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SUMMARY:[Side Event] Human Rights for Older Persons - The NGO Committee on Ageing (New York)
DESCRIPTION:The case for a new convention on the human rights of older persons – the view from Geneva and its relevance to the work of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing \n  \nOrganizer UNDESA and INPEA \nFormat of the Event In-Person \nLocation Conference Room 8 \n  \nThis side-event will examine recent developments relating to the human rights of older persons at the Human Rights Council and explore their relevance to the work of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA). It will on focus on the 2022 report (A/HRC/49/70) of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OHRCHR) on the current international framework relating to the human rights of older persons and in particular on the findings and recommendations of the multistakeholder meeting organised by OHCHR in August 2022 to consider that report. Panel participants will be drawn from member States\, civil society organisations\, national human rights institutions and experts.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/side-event-human-rights-for-older-persons-the-ngo-committee-on-ageing-new-york/
LOCATION:UN Headquarters\, New York
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event,UN-NGO Collaboration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230403T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230403T143000
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SUMMARY:[Side Event] Human Rights for Older Persons - The NGO Committee on Ageing (New York)
DESCRIPTION:The case for a new convention on the human rights of older persons – the view from Geneva and its relevance to the work of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing \n  \nOrganizer UNDESA and INPEA \nFormat of the Event In-Person \nLocation Conference Room 8 \n  \nThis side-event will examine recent developments relating to the human rights of older persons at the Human Rights Council and explore their relevance to the work of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA). It will on focus on the 2022 report (A/HRC/49/70) of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OHRCHR) on the current international framework relating to the human rights of older persons and in particular on the findings and recommendations of the multistakeholder meeting organised by OHCHR in August 2022 to consider that report. Panel participants will be drawn from member States\, civil society organisations\, national human rights institutions and experts.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/side-event-human-rights-for-older-persons-the-ngo-committee-on-ageing-new-york-2/
LOCATION:UN Headquarters\, New York
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event,UN-NGO Collaboration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T113000
DTSTAMP:20261113T150901
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SUMMARY:[Side Event] The Right of Older Persons to Access Palliative Care - The NGO Committee on Ageing (New York)
DESCRIPTION:The right of older persons to access palliative care as a component of the right to health: perspectives from Albania\, Zambia\, the US and the Philippines. \nWed Apr 5; 10:00am – 11:15am \nOrganizer International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care \nFormat of the Event Zoom. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webina…
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/side-event-the-right-of-older-persons-to-access-palliative-care-the-ngo-committee-on-ageing-new-york/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T113000
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SUMMARY:[Side Event] The Right of Older Persons to Access Palliative Care - The NGO Committee on Ageing (New York)
DESCRIPTION:The right of older persons to access palliative care as a component of the right to health: perspectives from Albania\, Zambia\, the US and the Philippines. \nWed Apr 5; 10:00am – 11:15am \nOrganizer International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care \nFormat of the Event Zoom. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webina…
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/side-event-the-right-of-older-persons-to-access-palliative-care-the-ngo-committee-on-ageing-new-york-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T110000
