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SUMMARY:Virtual Program Meeting ( with Claudia Mahler - the Independent Expert on Ageing ) : 4 May 2022
DESCRIPTION:  \nCLICK HERE TO JOIN THE PROGRAM HERE (ZOOM LINK) \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\, NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna\, and NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/virtual-program-meeting-with-claudia-mahler-the-independent-expert-on-ageing-4-may-2022/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Program Meeting ( with Claudia Mahler - the Independent Expert on Ageing ) : 4 May 2022
DESCRIPTION:  \nCLICK HERE TO JOIN THE PROGRAM HERE (ZOOM LINK) \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\, NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna\, and NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/virtual-program-meeting-with-claudia-mahler-the-independent-expert-on-ageing-4-may-2022-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Recommended Events
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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/
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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-2/
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: NGO CSW/NY April Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:NGO CSW/NY April Monthly Meeting  \nCSW67 Outcomes: A Call to Action for Gender Equality in Tech & Digital Innovation \nJoin us for our April Monthly Meeting where we will debrief on the outcomes of the CSW67 including the Agreed Conclusions and negotiations process\, youth engagement\, and the Generation Equality campaign. \nWe’re also excited to offer a 15-minute trauma-informed yoga practice hosted by Exhale to Inhale at 12:45pm (15 minutes before the start of the meeting). Join the Zoom link at 12:45pm to participate. This practice will be perfect for people of all ages and experience! \nDate: Thursday\, 20 April 2023 \nTime: 1 – 3pm EDT (Join at 12:45pm to participate in the yoga practice) \nFind your timezone here. \nRegister 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 Status of Women/New York.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/save-the-date-ngo-csw-ny-april-monthly-meeting/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: NGO CSW/NY April Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:NGO CSW/NY April Monthly Meeting  \nCSW67 Outcomes: A Call to Action for Gender Equality in Tech & Digital Innovation \nJoin us for our April Monthly Meeting where we will debrief on the outcomes of the CSW67 including the Agreed Conclusions and negotiations process\, youth engagement\, and the Generation Equality campaign. \nWe’re also excited to offer a 15-minute trauma-informed yoga practice hosted by Exhale to Inhale at 12:45pm (15 minutes before the start of the meeting). Join the Zoom link at 12:45pm to participate. This practice will be perfect for people of all ages and experience! \nDate: Thursday\, 20 April 2023 \nTime: 1 – 3pm EDT (Join at 12:45pm to participate in the yoga practice) \nFind your timezone here. \nRegister 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 Status of Women/New York.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/save-the-date-ngo-csw-ny-april-monthly-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T180000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
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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/
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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:20230413T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T110000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230407T232356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T233556Z
UID:10001878-1681375500-1681383600@ngocongo.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T110000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230407T232356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T232356Z
UID:10002325-1681375500-1681383600@ngocongo.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T143000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230407T233859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T233919Z
UID:10001875-1680699600-1680705000@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:[Side Event] Assuring Human Rights for Older Persons in Long Term Care Facilities - The NGO Committee on Ageing (New York)
DESCRIPTION:Assuring Human Rights for Older Persons in Long Term Care Facilities: Implementing Lessons Learned \nWed Apr 5; 1:15pm – 2:30pm \n  \nOrganizer Gray Panthers \nFormat of the Event Virtual \nLocation Online \n  \nEverywhere\, COVID exposed inequities and unleashed a torrent of disease and death\, especially among older persons. Nowhere more than in the long term care sector\, where the under-appreciation of the human rights of older persons becomes increasingly evident. This applies both to developed and developing countries. With a deeper understanding\, we have the opportunity to implement lessons learned to properly incorporate respect for the human rights of older persons into the evolution of long term care systems – both residential and family care giving. \nThis discussion examines problems\, cautionary tales\, and solutions while re-imagining long term care with human rights as a guiding force. \nGuiding Questions \n\nWhat are human rights of older persons in long term care facilities?\nWhy were catastrophes from COVID created in long term care facilities? What happened in your country with respect to COVID and older persons receiving long term care?\nHow are the voices of older persons included when nations develop or refine their residential long term care facilities? We presume they are not included.\nWhat lessons must be learned for developed and developing nations with regard to residential long term care? How are the human rights of older persons acknowledged and protected?\nGive specific examples of good practice and bad practice to assure human rights for older persons in residential long term care facilities.\nWhat is your “call to action” to protect human rights for older persons in long term care facilities? What needs to be accomplished? How do we assure that the precious lives lost were not lost in vain?\n\n­­­­­­­­­­Virtual Platform Link:\nRegister here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkd-yhrD8oGNw28SIWGJ3zpo9EF3X2evod \nFlyer of the event \nFor more information\, please visit this website. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/side-event-assuring-human-rights-for-older-persons-in-long-term-care-facilities-the-ngo-committee-on-ageing-new-york/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T143000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230407T233859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T233859Z
