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[deadline] Call for submissions to CoNGO consultation on resolution 1996/31
Attention dear NGO partners: The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will hold consultations with organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC to discuss questions of interest to the Committee or to the organizations relating to the relationship between the NGOs and the United Nations in line with paragraph 61 (a) of ECOSOC resolution 1996/31. The consultations
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[deadline] Call for submissions to CoNGO consultation on resolution 1996/31
Attention dear NGO partners: The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will hold consultations with organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC to discuss questions of interest to the Committee or to the organizations relating to the relationship between the NGOs and the United Nations in line with paragraph 61 (a) of ECOSOC resolution 1996/31. The consultations
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NGO Committee on Ageing/NY Fall Update
NGO Committee on Ageing/NY Fall Update
NGO Committee on Ageing/NY Sept. 8 regular monthly meeting: What’s Happening in Ageing at the UN? What’s Ahead for the NGO Committee on Ageing/NY? So much has happened at the United Nations over the summer, laying the groundwork for the NGO Committee on Ageing/NY Fall agenda. Join the NGO CoA/NY for its monthly Programme Meeting
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NGO Committee on Ageing/NY Fall Update
NGO Committee on Ageing/NY Fall Update
NGO Committee on Ageing/NY Sept. 8 regular monthly meeting: What’s Happening in Ageing at the UN? What’s Ahead for the NGO Committee on Ageing/NY? So much has happened at the United Nations over the summer, laying the groundwork for the NGO Committee on Ageing/NY Fall agenda. Join the NGO CoA/NY for its monthly Programme Meeting
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Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies
Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies
Dear UN NGO Committee on FoRB and interested colleagues, This month, our friends at Muslims for Progressives Values will be hosting an in-person event on Apostasy and Blasphemy in Washington, DC. Here's the event summary: The practice of criminalizing the religious beliefs of others through apostasy and blasphemy legislation violates the fundamental teachings of Islam
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Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies
Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies
Dear UN NGO Committee on FoRB and interested colleagues, This month, our friends at Muslims for Progressives Values will be hosting an in-person event on Apostasy and Blasphemy in Washington, DC. Here's the event summary: The practice of criminalizing the religious beliefs of others through apostasy and blasphemy legislation violates the fundamental teachings of Islam
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NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY [monthly meeting]
NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY [monthly meeting]
Comprehensive Sexuality Education in the Digital Age: Experiences from the Ground Join NGO CSW/NY's September Monthly Meeting for a virtual expert roundtable, co-organized by Fos Feminista, about the right to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) featuring successful interventions of CSE delivery using digital technologies in collaboration with different stakeholders, including governments in context of continued efforts
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NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY [monthly meeting]
NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY [monthly meeting]
Comprehensive Sexuality Education in the Digital Age: Experiences from the Ground Join NGO CSW/NY's September Monthly Meeting for a virtual expert roundtable, co-organized by Fos Feminista, about the right to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) featuring successful interventions of CSE delivery using digital technologies in collaboration with different stakeholders, including governments in context of continued efforts
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NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [monthly meeting]
NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [monthly meeting]
Hello Dear Friends, Please find below the Zoom link for the next regular monthly meeting of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which will take place on September 15th from 1 pm to 3 pm. We look forward to seeing everyone and thank you for your support and dedication to the committee.
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NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [monthly meeting]
NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [monthly meeting]
Hello Dear Friends, Please find below the Zoom link for the next regular monthly meeting of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which will take place on September 15th from 1 pm to 3 pm. We look forward to seeing everyone and thank you for your support and dedication to the committee.