DTSTAMP:20261113T150901
CREATED:20230407T232356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T233556Z
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SUMMARY:New Horizons in Translation and Interpreting Technology | Dialogue Forum
DESCRIPTION:**Call for Participation**\n\n\n\n\nThe NGO Committee on Language and Languages presents \nNew Horizons in\n \nTranslation and Interpreting Technology \n13 April 2023 \nWhile technology has long mediated the work of language professionals\, recent innovations as well as ‘the new normal’ of virtual meetings following COVID-19 have brought a range of issues and questions into the foreground.  In what ways do technological tools make the work of translators and interpreters easier?  What (new) burdens do technological innovations present for translators and interpreters?  How has the rapid rise in the use of videoconferencing affected multilingual accessibility and also the health and well-being of interpreters?  How might the future of artificial intelligence (AI) present opportunities for equitable communication among speakers of different languages?  At the same time\, what implications does AI have for the human elements of communication and the roles of interpreters and translators?  A panel of leaders\, practicing professionals\, and researchers will take up these and other topics.  Representatives of NGOs\, Secretariat and UN agency staff\, colleagues from Member States\, language professionals\, researchers\, and students are welcome to attend. \nEvent Details \nThe NGO Committee on Language and Languages (CoLL) is hosting the dialogue forum virtually on 13 April 2023. \n08:45-11:00 – New York\n14:45-17:00 – Geneva\n15:45-18:00 – Nairobi\n20:45-22:00 – Bangkok \nRegistration \nRepresentatives of NGOs\, Secretariat and UN agency staff\, colleagues from Member States\, scholars\, language professionals\, students and others with an interest in technology for translation and interpreting.  There is no fee\, but pre-registration is required.  Register here as soon as possible\, but no later than 12 April.\n \nProgramme \n8:45-9:00am Sign In \n9:00-9:05am Francis M. Hult – Welcome\, Chair\, NGO Committee on Language and Languages \n9:05-9:10am Linda Fitchett and Alison Rodriguez – Introduction \n9:10-9:25am Harilaos Ghinos \n9:25-9:40am Andrea Caniato \n9:40-9:55am Jost Zetzsche \n9:55-10:10am Muskaan Singh \n10:10-10:30am Panel Discussion \n10:30-11:00am Open Dialogue \n\nSee flyer HERE: CoLL Translation and Interpreting Technology April 2023 \n_________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, you can visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. CoNGO is a partner of the World Summit on Information Society process (WSIS Process)\, in which the agenda of Information Communication and Digital Technology\, including translation and interpreting technologies\, are discussed. The CoNGO President\, Liberato Bautista\, has been a High-Level Track Facilitator at WSIS Forum 2022 and WSIS Forum 2023. For specific information about the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, contact: Chair: Francis M. Hult | Universal Esperanto Association | UEA | fmhult@umbc.edu
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/new-horizons-in-translation-and-interpreting-technology-dialogue-forum/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T110000
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SUMMARY:New Horizons in Translation and Interpreting Technology | Dialogue Forum
DESCRIPTION:**Call for Participation**\n\n\n\n\nThe NGO Committee on Language and Languages presents \nNew Horizons in\n \nTranslation and Interpreting Technology \n13 April 2023 \nWhile technology has long mediated the work of language professionals\, recent innovations as well as ‘the new normal’ of virtual meetings following COVID-19 have brought a range of issues and questions into the foreground.  In what ways do technological tools make the work of translators and interpreters easier?  What (new) burdens do technological innovations present for translators and interpreters?  How has the rapid rise in the use of videoconferencing affected multilingual accessibility and also the health and well-being of interpreters?  How might the future of artificial intelligence (AI) present opportunities for equitable communication among speakers of different languages?  