UID:10002329-1680699600-1680705000@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:[Side Event] Assuring Human Rights for Older Persons in Long Term Care Facilities - The NGO Committee on Ageing (New York)
DESCRIPTION:Assuring Human Rights for Older Persons in Long Term Care Facilities: Implementing Lessons Learned \nWed Apr 5; 1:15pm – 2:30pm \n  \nOrganizer Gray Panthers \nFormat of the Event Virtual \nLocation Online \n  \nEverywhere\, COVID exposed inequities and unleashed a torrent of disease and death\, especially among older persons. Nowhere more than in the long term care sector\, where the under-appreciation of the human rights of older persons becomes increasingly evident. This applies both to developed and developing countries. With a deeper understanding\, we have the opportunity to implement lessons learned to properly incorporate respect for the human rights of older persons into the evolution of long term care systems – both residential and family care giving. \nThis discussion examines problems\, cautionary tales\, and solutions while re-imagining long term care with human rights as a guiding force. \nGuiding Questions \n\nWhat are human rights of older persons in long term care facilities?\nWhy were catastrophes from COVID created in long term care facilities? What happened in your country with respect to COVID and older persons receiving long term care?\nHow are the voices of older persons included when nations develop or refine their residential long term care facilities? We presume they are not included.\nWhat lessons must be learned for developed and developing nations with regard to residential long term care? How are the human rights of older persons acknowledged and protected?\nGive specific examples of good practice and bad practice to assure human rights for older persons in residential long term care facilities.\nWhat is your “call to action” to protect human rights for older persons in long term care facilities? What needs to be accomplished? How do we assure that the precious lives lost were not lost in vain?\n\n­­­­­­­­­­Virtual Platform Link:\nRegister here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkd-yhrD8oGNw28SIWGJ3zpo9EF3X2evod \nFlyer of the event \nFor more information\, please visit this website. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/side-event-assuring-human-rights-for-older-persons-in-long-term-care-facilities-the-ngo-committee-on-ageing-new-york-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T113000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230407T234011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T234011Z
UID:10001874-1680688800-1680694200@ngocongo.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T113000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230407T234011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T234011Z
UID:10002328-1680688800-1680694200@ngocongo.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230404T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230404T143000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230407T234049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T234115Z
UID:10001873-1680613200-1680618600@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:[Side Event] Health Care Discussion - The NGO Committee on Ageing (New York)
DESCRIPTION:Health care for all or just for some? A discussion on the right to health \nTue Apr 4; 1:15pm – 2:30pm \n  \nOrganizer UNDESA and International Longevity Centre Canada \nFormat of the Event In-Person \nLocation Conference Room 8
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/side-event-health-care-discussion-the-ngo-committee-on-ageing-new-york/
LOCATION:UN Headquarters\, New York
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,UN-NGO Collaboration
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230404T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230404T143000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230407T234049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T234049Z
UID:10002327-1680613200-1680618600@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:[Side Event] Health Care Discussion - The NGO Committee on Ageing (New York)
DESCRIPTION:Health care for all or just for some? A discussion on the right to health \nTue Apr 4; 1:15pm – 2:30pm \n  \nOrganizer UNDESA and International Longevity Centre Canada \nFormat of the Event In-Person \nLocation Conference Room 8
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/side-event-health-care-discussion-the-ngo-committee-on-ageing-new-york-2/
LOCATION:UN Headquarters\, New York
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events,UN-NGO Collaboration
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230403T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230403T143000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230407T234208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T234208Z
UID:10001871-1680526800-1680532200@ngocongo.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230403T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230403T143000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230407T234208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T234208Z
UID:10002326-1680526800-1680532200@ngocongo.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T150000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230328T214503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T214533Z
UID:10001866-1680010200-1680015600@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:NGO Committee on Ageing Meeting (Geneva)
DESCRIPTION:The NGO Committee on Ageing will hold a virtual zoom meeting on March 28\, 2023 from 13:30 to 15:00 (CET). \n___________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about collaborative work of NGOs on the issues related to the above event\, and related matters\, visit the substantive committees related to CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Ageing New York\, the NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna and the NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/ngo-committee-on-ageing-meeting-geneva/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T150000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230328T214503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T214503Z
UID:10002322-1680010200-1680015600@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:NGO Committee on Ageing Meeting (Geneva)
