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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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Briefing on the EDVAW Platform: The Platform of International and REgional Mechanisms on Discrimination and Violence Against Womenj
Date: Tuesday, 28 February 2023 Time: 9am -12pm EST Find your timezone here. This briefing aims at raising awareness of the EDVAW Platform which is made up of the following expert mechanisms: UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women and girls (WGDAW) UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women (SRVAW) UN Committee on the Elimination of
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Global Rally Summit 2023 (The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People)
VirtualDear GAROP members, SAVE THE DATE - Global Rally Summit On Wednesday 1st March at 09:00-10:15 EST, we will be holding the virtual Summit of the Global Rally 2023. We have some inspiring older campaigners from around the world ready to share their views and experiences and we hope to have contributions from Ambassadors based in New York
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First Global Thematic Webinar: Social Justice–Racial Justice, Migration Justice, and Health Justice (A CoNGO 75th Anniversary Event)
SPONSORS ________________________________ GLOBAL THEMATIC WEBINAR on SOCIAL JUSTICE: MIGRATION JUSTICE, RACIAL JUSTICE & HEALTH JUSTICE (A CoNGO 75TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT) Thursday | March 2, 2023 | | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST, 15h30 to 18h CET Time Zone Calculator REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/register_socialjustice_webinar ________________________________ The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United
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Interactive Dialogue | Integration of a Life-course Approach to Immunization within NITAGs
Dear All, National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) are responsible for guiding country-level immunization programs and policies beyond childhood to strengthen the healthy ageing of older adult populations. Since the launch of NITAGs there appears to be a general paucity of accurate information on their governance, management, and impact. In response to this gap, the International Federation
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‘Research on Violence Against Older Women Through a Feminist Lens’
INPEA VIRTUAL CSW67 PARALLEL EVENT ‘Research on Violence Against Older Women Through a Feminist Lens’ DURING the CSW67 FORUM Date: Thursday 9 March 2023 Time: 9:00 AM -10:30 AM EST A ‘Virtual Program’ CSW67 Priority Theme: Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all
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Successes in Family Frameworks and Technology for the Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls
Register here: bit.ly/FamilyCommitteeCS _________ CoNGO Notes: For information about collaborative work of NGOs on the issues above and related matters, visit the substantive committees related to CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Status of Women/New York, NGO Committee on Status of Women Vienna, and the NGO Committee on Status of Women Geneva.