At the same time\, what implications does AI have for the human elements of communication and the roles of interpreters and translators?  A panel of leaders\, practicing professionals\, and researchers will take up these and other topics.  Representatives of NGOs\, Secretariat and UN agency staff\, colleagues from Member States\, language professionals\, researchers\, and students are welcome to attend. \nEvent Details \nThe NGO Committee on Language and Languages (CoLL) is hosting the dialogue forum virtually on 13 April 2023. \n08:45-11:00 – New York\n14:45-17:00 – Geneva\n15:45-18:00 – Nairobi\n20:45-22:00 – Bangkok \nRegistration \nRepresentatives of NGOs\, Secretariat and UN agency staff\, colleagues from Member States\, scholars\, language professionals\, students and others with an interest in technology for translation and interpreting.  There is no fee\, but pre-registration is required.  Register here as soon as possible\, but no later than 12 April.\n \nProgramme \n8:45-9:00am Sign In \n9:00-9:05am Francis M. Hult – Welcome\, Chair\, NGO Committee on Language and Languages \n9:05-9:10am Linda Fitchett and Alison Rodriguez – Introduction \n9:10-9:25am Harilaos Ghinos \n9:25-9:40am Andrea Caniato \n9:40-9:55am Jost Zetzsche \n9:55-10:10am Muskaan Singh \n10:10-10:30am Panel Discussion \n10:30-11:00am Open Dialogue \n\nSee flyer HERE: CoLL Translation and Interpreting Technology April 2023 \n_________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, you can visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. CoNGO is a partner of the World Summit on Information Society process (WSIS Process)\, in which the agenda of Information Communication and Digital Technology\, including translation and interpreting technologies\, are discussed. The CoNGO President\, Liberato Bautista\, has been a High-Level Track Facilitator at WSIS Forum 2022 and WSIS Forum 2023. For specific information about the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, contact: Chair: Francis M. Hult | Universal Esperanto Association | UEA | fmhult@umbc.edu
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/new-horizons-in-translation-and-interpreting-technology-dialogue-forum-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T180000
DTSTAMP:20261113T150901
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SUMMARY:Conversations on the role of NGOs\, Faith-Based Organizations\, and Universities at the United Nations
DESCRIPTION:                             Conversations on global citizenship education and the role of NGOs\,                               Faith-Based Organizations\, the academe and Universities at the United Nations\, including discussion on the “Vatican repudiation of the doctrine of discovery” and “global citizenship education” \nClick HERE for speaker bios\nClick HERE to view book cover\n____________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/congo-and-the-catholic-university-of-lille-conversations-on-the-role-of-ngos-faith-based-organizations-and-universities-at-the-united-nations/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event
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SUMMARY:Conversations on the role of NGOs\, Faith-Based Organizations\, and Universities at the United Nations
DESCRIPTION:                             Conversations on global citizenship education and the role of NGOs\,                               Faith-Based Organizations\, the academe and Universities at the United Nations\, including discussion on the “Vatican repudiation of the doctrine of discovery” and “global citizenship education” \nClick HERE for speaker bios\nClick HERE to view book cover\n____________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues\, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/congo-and-the-catholic-university-of-lille-conversations-on-the-role-of-ngos-faith-based-organizations-and-universities-at-the-united-nations-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T170000
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SUMMARY:First Global Commemorative Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of CoNGO