DESCRIPTION:The NGO Committee on Ageing will hold a virtual zoom meeting on March 28\, 2023 from 13:30 to 15:00 (CET). \n___________ \nCoNGO Notes: For information about collaborative work of NGOs on the issues related to the above event\, and related matters\, visit the substantive committees related to CoNGO. Visit here for specific information about the NGO Committee on Ageing New York\, the NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna and the NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/ngo-committee-on-ageing-meeting-geneva-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T163000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230310T200905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T200905Z
UID:10001850-1678978800-1678984200@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Successes in Family Frameworks and Technology for the Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls
DESCRIPTION:Register here: bit.ly/FamilyCommitteeCS \n  \n_________ \nCoNGO 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.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/successes-in-family-frameworks-and-technology-for-the-empowerment-of-rural-women-and-girls/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T163000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230310T200905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T200905Z
UID:10002319-1678978800-1678984200@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Successes in Family Frameworks and Technology for the Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls
DESCRIPTION:Register here: bit.ly/FamilyCommitteeCS \n  \n_________ \nCoNGO 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.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/successes-in-family-frameworks-and-technology-for-the-empowerment-of-rural-women-and-girls-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T090000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230310T201056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T201056Z
UID:10001852-1678352400-1678352400@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:‘Research on Violence Against Older Women Through a Feminist Lens’
DESCRIPTION:INPEA VIRTUAL CSW67 PARALLEL EVENT \n‘Research on Violence Against Older Women Through a Feminist Lens’ \n \nDURING the CSW67 FORUM \nDate: Thursday 9 March 2023 \nTime: 9:00 AM -10:30 AM EST \nA ‘Virtual Program’ \nCSW67 Priority Theme: Innovation and technological change\, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. \nPlease Click here to Register in advance for this meeting.  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nDescription: Panel presentation of current research on violence against older women (VAOW) from an international perspective. Virtual networks of feminist researchers on violence against older women emerged in response to technological innovation and change that enable rapid sharing of data  and findings among VAOW scholars. This has advanced the field in different directions and stimulated emergent interventions that stress human rights and gender empowerment over more ageist strategies of protection and confinement. Research to be presented includes prevalence\, qualitative\, and quantitative studies. Findings demonstrate both the scope of gender-based violence against older women  and their resilience in all societies.  \nWelcome: Susan B. Somers\, JD\, INPEA  \nModerator:  \nLisa Nerenberg\, MSW\, MPH\, Ex. Dir.\, California Elder Justice Coalition\, USA  \nPanelists: \nJudith Smith\, PhD.\, Associate Professor Emerita\, Fordham University\, USA  – Qualitative \nLucie Vidovićová\, PhD.\, Assistant Professor\, Masaryk University\, Czech Republic – Quantitative/Prevalence \nLiliana Giraldo-Rodriguez\, PhD.\, Researcher\, National Institute of Geriatrics\, Mexico – Life Course Perspective \nRahma Mahamid\, PhD.\, Minerva Ctr. on Intersectionality in Aging\, Haifa University\, Israel – Life Course Perspective \nQ & A  \nClosing: Synthesis: Patricia Brownell\, PhD.\,  Associate Professor Emerita\, Fordham University\, USA  \n  \nPlatform: INPEA Zoom platform  \nTechnical support: Erica Udow\, MSW Candidate\, INPEA UN NGO Intern\, Fordham University \n  \n_________ \nCoNGO 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.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/research-on-violence-against-older-women-through-a-feminist-lens/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T090000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230310T201056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T201056Z
UID:10002320-1678352400-1678352400@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:‘Research on Violence Against Older Women Through a Feminist Lens’
DESCRIPTION:INPEA VIRTUAL CSW67 PARALLEL EVENT \n‘Research on Violence Against Older Women Through a Feminist Lens’ \n \nDURING the CSW67 FORUM \nDate: Thursday 9 March 2023 \nTime: 9:00 AM -10:30 AM EST \nA ‘Virtual Program’ \nCSW67 Priority Theme: Innovation and technological change\, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. \nPlease Click here to Register in advance for this meeting.  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nDescription: Panel presentation of current research on violence against older women (VAOW) from an international perspective. Virtual networks of feminist researchers on violence against older women emerged in response to technological innovation and change that enable rapid sharing of data  and findings among VAOW scholars. This has advanced the field in different directions and stimulated emergent interventions that stress human rights and gender empowerment over more ageist strategies of protection and confinement. Research to be presented includes prevalence\, qualitative\, and quantitative studies. Findings demonstrate both the scope of gender-based violence against older women  and their resilience in all societies.  \nWelcome: Susan B. Somers\, JD\, INPEA  \nModerator:  \nLisa Nerenberg\, MSW\, MPH\, Ex. Dir.\, California Elder Justice Coalition\, USA  \nPanelists: \nJudith Smith\, PhD.\, Associate Professor Emerita\, Fordham University\, USA  – Qualitative \nLucie Vidovićová\, PhD.\, Assistant Professor\, Masaryk University\, Czech Republic – Quantitative/Prevalence \nLiliana Giraldo-Rodriguez\, PhD.\, Researcher\, National Institute of Geriatrics\, Mexico – Life Course Perspective \nRahma Mahamid\, PhD.\, Minerva Ctr. on Intersectionality in Aging\, Haifa University\, Israel – Life Course Perspective \nQ & A  \nClosing: Synthesis: Patricia Brownell\, PhD.\,  Associate Professor Emerita\, Fordham University\, USA  \n  \nPlatform: INPEA Zoom platform  \nTechnical support: Erica Udow\, MSW Candidate\, INPEA UN NGO Intern\, Fordham University \n  \n_________ \nCoNGO 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.
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SUMMARY:First Global Thematic Webinar: Social Justice--Racial Justice\, Migration Justice\, and Health Justice (A CoNGO 75th Anniversary Event)
DESCRIPTION:SPONSORS \n \n \n________________________________ \nGLOBAL THEMATIC WEBINAR\non\nSOCIAL JUSTICE:\nMIGRATION JUSTICE\, RACIAL JUSTICE & HEALTH JUSTICE \n(A CoNGO 75TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT) \nThursday | March 2\, 2023 | | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST\, 15h30 to 18h CET \nTime Zone Calculator \nREGISTER NOW: bit.ly/register_socialjustice_webinar \n________________________________ \nThe Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) invites you to the first of six global thematic webinars marking its 75th anniversary in 2023 under the overall theme “Defining the present\, shaping the future\, and making the change\, now.” This first webinar in a series of six starts with a focus on Social Justice: migration justice\, racial justice\, and health justice. \nBACKGROUND \nSocial justice—or the astonishing lack of it for many people and communities worldwide—is one of the fundamental issues of our time. No country\, city\, or place has achieved the common human expectation of social justice for all its inhabitants.  Social justice can be characterized as including full respect for the human rights of all persons; equality of treatment and opportunity; non-discrimination on any prohibited grounds (including color\, race\, ethnicity\, nationality\, gender\, etc.); universal health care; decent work; minimum basic income; decent living conditions; social protection; access to justice for all; peace and human security for all; and a safe and healthy environment. \nThe UN General Assembly resolution establishing the World Day for Social Justice stated: “The General Assembly recognizes that social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance of peace and security within and among nations and that\, in turn\, social development and social justice cannot be attained in the absence of peace and security or the absence of respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” \nThe international system embodied by the United Nations and regional community organizations has elaborated binding conventions and other instruments that set out minimum standards and obligations to realize those standards regarding the abovementioned concerns. International supervisory and review mechanisms have been established to support the national implementation of these standards. \nMany civil society organizations advocate for and support achieving social justice at local\, national\, regional\, and global levels—with some level of activity in nearly all countries. \nThe 8 October 2021 Civil Society Summit on Substantive Issues “Shaping the Future: The UN We Need for the World We Want\,” organized by CoNGO\, highlighted social justice among the significant global critical concerns of all humanity: Human dignity and human rights; Sustainable development and humanitarian action; Peace and threats to the security of people and the planet; Social justice\, including migration\, racism\, and health; Gender justice\, youth\, and intergenerational solidarity. That summit further emphasized the importance of UN-NGO relations—enhancing multilateralism\, ensuring access\, and protecting civic space and discourse…. \nHowever\, contemporary knowledge and evidence indicate that contrary to universal aspirations and normative standards\, levels and extent of injustice\, violations of human rights\, discrimination\, and violence on the grounds of color\, perceived race\, ethnicity\, nationality\, and national origin\, as well as gender\, age\, etc.; exclusion; indecent working conditions even forced labour; lack of extension of social protection; absence of access to justice; etc. are manifest to greater or less extent in every country. \nThe Civil Society Summit on Substantive Issues brought together over 1\,000 participants worldwide to contribute experience and competences\, share doubts about our current world\, and collectively articulate aspirations and proposals for the world we want and must achieve. The Civil Society Summit was rich in outlining concepts and actions needed to shape the future. \nAs 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. It agreed to convene a series of six high-level global thematic webinars over the course of 2023 to highlight and engage the global constituency on the critical themes articulated at the Summit and to elaborate on the agenda\, responses\, and actions necessary to shape a future of human rights\, social justice\, non-discrimination\, peace\, sustainable development\, human and environmental security\, and gender justice and inter-generational solidarity for all. \n THIS FIRST GLOBAL THEMATIC WEBINAR \nThe CoNGO Board\, meeting in March 2022\, agreed to turn the six thematic clusters of the Summit into the six thematic clusters of its programmatic directions for the leadership term 2021-2025.  The subsequent board meeting mandated the coalition to organize global thematic webinars addressing those clusters. \nThe inaugural webinar focuses on Social Justice\, with subthemes on Migration Justice\, Racial Justice\, and Health Justice. This thematic webinar proceeds along the lines articulated by the UN General Assembly on the World Day of Social Justice and the CoNGO Civil Society Summit iterated above. The webinar will identify what areas of change and action are needed\, what should be undertaken now\, and by whom. \nThe Synthesis Report from the 2021 Summit graphically referred to these sub-themes: “Slavery\, colonialism\, racism\, militarism\, xenophobia\, homophobia\, ageism\, patriarchy\, misogyny… are historic injustices that must be combated\, and their intersecting complicities {must} be exposed. We must multiply our efforts at eliminating structural and systemic racism…” and discrimination. \nThe treatment of migrants and refugees in many situations worldwide represents egregious violations and denial of human rights and rights at work\, belying the growing dependence of economies and societies worldwide on the international mobility of people –skills\, and labour—for sustainable development and well-being. “We heard migrants assert their voice and agency\, saying\, ‘For a long time\, others spoke on our behalf. Now we speak for ourselves.’ Indeed\, migrants and refugees must be at the table when their human rights\, needs\, and concerns are at stake… \nThe COVID-19 pandemic and our responses have exacerbated the vast gulfs in achieving the human right to the highest attainable physical and mental health standard for all.  Three years on\, the pandemic has yet to be resolved\, let alone the preparedness of nations and communities to meet future pandemics. “The COVID-19 situation further illustrates the interests of the few taking precedence over the needs of the many. A cardinal principle should be prioritizing people and the planet over profit.” \n PROVISIONAL PROGRAM \n 9:30 AM: Welcome Remarks \n Dr. Liberato Bautista (President of CoNGO) \n Ms. Gillian Sorensen (Co-Chair\, CoNGO 75th Anniversary Committee\, and Former UN Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations) \n Brig. Gen. Patrick Rea (Co-Chair\, CoNGO 75th Anniversary Committee\, and International Grandmaster Emeritus of OSMTH) \n  \n9:50 AM: Keynote Speeches \nMs. Helga Konrad (former Federal Minister for Women’s Affairs of the Republic of Austria and a leading expert on human trafficking) \nMs. Anna Biondi (Deputy Director\, Bureau for Workers’ Activities\, International Labour Organization – ILO) \n10:12 AM: Q & A (Questions must be posted on Zoom Q&A and directed to a specific speaker. Questions that will not be answered will be emailed to the speaker). \n  \n10:17 AM: Migration Justice (Rapporteur: Ms. Cecilie Kern\, Mercy International Association) \n Ms. Eni Lestari (President\, International Migrants Alliance\, and Indonesian domestic worker in Hong Kong ) \n Mr. Patrick Taran (President\, Global Migration Policy Associates) \n10:36 AM: Q & A (Questions must be posted on Zoom Q&A and directed to a specific speaker. Questions that will not be answered will be emailed to the speaker). \n  \n10:41AM Racial Justice (Rapporteur: Ms. Dorothy Davis\, Congressional Black Caucus Institute) \nMs. Catherine S. Namakula (Chair\, United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent) \nDr. Edna Maria Santos Roland (Chair\, United Nations Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action) \n11:00 AM: Q & A (Questions must be posted on Zoom Q&A and directed to a specific speaker. Questions that will not be answered will be emailed to the speaker).  \n  \n11:06 AM: Health Justice (Rapporteur: Dr. Gill Adynski\, International Council of Nurses) \n Prof. Dr. Marianne Legato (Founder\, Gender-specific Medicine\, Professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons) \n Dr. Pamela Cipriano (President\, International Council of Nurses) \n11:25 AM: Q & A (Questions must be posted on Zoom Q&A and directed to a specific speaker. Questions that will not be answered will be emailed to the speaker). \n11:31 AM: Special feature: Celebration of Dr. Franklin Shaffer\, Former CEO of CGFNS International and CoNGO Board Secretary \n11:30    Dr. Liberato Bautista (CoNGO President) \n11:33   Dr. Holly Shaw (International Council of Nurses\, Chair of NGO Committee on Mental Health\, and NGO Committee on Education\, Learning\, and Literacy) \n11:38   Mukul Bakhshi\, Esq. (Chief of Strategy and Government Affairs CGFNS International\, Inc.) \n11:44   Response: Dr. Franklin Shaffer \n11:50 AM Report by Webinar Lead Rapporteur \nMr. Cyril Ritchie (CoNGO First Vice President) \n11:57 PM Closing Remarks \nDr. Liberato Bautista (President of CoNGO) \n Webinar Co-sponsors \nCongressional Black Caucus Institute\, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church\, Global Migration Policy Associates\, International Council of Nurses\, NGO Committee on Migration\, National Council of Negro Women\, Pan Pacific South East Asia Women’s Association\, STUF United Fund\, Thadhani Foundation \nBACKGROUND RESOURCES \n   Social Justice \n\nILO: A Global Coalition for Social Justice. https://www.ilo.org/gb/GBSessions/GB346/ins/WCMS_858521/lang–en/index.htm?msdynttrid=0BYLeiS-wduhwzUlSNJ-9-d0cWAB4UJQxkz4Es1KHAY\nUN World Day for Social Justice: 2023 Theme: Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities for Social Justice. https://www.un.org/en/observances/social-justice-day.\nCo-building an Ecosocial World. Liberato C. Bautista. https://ngocongo.org/global-peoples-summit-on-co-building-an-eco-social-world-leaving-no-one-behind-30-june-2022-online\n\n Migration \n\nMigration\, Human Rights & Sustainable Economies: A Century 21 Agenda. Patrick A. Taran\, in Revista Tecnológica – Espol\, 34(1)\, Guayaquil\, Ecuador 2022.http://www.rte.espol.edu.ec/index.php/tecnologica/article/view/917\nCOVID-19\, Migrants\, Refugees\, Mobile Workers: Global Assessment and Action Agenda. Patrick A Taran & Olga Kadysheva (2022). Revista Tecnológica – Espol\, 34(1)\, Guayaquil http://www.rte.espol.edu.ec/index.php/tecnologica/article/view/889\nTalking and Doing Points: Churches Witnessing With Migrants. https://refugeesmigrants.un.org/sites/default/files/cwwm-ts5.pdf\n\nRacism and Racial Discrimination \n\nReport of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism\, racial discrimination\, xenophobia\, and related intolerance: Ecological Crisis\, Climate Justice and Racial Justice. E. Tendayi Achiume. UN document A/77/549.\nWorking Group of Experts on People of African Descent to the Human Rights Council: The Human rights situation of people of African descent remains an urgent concern. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/10/working-group-experts-people-african-descent-human-rights-council-human\nMigrant workers and discrimination: realities\, threats\, and remedies. August Gachter (2022) in Revista Tecnológica – Espol\, 34(1)\, Guayaquil\, Ecuador. http://www.rte.espol.edu.ec/index.php/tecnologica/article/view/907\nInternational Standards Against Racism and All Forms of Racial Discrimination. https://previous.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Racism/IntergovWG/Pages/InternationalStandards.aspx\n\nHealth Justice \n11. WHO: Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health.           https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241563703 \n\nCivil society organizations calling for vaccine access and equity for all. https://panafrica.oxfam.org/latest/press-release/civil-society-organisations-calling-vaccine-access-and-equity-all\nThe Social Determinants of Health. https://www.who.int/teams/social-determinants-of-health\n\nCoNGO Resources \n\nCoNGO Civil Society Summit on Substantive Issues. https://ngocongo.org/27th-general-assembly/pre-assembly-civil-society-summit-on-substantive-issues\nSynthesis Report of the CoNGO Civil Society Summit on Substantive Issues. https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Synthesis_Report_Civil_Society_Summit_2021.Final_.pdf\nCoNGO Declaration on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. https://ngocongo.org/declaration-of-the-conference-of-non-governmental-organizations-in-consultative-relationship-with-the-united-nations-congo-on-the-occasion-of-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-united-nations\n\n 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/congo-75th-anniversary-global-thematic-webinar-social-justice-racial-justice-migration-justice-and-health-justice/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)":MAILTO:president@ngocongo.org
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SUMMARY:First Global Thematic Webinar: Social Justice--Racial Justice\, Migration Justice\, and Health Justice (A CoNGO 75th Anniversary Event)
DESCRIPTION:SPONSORS \n \n \n________________________________ \nGLOBAL THEMATIC WEBINAR\non\nSOCIAL JUSTICE:\nMIGRATION JUSTICE\, RACIAL JUSTICE & HEALTH JUSTICE \n(A CoNGO 75TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT) \nThursday | March 2\, 2023 | | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST\, 15h30 to 18h CET \nTime Zone Calculator \nREGISTER NOW: bit.ly/register_socialjustice_webinar \n________________________________ \nThe Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) invites you to the first of six global thematic webinars marking its 75th anniversary in 2023 under the overall theme “Defining the present\, shaping the future\, and making the change\, now.” This first webinar in a series of six starts with a focus on Social Justice: migration justice\, racial justice\, and health justice. \nBACKGROUND \nSocial justice—or the astonishing lack of it for many people and communities worldwide—is one of the fundamental issues of our time. No country\, city\, or place has achieved the common human expectation of social justice for all its inhabitants.  Social justice can be characterized as including full respect for the human rights of all persons; equality of treatment and opportunity; non-discrimination on any prohibited grounds (including color\, race\, ethnicity\, nationality\, gender\, etc.); universal health care; decent work; minimum basic income; decent living conditions; social protection; access to justice for all; peace and human security for all; and a safe and healthy environment. \nThe UN General Assembly resolution establishing the World Day for Social Justice stated: “The General Assembly recognizes that social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance of peace and security within and among nations and that\, in turn\, social development and social justice cannot be attained in the absence of peace and security or the absence of respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” \nThe international system embodied by the United Nations and regional community organizations has elaborated binding conventions and other instruments that set out minimum standards and obligations to realize those standards regarding the abovementioned concerns. International supervisory and review mechanisms have been established to support the national implementation of these standards. \nMany civil society organizations advocate for and support achieving social justice at local\, national\, regional\, and global levels—with some level of activity in nearly all countries. \nThe 8 October 2021 Civil Society Summit on Substantive Issues “Shaping the Future: The UN We Need for the World We Want\,” organized by CoNGO\, highlighted social justice among the significant global critical concerns of all humanity: Human dignity and human rights; Sustainable development and humanitarian action; Peace and threats to the security of people and the planet; Social justice\, including migration\, racism\, and health; Gender justice\, youth\, and intergenerational solidarity. That summit further emphasized the importance of UN-NGO relations—enhancing multilateralism\, ensuring access\, and protecting civic space and discourse…. \nHowever\, contemporary knowledge and evidence indicate that contrary to universal aspirations and normative standards\, levels and extent of injustice\, violations of human rights\, discrimination\, and violence on the grounds of color\, perceived race\, ethnicity\, nationality\, and national origin\, as well as gender\, age\, etc.; exclusion; indecent working conditions even forced labour; lack of extension of social protection; absence of access to justice; etc. are manifest to greater or less extent in every country. \nThe Civil Society Summit on Substantive Issues brought together over 1\,000 participants worldwide to contribute experience and competences\, share doubts about our current world\, and collectively articulate aspirations and proposals for the world we want and must achieve. The Civil Society Summit was rich in outlining concepts and actions needed to shape the future. \nAs 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. It agreed to convene a series of six high-level global thematic webinars over the course of 2023 to highlight and engage the global constituency on the critical themes articulated at the Summit and to elaborate on the agenda\, responses\, and actions necessary to shape a future of human rights\, social justice\, non-discrimination\, peace\, sustainable development\, human and environmental security\, and gender justice and inter-generational solidarity for all. \n THIS FIRST GLOBAL THEMATIC WEBINAR \nThe CoNGO Board\, meeting in March 2022\, agreed to turn the six thematic clusters of the Summit into the six thematic clusters of its programmatic directions for the leadership term 2021-2025.  The subsequent board meeting mandated the coalition to organize global thematic webinars addressing those clusters. \nThe inaugural webinar focuses on Social Justice\, with subthemes on Migration Justice\, Racial Justice\, and Health Justice. This thematic webinar proceeds along the lines articulated by the UN General Assembly on the World Day of Social Justice and the CoNGO Civil Society Summit iterated above. The webinar will identify what areas of change and action are needed\, what should be undertaken now\, and by whom. \nThe Synthesis Report from the 2021 Summit graphically referred to these sub-themes: “Slavery\, colonialism\, racism\, militarism\, xenophobia\, homophobia\, ageism\, patriarchy\, misogyny… are historic injustices that must be combated\, and their intersecting complicities {must} be exposed. We must multiply our efforts at eliminating structural and systemic racism…” and discrimination. \nThe treatment of migrants and refugees in many situations worldwide represents egregious violations and denial of human rights and rights at work\, belying the growing dependence of economies and societies worldwide on the international mobility of people –skills\, and labour—for sustainable development and well-being. “We heard migrants assert their voice and agency\, saying\, ‘For a long time\, others spoke on our behalf. Now we speak for ourselves.’ Indeed\, migrants and refugees must be at the table when their human rights\, needs\, and concerns are at stake… \nThe COVID-19 pandemic and our responses have exacerbated the vast gulfs in achieving the human right to the highest attainable physical and mental health standard for all.  Three years on\, the pandemic has yet to be resolved\, let alone the preparedness of nations and communities to meet future pandemics. “The COVID-19 situation further illustrates the interests of the few taking precedence over the needs of the many. A cardinal principle should be prioritizing people and the planet over profit.” \n PROVISIONAL PROGRAM \n 9:30 AM: Welcome Remarks \n Dr. Liberato Bautista (President of CoNGO) \n Ms. Gillian Sorensen (Co-Chair\, CoNGO 75th Anniversary Committee\, and Former UN Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations) \n Brig. Gen. Patrick Rea (Co-Chair\, CoNGO 75th Anniversary Committee\, and International Grandmaster Emeritus of OSMTH) \n  \n9:50 AM: Keynote Speeches \nMs. Helga Konrad (former Federal Minister for Women’s Affairs of the Republic of Austria and a leading expert on human trafficking) \nMs. Anna Biondi (Deputy Director\, Bureau for Workers’ Activities\, International Labour Organization – ILO) \n10:12 AM: Q & A (Questions must be posted on Zoom Q&A and directed to a specific speaker. Questions that will not be answered will be emailed to the speaker). \n  \n10:17 AM: Migration Justice (Rapporteur: Ms. Cecilie Kern\, Mercy International Association) \n Ms. Eni Lestari (President\, International Migrants Alliance\, and Indonesian domestic worker in Hong Kong ) \n Mr. Patrick Taran (President\, Global Migration Policy Associates) \n10:36 AM: Q & A (Questions must be posted on Zoom Q&A and directed to a specific speaker. Questions that will not be answered will be emailed to the speaker). \n  \n10:41AM Racial Justice (Rapporteur: Ms. Dorothy Davis\, Congressional Black Caucus Institute) \nMs. Catherine S. Namakula (Chair\, United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent) \nDr. Edna Maria Santos Roland (Chair\, United Nations Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action) \n11:00 AM: Q & A (Questions must be posted on Zoom Q&A and directed to a specific speaker. Questions that will not be answered will be emailed to the speaker).  \n  \n11:06 AM: Health Justice (Rapporteur: Dr. Gill Adynski\, International Council of Nurses) \n Prof. Dr. Marianne Legato (Founder\, Gender-specific Medicine\, Professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons) \n Dr. Pamela Cipriano (President\, International Council of Nurses) \n11:25 AM: Q & A (Questions must be posted on Zoom Q&A and directed to a specific speaker. Questions that will not be answered will be emailed to the speaker). \n11:31 AM: Special feature: Celebration of Dr. Franklin Shaffer\, Former CEO of CGFNS International and CoNGO Board Secretary \n11:30    Dr. Liberato Bautista (CoNGO President) \n11:33   Dr. Holly Shaw (International Council of Nurses\, Chair of NGO Committee on Mental Health\, and NGO Committee on Education\, Learning\, and Literacy) \n11:38   Mukul Bakhshi\, Esq. (Chief of Strategy and Government Affairs CGFNS International\, Inc.) \n11:44   Response: Dr. Franklin Shaffer \n11:50 AM Report by Webinar Lead Rapporteur \nMr. Cyril Ritchie (CoNGO First Vice President) \n11:57 PM Closing Remarks \nDr. Liberato Bautista (President of CoNGO) \n Webinar Co-sponsors \nCongressional Black Caucus Institute\, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church\, Global Migration Policy Associates\, International Council of Nurses\, NGO Committee on Migration\, National Council of Negro Women\, Pan Pacific South East Asia Women’s Association\, STUF United Fund\, Thadhani Foundation \nBACKGROUND RESOURCES \n   Social Justice \n\nILO: A Global Coalition for Social Justice. https://www.ilo.org/gb/GBSessions/GB346/ins/WCMS_858521/lang–en/index.htm?msdynttrid=0BYLeiS-wduhwzUlSNJ-9-d0cWAB4UJQxkz4Es1KHAY\nUN World Day for Social Justice: 2023 Theme: Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities for Social Justice. https://www.un.org/en/observances/social-justice-day.\nCo-building an Ecosocial World. Liberato C. Bautista. https://ngocongo.org/global-peoples-summit-on-co-building-an-eco-social-world-leaving-no-one-behind-30-june-2022-online\n\n Migration \n\nMigration\, Human Rights & Sustainable Economies: A Century 21 Agenda. Patrick A. Taran\, in Revista Tecnológica – Espol\, 34(1)\, Guayaquil\, Ecuador 2022.http://www.rte.espol.edu.ec/index.php/tecnologica/article/view/917\nCOVID-19\, Migrants\, Refugees\, Mobile Workers: Global Assessment and Action Agenda. Patrick A Taran & Olga Kadysheva (2022). Revista Tecnológica – Espol\, 34(1)\, Guayaquil http://www.rte.espol.edu.ec/index.php/tecnologica/article/view/889\nTalking and Doing Points: Churches Witnessing With Migrants. https://refugeesmigrants.un.org/sites/default/files/cwwm-ts5.pdf\n\nRacism and Racial Discrimination \n\nReport of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism\, racial discrimination\, xenophobia\, and related intolerance: Ecological Crisis\, Climate Justice and Racial Justice. E. Tendayi Achiume. UN document A/77/549.\nWorking Group of Experts on People of African Descent to the Human Rights Council: The Human rights situation of people of African descent remains an urgent concern. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/10/working-group-experts-people-african-descent-human-rights-council-human\nMigrant workers and discrimination: realities\, threats\, and remedies. August Gachter (2022) in Revista Tecnológica – Espol\, 34(1)\, Guayaquil\, Ecuador. http://www.rte.espol.edu.ec/index.php/tecnologica/article/view/907\nInternational Standards Against Racism and All Forms of Racial Discrimination. https://previous.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Racism/IntergovWG/Pages/InternationalStandards.aspx\n\nHealth Justice \n11. WHO: Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health.           https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241563703 \n\nCivil society organizations calling for vaccine access and equity for all. https://panafrica.oxfam.org/latest/press-release/civil-society-organisations-calling-vaccine-access-and-equity-all\nThe Social Determinants of Health. https://www.who.int/teams/social-determinants-of-health\n\nCoNGO Resources \n\nCoNGO Civil Society Summit on Substantive Issues. https://ngocongo.org/27th-general-assembly/pre-assembly-civil-society-summit-on-substantive-issues\nSynthesis Report of the CoNGO Civil Society Summit on Substantive Issues. https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Synthesis_Report_Civil_Society_Summit_2021.Final_.pdf\nCoNGO Declaration on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. https://ngocongo.org/declaration-of-the-conference-of-non-governmental-organizations-in-consultative-relationship-with-the-united-nations-congo-on-the-occasion-of-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-united-nations\n\n 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/congo-75th-anniversary-global-thematic-webinar-social-justice-racial-justice-migration-justice-and-health-justice-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)":MAILTO:president@ngocongo.org
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SUMMARY:Briefing on the EDVAW Platform: The Platform of International and REgional Mechanisms on Discrimination and Violence Against Womenj
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, 28 February 2023\nTime: 9am -12pm EST Find your timezone here. \nThis briefing aims at raising awareness of the EDVAW Platform which is made up of the following expert mechanisms: \n\nUN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women and girls (WGDAW)\nUN Special Rapporteur on violence against women (SRVAW)\nUN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)\nCommittee of Experts of the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI)\nGroup of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)\nAfrican Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (A SRWHR)\nInter-American Commission on Human Rights Rapporteur on the Rights of Women (IA RWHR)\n\nThis briefing will provide information on how civil society actors  can engage with these mechanisms both in the context of  CSW and beyond. The briefing will also be an opportunity to exchange views with some of the experts. \nThe second part of the program will consist of regional break-out groups. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that this meeting will be in English. However\, the recording will be available with subtitles in the 6 UN languages on our Youtube channel.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_________ \nCoNGO 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.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/briefing-o-the-edvaw-platform-the-platform-of-international-and-regional-mechanisms-on-discrimination-and-violence-against-womenj/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T120000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
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SUMMARY:Briefing on the EDVAW Platform: The Platform of International and REgional Mechanisms on Discrimination and Violence Against Womenj
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, 28 February 2023\nTime: 9am -12pm EST Find your timezone here. \nThis briefing aims at raising awareness of the EDVAW Platform which is made up of the following expert mechanisms: \n\nUN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women and girls (WGDAW)\nUN Special Rapporteur on violence against women (SRVAW)\nUN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)\nCommittee of Experts of the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI)\nGroup of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)\nAfrican Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (A SRWHR)\nInter-American Commission on Human Rights Rapporteur on the Rights of Women (IA RWHR)\n\nThis briefing will provide information on how civil society actors  can engage with these mechanisms both in the context of  CSW and beyond. The briefing will also be an opportunity to exchange views with some of the experts. \nThe second part of the program will consist of regional break-out groups. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that this meeting will be in English. However\, the recording will be available with subtitles in the 6 UN languages on our Youtube channel.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_________ \nCoNGO 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.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/briefing-o-the-edvaw-platform-the-platform-of-international-and-regional-mechanisms-on-discrimination-and-violence-against-womenj-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CoNGO Recommended Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T170000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230227T231609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T232240Z
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: NGO CSW67 CONSULTATION DAY
DESCRIPTION:NGO CSW67 CONSULTATION DAY \nJoin us virtually this Sunday\, 5 March at 10am EST to kick off the NGO CSW67 Forum! \nWe’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 program. See the full program below. \n  \n \n  \nDate: Sunday\, 5 March 2023\nTime: 10am – 1pm EST Find your timezone here. \nInterpretation will be available in English\, Spanish\, and French. \n  \nRegister Here \n  \nFor more of NGO CSW/NY’s events\, visit our website. \n 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/save-the-date-ngo-csw67-consultation-day/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T170000
DTSTAMP:20260904T162030
CREATED:20230227T231609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T231609Z
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: NGO CSW67 CONSULTATION DAY
DESCRIPTION:NGO CSW67 CONSULTATION DAY \nJoin us virtually this Sunday\, 5 March at 10am EST to kick off the NGO CSW67 Forum! \nWe’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 program. See the full program below. \n  \n \n  \nDate: Sunday\, 5 March 2023\nTime: 10am – 1pm EST Find your timezone here. \nInterpretation will be available in English\, Spanish\, and French. \n  \nRegister Here \n  \nFor more of NGO CSW/NY’s events\, visit our website. \n 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/save-the-date-ngo-csw67-consultation-day-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events
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