BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CoNGO - ECPv6.15.13//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ngocongo.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CoNGO REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD 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DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20250518T192344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T193757Z UID:10002660-1747845000-1747848600@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Emerging Threats Against Women and Girls in the Digital Era: Artificial Intelligence and Gaslighting (A Soroptimist International and CoNGO Side Event) DESCRIPTION:Concept Note URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/emerging-threats-against-women-and-girls-in-the-digital-era-artificial-intelligence-and-gaslighting/ LOCATION:Vienna International Centre\, Wagramer Str.5\, 1220 Vienna\, MOE100 CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SI_CoNGO_Vienna.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250427 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20250227T183311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T133030Z UID:10002629-1745539200-1745711999@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:CoNGO Regional Committee in Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Meeting in Bangkok DESCRIPTION:CONFERENCE OF NGOs IN CONSULTATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS (CoNGO)\nRegional Committee in Asia-Pacific (RCAP)\nBangkok\, Thailand – April 25-26\, 2025 \nVenue: Siam University\, 38 Phetkasem Road\, Phasi Charoen\, Bangwa\, 10160\, Bangkok\nUniversity Building 19\, 18 th Floor\, Telephone +66(0)2867.8088 \nCLICK FOR PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION \n  \nThe CoNGO Regional Committee in Asia-Pacific (RCAP) will meet again in Bangkok\, Thailand for its 2025 Session on April 25-26\, 2025. \nThe three attached documents will give you the information you need to decide to participate and to provide inputs on achievements towards the Sustainable Development Goals. \nYou are most cordially invited. \nRegister soon to ensure receipt of supplementary documentation. \nRCAP 2025 Notification and Invitation to AP NGOs-CSOs \nRCAP 2025 Programme\, Logistics\, Registration_final \nRCAP Terms of Reference – 2025 \nCyril Ritchie \nFirst Vice President\, Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in \nConsultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/congo-regional-committee-in-asia-pacific-rcap-meeting-in-bangkok/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T113000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20250304T221226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T124751Z UID:10002636-1742464800-1742470200@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:The Changing Face of Violence Against Women DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/the-changing-face-of-violence-against-women/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CSW69_SI_CoNGO.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T170000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20250305T235402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T235402Z UID:10002638-1741791600-1741798800@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom DESCRIPTION:Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom \nSpeakers: Knox Thames and Simran Jeet Singh \nLocation: James Chapel\, Union Theological Seminary; 90 Claremont Ave \nNew York\, NY 10027\nTime: Tuesday\, March 12\, 3-5 p.m. \nFor more Information and to RSVP\, click here \nConcept Note:  \nReligious persecution continues to plague communities across the globe. Uyghur and Rohingya Muslims face genocide in China and Burma. Yezidis in Iraq have endured targeted attacks and displacement. In the Middle East\, Christians face violence and systematic oppression. In South Asia\, Hindus in Bangladesh\, as well as Muslims and Christians in India\, experience ongoing threats and discrimination. No faith community is immune—freedom of religion or belief is under siege in many parts of the world. \nTo better understand these challenges and explore effective responses\, the Center for Community Engagement and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary is hosting a critical discussion with Knox Thames\, a former diplomat and a prominent leader on international religious freedom advocacy\, will share key insights from his latest book\, Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom (Notre Dame Press\, 2024). After his presentation\, the event will feature a panel discussion with experts in the field\, followed by an interactive audience conversation. \nJoin us for this timely and urgent conversation on advancing religious freedom and protecting vulnerable communities worldwide. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Union Theological Seminary and the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief. \nWe hope to see you there! \nScott Stearman \nPresident \nNGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief \nngoforbny@gmail.com URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/ending-persecution-charting-the-path-to-global-religious-freedom/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T123000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20250303T161533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T161533Z UID:10002635-1741775400-1741782600@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Social and Economic Development for Older Women: Yesterday\, Today and Tomorrow (A CSW69 Parallel Event) DESCRIPTION:The NGO Committee on Ageing calls your attention to upcoming CSW69/Beijing+30 parallel event: \n  \nSocial and Economic Development for Older Women: \nYesterday\, Today and Tomorrow \nWednesday\, March 12\, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST \nParallel Event\, 69th Commission on the Status of Women \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88949562023?pwd=F0tEvxbDOns9UgCrZTQTvPGLk1ds1m.1 \nThis virtual parallel event at the CSW69/Beijing+30 will address the economic status of older woman since adoption of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Discussion will include degree of achievement\, persistent barriers\, and strategic efforts toward development of social protections aimed at reducing poverty and actualizing the equality of older women as valued members of society now and in the future. \nThe context of panel discussion will be through the lens of older women and their social and economic gains as related to the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals of reducing poverty and gender equality. Speakers will discuss their role at the 1995 Beijing Conference and action items (Yesterday); examine the economic contributions of older women in their communities (Today); and explore global efforts toward ensuring adequate incomes for older women (Tomorrow). \nSpeakers and topics: \nJudy Lear\, MPA\, UN Representative\, International Council of Jewish Women: Older women and the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action. \nTanvi Patel\, MA\, HelpAge International: Current social and economic status of older women. \nMabel Bianco\, MD\, MPH\, The Foundation for Studies and Research on Women: The future of older women\, the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals. \nRamsey Alwin\, MBA\, CEO\, National Council on Aging: Moderator. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFOLLOW US!                     www.NGOCOA-NY.ORG\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE NGO COMMITTEE ON AGEING-NEW YORK\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPO Box 1854\, New York\nNew York 10163-1854 United States URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/social-and-economic-development-for-older-women-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow-a-csw69-parallel-event/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250322 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20250305T233137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T233746Z UID:10002637-1741478400-1742601599@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:NGO CSW69 NGO FORUM DESCRIPTION:NGO CSW69/Beijing+30 Forum\n\nMarch 9 – 21\, 2025\nCCUN / New York\, NY\n\n\n\n\nThe NGO CSW Forum is organized by and for global civil society\, non-governmental organizations\, and feminists to connect them with the official United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW.\nSee More URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/ngo-csw69-ngo-forum/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20250304T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20250304T170000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20250303T143222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T143222Z UID:10002631-1741102200-1741107600@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:THIRD MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS DESCRIPTION:Dear Colleagues\n\nI am pleased to remind you to join the March meeting of the NGO CSD Vienna\, to be held on 4 March 2025 in hybrid format (see access details below and in the attached flyer). We will deal with the following topic:\n\nTHIRD MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS\nThe Third Meeting of States Parties is taking place in New York from 3 to 7 March 2025. Since the last Nuclear Ban week in New York\, the treaty has grown with 4 ratifications (Sao Tome\, Indonesia\, Sierra Leone\, Solomon Islands) and one signature (Solomon Islands). And there has been a robust intersessional period advancing issues including victim assistance and the security concerns of states party to the Treaty. Further to meetings organized by CSD\, CSW\, WILPF\, in coordination with ICAN\, in February and December 2024\, we will provide an insight to civil society participation via a connection with Committee members and other delegates attending the meeting in NY.  \n\n\nThe meeting will have the following agenda: \n\n\n\nWelcome\nApproval of the agenda\nIntroduction of the topic\nConnection with Austrian delegates in New York\nDiscussion\nReports from organizations\nUpcoming events\, next meeting\nAOB\n\n\n\nPlease let me know if you need a pass for the VIC. Looking forward to seeing you next week in person or online (see details below)\, best regards\n\nAnna\n\nTuesday\, 4 March 2025\, 3:30 to 5pm CET\nVienna International Centre room C0713/15\nonline Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81631612930?pwd=4aOL96mWlWoIar3gKYBUOFhIkMsxCb.1  \n\n\n\n \n \n—\nDr. Anna Alvazzi del Frate \nVienna\, Austria URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/third-meeting-of-states-parties-to-the-treaty-on-the-prohibition-of-nuclear-weapons/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T143000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20250210T162049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T193048Z UID:10002616-1739452500-1739457000@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Rising to the Challenge: How FfD4 Addresses the Social Dimension Effectively Safeguarding the Most Vulnerable DESCRIPTION:Register Here URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/rising-to-the-challenge-how-ffd4-addresses-the-social-dimension-effectively-safeguarding-the-most-vulnerable-_ngo-committee-on-ffd/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T165000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20250131T194557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T192428Z UID:10002612-1738681200-1738687800@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Inclusive Partnerships and Digital Global Citizenship Education: Advancing Social Cohesion for a Sustainable Future (ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2025) DESCRIPTION:Registration: bit.ly/dGCED-reg (By Feb 4\, 11:59pm EST)\nProgram Brochure: bit.ly/dGCED-pg URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/12987/ LOCATION:UN Trusteeeship Council\, UN Headquarters\, New York City\, United States CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event,UN Member State,UN-NGO Collaboration END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240828 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20240724T212928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240808T205625Z UID:10002556-1724630400-1724803199@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Global Action on Peace\, Sustainability and Prosperity | A Hybrid ICCGC-CoNGO Collaborative Conference DESCRIPTION:Registration \nConcept Note \n  \nFor more information\, visit https://iccgc.kr/ or contact info.iccgc@gmail.com \n  URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/global-action-on-peace-sustainability-and-prosperity/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T151500 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20240416T202000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T204840Z UID:10002423-1716386400-1716390900@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Business Meeting of the Special NGO Committee to End Anti-Semitism and Promote Peace DESCRIPTION:Business Meeting of the Special NGO Committee to End Anti-Semitism and Promote Peace \nMay 22\, 2024  |. Thursday  |  2:00 PM – 3:15 PM \nVENUE: CHURCH CENTER FOR THE UNITED NATIONS \nSUITE 7C\, 777 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA\, NEW YORK\, NEW YORK \n  \nNGOs accredited to the UN (ECOSOC consultative and DGC associated) are invited to attend the business meeting of the Special NGO Committee to End Anti-Semitism and Promote Peace. The meeting will start with a presentation on what the NGO Committee is about and proceed with electing its first set of officers. It will also set a timeline for the drafting of the Committee’s By-Laws\, set membership dues\, and assign NGO leaders to play organizational roles as identified and needed. For more information about this Special Committee\, email Dr. Susanne Seperson at susanneseperson@gmail.com. URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/business-meeting-of-the-special-ngo-committee-to-end-anti-semitism-and-promote-peace/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240427 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20240412T144646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T144958Z UID:10002418-1714003200-1714175999@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:CONFERENCE OF NGOs IN CONSULTATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS (CoNGO) Regional Committee in Asia-Pacific (RCAP) DESCRIPTION:CONFERENCE OF NGOs IN CONSULTATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS (CoNGO) Regional Committee in Asia-Pacific (RCAP)\n  \nBangkok\, Thailand – April 25-26\, 2024\n  \nNotification and Invitation to RCAP 2024 Addressed to NGOs/CSOs in the Asia-Pacific Region \n  \nA. CoNGO has organized an RCAP Session each of the past six years generously hosted by Siam University\, Bangkok\, thanks to the hospitality of SU President Dr Pornchai Mongkhonvanit. During the Covid Pandemic\, the event was held online to widen the sphere of participation for those unable to travel. RCAP provides an opportunity to strengthen regional solidarity and understanding\, to exchange experience in crucial Sustainable Development and related areas\, and to create new and invigorating partnerships. \nB. RCAP is always held during the week of the Plenary Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to encourage attendance at both events. RCAP meets on the last days of ESCAP\, when the main debates are over and the plenary is mostly engaged in adopting concluding resolutions. This year the ESCAP Plenary is scheduled a month earlier than usual\, namely April 22-26\, so RCAP will meet at Siam University on Thursday April 25 and Friday April 26. (See programme) \nC. RCAP has two main features. The first is an analysis of regional\, national or local implementation by Asia-Pacific NGOs/CSOs of the Sustainable Development Goals that are up for review this year at the UN High Level Political Forum (UN.HQ\, July 8-17). This year the HLPF focusses on SDGs 1\, 2\, 3\, 16\, 17\, and its overall theme is “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable\, resilient and innovative solutions.” \nCoNGO hereby invites Asia-Pacific NGOs/CSOs to submit a report (4-8 pages) on their implementation activities for all or some of the five SDGs mentioned. Please focus on illustrating\, by on-the-ground examples\, the second half of the long UN title\, namely the EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF SUSTAINABLE\, RESILIENT AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. Please send each report to firstvp@ngocongo.org by April 7 2024. \nD. The second feature of RCAP 2024 will again be an Open International Panel\, this year on the subject: \n“AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND YET REAL – FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT \nAND HUMANITY”. \nThe themes will be: \n– AI: HUMAN RIGHTS AND ETHICAL DIMENSIONS \n– AI AND DIGITAL JUSTICE (Access and technology) \n– REGIONAL ASIA-PACIFIC AI RESEARCH SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE \nDEVELOPMENT \nWe invite Asia-Pacific NGO/CSO with expertise in these areas to propose the name \nand qualifications of a speaker. Please send such proposals with supporting \ndocumentation to firstvp@ngocongo.org by April 7 2024. \nE. Please consult the attached programme and logistical information\, as well as \nregistration information. We greatly look forward to welcoming once again many \nAsia-Pacific NGOs and CSOs to Bangkok in April. \nCyril Ritchie\nCoNGO First Vice President\nfirstvp@ngocongo.org \n  \nProgramme\, Logistical Information\, Registration \nVenue: Siam University\, 38 Petkasem Road\, Phasicharoen\, Bangkok \nUniversity Building 19\, 18 th Floor\, Telephone +66(0)2867.8088 \n  \nTHURSDAY April 25 (First Session) \n11.00 – 12.30   Registration and Set up of exhibits \n12.30   Lunch \n15.00 – 18.00 \nOpening with musical performance\, courtesy of Siam University \nWelcome by Pornchai Mongkhonvanit\, President of Siam University \nOpening Statement by Cyril Ritchie\, CoNGO First Vice President \nPresentations of Asia-Pacific NGOs/CSOs actions on implementing the SDGs: \n“Effective delivery of sustainable\, resilient and innovative solutions” \nDiscussion and analysis \n18.00-19.00   Reception \nFRIDAY April 26 (Second and Third Sessions) \n09.00   CoNGO Presidential Statement by Liberato Bautista\, via Zoom from the USA \n09.30 – 12.15 \nOpen International Panel: “AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND YET REAL – FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITY” \nThemes: \n\nAI: HUMAN RIGHTS AND ETHICAL DIMENSIONS\nAI AND DIGITAL JUSTICE\nREGIONAL ASIA-PACIFIC AI RESEARCH SUPPORTING\nSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT\n\n12.30 Lunch \n14.00 – 16.30 \nFurther discussion and analysis of SDG implementation: cross-cutting issues; \nmutual support; partnerships; relationship to UN.ESCAP\, to the HLPF\, and to \nthe UN Summit of the Future (UN.HQ\, September 22-23\, 2024) \nConcluding statement by the President of Siam University \nConcluding statement by the CoNGO First Vice President \n17.00   Closed meeting of the RCAP Steering Committee \nGeneral and practical information \nA. Most of you will know that at the July 2024 HLPF the following Asia-Pacific countries will offer Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs): Laos\, Micronesia\, Nepal\, Palau\, Samoa\, Solomon Islands\, and Vanuatu. CoNGO has consistently advocated that national NGOs be involved by each government in the preparation of its VNR. \nB. At RCAP 2024 we shall offer congratulations to the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE) which celebrated its 60 th Anniversary recently. ASPBAE has regularly participated in RCAP\, and serves on its Steering Committee. ASPBAE steadfastly “protects and defends the right of all to inclusive\, gender-transformative and climate-saving education”. \nC. Outside the RCAP Conference Room on the 18 th Floor of University Building 19 there will be an Exhibition space\, and participants are welcome to bring posters and \ndocumentation that illustrates their organization’s work. The displays can be set up \nduring the morning of Thursday April 25 and removed in the afternoon of Friday \nApril 26. \nD. Participants are responsible for their travel and accommodation arrangements. \nHowever there is no registration fee\, nor any charge for the reception\, coffee breaks \nand lunches. \nE. There is a branch of Bangkok Bank on the University Campus. \nF.  