DESCRIPTION:First Global Commemorative Celebration of the \n75th Anniversary of CoNGO \n(Conference of Non-Governmental  Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations) \nAPRIL 28\, 2023 | 14:00 – 16:45 CET \nVenue: Vienna International Centre |  Conference Room 1 | Wagramer Str. 5\, 1220 Wien \n____________________________ \nTHERE ARE THREE WAYS TO ATTEND. REGISTER NOW. \nThose with a UN Vienna grounds pass: Register Here  \nThose with no UN Vienna grounds pass: Register Here \nZoom Link to the Live Stream Register Here  \nProgram Invitation \n____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\n\nTime\nAgenda item\nName\nTitle\n\n\n13.57\nMusic\nDidier Louis \nBagpiper\n\n\n14.00\nOpening Welcome\nMartina Gredler \nCoNGO Second Vice President\n\n\n14.02\nOpening Video Address\nH. E. Ghada Fathi Waly\nDirector-General\, United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)\n\n\n14.07\nVideo Message\nH. E. Peter Launsky- \nTieffenthal\nSecretary General\, Foreign Ministry of Austria\n\n\n14.13\nMessages\nPermanent Missions to the United Nations and Other International Organizations at Vienna\n\n\n\n14.15\nMessage\nShams Asadi \nHuman Rights Commissioner | Head\, Human Rights Office\, City of Vienna\n\n\n14.19\nMusic: Jacques Castérède (1926-2014) Flûtes en Vacances\nFlutists: Katarina Göbel\, Ágnes Tóth\, & Chiara Zoccola\n2. Satz Flûtes Joyeuses\n\n\n14.24\nPresidential Address \nLiberato C. Bautista\nCoNGO President\n\n\n14.34\nGreetings\nGillian Sorensen (Co-Chair of CoNGO 75th Anniversary Commemoration)\nFormer UN Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations\n\n\n14.37\nGreetings\nPatrick Rea (Co-Chair of CoNGO 75th Anniversary Commemoration)\nInternational Grand Master Emeritus\, OSMTH\n\n\n14.39\nIn Memoriam\nIlona Graenitz\, Marlene Parenzan\, and Maria Jonas\nFormer CoNGO Leaders in Vienna\n\n\n14.42\nMusic:  Jacques Castérède (1926-2014) Flûtes en Vacances\nFlutists: Katarina Göbel\, Ágnes Tóth\, & Chiara Zoccola\n1. Satz Flûtes Pastorales  \n\n\n14.47\nKeynote Introduction\nMartina Gredler \nCoNGO Second Vice President\n\n\n14.50\nKeynote 1: Re-Imagining and Re-Narrativizing Multilateralism: Why NGOs and Civil Society Truly Matter\nNikhil Seth\, UN Assistant Secretary-General\, Executive Director \nUN Institute for Training and Research\n\n\n15.05\nKeynote 2: Gender Justice and Multilateralism: Achievements and Unfinished Agendas\nHelga Konrad\nFormer Austrian Federal Minister of Women’s Affairs\n\n\n15.20\nKeynote 3: The Multilateral Human Rights Regime: Civil Society and NGOs in the Development and Promotion of Human Rights\nManfred Nowak\nSecretary General\, Global Campus of Human Rights in Venice\n\n\n15.35\nMusic  \nJacques Castérède (1926-2014) Flûtes en Vacances \nFlutists: Katarina Göbel\, Ágnes Tóth\, & Chiara Zoccola\n4. Satz Flûtes Légères \n\n\n15.40\nGreetings and Invitation to the Vin d’honneur\nOmar Al-Rawi\nMember of Vienna City Council and Provincial Parliament\n\n\n15.44\nClosing Remarks\nMartina Gredler \nCoNGO Second Vice President\n\n\n\nA Vin d’honneur follows the program at the Coffee Corner\, Building C opposite Conference Room 1\, thanks to the hospitality of the City of Vienna and Regina Wialla-Zimm (International Relations Officer\, Chief Executive Office for International Relations\, City of Vienna) \n_______________________________________________________ \nCoNGO: 75 Years and Beyond (1948-2023) \n“Defining the Present\, Shaping the Future\, Making the Change Now” \nIn its 75th year since its founding\, CoNGO (Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the\nUnited Nations) continues the legacy of advocacy for the voice and agency of civil society to be presenced at multilateral meetings at\nthe United Nations systemwide. Since its founding in 1948\, CoNGO has been a significant interface between NGOs\, now the broader\ncivil society\, and the United Nations System. CoNGO has consistently promoted\, defended\, and boosted civil society access—both physical and political—to deliberative and decision-making processes throughout the United Nations System. CoNGO has encouraged and facilitated competent NGO inputs across the whole spectrum of local to planetary issues that constitute the daily and yearly agenda of the United Nations. \nCoNGO has often spoken out in defense of the values that the UN and civil society share and has addressed governments with the plea—indeed the demand—that the financial underpinning of the UN is substantially reinforced to enable the Organization to adequately respond to the needs of the planet and its people. The 50+ entities\, agencies\, commissions\, institutes\, and other bodies comprising the United Nations System are coping with world\, regional\, and