This events calendar is an announcement service by CoNGO to its member organizations, its NGO substantive committees, the wider civil society community, and the UN System. All events included here, including their accuracy, are the sole responsibility of their organizers. Unless explicitly indicated, inclusion of an event in this calendar does not constitute CoNGO endorsement of the event. If you have an event or meeting you want to be considered for announcement here, please email us at infonews@ngocongo.org.
Don’t Steal My Childhood: Child Labor and Children in Migration
Don't Steal My Childhood! Child Labor and Children in Migration Despite significant progress in reducing child labor in the past two decades, most recent data show that global progress has stalled since 2016. Forced child labor deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity. It is harmful to their physical and mental health
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MSMEs in the Informal Sector: Formalization Ensure Sustainable Finance and Decent Jobs?
worldwide/virtualAbout 2 billion workers, or over 60 percent of the world’s adult labor force, operate in the informal sector --at least part-time, according to the ILO. The COVID-19 pandemic hit informal workers particularly hard, especially women. Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME), both formal and informal, make up over 90% of all firms around the globe
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One Earth, One Chance: UN COP15
worldwide/virtualThis conversation will look at the UN COP 15 experience and the diverse strategies for the urgent changes we need going into and coming out of that pivotal event. Grassroots pressure is crucial, as is policy change from within the multilateral spaces. The involvement of faith communities can be a game changer. The pressure must come
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Global Negotiations in a Fractured World
worldwide/virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Financing for Development is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/Vienna, please visit ngocsdvienna.org. For
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Commemorative Event: World Day of Social Justice
The Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the UN and the International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), are pleased to convene the commemorative meeting of the 2023
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International Mother Language Day 2023: Multilingual education, a necessity to transform education
International Mother Language Day 2023: Multilingual education, a necessity to transform education International Mother Language Day 21 February 2023 - 9:30 am - 21 February 2023 - 5:30 pm Location: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France Rooms : Room X Type : Cat VIII - Symposia Arrangement type : In-Person Language(s) : French, Spanish, English On International Mother Language
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International Mother Language Day–UN Headquarters Event
Six-year-old students in a special language class common to all schools in high mountain areas of Viet Nam with a large ethnic minority population. In this class, students study both languages - their mother tongue and Vietnamese. PHOTO:UNICEF/Hoang Le Vu International Mother Language Day Event at UN Headquarters Tuesday, 21 February 2023, from 3 to
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Sons and Daughters of Working Mothers: Successes and Challenges
“Sons and Daughters of Working Mothers: Successes and Challenges” February 23 | 1:15-2:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) The NGO Committee on the Family invites you to join us at our event “Sons and Daughters of Working Mothers: Successes and Challenges.” We will hear from Kathleen L. McGinn, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard
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Save the Date: NGO CSW67 CONSULTATION DAY
NGO CSW67 CONSULTATION DAY Join us virtually this Sunday, 5 March at 10am EST to kick off the NGO CSW67 Forum! We'll be hosting an engaging program to prepare attendees for the NGO CSW67 Forum. We'll hear from speakers and experts from the UN, governments, and civil society, as well as feminist entertainment throughout the
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Town Hall Meeting with the President of the 77th session of the General Assembly
Town Hall Meeting with the President of the 77th session of the General Assembly 27 February 2023, 16:15-17:15, Room XVIII (CoNGO calls on NGOs based and within the vicinity of Geneva to participate in this town hall meeting. For its part, CoNGO is pleased that three civil society speakers have been selected to give the
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