For registration\, please notify CoNGO (at firstvp@ngocongo.org) at your earliest \nconvenience of the name\, title and email address of each participant. \nG. WELCOME! URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/conference-of-ngos-in-consultative-relationship-with-the-united-nations-congo-regional-committee-in-asia-pacific-rcap/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T144500 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20240416T181101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240601T095046Z UID:10002419-1713446100-1713451500@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Organizational Meeting: CoNGO Working Group on Decolonization DESCRIPTION:Liberato Bautista\, the President of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) \ninvites you to the \nORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF A \nCoNGO WORKING GROUP ON DECOLONIZATION \nThe Working Group on Decolonization will form part of the substantive committee called the NGO Committee to End Slavery\, Colonialism\, Racism\, and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance. The Committee and the Working Group will be organized according to the Rules of CoNGO concerning substantive committees. \nNGOs in consultative (ECOSOC)\, associated (DGC)\, observer (other UN System entities)\, and other groups working on these concerns are invited to attend. \nAPRIL 18\, 2024 | THURSDAY | 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM ET New York | HYBRID \nVenue: Church Center for the United Nations | Suite 7C | 777 United Nations Plaza\, New York\, New York \nROOM SPACE IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 20 PERSONS WHO SHOW UP AT THE VENUE. \nPlease be sure to RSVP FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE.  \nLiberato Bautista at president@ngocongo.org \n  \nZOOM LINK FOR ONLINE PARTICIPATION: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/88641491381?pwd=sGZYXbUPcFgoZqSeoCllgwzHa8Ac0N.1 \nMeeting ID: 886 4149 1381\nPasscode: 689336 \n________________________________________ \nWORKING DRAFT \nPurpose of the Working Group on Decolonization \nThe purpose of the Decolonization Working Group is to promote and facilitate the end of all forms of colonialism that are still present and active in the world today. \nIn 1946\, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 1514 (XV)\, also known as the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The Declaration stated that all peoples have the right to self-determination and that immediate steps should be taken to end colonialism unconditionally. \nThe General Assembly created a list of Non-Self-Governing Territories and a mechanism to assist colonial and occupied nations to choose their future form of governance freely. Of the hundred or so on the original list of NSGTs\, roughly 80% have gained independence and membership in the United Nations. Today\, 17 nations remain on the Non-Self-Governing Territories’ list\, but dozens more peoples and nations are not on the list\, working to exercise their right to self-determination. \nIn 1990\, 2000\, 2010\, and 2020 (A/RES/75/123)\, the United Nations General Assembly issued resolutions declaring each time “the decade for the eradication of colonialism.” Yet\, no new state has emerged from the UN list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since 1986. Tragically\, the UN’s decolonization mechanisms have been virtually unproductive for forty years\, leaving the only means to self-determination and independence: 1) violent armed conflict\, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths\, injuries\, and destruction; and 2) the breakup of larger states (such as the Soviet Union). \nIn 2021\, the UN Human Rights Council passed A/48/7\, “The Negative Legacies of Colonialism on the Enjoyment of Human Rights\,” calling on all United Nations agencies to renew their efforts to end all forms of colonialism. \nThe Decolonization Working Group’s primary activity will be to assist the United Nations in implementing its commitments as expressed by UNGA Resolution 1514 (XV)\, A/RES/75/123\, and A/RES/48/7. \n  URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/organizational-meeting-congo-working-group-on-decolonization/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CSO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T143000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20240325T100227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T100321Z UID:10002411-1711458000-1711463400@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Meeting to organize the NGO Affiliated Committee to End Anti-Semitism and Promote Peace DESCRIPTION:This is to invite NGOs related to the United Nations (in consultative status with ECOSOC\, associated with DGC\, or in observer status with other units of the UN System) to attend a meeting to organize the NGO Affiliated Committee to End Anti-Semitism and Promote Peace. \nThis Affiliated Committee was granted NGO Affiliated Committee status by CoNGO based on CoNGO Rule #40\, which states\, “40. Committees of NGOs in consultative status which have already been established outside the framework of the Conference may be accepted by the decision of the Board as committees of the Conference provided they agree to accept the Rules applying to committees of the Conference. Such acceptance by the Board may\, at its discretion\, be to either full or affiliated substantive committee status.” \nVenue: Suite 7C of the Church Center for the United Nations \nDate: March 26\, 2024\, Tuesday \nTime: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM \nFor more information\, contact Dr. Susanne Seperson at susanneseperson@gmail.com URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/meeting-to-organize-the-ngo-affiliated-committee-to-end-anti-semitism-and-promote-peace/ LOCATION:Church Center for the UN\, 777 United Nations Plaza\, 2nd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10017-3521\, United States CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events ORGANIZER;CN="Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)":MAILTO:president@ngocongo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Azores:20231215T133000 DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Azores:20231215T173000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20231128T192950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T101908Z UID:10002353-1702647000-1702661400@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:CoNGO 75th Anniversary Commemoration in Geneva and the Sixth Global Thematic Webinar DESCRIPTION:The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in \nConsultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) \nand co-organizer\n \n \nwith co-sponsors \n \ninvite you to the \nCoNGO 75th Anniversary Commemoration in Geneva \nand the \nSixth Global Thematic Webinar \nCoNGO and UDHR: Celebrating 75 Years\nDecember 15\, 2023 \nGeneva 13:30 – 17:45 CET | New York 7:30 – 11:45 EDT | Nairobi 15:30-19:45 EAT\nBangkok 1:30-5:45 ICT Dec. 16 | Fiji 00:30-4:45 FJT Dec. 16\nRio de Janeiro 9:30-12:45 BRT | Beirut 14:30 – 18:45 BRT\nTime Zone Calculator \nVenue: In-person (Main Hall\, Ecumenical Centre\, Geneva) and Online (Zoom) \nThis event will also be live-streamed on YouTube. \nLanguage interpretation in English\, Arabic\, French and Spanish \nRegister for In-Person Participation \nRegister for Online Participation \nConcept Note Ver. 7.0 \nA. In commemoration of its 75th Anniversary in 2023\, the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) has organized three Commemorative Events (chronologically Vienna\, Bangkok\, and New York) and five Global Thematic Webinars generating engagement\, cooperation\, and action on global issues that constitute the core of ongoing programs of non-governmental and civil society organizations. These sessions have been conceived in the spirit of CoNGO’s commemorative motto\, “Defining the Present\, Shaping the Future\, Making the Change Now.” \nB. The Civil Society Summit on Substantive Issues\, “Shaping the Future: The UN We Need for the World We Want\,” held by CoNGO on 8 October 2021\, highlighted global justice among all humanity’s significant global critical concerns. The Summit brought together over 1\,000 participants worldwide to contribute experience and competencies\, share doubts about our current world\, and collectively articulate aspirations and proposals we must achieve for the world we want. The Civil Society Summit was rich in outlining concepts and actions needed to shape the future. As a direct outcome\, the CoNGO General Assembly resolved to use the outcome of the Summit—the Synthesis Report—as a substantive basis for CoNGO’s programmatic direction\, especially highlighting it in 2023\, CoNGO’s 75th-anniversary year. The assembly agreed to convene a series of six high-level global thematic webinars throughout 2023 to engage a global constituency on the critical themes articulated at the Summit and to elaborate on the agenda\, responses\, and actions necessary to implement the anniversary theme. \nC. The first webinar (March 2\, 2023) focused on social justice\, particularly migration\, racial\, and health justice. The second webinar (June 5\, 2023) focused on pursuing global justice and solidarity\, particularly realizing Agenda 2030\, sustainable development and humanitarian action. The third webinar (August 31\, 2023) focused on gender justice\, youth and intra- and intergenerational justice and solidarity for future generations. The fourth webinar (September 7) focused on peace\, human security and the threats to the security and sustainability of people and the planet\, continuing what previous webinars had explored—engaging CoNGO’s constituency in a deeper dive into the UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s “Our Common Agenda\,” including the proposed convening in 2024 of a Summit of the Future\, which was projected to offer what was being called the “Pact for the Future.” The webinar also examined the UN SG’s Policy Brief on A New Agenda for Peace. The policy brief included recommendations “to achieve more effective multilateral action for peace and security\, based on international law\, for a world in transition.” The “A New Agenda for Peace” was framed around the core principles of trust\, solidarity\, and universality that were the foundations of the UN Charter and a stable world. It presented twelve concrete sets of proposals for action in five priority areas.” The fifth webinar (October 27) focused on cooperation with the United Nations System\, built into the purposes and operations of numerous NGOs/CSOs. The UN and NGOs struggle individually and collectively\, every day and every year\,  to meet the needs\, sufferings\, and aspirations of people and the planet in a time when global inequities are widening\, human rights are under renewed threat\, a climate emergency time bomb is ticking\, and millions affected by ongoing or new catastrophes are off the public screen. Debt crises\, inequalities\, wars and conflicts have prevented many governments from providing their citizens with adequate health\, education\, social protection and other human rights. All these topics are the elements of ongoing UN-NGO interaction\,  both in conference halls and in rural and urban settings worldwide. The sixth and final webinar will be focused on human rights\, allowing for a double commemoration of the 75th anniversaries of both CoNGO and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). \nD. The Fourth Anniversary Event and the Sixth Thematic Webinar will be held in Geneva on December 15\, 2023\, honoring and sharing in the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10 is Human Rights Day). It is also relevant that 2023 is the 75th Anniversary of the World Health Organization\, UN Peacekeeping Operations\, and the ILO Convention on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize. It is also the 75th Anniversary of the CoNGO Member Organization\, the World Council of Churches\, based in Geneva\, which will host the sessions. The first director of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs\, Dr. O. Frederick Nolde\, is credited for drafting Article 18 of the UDHR\, dealing with\, among others\, freedom of religion. WCC was a founding member of CoNGO in 1948. The World  Federation for Mental Health\, a long-serving CoNGO member who will join us on December 15\, also celebrates its 75th Anniversary this year. \n  \nE. It is foreseen that Items 4-7 in Section F below will be based on presentations of the present and desired future of human rights commitments\, obligations and aspirations in each sub-thematic area. It will also consider the strides in developing a right to development and the right of future generations and the intersections between human rights and planetary justice in the age of the Anthropocene. Among the categories to be referenced will be women’s rights\, older persons’ rights\, migrants’ rights\, labor/worker’s rights\, the actions and safety of human rights defenders and environmental rights defenders\,  and lawyers and journalists engaged in protecting and promoting human rights\, closing the gaps in the implementation of United Nations Conventions and Covenants; and more. Much like the previous five\, the discussions in this last webinar aim to engage the UN 2020 General Assembly Declaration on the commemoration of the UN 75th anniversary and to produce NGO contributions to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Our Common Agenda\, the UN Summit of the Future and related Pact for the Future and the 11 Policy Briefs. \n  \nF. Programme \nSee Speaker Bios \nSEGMENT I: Moderated by CoNGO President Liberato Bautista \n13:30-14:19 \n1. Introduction and Message by Liberato Bautista (CoNGO President) \n2. Welcome and Keynote Address by Jerry Pillay\, General Secretary\, World Council of Churches (Delivered by Kenneth Mtata\, WCC Programme Director for Public Witness and Diakonia) \n3. Keynote Addresses from the UN System \na. Director General Tatiana Valovaya (Delivered by Sophie Torelli-Chironi\, NGO Liaison Unit\, United Nations Office at Geneva)  \nb. Written Communication from Volker Turk\, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights \nc. Ibrahim Salama (Chief\, Human Rights Treaties Division\, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) \nd. Lina Nykanen-Rettaroli (Senior Technical Lead for Human Rights\, World Health Organization) \n  \nSEGMENT II: Moderated by Cyril Ritchie (CoNGO First Vice President) \n14:20-15:31 \ne. Ruth Marlyn Grace Sidabutar (World Summit on the Information Society | International Telecommunication Union) (human rights and ICTs) \nf. Barbara Reynolds (Chair\, UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent) (human rights and racism) \n4. Human Rights\, women and gender justice: \na. Jane Aeberhard-Hodges (Former Director\, Gender Bureau\, ILO) (human rights in the context of the 75th anniversaries of the UDHR and the Freedom of Association as a fundamental human right \nb. Carolyn Handschin (Chair\, NGO Committee on Status of Women Geneva)       \nc. Casey Harden (General Secretary\, World YWCA) \n5. Human Rights in the Age of the Anthropocene \na. Human Rights and the Right to Development (Shyami Puvimanasinghe\, Human Rights Officer\, Right to Development Section\, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)  \nb. Human Rights and Economic and Environmental Justice (Budi Tjahjono\, International Advocacy Director\, Franciscans International and Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change\, Environment and Human Rights)  \n  \nBREAK FOR 10 MINUTES \n15:32-15:42 \n  \nSEGMENT III: Moderated by Manjit Dosanjh (International Cancer Expert Corps\, CoNGO Board Member) \n15:43-16:45 \n6. Human Rights and Specific Populations and Concerns \na. Human rights and health (Manjit Dosanjh\, International Cancer Expert Corps)  \nb. UDHR and Freedom of religion or belief (Ganoune Diop\, Seventh-Day Adventist | International Religious Liberty Association)  \nc. Migration and human rights of migrants (Torsten Moritz\, Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe)  \nd. Human rights\, minorities and indigenous peoples (Antine Sonde\, Associate Human Rights Officer\, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)  \ne. Human rights\, food sovereignty and human security (Manoj Kurian\, Coordinator\, Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance)  \nf. Human Rights and Ethics (Fadi Daou\, Globethics.net)   \ng. Human rights education and learning (Elisa Gazzotti\, Soka Gakkai International)  \nh. Intergenerational Justice and Solidarity (Alejandro Bonilla\, NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva | Greycells) \n  \nSEGMENT IV: Moderated by CoNGO President Liberato Bautista \n16:46-17:05 \n7. Navigating the Future \na. Human Rights and the Building of a New Eco-Social World: Navigating Future Directions (Joan Davis-Whelan\, Vice President\, International Federation of Social Workers)  \nb. Towards the UN Summit of the Future (2024): Strengthening the UN System\, Reinforcing Human Rights (Jan Lonn\, Secretary-General\, International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations)  \n8. Concluding remarks by Liberato C. Bautista (CoNGO President)  \n  \nG. Reception \n17:06 to 17:45 \nA reception at the Ecumenical Center will follow after the programme. \nFor inquiries\, contact: \n  \nLiberato C. Bautista Cyril  Ritchie \nCoNGO President CoNGO First Vice President president@ngocongo.org firstvp@ngocongo.org  \n  \n13 December 2023 (Version 7.0) \n  URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/congo-75th-anniversary-commemoration-in-geneva-and-the-sixth-global-thematic-webinar/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231123T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231123T143000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20231125T204318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231125T204318Z UID:10002352-1700749800-1700749800@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Young people\, Mental Health\, and Addictions / World Children's Day for a virtual round table hosted by DIANOVA. DESCRIPTION:A virtual roundtable\nOn the occasion of the annual International Children’s Day on 20 November\, Dianova will organize a virtual roundtable to discuss the complex situation of youth in relation to social changes\, as well as their impact on young people’s mental health and relationship with substance and non-substance addictions. \nThe event will take place next Thursday 23 November from 14:30 to 16:00 pm CET. The roundtable will be held in Spanish.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis roundtable will explore the challenges faced by young people with mental health problems in relation to substance and non-substance addictions\, identifying gaps and actions that need to be addressed. Experts will speak from different perspectives and from various regions of the world: \nModeration by Dr. Gisela Hansen – Dianova \n\nCelia Prat – Youth programmes Coordinator\, Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (FAD)\nPatricia Puigdevall – Coordinator of Novasalud and the training area of Dianova Uruguay \nSimon Tavera – President\, Federación Mexicana de Comunidades Terapeúticas (Mexican Federation of Therapeutic Communities)\nXochitl Mejia – Founder and Therapeutic Director of the Centro de Desarrollo Humano Tonalli\n\n  Date: Thursday\, 23 November  14.30 H-16:00 H pm CET \n  Dive deeper into the discussion by reading our introduction article.\nUnlock insights and get ready for an engaging conversation! You can access the WEBINAR directly through this link.\n  Article: https://dianova.org/news/event-young-people-mental-health-and-addictions/ \nWe look forward to seeing you!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the New York NGO Committee on Drugs and *Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs . URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/young-people-mental-health-and-addictions-world-childrens-day-for-a-virtual-round-table-hosted-by-dianova/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T183000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20231010T205722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T170118Z UID:10001939-1698413400-1698431400@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:CoNGO 75th Anniversary Commemoration in New York and the Fifth CoNGO Global Thematic Webinar on "UN-NGO Relations: Enhancing Multilateralism\, Protecting NGO Access\, Civic Space\, and Democratic Discourse" DESCRIPTION:Online Participation \nIn-Person Participation \nIn-person venue: Horizon Condominium  |  44th Floor  |  415 E 37th St.