local aspirations and crises. Civil Society’s engagement with the United Nations is critical to the fulfillment of its mandate and its work\, and CoNGO is a persistent and informed advocate of that cause. The depth and breadth of CoNGO’s knowledge of the United Nations System and NGO access to the system are unique. \nCoNGO marks its 75th anniversary in 2023\, with a look back\, of course\, but substantially with an eye to the future. The anniversary theme is “Shaping the Present\, Shaping the Future\, Making the Change\, Now.” CoNGO will make the Anniversary a significant milestone on the road of cooperation and interaction between Civil Society—international\, national\, and grassroots—and the United Nations System. By motivating and galvanizing the entire CoNGO constituency and the United Nations System\, CoNGO will build bridges to the future of multilateralism\, cutting through the fogs of populism and short-termism. Together\, the United Nations and Civil Society can—and must—work to enable future generations to enjoy healthy lives and sustainable livelihoods in greater peace\, social justice\, democracy\, and the rule of law. \nThe CoNGO 75th Anniversary Committee and the CoNGO Board are undertaking ambitious but realistic goals—all forming part of the vision and direction that the presidency of Liberato Bautista has set to do. They constitute the backdrop to the following activities and events\, which will be organized during the 75th Anniversary year and followed through for consolidation in 2024 and 2025: A) Four Anniversary Commemorative celebrations at UN Centres in Vienna (April)\, Bangkok (May)\, New York (October)\, and Geneva (December). Where possible\, the events will include lectures and\, where appropriate\, cultural and hospitality events. B) Production of an anniversary book recounting the 75 years of CoNGO’s interactions among its members and with the UN System. The booklet will honor the giants of CoNGO’s past and present leaders and open a perspective into CoNGO’s future work. This shall include profiles of CoNGO presidents and vice presidents\, the NGO substantive committees\, and pages about CoNGO member organizations that may want to be featured. C) Six global thematic webinars will follow up on the themes that emerged from a CoNGO Civil Society Summit held in October 2021 with over 1\,000 participants in person and online. The six thematic clusters are: \n1. Social justice: Migration justice\, racial justice\, and health justice (March)\n2. Pursuing Global Justice: Agenda 2030\, sustainable development\, and humanitarian action (May)\n3. Gender Justice\, youth\, and intergenerational solidarity (June)\n4. Peace and threats to the security of people and the planet (August)\n5. UN-NGO relations: enhancing multilateralism\, protecting NGO access\, civil space and democratic discourse (October)\n6. Human dignity and human rights (December) \nTo achieve CoNGO’s purposes for the 75th Anniversary\, CoNGO has the structural benefit of a diverse and multidisciplinary membership of more than 600 organizations\, solid and committed global officers and board members\, 37 substantive NGO Committees\, 37 Substantive Committees worldwide\, and high-level 75th Anniversary Committee that provides advice and guidance. Through the involvement of international and national civil society organizations\, all of the activities of CoNGO’s forward-looking 75th Anniversary Year will contribute to the achievement of the UN Agenda 2030\, the advancement of the UN Secretary General’s “Our Common Agenda\,” and the success of the UN 2024 Summit of the Future\, including its follow up. \nSPONSORSHIP: This program and other events scheduled throughout 2023 in celebration of CoNGO’s 75th anniversary are made possible through the generous contribution of The Mulchand and Parpati Thadhani Foundation\, the STUF United Fund\, and individual donors. \n______________________ \nKeynote Speakers \nPlease be at the VIC gate no later than 13:30 to go through security and arrive in time for the opening of the event at 14:00. \nEvent Flyer
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/first-global-commemorative-celebration-of-the-75th-anniversary-of-congo/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,CSO event
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SUMMARY:First Global Commemorative Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of CoNGO
