CoNGO

Global Days of Action
2025-06-27 - 2025-06-29
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Reimagining the Global Financial Architecture: Financing a Just Future for People and Planet in a Post-FFD4 World
2025-07-02 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Madrid) | ROOM 5 FIBES 2, SEVILLA, Spain
The NGO Committee on Financing for Development is a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental
Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)

Multi-Faith Advisory Council to the United Nations Inter-agency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (MFAC-IATF) Kofi Annan Faith Briefings 2025
2025-07-16 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
July 16th, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at CCUN (2nd Floor), the Multifaith-Advisory Council will be holding its signature Kofi Annan Briefing. More information can be found at the links below. In addition to Ryan Koch emceeing the event and offering opening remarks (in his capacity as one of the MFAC Co-Chairs), a light lunch will be provided.

Concept Note:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fg35vh1CREBEmB7lwOdjutiBKoGsSJMQ-i2Y0ljngBk/edit?usp=sharing

Event Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCqOOJfmmU0bWiWpNwuMlZnX0iqISGca8fb2YmDKp-ziOEkw/viewform?usp=header

Zoom Registration:
https://churchofjesuschrist.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TJsgcowOSjmAd0ZiyzZyHA

From FfD4 to Implementation: Advancing Inclusive and Evidence-Based Financing for the SDGs—NGO Committee on Financing for Development
2025-07-21 13:15 - 14:45 (America/New_York)
🗓️ Date: July 21
🕧 Time: 1:15-2:45 pm EST
📍 Location: In-person at Conference Room 10, Church Center for the UN, 777 UN Plaza, and virtually via Zoom
The attached flyer includes the concept note as well as the Zoom registration link (also included below) to join virtually.
Zoom registration: LINK Concept note: LINK
Register

The 19th International Human Rights Summit
2025-07-24 - 2025-07-26
July 24-26, Youth for Human Rights International will be hosting a three day Human Rights Summit. More information can be found at the links below. Anna Sineva will be moderating a panel on the second day (Friday the 25th).

Event info: https://humanrightssummit.com/
RSVP: https://humanrightssummit.com/tickets/

Rakshabandhan, The Divine Thread: Weaving Love and Hope into Oneness” - Brahma Kumaris
2025-08-07 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Dear Friends,

Greetings of peace and love.

You are warmly invited to celebrate “Rakshabandhan, The Divine Thread: Weaving Love and Hope into Oneness”. This subtle bond strengthens the spiritual connection that unites all beings with the Divine. Through love, compassion, and hope, this invisible thread weaves a soulful tapestry of inter-being.
Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 5:30 – 7:00pm
This sacred ceremony will take place at the Brahma Kumaris Office for the UN at 866 UN Plaza, Suite 436. Kindly let us know at your earliest convenience via return email at info@un.brahmakumaris.org whether you will be able to join us.
An evening of: Sharing by wisdom keepers | meditation | music & reflection | refreshments
Looking forward to spending this special time together.
Warm regards,
Your friends at BKUN
(Gayatri, Julia, Sabita)

ICCGC–CoNGO 2025 Global Society and Leadership for Life and Peace: Healing and Liberation in a Divided World and Wounded Earth
2025-08-15 - 2025-08-18
FLASH. ALERT. FLASH. ALERT.
This is the new Zoom access for those attending the conference online:
Zoom ID: 885 0345 7423
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88503457423

See Concept Note
See Program Agenda

Intersecting Inequities: Age, Gender and Structural Violence in Global Contexts
2025-08-19 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York)
The NGO Committee on Ageing calls your attention to the upcoming event:
Organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Center for Economic and Social Rights in Geneva.
Intersecting Inequities: Age, Gender, and Structural Violence in Global Contexts.