\, Manhattan\, New York City \n(close to the corner of First Avenue and 37th Street) \n  \nLANGUAGE INTERPRETATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH\, ARABIC\, FRENCH AND SPANISH \n  \nYOUTUBE LIVESTREAM \n  \n\nAs part of the commemoration of its 75th Anniversary\,  CoNGO is organizing four Commemorative Events (chronologically Vienna\, Bangkok\, New York\, and Geneva)  plus six Global Thematic Webinars to generate engagement\, cooperation and urgent action on global issues that form the daily concerns of the broadest range of NGOs/CSOs. They are conceived in the spirit of CoNGO’s commemorative motto\,  “Defining the Present\,  Shaping the Future\,  Making the Change Now”.\n This advance notice is to invite and encourage you to reserve the day of  Friday\, October 27  (1:30 pm – 6:30 pm EDT / 19.30-00.30 CEST) when the third Commemorative Event will be held\, leading into the Fifth Global Thematic Webinar.      The above theme of UN-NGO RELATIONS  will inspire the sessions. An outline structure of the commemorative event and the webinar will be issued shortly.\nThe Concept of the October 27 event is based upon the following: Cooperation with the United Nations System is built into the purposes and operations of immense numbers of NGOs/CSOs. The UN and NGOs struggle individually and collectively\, every day and every year\,  to meet the needs\, the suffering\, the aspirations of people and the planet in a time when global inequities are widening\, human rights are under renewed threat\, a climate emergency time bomb is ticking\, and millions affected by ongoing or new catastrophes are off the public screen. Debt crises and inequalities\, along with wars and conflicts\, have made many governments unable to provide adequate health\, education\, social protection and other human rights to their citizens. All these topics are the elements of ongoing UN-NGO interaction\,  both in conference halls and in rural and urban settings worldwide.\nBased on Article 71 of the UN Charter and successive ECOSOC Resolutions  (1996/31 being the most recent)  that provide the framework for UN consultative arrangements with NGOs\, innumerable texts\, statements\, and declarations  — by Heads of State and Government by UN Conferences\, by the UN Secretary-General and multiple other governmental and intergovernmental forums and dignitaries – have underlined  Resolution 1996/31’s acknowledgment of the breadth of NGOs’ expertise and the capacity of NGOs to support the work of the UN. It was the Heads of State and Government themselves who\, in the UN Millennium Summit (UN Document A/RES/55/2)\, ‘resolved…to give greater opportunities to…NGOs and civil society\, in general\, contribute to realizing the UN’s goals and programmes’. Moreover\, the Declaration of Heads of State and Government at the September 2023 Sustainable Development Goals Summit states\, “We commit to enhancing global\, regional\, national and local partnerships for sustainable development\, engaging all relevant stakeholders\, including civil society…recognizing the important contribution they can make towards achieving the 2030 Agenda\, and the localization of the SDGs.”\nIt is also well known that several UN bodies would have significant difficulties in implementing their mandates if they were not able to rely on day-to-day cooperation with a wide range of NGO/CSO partners and field operators. Examples include the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights\, the High Commissioner for Refugees\, UNICEF\, UN Women\,  and the World Food Program. A list of fruitful UN-NGO advocacy and working relations would include examples from the International Criminal Court\, the International Telecommunication Union\, UNDP and UNESCO\, and\, of course\, the Secretariats charged with advancing the implementation of multiple UN Conventions and Agreements.\nThe path of UN-NGO consultation and interaction has not been and could be smoother. For example: a) The UN is chronically underfunded\,  and the many NGO Liaison Offices are at the “back of the queue.”  b) Governments do not universally implement their own declarations and decisions\, and the examples in the sphere of UN-NGO contacts are legion. c) Many authoritarian governments find ‘excuses’ to inhibit\, even proscribe\, NGOs at the national level and in their relations with the UN.  d) Many human and environmental rights defenders have been targeted for persecution and physical attack\, as have their media and legal contacts.  e) NGO access to UN events and venues is subject to many constraints and interdictions\, overt and covert. f) “Multistakeholderism\,” which has gained much ground in UN circles\, is welcomed as it is also worrying\, especially in the context of unequal and unclear natures of roles\, relationships and partnerships around conferences and decision-making tables. There are many occasions when multistakeholderism’s extension to NGOs without accreditation within the United Nations System has contributed to undermining the Consultative Status. There are more\, and they will be amplified at the webinar.\nThe CoNGO Anniversary Commemoration and the Thematic Webinar will bring together UN Secretariat officials\,  NGO leaders and government representatives to explore these issues\, with a view to mapping and learning from good and bad practices so that people and the planet can take optimal advantage of the irreplaceable contributions that NGOs/CSOs can\, should and must make to a future world of social justice\, equity and sustainability. The timing of the Commemoration and Webinar – October 2023 – makes this a venue for advance inputs to the UN Summit of the Future (SOTF) scheduled for 2024.\nStand by for further specific information and be ready to offer your advice\, support\, and participation.  For 75 years\,  CoNGO has been the prime location for discussing and advancing overall UN-NGO relations. The partnerships established within and through CoNGO are the prime basis for future advances. For the World We Want and for the UN We Want\, the United Nations and NGOs NEED each other.\n\n  \nTHE CoNGO 75th Anniversary Commemoration  \nand the Fifth Global Thematic Webinar   \n  \n1:30 PM – 1:40 PM Musical Prelude | Begona Bilbao\, soprano \n1.- “Si mi chiamano Mimi..”. Aria from the Opera “La Boheme” by G. PUCCINI….4:20\n2.- “O mío babbino caro …” Aria from the Opera “Gianni Schicchi” by G. PUCCINI…. 2:09\n3.- “Vissi d’arte…” Aria from the Opera “Tosca”. by G. PUCCINI… 3:15 \n1:40 PM – 2:30 PM: SEGMENT 1 \n 75th Anniversary Commemoration \n“Defining the Present\, Shaping the Future\, making  the Change\, Now” \n\nGreetings from the 75th Anniversary Honorary Co-Chairs                                                                                                         a.  Ms. Gillian Sorensen (Former UN Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations | International Rescue Committee)\nb.  BGen. John T. Digilio\, Jr. (for BGen. Patrick Rea (OSMTH)\n\nIntroduction by CoNGO President Liberato Bautista (References to the totality of the 75th Anniversary Year; to the uniqueness of CoNGO in relating to the entire United Nations System; to CoNGO’s sharing of the values and goals set out in the UN Charter\, while remaining critical when those values are so often neglected or overturned by governments; the related need for prolonging meaningful multilateralism; the forward link to the 2024 UN Summit of the Future…\nStatements by High-Level UN officials (CoNGO and the UN over the last 75 years. How do – and should – UN-NGO relations look from the UN perspective?)\n\nH. E. Linda Thomas-Greenfield | US Ambassador to the United Nations (invited)\nDennis Francis | President of UN 78th General Assembly (tbc)\nTatiana Valovaya | Director-General of UN Office at Geneva\nGhada Fathi Waly | Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna and of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime\nAchim Steiner | Administrator\, UNDP (invited)\nVolker Turk | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (invited)\nNikhil Seth | ASG and Executive Director | UNITAR\nCynthia Samuel Olonjuwon | Director of the ILO Office for the United Nations\, New York (tbc)\nMaher Nasser | Director\, Outreach Division\, Department of Global Communications\n\n\n\n2:30 PM – 2:40 PM (Musical Interlude I)\nNew Asia Chamber Music Society presents\nRose Hsien & Jaram Kim\, violins\nAndy Lin\, viola / Nan-Cheng Chen\, cello\nW.A. Mozart: Divertimento in D Major\, K.136\nI and III movements\n \n2:45 PM – 4:15 PM: SEGMENT 2 \nFifth CoNGO Global Thematic Webinar \n“UN-NGO relations: enhancing multilateralism; protecting NGO access\, \ncivic space and democratic discourse.” \n4. The history of UN-NGO Relations: Overview by CoNGO First Vice President Cyril Ritchie (What has been the status and evolution of UN-NGO relationships over these 75 years: legal\, operational\, supportive\, adversarial—an outline of an extremely variegated picture) \n5. Presentation of specific successes and challenges experienced by NGOs\, notably through the range of CoNGO Substantive Committees. What (and who) needs to change: when and how?  \nNGO Speakers: Chairs of specific NGO Substantive Committees (Geneva\, New York\, and Vienna) and key civil society partners.\na. Ivy Koek | NGO Committee on Status of Women\, New York\nb. Margo LaZaro | NGO Committee on Sustainable Development\, New York\nc. Ann Lindsay | NGO Committee on Ageing\, Geneva\nd. Anita Thomas\, NGO Committee on Financing for Development\ne. Uwem Robert Otu | President\, Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC)\nf. Sylvie Jacqueline Ndongmo | President\, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)\n \nUN Speakers: NGO Liaison Officers in New York\, Geneva\, and Vienna. \na. Wook-jin Chang | UN DESA\nb. Hawa Diallo | UN DGC\nc. Amel Haffouz | UNCTAD\nd. Gitanjali Sah | ITU\n \n4:20 PM – 4:30 PM: Musical Interlude II \nNew Asia Chamber Music Society presents\nRose Hsien & Jaram Kim\, violins\nAndy Lin\, viola / Nan-Cheng Chen\, cello\nSamuel Barber: Adagio for Strings\n \n4:30 PM – 5:20 PM SEGMENT 3 \nLooking Ahead: Challenges and Possibilities—Another Look at Multilateralism and Multistakeholderism  in View of the Summit of the Future (2024) \n6. Multilateralism and Multistakeholderism \na. Harris Gleckman (Transnational Institute | Former UNCTAD Representative in New York)\nb. Azza Karam (UN Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism)\nc. Peter Prove (Churches Commission for International Affairs | World Council of Churches)\nd. Robert Zuber (Global Action to Prevent War and Armed Conflict) \n5:25 PM – 5:35 PM: Musical Interlude III \nNew Asia Chamber Music Society presents\nRose Hsien & Jaram Kim\, violins\nAndy Lin\, viola / Nan-Cheng Chen\, cello\nAntonín Dvořák: String Quartet No.12 in F Major “American Quartet”\nI & IV movements \n7. Closing Remarks by the CoNGO President \n5:45 PM – 5:55 PM Musical Postlude | Begona Bilbao\, soprano1.