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Contemporary “Worship” of Firearms: Challenging Current Interpretations of the 2nd Amendment
Contemporary “Worship” of Firearms: Challenging Current Interpretations of the 2nd Amendment
Please join Religions for Peace for a discussion on the evolution of the 2nd amendment and how the civic religion of the United States uses / subverts Judeo-Christian teachings to exalt firearms. We will explore how the interpretation of 2nd amendment as an individual right to bear arms has superseded the unalienable right to “life,
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The May 18 Memorial Foundation Calls for Nominations: 2023 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
The May 18 Memorial Foundation Calls for Nominations for the 2023 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Submission Period: August 1 ~ September 30, 2022 The May 18 Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce the call for 2023 nominations for the following prizes: 1) The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights (GPHR): It carries a cash award
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The May 18 Memorial Foundation Calls for Nominations: 2023 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
The May 18 Memorial Foundation Calls for Nominations for the 2023 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Submission Period: August 1 ~ September 30, 2022 The May 18 Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce the call for 2023 nominations for the following prizes: 1) The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights (GPHR): It carries a cash award
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Holistic Climate Solutions Summit
From September 19-25, join Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation’s “Holistic Climate Solutions Summit” for thought-provoking panels, interactive workshops, and dialogues exploring an alternative future that is within reach. Convened in alignment with Climate Week NYC and the UN General Assembly, we’ll present solutions-focused themes that model a better tomorrow, as well as those that showcase what’s possible
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Holistic Climate Solutions Summit
From September 19-25, join Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation’s “Holistic Climate Solutions Summit” for thought-provoking panels, interactive workshops, and dialogues exploring an alternative future that is within reach. Convened in alignment with Climate Week NYC and the UN General Assembly, we’ll present solutions-focused themes that model a better tomorrow, as well as those that showcase what’s possible
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Prayer Service for Children and Young People
Prayer Service for Children and Young People
Join ACT Alliance, Caritas Internationalis, The Episcopal Church, World Council of Churches and World Vision in prayer for children and young people and for world leaders to give them life in all its fullness, on 8am Eastern at the Church Center for the UN in NYC on Monday, Sept. 19, on the margins of the 77th session of
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Prayer Service for Children and Young People
Prayer Service for Children and Young People
Join ACT Alliance, Caritas Internationalis, The Episcopal Church, World Council of Churches and World Vision in prayer for children and young people and for world leaders to give them life in all its fullness, on 8am Eastern at the Church Center for the UN in NYC on Monday, Sept. 19, on the margins of the 77th session of
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Highlighting Interfaith Responses to Climate Anxiety
Highlighting Interfaith Responses to Climate Anxiety
In 2021, within the United States alone, over 47 million people expressed living with a mental health condition, a 1.5 million increase from the previous year’s State of Mental Health Report. The confluence of crises – from conflict to economic instability to climate change – have spread a sense of fear, anxiety and loss of
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Highlighting Interfaith Responses to Climate Anxiety
Highlighting Interfaith Responses to Climate Anxiety
In 2021, within the United States alone, over 47 million people expressed living with a mental health condition, a 1.5 million increase from the previous year’s State of Mental Health Report. The confluence of crises – from conflict to economic instability to climate change – have spread a sense of fear, anxiety and loss of
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OCA Discussion Series 4 – Participation and Representation: Better Connecting “We the Peoples” to the Multilateral System
OCA Discussion Series 4 – Participation and Representation: Better Connecting “We the Peoples” to the Multilateral System
Join Baha'i International Community, CIVICUS, Democracy Without Borders, and the Coalition for the UN We Need for part IV of the "Our Common Agenda" Discussion Series, which will focus on: Participation and Representation: Better Connecting “We the Peoples” to the Multilateral System Register here! International decision making is improved when diverse perspectives are welcomed. Participants
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OCA Discussion Series 4 – Participation and Representation: Better Connecting “We the Peoples” to the Multilateral System
OCA Discussion Series 4 – Participation and Representation: Better Connecting “We the Peoples” to the Multilateral System
Join Baha'i International Community, CIVICUS, Democracy Without Borders, and the Coalition for the UN We Need for part IV of the "Our Common Agenda" Discussion Series, which will focus on: Participation and Representation: Better Connecting “We the Peoples” to the Multilateral System Register here! International decision making is improved when diverse perspectives are welcomed. Participants
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Seminar: “Promote Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations, Build an Open and Inclusive World”
Seminar: “Promote Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations, Build an Open and Inclusive World”
Dear Sir or Madam, Greetings from the United Nations Association of China (UNA-China). UNA-China will hold an international seminar entitled "Promote Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations, Build an Open and Inclusive World" in parallel to the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council, on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 (16:00-18:00, Beijing Time). Please find attached
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Seminar: “Promote Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations, Build an Open and Inclusive World”
Seminar: “Promote Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations, Build an Open and Inclusive World”
Dear Sir or Madam, Greetings from the United Nations Association of China (UNA-China). UNA-China will hold an international seminar entitled "Promote Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations, Build an Open and Inclusive World" in parallel to the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council, on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 (16:00-18:00, Beijing Time). Please find attached
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