Tuesday, August 19
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
Online event. Please click here to register :

Details
Structural violence arises when social, economic, and political systems are organized in ways that prevent individuals from meeting basic needs or exercising their rights. Older persons, particularly older women, face structural violence in employment, healthcare, and financial systems, compounded by crises such as conflict and climate change. This webinar will explore the gendered dimensions of structural violence and highlight the data gap and invisibility of older women’s experiences. It will contribute to ongoing global efforts, including the drafting of legally binding instrument on the rights of older persons, by bringing forward expert insights and policy recommendations.
Please note that the meeting is in English and will be recorded.

Apply to Host a Featured Event as part of the Civil Society Forum at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha!
2025-08-21 - 2025-08-30
Apply to Host a Featured Event as part of the Civil Society Forum at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha!
Deadline to Apply: 30 August, 2025
Apply Here
Civil society organizations participating in the Second World Summit for Social Development are warmly invited to participate in the Civil Society Forum, which will take place during the Summit, at the same venue. The Civil Society Forum, organized by the NGO Committee for Social Development along with UN DESA and the State of Qatar, will serve as the principal space for organized collective civil society engagement with United Nations agencies, Member States, and others, in the Summit. The Forum serves to amplify voices from the grassroots and the most vulnerable; to create space for collaborative narrative-shaping, for exploring solutions and building partnerships; and for discussing accountability mechanisms for the follow-up of the Summit’s outcomes, all while complementing the objectives of the Summit. The Civil Society Forum is committed to inclusive and meaningful engagement across the widest array of stakeholders, and is dedicated to advancing the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and the social development agenda across the world.
The Civil Society Forum will include 10 Featured Events, one focused on each of the 10 Commitments of the Copenhagen Declaration. Organizations are invited to apply to host a featured event as part of their formal participation in the Forum. To apply, kindly submit the Application Form for Hosting a Featured Event by 30 August, 2025, using the Guidelines for Featured Events Applications, where you can find all the information necessary to apply. For more information, see here. Organizations will be notified of their selection on 10 September 2025.
Thank you very much for all your support and engagement.
Warm regards,
Second Social Summit 2025 Team

Briefing on Republic of Korea’s Presidency of the UN Security Council
2025-09-05 10:00 - 11:15 (America/New_York)
Briefing on Republic of Korea’s Presidency of the UN Security Council
A Civil Society Dialogue with H.E. Sangjin Kim,
Representative of the Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN

WHEN
Friday, September 5, 2025
10:00 – 11:15 AM ET

WHERE
In-person Meeting at UNHQ in New York, CR 11
Livestream available through UN Web TV
Register Here
We invite you to engage via X using #MeetUNSCPres

International Day of Older Persons - Highlighting the Role of the Brain for Healthy Ageing
2025-09-26
Register Here
Online Participation Password: [REDACTED]

United Nations International Day of Older Persons 2025 From Resolution to Convention: Uniting for the Rights of Older Persons
2025-09-26 13:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Paris)
IDOP 2025 takes place at a pivotal time, following the recent UN Human Rights Council resolution to begin drafting a new international convention on the rights of older persons. This year’s commemoration highlights the need for a legally binding instrument that reflects the lived realities of older persons worldwide. It calls on governments, UN agencies, civil society, and national institutions to engage meaningfully in this process, while reaffirming the status of older persons as rights-holders and active members of society. IDOP 2025 also promotes intergenerational dialogue and coordinated action at all levels to ensure ageing is recognized as a shared human experience-and a global priority.
Simultaneous interpretation into French will be available in the room only. Please note that no interpretation will be provided for online participants.
Concept note and Program
Register here to participate in person
Register here to participate online