DESCRIPTION:First Global Commemorative Celebration of the \n75th Anniversary of CoNGO \n(Conference of Non-Governmental  Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations) \nAPRIL 28\, 2023 | 14:00 – 16:45 CET \nVenue: Vienna International Centre |  Conference Room 1 | Wagramer Str. 5\, 1220 Wien \n____________________________ \nTHERE ARE THREE WAYS TO ATTEND. REGISTER NOW. \nThose with a UN Vienna grounds pass: Register Here  \nThose with no UN Vienna grounds pass: Register Here \nZoom Link to the Live Stream Register Here  \nProgram Invitation \n____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\n\nTime\nAgenda item\nName\nTitle\n\n\n13.57\nMusic\nDidier Louis \nBagpiper\n\n\n14.00\nOpening Welcome\nMartina Gredler \nCoNGO Second Vice President\n\n\n14.02\nOpening Video Address\nH. E. Ghada Fathi Waly\nDirector-General\, United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)\n\n\n14.07\nVideo Message\nH. E. Peter Launsky- \nTieffenthal\nSecretary General\, Foreign Ministry of Austria\n\n\n14.13\nMessages\nPermanent Missions to the United Nations and Other International Organizations at Vienna\n\n\n\n14.15\nMessage\nShams Asadi \nHuman Rights Commissioner | Head\, Human Rights Office\, City of Vienna\n\n\n14.19\nMusic: Jacques Castérède (1926-2014) Flûtes en Vacances\nFlutists: Katarina Göbel\, Ágnes Tóth\, & Chiara Zoccola\n2. Satz Flûtes Joyeuses\n\n\n14.24\nPresidential Address \nLiberato C. Bautista\nCoNGO President\n\n\n14.34\nGreetings\nGillian Sorensen (Co-Chair of CoNGO 75th Anniversary Commemoration)\nFormer UN Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations\n\n\n14.37\nGreetings\nPatrick Rea (Co-Chair of CoNGO 75th Anniversary Commemoration)\nInternational Grand Master Emeritus\, OSMTH\n\n\n14.39\nIn Memoriam\nIlona Graenitz\, Marlene Parenzan\, and Maria Jonas\nFormer CoNGO Leaders in Vienna\n\n\n14.42\nMusic:  Jacques Castérède (1926-2014) Flûtes en Vacances\nFlutists: Katarina Göbel\, Ágnes Tóth\, & Chiara Zoccola\n1. Satz Flûtes Pastorales  \n\n\n14.47\nKeynote Introduction\nMartina Gredler \nCoNGO Second Vice President\n\n\n14.50\nKeynote 1: Re-Imagining and Re-Narrativizing Multilateralism: Why NGOs and Civil Society Truly Matter\nNikhil Seth\, UN Assistant Secretary-General\, Executive Director \nUN Institute for Training and Research\n\n\n15.05\nKeynote 2: Gender Justice and Multilateralism: Achievements and Unfinished Agendas\nHelga Konrad\nFormer Austrian Federal Minister of Women’s Affairs\n\n\n15.20\nKeynote 3: The Multilateral Human Rights Regime: Civil Society and NGOs in the Development and Promotion of Human Rights\nManfred Nowak\nSecretary General\, Global Campus of Human Rights in Venice\n\n\n15.35\nMusic  \nJacques Castérède (1926-2014) Flûtes en Vacances \nFlutists: Katarina Göbel\, Ágnes Tóth\, & Chiara Zoccola\n4. Satz Flûtes Légères \n\n\n15.40\nGreetings and Invitation to the Vin d’honneur\nOmar Al-Rawi\nMember of Vienna City Council and Provincial Parliament\n\n\n15.44\nClosing Remarks\nMartina Gredler \nCoNGO Second Vice President\n\n\n\nA Vin d’honneur follows the program at the Coffee Corner\, Building C opposite Conference Room 1\, thanks to the hospitality of the City of Vienna and Regina Wialla-Zimm (International Relations Officer\, Chief Executive Office for International Relations\, City of Vienna) \n_______________________________________________________ \nCoNGO: 75 Years and Beyond (1948-2023) \n“Defining the Present\, Shaping the Future\, Making the Change Now” \nIn its 75th year since its founding\, CoNGO (Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the\nUnited Nations) continues the legacy of advocacy for the voice and agency of civil society to be presenced at multilateral meetings at\nthe United Nations systemwide. Since its founding in 1948\, CoNGO has been a significant interface between NGOs\, now the broader\ncivil society\, and the United Nations System. CoNGO has consistently promoted\, defended\, and boosted civil society access—both physical and political—to deliberative and decision-making processes throughout the United Nations System. CoNGO has encouraged and facilitated competent NGO inputs across the whole spectrum of local to planetary issues that constitute the daily and yearly agenda of the United Nations. \nCoNGO has often spoken out in defense of the values that the UN and civil society share and has addressed governments with the plea—indeed the demand—that the financial underpinning of the UN is substantially reinforced to enable the Organization to adequately respond to the needs of the planet and its people. The 50+ entities\, agencies\, commissions\, institutes\, and other bodies comprising the United Nations System are coping with world\, regional\, and local aspirations and crises. Civil Society’s engagement with the United Nations is critical to the fulfillment of its mandate and its work\, and CoNGO is a persistent and informed advocate of that cause. The depth and breadth of CoNGO’s knowledge of the United Nations System and NGO access to the system are unique. \nCoNGO marks its 75th anniversary in 2023\, with a look back\, of course\, but substantially with an eye to the future. The anniversary theme is “Shaping the Present\, Shaping the Future\, Making the Change\, Now.” CoNGO will make the Anniversary a significant milestone on the road of cooperation and interaction between Civil Society—international\, national\, and grassroots—and the United Nations System. By motivating and galvanizing the entire CoNGO constituency and the United Nations System\, CoNGO will build bridges to the future of multilateralism\, cutting through the fogs of populism and short-termism. Together\, the United Nations and Civil Society can—and must—work to enable future generations to enjoy healthy lives and sustainable livelihoods in greater peace\, social justice\, democracy\, and the rule of law. \nThe CoNGO 75th Anniversary Committee and the CoNGO Board are undertaking ambitious but realistic goals—all forming part of the vision and direction that the presidency of Liberato Bautista has set to do. They constitute the backdrop to the following activities and events\, which will be organized during the 75th Anniversary year and followed through for consolidation in 2024 and 2025: A) Four Anniversary Commemorative celebrations at UN Centres in Vienna (April)\, Bangkok (May)\, New York (October)\, and Geneva (December). Where possible\, the events will include lectures and\, where appropriate\, cultural and hospitality events. B) Production of an anniversary book recounting the 75 years of CoNGO’s interactions among its members and with the UN System. The booklet will honor the giants of CoNGO’s past and present leaders and open a perspective into CoNGO’s future work. This shall include profiles of CoNGO presidents and vice presidents\, the NGO substantive committees\, and pages about CoNGO member organizations that may want to be featured. C) Six global thematic webinars will follow up on the themes that emerged from a CoNGO Civil Society Summit held in October 2021 with over 1\,000 participants in person and online. The six thematic clusters are: \n1. Social justice: Migration justice\, racial justice\, and health justice (March)\n2. Pursuing Global Justice: Agenda 2030\, sustainable development\, and humanitarian action (May)\n3. Gender Justice\, youth\, and intergenerational solidarity (June)\n4. Peace and threats to the security of people and the planet (August)\n5. UN-NGO relations: enhancing multilateralism\, protecting NGO access\, civil space and democratic discourse (October)\n6. Human dignity and human rights (December) \nTo achieve CoNGO’s purposes for the 75th Anniversary\, CoNGO has the structural benefit of a diverse and multidisciplinary membership of more than 600 organizations\, solid and committed global officers and board members\, 37 substantive NGO Committees\, 37 Substantive Committees worldwide\, and high-level 75th Anniversary Committee that provides advice and guidance. Through the involvement of international and national civil society organizations\, all of the activities of CoNGO’s forward-looking 75th Anniversary Year will contribute to the achievement of the UN Agenda 2030\, the advancement of the UN Secretary General’s “Our Common Agenda\,” and the success of the UN 2024 Summit of the Future\, including its follow up. \nSPONSORSHIP: This program and other events scheduled throughout 2023 in celebration of CoNGO’s 75th anniversary are made possible through the generous contribution of The Mulchand and Parpati Thadhani Foundation\, the STUF United Fund\, and individual donors. \n______________________ \nKeynote Speakers \nPlease be at the VIC gate no later than 13:30 to go through security and arrive in time for the opening of the event at 14:00. \nEvent Flyer
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