisme.

Nous vous invitons à nous rejoindre alors que nous décrivons un programme de plaidoyer collectif pour faire avancer une vision d’un nouveau pacte vert mondial féministe et décolonial, fondé sur un plan pour un programme féministe pour les personnes et la planète. Cette réunion mondiale de lancement de trois heures établira des liens entre le travail émergent du Nexus d’action et le plaidoyer et l’activisme des mouvements féministes à travers le monde, en particulier dans le Sud global/économique.

Commençant par une mise à la terre dans le cadre conceptuel du Nexus d’action, cette séance de stratégie axée sur l’action comprendra des groupes de discussion dans les régions et les domaines d’intérêt. Comme résultats, l’événement produira collectivement une carte politique des événements et processus à venir et un projet de stratégie de plaidoyer pour le Nexus d’action, y compris la publication de notes de plaidoyer et un mécanisme de responsabilisation avant la fin de 2022.

Événement : Le nexus d’action féministe pour la justice économique et climatique : lancement mondial

Date : mardi 12 avril 2022

Heure : 7h-10h Mexico DF ; 8h-11h New York ; 15h-18h Afrique de l’Est ; 17h30-20h30 New Delhi ; 19h-22h Bangkok ; convertir en votre fuseau horaire ici

Où : Zoom (Inscrivez-vous ici)

Accessibilité : L’interprétation simultanée sera assurée en anglais, français et espagnol. Autres besoins d’accessibilité, veuillez envoyer un courriel à Andrea Vega Troncoso à andrea@wedo.org.

Co-animatrices : FEMNET, WEDO, PACJA, Groupe de travail des femmes sur le financement du développement

N’hésitez pas à transmettre cette invitation à vos collègues et/ou amis intéressés. Nous espérons une participation aussi large que possible, en particulier du Sud global/économique. Les questions peuvent être adressées à Katie Tobin à katie@wedo.org.

En solidarité,

Le nexus d’action féministe pour la justice économique et climatique

Katie Tobin

Senior Program Manager

Women’s Environment & Development Organization (WEDO)

www.wedo.org / katie@wedo.org  

147 Prince Street, Brooklyn, New York, NY 11201

Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers 

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The MenEngage Ubuntu Symposium

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce that the Closing Event of the MenEngage Ubuntu Symposium will take place on Tuesday 22 June. As with the Opening Event back in November, the event will take place live from Kigali, Rwanda and online from across the globe.

Register here http://bit.ly/UbuntuCloseEvent

Time: 2:00pm (Kigali), 5:30pm (New Delhi), 10:00pm (Sydney), 9:00am (Montevideo), 8:00am (Washington DC)
Click here to see when the event starts in your timezone

Where: It will take place online – and live from Kigali, Rwanda

The MenEngage Ubuntu Symposium continues to be the most ambitious collective activity to have been embarked on as a global alliance for transforming patriarchal masculinities and engaging men and boys for gender equality, social justice and climate justice. Members and partners of MenEngage Alliance have been hosting Ubuntu Symposium sessions over an 8-month period since November 2020.By being part of this ongoing effort, many of you have contributed to an unprecedented level of discussion, reflection, knowledge building and renewed commitment to action across MenEngage Alliance and beyond.

The closing ceremony will be a celebration of the unity, diversity, expertise and learning you all have contributed during these 8 months as participants, session organizers, facilitators, and speakers. It will be a unique opportunity to reflect on the symposium’s goals and the Ubuntu Symposium journey we have been on together.

The event will set out pathways for the future of our shared work – to make it more accountable, more intersectional, transformative, political and impactful for gender, social and climate justice.

Registration for the Closing Ceremony is currently open and free to members and non-members of MenEngage Alliance. Please note, the start and end times shown above are preliminary and may be subject to change.

If you have any questions or need clarifications, please don’t hesitate to contact: symposium@menengage.org

Thank you,
UN Women

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY, please visit ngocsw.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 on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch

NGO Committee on Status of Women-NY [monthly meeting]

Join NGO CSW-NY for our May Monthly Meeting about racial justice and gender. More information coming soon. At the beginning of the meeting, we will discuss the NGO CSW/NY Executive Committee elections taking place in June.

Register here!

If you missed April’s monthly meeting on the intersection of climate change, gender, and migration, you can watch the recording on Youtube here.

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY, please visit ngocsw.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 the Status of Women-Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org.

NGO CSW65 Youth Preparation Series: UN Advocacy Training

This installment of NGO CSW-New York’s Youth Preparation Series for young professionals and youth leaders will focus on UN advocacy as we continue counting down to CSW65.

Learn how to advocate effectively in the online environment of CSW this year, understand UN mechanisms for gender equality, learn the language of advocacy and what the global women’s movement is advancing in the discourse.

Register here!

Email: ylyps@ngocsw.org

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-New York, please visit ngocsw.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 on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch.

65th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 15 to 26 March 2021.

{Click here for information on the Virtual NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum

Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session.

Priority theme: Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls;

Review theme: Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development (agreed conclusions of the sixtieth session)

Explore official meetings and organization of the session at unwomen.org/en/csw/csw65-2021/official-meetings.

Bureau

The Bureau of the Commission plays a crucial role in facilitating the preparation for, and in ensuring the successful outcome of the annual sessions of the Commission. Bureau members serve for two years. In 2002, in order to improve its work and ensure continuity, the Commission decided to hold the first meeting of its subsequent session, immediately following the closure of the regular session, for the sole purpose of electing the new Chairperson and other members of the Bureau (ECOSOC decision 2002/234).

The Bureau for the 65th session (2021) of the Commission on the Status of Women comprises the following members:

  • H.E. Mr. Mher Margaryan (Armenia), Chair (Eastern European States Group)
  • Ms. Jo Feldman (Australia), Vice-Chair (Western European and other States Group)
  • Ms. Ahlem Sara Charikhi (Algeria), Vice-Chair (African States Group)
  • Mr. Na Sang Deok (Republic of Korea), Vice-Chair (Asia-Pacific States Group)
  • Vice-Chair for the Latin American and Caribbean States Group; to be nominated

Preparations

  • Expert Group Meeting: Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls

Organization of the Session

The Commission’s two-weeks session will include the following activities:

Official Documents

Session Outcomes

The outcome of the Commission’s consideration of the priority theme during its 65th session will take the form of agreed conclusions, to be negotiated by all Member States.

NGO Participation

Side Events

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY, please visit ngocsw.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 on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch

Envisâge 2020 International Conference on Ageism Towards Womxn

Envisâge 2020 is an international conference on ageism towards older womxn. This live, online event features a diverse panel of speakers who will share their experiences, perspectives, and resources for the wide range of ageism issues affecting midlife/older womxn. Our mission is to foster intergenerational dialogue and bring our discussions into the mainstream. We will explore how all of us can take action in building a more inclusive, safe, and appreciative future for womxn of all ages.

Find the conference program and speaker bios on our website: envisageinclusion.org.

Learn more about Envisâge and issues of aging and ageism on our FacebookInstagram, and LinkedIn.

*The conference will take place live and on Zoom. We will be sharing the Zoom meeting link via email and on Facebook.

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY, please visit ngocsw.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 on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch.

[UN observance] International Day of the Girl Child

To learn more about International Day of the Girl Child, commemorated annually on October 11, please explore un.org/en/observances/girl-child-day

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY, please visit ngocsw.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 the Status of Women-Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org.

[UN observance] International Day of Rural Women

The International Day of Rural Women is commemorated annually on October 15. To learn more, please explore un.org/en/observances/rural-women-day

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-New York, please visit ngocsw.org. NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the Status of Women-Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org.