35th United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP)25
2025-10-01 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
The NGO Committee on Ageing calls your attention to an upcoming event:
Commemoration of the 35th United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP)
“Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action:
Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being, Our Rights”
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
ECOSOC Chamber (tbc), United Nations Headquarters, New York
The 2025 United Nations International Day of Older Persons will serve as a platform for older persons to share their aspirations, advocate for their well-being, and call for the full enjoyment of their human rights.
This year’s commemoration, themed “Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being, Our Rights,” will take place in-person at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City ECOSOC Chamber (tbc), on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm EST.
Registration is now open and will close on Friday, September 12th,2025. Please click here to register:
In addition to being held in person, the event will be broadcast live on UN WebTV. Please register here and select the online option to receive the UNWebTV link before the event.
This year’s event will recognize and support the transformative role that older persons play in driving action at both local and global levels. Grounded in the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and recent demographic trends, the commemoration will spotlight older persons as experts, advocates, and change-makers in fields such as health equity, financial well-being, human rights, and community resilience. The programme will feature a keynote address and a moderated panel discussion that draws on lived experiences and regional insights to promote inclusive policy dialogue. Particular emphasis will be placed on advancing human rights, strengthening legal protections, eliminating age-based discrimination, and promoting inclusive, intergenerational, and age-friendly environments that ensure the dignity and full participation of older persons in society.
UNIDOP 25 – Registration Link
UNIDOP 25 Concept Note
UNIDOP 25 – Flyer
For more information, please visit:
https://social.desa.un.org/issues/ageing/events/2025-unidop

RESILIENCE, RESISTANCE, AND SOLIDARITY: Voices of Myanmar's Women and Minorities
2025-10-01 16:00 (America/New_York)
Concept_Note-BurmaDayofAction

Geneva Peace Week Session
2025-10-15
Dear all,
Just a kind reminder that tomorrow our Vice-Chair, Silvia Perel-Levin, will participate in the session “Peace Dialogue – Participation and Inclusivity in Peacebuilding: Linking Geneva and New York through Civil Society, Older Persons and Water Diplomacy,” as part of Geneva Peace Week 2025.
This event will explore the crucial contributions of civil society and older persons to inclusive and sustainable peacebuilding efforts, connecting discussions between Geneva and New York.
For full details, please visit the official programme page:
🔗 Geneva Peace Week – Peace Dialogue, Participation and Inclusivity in Peacebuilding
With best regards,
NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva)

SPIRIT OF THE UNITED NATIONS AWARDS
2025-10-23 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
RSVP

"Towards a Fashion Revolution: Voices from a Sustainable Approach"
2025-10-23 15:30 (Europe/Paris)
“Towards a Fashion Revolution: Voices from a Sustainable Approach”, jointly organized by CSW and CSD Vienna, is taking place on Thursday 23 October 2025 at 3:30pm CET.

In person attendance:
The meeting will take place at the VIC in room C-0234. If you need a badge for the UN (only valid for the date and time of the event) please let us know as soon as possible including the following information

First Name(s) (as shown in passport / ID)
Last Name(s) (as shown in passport / ID)
Date of birth
Type of ID (Passport / National ID card)
Country of issuance / nationality
Passport / ID number
Contact email address

Online attendance:
NGO CSD-CSW Vienna is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: NGO CSD-CSW Vienna’s Zoom Meeting
Time: Oct 23, 2025 03:00 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85706372530?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 857 0637 2530
Passcode: [REDACTED]

UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB
2025-10-24 14:30 (America/New_York)
Dear NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief,
I’m pleased to invite you to a meeting with the UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB on Oct. 24, 2:30 pm at the Baha’i International Center. Ms. Nazila Ghana will give an overview of her thematic report to the UN and will give the committee an opportunity for dialogue.
This will be a hybrid meeting. If you can attend in person, register here by Oct. 21. We must have your name listed (as it is on your ID) for you to access the building.
If you will be attending online a zoom link will be sent before the meeting. If you are getting this email, you will get the zoom link. If this was forwarded to you please register with your email.
I hope to see many of you in person for an important conversation on a value we all want to protect and propagate! Feel free to share this invitation.
In Solidarity,
Scott
PS. If you would like to renew your membership or pay your dues, or if you are not a member, please see this form: https://forms.gle/nqZPsqZV8TzXv8JP9
—
Scott L. Stearman
President
NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief
ngoforbny@gmail.com

World YMCA - 21st World Council
2026-07-19 - 2026-07-25
Toronto, 19-25 July 2026
Theme: “TRANSFORM”
Information: ymcainfo@ymca.int