- “Casta Diva”\nAria from the Opera “Norma” by V. BELLINI……6:00\n2.- “Un bel di vedremo…”.\nAria from the Opera “Madame Butterfly” by G. PUCCINI…… 4:16 \n6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION \nJoin CoNGO in an early evening reception to celebrate 75 years at: \nIn-person venue: Horizon Condominium  |  44th Floor  |  415 E 37th St.\, Manhattan\, New York City \nFOR INQUIRIES: \nLiberato C. Bautista\, CoNGO President \npresident@ngocongo.org \n  \nCyril  Ritchie\, CoNGO First Vice President \nfirstvp@ngocongo.org URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/congo-75th-anniversary-commemoration-in-new-york-and-the-congo-fifth-global-thematic-webinar-un-ngo-relations-enhancing-multilateralism-protecting-ngo-access-civic-space-and-democratic-dis/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T183000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20231010T205722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T205722Z UID:10002349-1698413400-1698431400@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:CoNGO 75th Anniversary Commemoration in New York and the Fifth CoNGO Global Thematic Webinar on "UN-NGO Relations: Enhancing Multilateralism\, Protecting NGO Access\, Civic Space\, and Democratic Discourse" DESCRIPTION:Online Participation \nIn-Person Participation \nIn-person venue: Horizon Condominium  |  44th Floor  |  415 E 37th St.\, Manhattan\, New York City \n(close to the corner of First Avenue and 37th Street) \n  \nLANGUAGE INTERPRETATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH\, ARABIC\, FRENCH AND SPANISH \n  \nYOUTUBE LIVESTREAM \n  \n\nAs part of the commemoration of its 75th Anniversary\,  CoNGO is organizing four Commemorative Events (chronologically Vienna\, Bangkok\, New York\, and Geneva)  plus six Global Thematic Webinars to generate engagement\, cooperation and urgent action on global issues that form the daily concerns of the broadest range of NGOs/CSOs. They are conceived in the spirit of CoNGO’s commemorative motto\,  “Defining the Present\,  Shaping the Future\,  Making the Change Now”.\n This advance notice is to invite and encourage you to reserve the day of  Friday\, October 27  (1:30 pm – 6:30 pm EDT / 19.30-00.30 CEST) when the third Commemorative Event will be held\, leading into the Fifth Global Thematic Webinar.      The above theme of UN-NGO RELATIONS  will inspire the sessions. An outline structure of the commemorative event and the webinar will be issued shortly.\nThe Concept of the October 27 event is based upon the following: Cooperation with the United Nations System is built into the purposes and operations of immense numbers of NGOs/CSOs. The UN and NGOs struggle individually and collectively\, every day and every year\,  to meet the needs\, the suffering\, the aspirations of people and the planet in a time when global inequities are widening\, human rights are under renewed threat\, a climate emergency time bomb is ticking\, and millions affected by ongoing or new catastrophes are off the public screen. Debt crises and inequalities\, along with wars and conflicts\, have made many governments unable to provide adequate health\, education\, social protection and other human rights to their citizens. All these topics are the elements of ongoing UN-NGO interaction\,  both in conference halls and in rural and urban settings worldwide.\nBased on Article 71 of the UN Charter and successive ECOSOC Resolutions  (1996/31 being the most recent)  that provide the framework for UN consultative arrangements with NGOs\, innumerable texts\, statements\, and declarations  — by Heads of State and Government by UN Conferences\, by the UN Secretary-General and multiple other governmental and intergovernmental forums and dignitaries – have underlined  Resolution 1996/31’s acknowledgment of the breadth of NGOs’ expertise and the capacity of NGOs to support the work of the UN. It was the Heads of State and Government themselves who\, in the UN Millennium Summit (UN Document A/RES/55/2)\, ‘resolved…to give greater opportunities to…NGOs and civil society\, in general\, contribute to realizing the UN’s goals and programmes’. Moreover\, the Declaration of Heads of State and Government at the September 2023 Sustainable Development Goals Summit states\, “We commit to enhancing global\, regional\, national and local partnerships for sustainable development\, engaging all relevant stakeholders\, including civil society…recognizing the important contribution they can make towards achieving the 2030 Agenda\, and the localization of the SDGs.”\nIt is also well known that several UN bodies would have significant difficulties in implementing their mandates if they were not able to rely on day-to-day cooperation with a wide range of NGO/CSO partners and field operators. Examples include the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights\, the High Commissioner for Refugees\, UNICEF\, UN Women\,  and the World Food Program. A list of fruitful UN-NGO advocacy and working relations would include examples from the International Criminal Court\, the International Telecommunication Union\, UNDP and UNESCO\, and\, of course\, the Secretariats charged with advancing the implementation of multiple UN Conventions and Agreements.\nThe path of UN-NGO consultation and interaction has not been and could be smoother. For example: a) The UN is chronically underfunded\,  and the many NGO Liaison Offices are at the “back of the queue.”  b) Governments do not universally implement their own declarations and decisions\, and the examples in the sphere of UN-NGO contacts are legion. c) Many authoritarian governments find ‘excuses’ to inhibit\, even proscribe\, NGOs at the national level and in their relations with the UN.  d) Many human and environmental rights defenders have been targeted for persecution and physical attack\, as have their media and legal contacts.  e) NGO access to UN events and venues is subject to many constraints and interdictions\, overt and covert. f) “Multistakeholderism\,” which has gained much ground in UN circles\, is welcomed as it is also worrying\, especially in the context of unequal and unclear natures of roles\, relationships and partnerships around conferences and decision-making tables. There are many occasions when multistakeholderism’s extension to NGOs without accreditation within the United Nations System has contributed to undermining the Consultative Status. There are more\, and they will be amplified at the webinar.\nThe CoNGO Anniversary Commemoration and the Thematic Webinar will bring together UN Secretariat officials\,  NGO leaders and government representatives to explore these issues\, with a view to mapping and learning from good and bad practices so that people and the planet can take optimal advantage of the irreplaceable contributions that NGOs/CSOs can\, should and must make to a future world of social justice\, equity and sustainability. The timing of the Commemoration and Webinar – October 2023 – makes this a venue for advance inputs to the UN Summit of the Future (SOTF) scheduled for 2024.\nStand by for further specific information and be ready to offer your advice\, support\, and participation.  For 75 years\,  CoNGO has been the prime location for discussing and advancing overall UN-NGO relations. The partnerships established within and through CoNGO are the prime basis for future advances. For the World We Want and for the UN We Want\, the United Nations and NGOs NEED each other.\n\n  \nTHE CoNGO 75th Anniversary Commemoration  \nand the Fifth Global Thematic Webinar   \n  \n1:30 PM – 1:40 PM Musical Prelude | Begona Bilbao\, soprano \n1.- “Si mi chiamano Mimi..”. Aria from the Opera “La Boheme” by G. PUCCINI….4:20\n2.- “O mío babbino caro …” Aria from the Opera “Gianni Schicchi” by G. PUCCINI…. 2:09\n3.- “Vissi d’arte…” Aria from the Opera “Tosca”. by G. PUCCINI… 3:15 \n1:40 PM – 2:30 PM: SEGMENT 1 \n 75th Anniversary Commemoration \n“Defining the Present\, Shaping the Future\, making  the Change\, Now” \n\nGreetings from the 75th Anniversary Honorary Co-Chairs                                                                                                         a.  Ms. Gillian Sorensen (Former UN Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations | International Rescue Committee)\nb.  BGen. John T. Digilio\, Jr. (for BGen. Patrick Rea (OSMTH)\n\nIntroduction by CoNGO President Liberato Bautista (References to the totality of the 75th Anniversary Year; to the uniqueness of CoNGO in relating to the entire United Nations System; to CoNGO’s sharing of the values and goals set out in the UN Charter\, while remaining critical when those values are so often neglected or overturned by governments; the related need for prolonging meaningful multilateralism; the forward link to the 2024 UN Summit of the Future…\nStatements by High-Level UN officials (CoNGO and the UN over the last 75 years. How do – and should – UN-NGO relations look from the UN perspective?)\n\nH. E. Linda Thomas-Greenfield | US Ambassador to the United Nations (invited)\nDennis Francis | President of UN 78th General Assembly (tbc)\nTatiana Valovaya | Director-General of UN Office at Geneva\nGhada Fathi Waly | Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna and of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime\nAchim Steiner | Administrator\, UNDP (invited)\nVolker Turk | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (invited)\nNikhil Seth | ASG and Executive Director | UNITAR\nCynthia Samuel Olonjuwon | Director of the ILO Office for the United Nations\, New York (tbc)\nMaher Nasser | Director\, Outreach Division\, Department of Global Communications\n\n\n\n2:30 PM – 2:40 PM (Musical Interlude I)\nNew Asia Chamber Music Society presents\nRose Hsien & Jaram Kim\, violins\nAndy Lin\, viola / Nan-Cheng Chen\, cello\nW.A. Mozart: Divertimento in D Major\, K.136\nI and III movements\n \n2:45 PM – 4:15 PM: SEGMENT 2 \nFifth CoNGO Global Thematic Webinar \n“UN-NGO relations: enhancing multilateralism; protecting NGO access\, \ncivic space and democratic discourse.” \n4. The history of UN-NGO Relations: Overview by CoNGO First Vice President Cyril Ritchie (What has been the status and evolution of UN-NGO relationships over these 75 years: legal\, operational\, supportive\, adversarial—an outline of an extremely variegated picture) \n5. Presentation of specific successes and challenges experienced by NGOs\, notably through the range of CoNGO Substantive Committees. What (and who) needs to change: when and how?  \nNGO Speakers: Chairs of specific NGO Substantive Committees (Geneva\, New York\, and Vienna) and key civil society partners.\na. Ivy Koek | NGO Committee on Status of Women\, New York\nb. Margo LaZaro | NGO Committee on Sustainable Development\, New York\nc. Ann Lindsay | NGO Committee on Ageing\, Geneva\nd. Anita Thomas\, NGO Committee on Financing for Development\ne. Uwem Robert Otu | President\, Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC)\nf. Sylvie Jacqueline Ndongmo | President\, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)\n \nUN Speakers: NGO Liaison Officers in New York\, Geneva\, and Vienna. \na. Wook-jin Chang | UN DESA\nb. Hawa Diallo | UN DGC\nc. Amel Haffouz | UNCTAD\nd. Gitanjali Sah | ITU\n \n4:20 PM – 4:30 PM: Musical Interlude II \nNew Asia Chamber Music Society presents\nRose Hsien & Jaram Kim\, violins\nAndy Lin\, viola / Nan-Cheng Chen\, cello\nSamuel Barber: Adagio for Strings\n \n4:30 PM – 5:20 PM SEGMENT 3 \nLooking Ahead: Challenges and Possibilities—Another Look at Multilateralism and Multistakeholderism  in View of the Summit of the Future (2024) \n6. Multilateralism and Multistakeholderism \na. Harris Gleckman (Transnational Institute | Former UNCTAD Representative in New York)\nb. Azza Karam (UN Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism)\nc. Peter Prove (Churches Commission for International Affairs | World Council of Churches)\nd. Robert Zuber (Global Action to Prevent War and Armed Conflict) \n5:25 PM – 5:35 PM: Musical Interlude III \nNew Asia Chamber Music Society presents\nRose Hsien & Jaram Kim\, violins\nAndy Lin\, viola / Nan-Cheng Chen\, cello\nAntonín Dvořák: String Quartet No.12 in F Major “American Quartet”\nI & IV movements \n7. Closing Remarks by the CoNGO President \n5:45 PM – 5:55 PM Musical Postlude | Begona Bilbao\, soprano1.- “Casta Diva”\nAria from the Opera “Norma” by V. BELLINI……6:00\n2.- “Un bel di vedremo…”.\nAria from the Opera “Madame Butterfly” by G. PUCCINI…… 4:16 \n6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION \nJoin CoNGO in an early evening reception to celebrate 75 years at: \nIn-person venue: Horizon Condominium  |  44th Floor  |  415 E 37th St.\, Manhattan\, New York City \nFOR INQUIRIES: \nLiberato C. Bautista\, CoNGO President \npresident@ngocongo.org \n  \nCyril  Ritchie\, CoNGO First Vice President \nfirstvp@ngocongo.org URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/congo-75th-anniversary-commemoration-in-new-york-and-the-congo-fifth-global-thematic-webinar-un-ngo-relations-enhancing-multilateralism-protecting-ngo-access-civic-space-and-democratic-dis-2/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T143000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20231019T190458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T190508Z UID:10001943-1698238800-1698244200@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:FoRB Event at Bahá'í International Community's United Nations Office DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, \n\nWe extend our warmest greetings and hope you have had a productive fall season. It is with great pleasure that we invite you to a hybrid meeting of the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief on Wednesday\, October 25th\, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm EDT. We will be pleased to hear from Dr. Nazila Ghanea\, United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief\, who will discuss her forthcoming semiannual report and answer questions from members of the Committee. To attend this event either in person or virtually\, please register in advance at the link below. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting:\n\n\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ocOmrrzIqGNJCOwqeFksLpKOOu-Hd7utr\n\nWe are also pleased to share with you an invitation to Committee members from our friends at the Bahá’í International Community’s United Nations Office to participate in an event on the same day\, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EDT. For additional information and to register for this event\, please click the registration link on the attached flyer. Please indicate your intention to participate in one or both events by registering by Wednesday\, October 19th.\n\n\nShould you have any questions\, please do not hesitate to reach out. We hope you will be able to join us and look forward to seeing many of you at next week’s meetings.\n\nWarm regards\,\n\n\nJonathan K. Ammons\nPresident\n\n\n\n\nNGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief\nngoforbny@gmail.com\n917.288.7707 (mobile)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief and NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion and Belief (Geneva). URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/forb-at-bahai-international-communitys-united-nations-office/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T143000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20231019T190458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T190458Z UID:10002351-1698238800-1698244200@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:FoRB Event at Bahá'í International Community's United Nations Office DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, \n\nWe extend our warmest greetings and hope you have had a productive fall season. It is with great pleasure that we invite you to a hybrid meeting of the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief on Wednesday\, October 25th\, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm EDT. We will be pleased to hear from Dr. Nazila Ghanea\, United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief\, who will discuss her forthcoming semiannual report and answer questions from members of the Committee. To attend this event either in person or virtually\, please register in advance at the link below. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting:\n\n\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ocOmrrzIqGNJCOwqeFksLpKOOu-Hd7utr\n\nWe are also pleased to share with you an invitation to Committee members from our friends at the Bahá’í International Community’s United Nations Office to participate in an event on the same day\, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EDT. For additional information and to register for this event\, please click the registration link on the attached flyer. Please indicate your intention to participate in one or both events by registering by Wednesday\, October 19th.\n\n\nShould you have any questions\, please do not hesitate to reach out. We hope you will be able to join us and look forward to seeing many of you at next week’s meetings.\n\nWarm regards\,\n\n\nJonathan K. Ammons\nPresident\n\n\n\n\nNGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief\nngoforbny@gmail.com\n917.288.7707 (mobile)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief and NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion and Belief (Geneva). URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/forb-at-bahai-international-communitys-united-nations-office-2/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T120000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20231017T222445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T184736Z UID:10001941-1698229800-1698235200@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Hybrid meeting of the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, \n\nWe extend our warmest greetings and hope you have had a productive fall season. It is with great pleasure that we invite you to a hybrid meeting of the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief on Wednesday\, October 25th\, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm EDT. We will be pleased to hear from Dr. Nazila Ghanea\, United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief\, who will discuss her forthcoming semiannual report and answer questions from members of the Committee. To attend this event either in person or virtually\, please register in advance at the link below. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting:\n\n\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ocOmrrzIqGNJCOwqeFksLpKOOu-Hd7utr\n\nWe are also pleased to share with you an invitation to Committee members from our friends at the Bahá’í International Community’s United Nations Office to participate in an event on the same day\, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EDT. For additional information and to register for this event\, please click the registration link on the attached flyer. Please indicate your intention to participate in one or both events by registering by Wednesday\, October 19th.\n\n\nShould you have any questions\, please do not hesitate to reach out. We hope you will be able to join us and look forward to seeing many of you at next week’s meetings.\n\nWarm regards\,\n\n\nJonathan K. Ammons\nPresident\n\n\n\n\nNGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief\nngoforbny@gmail.com\n917.288.7707 (mobile)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief and NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion and Belief (Geneva). URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/hybrid-meeting-of-the-ngo-committee-on-freedom-of-religion-or-belief/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T120000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20231017T222445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T222445Z UID:10002350-1698229800-1698235200@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Hybrid meeting of the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, \n\nWe extend our warmest greetings and hope you have had a productive fall season. It is with great pleasure that we invite you to a hybrid meeting of the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief on Wednesday\, October 25th\, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm EDT. We will be pleased to hear from Dr. Nazila Ghanea\, United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief\, who will discuss her forthcoming semiannual report and answer questions from members of the Committee. To attend this event either in person or virtually\, please register in advance at the link below. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting:\n\n\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ocOmrrzIqGNJCOwqeFksLpKOOu-Hd7utr\n\nWe are also pleased to share with you an invitation to Committee members from our friends at the Bahá’í International Community’s United Nations Office to participate in an event on the same day\, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EDT. For additional information and to register for this event\, please click the registration link on the attached flyer. Please indicate your intention to participate in one or both events by registering by Wednesday\, October 19th.\n\n\nShould you have any questions\, please do not hesitate to reach out. We hope you will be able to join us and look forward to seeing many of you at next week’s meetings.\n\nWarm regards\,\n\n\nJonathan K. Ammons\nPresident\n\n\n\n\nNGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief\nngoforbny@gmail.com\n917.288.7707 (mobile)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief and NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion and Belief (Geneva). URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/hybrid-meeting-of-the-ngo-committee-on-freedom-of-religion-or-belief-2/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20231002T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20231002T170000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20230914T183453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T184224Z UID:10001919-1696255200-1696266000@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:(Vienna Event) Violence and Abuse Affecting Older Persons: Prevention and Intervention (Commemorative Event for 2023 International Day of Older Persons) DESCRIPTION:This is an in-person event. For those persons not able to attend in person\, \nan event a link will be sent to watch the recording of the presentations. \n___________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Ageing\, New York\, NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna\, and NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva. URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/violence-and-abuse-affecting-older-persons-prevention-and-intervention-commemorative-event-for-2023-international-day-of-older-persons/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Final_Program_UN-IDOP_2023-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20231002T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20231002T170000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20230914T183453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T183453Z UID:10002343-1696255200-1696266000@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:(Vienna Event) Violence and Abuse Affecting Older Persons: Prevention and Intervention (Commemorative Event for 2023 International Day of Older Persons) DESCRIPTION:This is an in-person event. For those persons not able to attend in person\, \nan event a link will be sent to watch the recording of the presentations. \n___________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Ageing\, New York\, NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna\, and NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva. URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/violence-and-abuse-affecting-older-persons-prevention-and-intervention-commemorative-event-for-2023-international-day-of-older-persons-2/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Final_Program_UN-IDOP_2023-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T130000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20230906T212216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T031307Z UID:10001914-1696240800-1696251600@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:(New York Event) Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations ( Commemorating the United Nations International Day of Older Persons 2023) DESCRIPTION:The celebration of the United Nations International Day of Older Persons is coming up on Monday\, October 2nd. For those of you who registered to attend in person\, we look forward to seeing you. If you will be following the event online Monday morning at 10am EDT\, here is the link to UN Web TV: \nUNIDOP on UN Web TV \n \nSeventy-five years ago\, this year\, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights\, a monumental document in the history of human rights. Written by representatives from around the world with different legal\, cultural\, and linguistic backgrounds\, it is the first document articulating the fundamental human rights that are meant to be universally protected. In recognition of this milestone\, and looking to a future that delivers on the promise to ensure that all persons\, including all older persons\, fully enjoy their human rights and fundamental freedoms\, the 33rd commemoration of the United Nations International Day of Older Persons will focus on the theme of  “Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations”. \n________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Ageing\, New York\, NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna\, and NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva. URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/united-nations-international-day-of-older-persons-2023/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T130000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20230906T212216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T212216Z UID:10002340-1696240800-1696251600@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:(New York Event) Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations ( Commemorating the United Nations International Day of Older Persons 2023) DESCRIPTION:The celebration of the United Nations International Day of Older Persons is coming up on Monday\, October 2nd. For those of you who registered to attend in person\, we look forward to seeing you. If you will be following the event online Monday morning at 10am EDT\, here is the link to UN Web TV: \nUNIDOP on UN Web TV \n \nSeventy-five years ago\, this year\, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights\, a monumental document in the history of human rights. Written by representatives from around the world with different legal\, cultural\, and linguistic backgrounds\, it is the first document articulating the fundamental human rights that are meant to be universally protected. In recognition of this milestone\, and looking to a future that delivers on the promise to ensure that all persons\, including all older persons\, fully enjoy their human rights and fundamental freedoms\, the 33rd commemoration of the United Nations International Day of Older Persons will focus on the theme of  “Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations”. \n________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Ageing\, New York\, NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna\, and NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva. URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/united-nations-international-day-of-older-persons-2023-2/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230915T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230915T150000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20230914T181721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T181903Z UID:10001918-1694786400-1694790000@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:A Life Free from Violence\, Abuse and Neglect in Older Age (A Human Rights Council Side Event) DESCRIPTION:Click HERE to join. URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/a-life-free-from-violence-abuse-and-neglect-in-older-age-a-human-rights-council-side-event/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Side-Event-Flyer-HRC54-13.Sept_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230915T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230915T150000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20230914T181721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T181721Z UID:10002342-1694786400-1694790000@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:A Life Free from Violence\, Abuse and Neglect in Older Age (A Human Rights Council Side Event) DESCRIPTION:Click HERE to join. URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/a-life-free-from-violence-abuse-and-neglect-in-older-age-a-human-rights-council-side-event-2/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Side-Event-Flyer-HRC54-13.Sept_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T143000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20230914T161314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T161741Z UID:10001916-1694782800-1694788200@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Fall Kick-Off meeting | NGO Committee on Ageing / New York DESCRIPTION:JOIN VIA ZOOM. \nREGISTER FOR UNIDOP 2023 HERE \n_____________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Ageing New York\,  NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna\, and NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva. URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/fall-kick-off-meeting-ngo-committee-on-ageing-new-york/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ngo-coa-91523-program-flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T143000 DTSTAMP:20260928T162337 CREATED:20230914T161314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T161314Z UID:10002341-1694782800-1694788200@ngocongo.org SUMMARY:Fall Kick-Off meeting | NGO Committee on Ageing / New York DESCRIPTION:JOIN VIA ZOOM. \nREGISTER FOR UNIDOP 2023 HERE \n_____________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Ageing New York\,  NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna\, and NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva. URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/fall-kick-off-meeting-ngo-committee-on-ageing-new-york-2/ CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ngo-coa-91523-program-flyer.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR