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SUMMARY:[monthly mtg] NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
DESCRIPTION:NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples \nAgenda for June 16\, 2022 \nZoom link: https://fordham.zoom.us/j/85797881478 \n1. Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this Land \n2. Welcome and Review of Agenda \n3. Meeting Minutes of April 21\, 2022 \n4. Report of the Executive Committee \n5. Guest Speaker: Dan Baron Cohen is a community performance educator and eco-cultural activist of Welsh-Quebecois origin and has lived in Brazil since 1998 and in the Brazilian Amazonian city of Marabá since 2009. He has developed numerous programs with indigenous peoples of the Amazon/Brazil and worked with UNESCO and UNICEF. See below for more. \n6. Update on Indigenous Health Subcommittee [Rashmi] \n7. Update on the Education Subcommittee [Rick] \n8. Other Items and Announcements \nGuest speaker bio for Dan Baron Cohen\, community educator and eco-cultural activist:  \nDan works with Afro-Indigenous Youth in Amazonian region of Para\, Brazil. The Rivers of Meeting education project\, began by awakening sleeping cultural roots and human rights through Afro-Contemporary percussion\, dance and lyrics workshops. Over 12 years\, excluded youth were nurtured to become community workshop leaders and coordinators of medicinal plants\, street library/cinema projects\, dance and audiovisual companies\, annual festival and workshop courses in their Community University of the Rivers\, to defend the River Tocantins and nurture an eco-village based on eco-pedagogies for sustainable community. \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights\, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@yahoo.com or bknotts@uua.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/monthly-mtg-ngo-committee-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-2/
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SUMMARY:Implementing the CSW66 Agreed Conclusions: The Case for Widows\, Women's Land Ownership\, and Inheritance
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss NGO CSW/NY‘s last monthly meeting until September! \nMeeting discussion will center on advocacy for the implementation of the CSW66 Agreed Conclusions with a focus on widows\, women’s land ownership\, and inheritance. \nRegister here! \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__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna\, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva\, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development\, please visit ngosonffd.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/implementing-the-csw66-agreed-conclusions-the-case-for-widows-womens-land-ownership-and-inheritance/
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SUMMARY:Implementing the CSW66 Agreed Conclusions: The Case for Widows\, Women's Land Ownership\, and Inheritance
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss NGO CSW/NY‘s last monthly meeting until September! \nMeeting discussion will center on advocacy for the implementation of the CSW66 Agreed Conclusions with a focus on widows\, women’s land ownership\, and inheritance. \nRegister here! \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__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna\, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva\, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development\, please visit ngosonffd.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/implementing-the-csw66-agreed-conclusions-the-case-for-widows-womens-land-ownership-and-inheritance-2/
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SUMMARY:World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
DESCRIPTION:This year’s observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) at 1:30pm (NYC time) on June 15 coincides with the fourth review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Ministerial Conference on Ageing in Rome\, Italy. While there will be an in-person WEAAD observance\, we are pleased to invite everyone to participate virtually. \nDetails and registration here: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day \nIn preparation for the event\, this month the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY participated in the review and appraisal cycle of MIPAA in Rome. A new preamble paragraph has been added to recall the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women\, and the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\, among other treaties and covenants. The fact remains that older persons remain invisible and unprotected. The pandemic’s excessive toll on older persons has documented that human rights of older persons are not being protected. We must continue to advocate for a legally binding document to protect the human rights of all older persons. \nPlease note: The UN International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) will be held once again in person at the UN (and live webcast). The exact observance date is pending due to space availability at the UN. The NGO Committee on Ageing-NY is collaborating on the theme with its counterparts in Geneva and Vienna on addressing older women and issues of climate change\, pandemic and other issues\, but from the perspective of the resilience and contributions of older women. Robin Fenley is chairing this year’s observance. \nNote: The new chair of the Vienna Committee on Ageing is Shantu Watt and in Geneva\, the new chair is Kelly Fitzgerald. \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Ageing-NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna\, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva\, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-2/
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SUMMARY:World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
DESCRIPTION:This year’s observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) at 1:30pm (NYC time) on June 15 coincides with the fourth review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Ministerial Conference on Ageing in Rome\, Italy. While there will be an in-person WEAAD observance\, we are pleased to invite everyone to participate virtually. \nDetails and registration here: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day \nIn preparation for the event\, this month the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY participated in the review and appraisal cycle of MIPAA in Rome. A new preamble paragraph has been added to recall the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women\, and the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\, among other treaties and covenants. The fact remains that older persons remain invisible and unprotected. The pandemic’s excessive toll on older persons has documented that human rights of older persons are not being protected. We must continue to advocate for a legally binding document to protect the human rights of all older persons. \nPlease note: The UN International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) will be held once again in person at the UN (and live webcast). The exact observance date is pending due to space availability at the UN. The NGO Committee on Ageing-NY is collaborating on the theme with its counterparts in Geneva and Vienna on addressing older women and issues of climate change\, pandemic and other issues\, but from the perspective of the resilience and contributions of older women. Robin Fenley is chairing this year’s observance. \nNote: The new chair of the Vienna Committee on Ageing is Shantu Watt and in Geneva\, the new chair is Kelly Fitzgerald. \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Ageing-NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna\, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva\, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-2-2/
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220601T090000
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SUMMARY:[2022 WSIS Forum] Inclusiveness\, Access to Information and Knowledge for All / Bridging Digital Divides
DESCRIPTION:WSIS Forum 2022 \nHigh-Level Policy Session 7:  \nInclusiveness\, Access to Information and Knowledge for All / Bridging Digital Divides \nRegister here for this 7th session of the 2022 WSIS Forum (virtual and in-person participation available): itu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkf-ysqzsuGtMorqFMzRQ1zPPF0GurUgte \nAbout the Session: \nThe ability for all to access and contribute information\, ideas and knowledge is essential in an inclusive Information Society. \nThe sharing and strengthening of global knowledge for development can be enhanced by removing barriers to equitable access to information for economic\, social\, political\, health\, cultural\, educational\, and scientific activities and by facilitating access to public domain information\, including by universal design and the use of assistive technologies. \nA rich public domain is an essential element for the growth of the Information Society\, creating multiple benefits such as an educated public\, new jobs\, innovation\, business opportunities\, and the advancement of sciences. Information in the public domain should be easily accessible to support the Information Society\, and protected from misappropriation. Public institutions such as libraries and archives\, museums\, cultural collections and other community-based access points should be strengthened so as to promote the preservation of documentary records and free and equitable access to information. \nRead more about the Geneva Declaration of Principles here: itu.int/net/wsis/docs/geneva/official/dop.html \nSpeakers: \n\nModerator: Dr. Liberato Bautista (High-Level Track Facilitator)\, President\, Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)\, United States of America\nMr. Paul Donohoe (WSIS Action Line Facilitator)\, Digital Economy and Trade Coordinator Universal Postal Union\, Switzerland\nH.E. Mr. Mustafa Jabbar [R]\, Minister Posts and Telecommunications Division\, Ministry of Posts\, Telecommunications and ICT\, Bangladesh\nH.E. Mr. Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo\, Minister\, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology\, Samoa\nH.E. Mr. Bogdan Dumea\, State Secretary\, Ministry of Research\, Innovation and Digitalization\, Romania\nMs. Aichatou Habibou Oumani\, President\, Niger Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communication and Postal Service\, Niger\nMr. Dan Sjoblom\, Director General\, Swedish Post and Telecom Authority\, Sweden\nMr. Bakhtiyar Mammadov\, Deputy Head of Administration\, Ministry of Digital Development and Transport\, Azerbaijan\nDr. Caterina Berbenni-Rehm\, Founder & CEO\, PROMIS@Service\, Italy\nMs. Tatyana Kanzaveli\, CEO\, Open Health Network\, United States of America\nMr. Ahm Bazlur Rahman [R]\, Chief Executive Officer\, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication (BNNRC)\, Bangladesh\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Education\, Learning and Literacy\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, please email the co-chairs at fmhult@umbc.edu or tonkin@hartford.edu. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development\, please visit ngosonffd.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/2022-wsis-forum-inclusiveness-access-to-information-and-knowledge-for-all-bridging-digital-divides/
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SUMMARY:[2022 WSIS Forum] Inclusiveness\, Access to Information and Knowledge for All / Bridging Digital Divides
DESCRIPTION:WSIS Forum 2022 \nHigh-Level Policy Session 7:  \nInclusiveness\, Access to Information and Knowledge for All / Bridging Digital Divides \nRegister here for this 7th session of the 2022 WSIS Forum (virtual and in-person participation available): itu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkf-ysqzsuGtMorqFMzRQ1zPPF0GurUgte \nAbout the Session: \nThe ability for all to access and contribute information\, ideas and knowledge is essential in an inclusive Information Society. \nThe sharing and strengthening of global knowledge for development can be enhanced by removing barriers to equitable access to information for economic\, social\, political\, health\, cultural\, educational\, and scientific activities and by facilitating access to public domain information\, including by universal design and the use of assistive technologies. \nA rich public domain is an essential element for the growth of the Information Society\, creating multiple benefits such as an educated public\, new jobs\, innovation\, business opportunities\, and the advancement of sciences. Information in the public domain should be easily accessible to support the Information Society\, and protected from misappropriation. Public institutions such as libraries and archives\, museums\, cultural collections and other community-based access points should be strengthened so as to promote the preservation of documentary records and free and equitable access to information. \nRead more about the Geneva Declaration of Principles here: itu.int/net/wsis/docs/geneva/official/dop.html \nSpeakers: \n\nModerator: Dr. Liberato Bautista (High-Level Track Facilitator)\, President\, Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)\, United States of America\nMr. Paul Donohoe (WSIS Action Line Facilitator)\, Digital Economy and Trade Coordinator Universal Postal Union\, Switzerland\nH.E. Mr. Mustafa Jabbar [R]\, Minister Posts and Telecommunications Division\, Ministry of Posts\, Telecommunications and ICT\, Bangladesh\nH.E. Mr. Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo\, Minister\, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology\, Samoa\nH.E. Mr. Bogdan Dumea\, State Secretary\, Ministry of Research\, Innovation and Digitalization\, Romania\nMs. Aichatou Habibou Oumani\, President\, Niger Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communication and Postal Service\, Niger\nMr. Dan Sjoblom\, Director General\, Swedish Post and Telecom Authority\, Sweden\nMr. Bakhtiyar Mammadov\, Deputy Head of Administration\, Ministry of Digital Development and Transport\, Azerbaijan\nDr. Caterina Berbenni-Rehm\, Founder & CEO\, PROMIS@Service\, Italy\nMs. Tatyana Kanzaveli\, CEO\, Open Health Network\, United States of America\nMr. Ahm Bazlur Rahman [R]\, Chief Executive Officer\, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication (BNNRC)\, Bangladesh\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Education\, Learning and Literacy\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, please email the co-chairs at fmhult@umbc.edu or tonkin@hartford.edu. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development\, please visit ngosonffd.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/2022-wsis-forum-inclusiveness-access-to-information-and-knowledge-for-all-bridging-digital-divides-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,UN Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20220531T103000
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SUMMARY:High-Level Sessions of WSIS Forum 2022
DESCRIPTION:Following the Opening Ceremony\, join WSIS for three more high-level sessions \n10:30–10:40 Remarks by the Chairman of the WSIS Forum 2022 and Announcement of the High-level Track Facilitators \n\nMr. Houlin Zhao\, Secretary-General\, ITU\nChairman Elect: H.E. Mr. Isa Ali Ibrahim\, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria\, Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy\, Nigeria\n\n– Mr. Antonio Vitorino\, Director General\, IOM (video message) \n– Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif\, Executive Director\, UN Habitat (video message) \n– Ms. Sima Bahous\, Executive Director\, UN Women (video message) \n  \n10:40-11:40 High-level Strategic Dialogue with Partners: ICTs for Well-Being\, Inclusion and Resilience: WSIS Cooperation for Accelerating Progress on the SDGs \n\nMr. Malcolm Johnson\, Deputy Secretary-General\, ITU (Moderator)\nMs. Mashael Ali Yousef Al Hammadi\, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of Government Information Technology Affairs\, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology\, Qatar (Gold Partner)\nMr. Yoichi Kanda\, Director\, Global Strategy Division\, Global Strategy Bureau\, Japan – Partner for Specific Activities\nMr. Alpesh Shah\, Senior Director of Global Business Strategy & Intelligence Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – Partner for Specific Activities\nDr. Zhong Luo\, Chair\, ITU-T SG16 VP\, Standards & Industry Development\, Huawei Technologies Co.\, Ltd.\, China\, Partner for Specific Activities\nMs. Janet Umutesi\, Senior Manager\, Quality Assurance – RURA & ITU Direct Focal Point\, Rwanda – Contributing Partner\nTBC\, Confederation of Switzerland – Contributing Partner\nMs. Constance Bommelaer de Leusse\, Vice President\, Institutional Relations and Empowerment\, Internet Society (ISOC) – Contributing Partner\nEY – Contributing Partner (TBC)\n\n–  Ms. Olga Algayerova\, Executive Secretary\, UN ECE (video message) \n– Ms. Armida Alisjahbana\, Executive Secretary\, UN ESCAP (video message) \n– Mr. Nikhil Seth\, Executive Director\, UNITAR (video message) \n  \n11:40-12:40  High-Level Strategic Dialogue – WSIS+20: Multistakeholder Digital Cooperation for global development (WSIS Action Lines to achieve the SDGs) \n\nMr. Mario Maniewicz\, BR Director (Moderator)\nMs. Maria-Francesca Spatolisano\, Acting Envoy on Technology\, Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology UN Tech Envoy (video message)\nH.E. Mr. Chris Philp\, Minister for Technology and the Digital Economy\, United Kingdom – Supporting Partner (video message)\nH.E. Mr. Kwame McCoy\, MP\, Minister\, Within Office of the Prime Minister of Guyana\, Guyana\nMrs. Maitseo Ratladi\, Director Broadband & Universal Access and Services\, Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA)\nMr. Mansour Al-Qurashi\, Chair\, CSTD (TBC)\nMr. Michael Hodin\, GCOA – Supporting Partner\nMs. Moira de Roche\, Vice President\, IFIP – Supporting Partner\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Education\, Learning and Literacy\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, please email the co-chairs at tonkin@hartford.edu or fmhult@umbc.edu.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/high-level-sessions-of-wsis-forum-2022/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,UN Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20220531T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20220531T124000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
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SUMMARY:High-Level Sessions of WSIS Forum 2022
DESCRIPTION:Following the Opening Ceremony\, join WSIS for three more high-level sessions \n10:30–10:40 Remarks by the Chairman of the WSIS Forum 2022 and Announcement of the High-level Track Facilitators \n\nMr. Houlin Zhao\, Secretary-General\, ITU\nChairman Elect: H.E. Mr. Isa Ali Ibrahim\, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria\, Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy\, Nigeria\n\n– Mr. Antonio Vitorino\, Director General\, IOM (video message) \n– Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif\, Executive Director\, UN Habitat (video message) \n– Ms. Sima Bahous\, Executive Director\, UN Women (video message) \n  \n10:40-11:40 High-level Strategic Dialogue with Partners: ICTs for Well-Being\, Inclusion and Resilience: WSIS Cooperation for Accelerating Progress on the SDGs \n\nMr. Malcolm Johnson\, Deputy Secretary-General\, ITU (Moderator)\nMs. Mashael Ali Yousef Al Hammadi\, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of Government Information Technology Affairs\, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology\, Qatar (Gold Partner)\nMr. Yoichi Kanda\, Director\, Global Strategy Division\, Global Strategy Bureau\, Japan – Partner for Specific Activities\nMr. Alpesh Shah\, Senior Director of Global Business Strategy & Intelligence Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – Partner for Specific Activities\nDr. Zhong Luo\, Chair\, ITU-T SG16 VP\, Standards & Industry Development\, Huawei Technologies Co.\, Ltd.\, China\, Partner for Specific Activities\nMs. Janet Umutesi\, Senior Manager\, Quality Assurance – RURA & ITU Direct Focal Point\, Rwanda – Contributing Partner\nTBC\, Confederation of Switzerland – Contributing Partner\nMs. Constance Bommelaer de Leusse\, Vice President\, Institutional Relations and Empowerment\, Internet Society (ISOC) – Contributing Partner\nEY – Contributing Partner (TBC)\n\n–  Ms. Olga Algayerova\, Executive Secretary\, UN ECE (video message) \n– Ms. Armida Alisjahbana\, Executive Secretary\, UN ESCAP (video message) \n– Mr. Nikhil Seth\, Executive Director\, UNITAR (video message) \n  \n11:40-12:40  High-Level Strategic Dialogue – WSIS+20: Multistakeholder Digital Cooperation for global development (WSIS Action Lines to achieve the SDGs) \n\nMr. Mario Maniewicz\, BR Director (Moderator)\nMs. Maria-Francesca Spatolisano\, Acting Envoy on Technology\, Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology UN Tech Envoy (video message)\nH.E. Mr. Chris Philp\, Minister for Technology and the Digital Economy\, United Kingdom – Supporting Partner (video message)\nH.E. Mr. Kwame McCoy\, MP\, Minister\, Within Office of the Prime Minister of Guyana\, Guyana\nMrs. Maitseo Ratladi\, Director Broadband & Universal Access and Services\, Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA)\nMr. Mansour Al-Qurashi\, Chair\, CSTD (TBC)\nMr. Michael Hodin\, GCOA – Supporting Partner\nMs. Moira de Roche\, Vice President\, IFIP – Supporting Partner\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Education\, Learning and Literacy\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, please email the co-chairs at tonkin@hartford.edu or fmhult@umbc.edu.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/high-level-sessions-of-wsis-forum-2022-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,UN Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220530T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220530T104500
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220525T135945Z
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SUMMARY:WSIS and NGOs--Indispensable Cooperation (In Implementing the WSIS Action Lines)
DESCRIPTION:WSIS and NGOs–Indispensable Cooperation\n(In Implementing the WSIS Action Lines)\n\nA Thematic Workshop Organized by the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 375:\nICTs\, Civil Society and Sustainable Development as Co-Constitutive Global Public Goods: Promise\, Perils and Possibilities\nMonday\, 30 May 2022\n\n09:00–10:45 CET (UTC+02:00)\n03:00AM-04:45AM New York EST\n03:00PM-04:45PM Hong Kong and Manila\n02:00PM-03:45PM Bangkok\nPhysical Venue: Room C1\, ITU Tower Building\, Geneva\, Switzerland\n\nREGISTER NOW »\n\n\n\n\nThis thematic session focuses on the role and responsibilities of civil society\, in particular non-governmental organizations\, in the development of policy and the prospering of “information society” and “knowledge society”. The session will highlight the collaboration between WSIS and NGOs–in particular\, that of the focal role of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)–in the implementation and achievement of the WSIS Action Lines and themes derived from Geneva Action Plan. \nThe thematic workshop recommits CoNGO and NGOs to the achievement of the WSIS Action Lines\, including the continuation of WSIS Beyond 2025 in the context of the UN Agenda 2030 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The workshop will spotlight the need for a just\, inclusive\, sustainable and peaceable knowledge\, information and digital society built on values including human dignity and human rights\, and digital and communication justice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMODERATOR \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiberato C. Bautista\, President\nConference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) | USA | Philippines\n\nLiberato Bautista is President of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). He is also Assistant General Secretary for United Nations and International Affairs of the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church. Bautista attended both the Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) phases of the World Summit on Information Society. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPANELLISTS\n\n\nCyril Ritchie\, First Vice President\nConference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)  Switzerland\n\nCyril Ritchie is currently the First Vice President of the Conference of Non-Governmental organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). He was former President of CoNGO between 2011 and 2018. He is also President of the Union of International Associations (2017-2023) and its former Vice President (1998-2017). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuth Marlyn Grace Sidabutar\, Project Officer\nWorld Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) International Telecommunication Union | Switzerland\n\nMs. Ruth Sidabutar is a Project Officer at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)\, the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies. She leads the facilitation and coordination of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process and its alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with multistakeholders.  She has dedicated her career in the field of international cooperation\, which spans in international organisations\, regional organisation\, and Non-Governmental Organisations. Before joining ITU\, she worked as a Political Officer at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta\, Indonesia. She holds a Master’s degree in Cooperation and Development and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations (International Development). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nManjit Dosanjh\, Representative at UNOG\nInternational Cancer Expert Corps (ICEC) | Switzerland\n\nDr. Manjit Dosanjh is the former senior advisor for medical applications and now an honorary staff at CERN and a Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford. She holds a PhD in Biochemical Engineering from the UK and has held positions in various academic and research institutions in Europe and the U.S.\, including at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California\, the European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) in Italy. Dr. Dosanjh is actively involved in helping non-profit science and technology education gender related organizations in Geneva\, such as the Committee on Status of Women (NGO CSW Geneva) and represents the International Cancer Expert Corps (ICEC)–an NGO in Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC–and a board member of CoNGO (Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPiero Dominici\, Fellow\nWorld Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) | Italy\n\nProfessor Piero Dominici (PhD) is sociologist and philosopher\, Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO\, UN expert and invited speaker\, is Scientific Director of the International Research and Education Programme CHAOS and Director (Scientific Listening) at the Global Listening Center. Dominici is Vice President of the World Complexity Science Academy (WCSA) and Member of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). Prof. Dominici teaches Public Communication\, Sociology of Social Complexity\, Global Networks\, and Security and Intelligence\, Complex Systems and Networks\, at the University of Perugia. As scientific researcher\, educator\, author\, and international speaker\, his main areas of expertise and interest encompass (hyper)complexity\, complex systems\, transdisciplinarity and knowledge sharing in the fields of education\, systems theory\, technology\, intelligence\, security\, citizenship and communication. Dominici is a member of the MUIR Register of Revisers (Italian Ministry of Higher Education and Research) and Fellow of the European Complex Systems Society. He is also a standing member of several of the most prestigious national and international scientific committees. He is author of numerous essays\, scientific articles and books. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEni Lestari\, Chairperson\nInternational Migrants Alliance (IMA) | Indonesia | Hong Kong SAR\n\nEni Lestari is an Indonesian migrant domestic worker in Hong Kong SAR for over 20 years. As a migrant rights activist\, she is the current Chairperson of the International Migrants Alliance (IMA)\, a first-ever global alliance of grassroots migrants\, immigrants\, refugees\, and other people in situations of forced movement and displacement. In 2016\, she was the only grassroots migrant chosen to speak at the opening of the UN High-Level Summit on Large Movement of Migrants and Refugees at the UN Headquarters in New York. Lestari is a recipient of several awards\, including the “Non-Profit Leader Award” from the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong\, the “BBC 100 Women” award\, and “Changemaker” award from Cathay Pacific. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbramo Chabib\, Executive Director\nItalian Diplomatic Academy (IDA) | Italy\n\nDr. Abramo Chabib is Executive Director of the Italian Diplomatic Academy and NGO Representative to the United Nations in New York\, and since 2018 he is the Chairman of the World Council for Youth and Diplomacy\, a New York-based Global NGO. Dr. Chabib is a Member of the NGO Committee on Language and Languages amd the NGO Committee on Financing for Development–both substantive committees of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Dr. Chabib also serves as Adviser for companies in the domain of international trade. Further\, he is Professor in Economic Diplomacy at the University of Verona and is part of several advisory boards of academic institutions and NGOs operating in the realm of youth empowerment\, international financing for development\, and public diplomacy. Dr. Chabib is the recipient of the PhD Honoris Causa awarded in 2019 by the Constructivist University of Mexico. He was also awarded as Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy by the President of Italy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHumphrey Tonkin\, Vice Chair\nNGO Committee on Language and Languages (A Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations) | USA\n\nHumphrey Tonkin has been active at the UN since the 1960s. A former professor (University of Pennsylvania) and university president (University of Hartford)\, he has at various times chaired the boards of the Canadian Fulbright Commission\, the Center for Applied Linguistics\, the American Forum for Global Education\, the International partnership for Service Learning\, and the Universal Esperanto Association. He has published widely on language policy (an edited volume on Language and Sustainability is forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan)\, on international education\, and on literature and translation\, and has served as editor of the journal Language Problems and Language Planning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFranklin Shaffer\, President and Chief Executive Officer\nCGFNS International | USA\n\nDr. Franklin A. Shaffer is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CGFNS International\, Inc.\, an internationally recognized authority on credentials evaluation and verification pertaining to the education\, registration\,\, and licensure of nurses and healthcare professionals worldwide. Dr. Shaffer earned his doctorate in nursing administration and education at Columbia University and has 50 years of progressive and varied nursing experience which includes administration\, education\, clinical practice\, and research. He is a frequent speaker and consultant at meetings and conferences around the world and is an NGO representative at the United Nations (UN)\, World Health Organization (WHO)\, and International Council of Nurses (ICN). Dr. Shaffer serves as the Secretariat of the International Centre on Nurse Migration (ICNM)\, a strategic partnership between ICN and CGFNS International. On behalf of CGFNS International\, Dr. Shaffer sits on the Board of CoNGO as its secretary. See also Franklin Shaffer’s bio./ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: Cultural Diversity | Digital Divide | Digital Inclusion | Education | Ethics \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWSIS Action Lines \n\n\n\nC3. Access to information and knowledge\nC4. Capacity building\nC7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health\nC8. Cultural diversity and identity\, linguistic diversity and local content\nC10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society\n\n\n\n\nSustainable Development Goals \n\n\n\nGoal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere\nGoal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all\nGoal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all\nGoal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls\nGoal 16: Promote just\, peaceful and inclusive societies\n\n\n__________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information about the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)\, please visit www.ngocongo.org.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/7730/
LOCATION:ITU\, Room C1\, ITU Tower Building\, Geneva\, Switzerland
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220530T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220530T104500
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SUMMARY:WSIS and NGOs--Indispensable Cooperation (In Implementing the WSIS Action Lines)
DESCRIPTION:WSIS and NGOs–Indispensable Cooperation\n(In Implementing the WSIS Action Lines)\n\nA Thematic Workshop Organized by the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 375:\nICTs\, Civil Society and Sustainable Development as Co-Constitutive Global Public Goods: Promise\, Perils and Possibilities\nMonday\, 30 May 2022\n\n09:00–10:45 CET (UTC+02:00)\n03:00AM-04:45AM New York EST\n03:00PM-04:45PM Hong Kong and Manila\n02:00PM-03:45PM Bangkok\nPhysical Venue: Room C1\, ITU Tower Building\, Geneva\, Switzerland\n\nREGISTER NOW »\n\n\n\n\nThis thematic session focuses on the role and responsibilities of civil society\, in particular non-governmental organizations\, in the development of policy and the prospering of “information society” and “knowledge society”. The session will highlight the collaboration between WSIS and NGOs–in particular\, that of the focal role of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)–in the implementation and achievement of the WSIS Action Lines and themes derived from Geneva Action Plan. \nThe thematic workshop recommits CoNGO and NGOs to the achievement of the WSIS Action Lines\, including the continuation of WSIS Beyond 2025 in the context of the UN Agenda 2030 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The workshop will spotlight the need for a just\, inclusive\, sustainable and peaceable knowledge\, information and digital society built on values including human dignity and human rights\, and digital and communication justice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMODERATOR \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiberato C. Bautista\, President\nConference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) | USA | Philippines\n\nLiberato Bautista is President of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). He is also Assistant General Secretary for United Nations and International Affairs of the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church. Bautista attended both the Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) phases of the World Summit on Information Society. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPANELLISTS\n\n\nCyril Ritchie\, First Vice President\nConference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)  Switzerland\n\nCyril Ritchie is currently the First Vice President of the Conference of Non-Governmental organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). He was former President of CoNGO between 2011 and 2018. He is also President of the Union of International Associations (2017-2023) and its former Vice President (1998-2017). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuth Marlyn Grace Sidabutar\, Project Officer\nWorld Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) International Telecommunication Union | Switzerland\n\nMs. Ruth Sidabutar is a Project Officer at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)\, the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies. She leads the facilitation and coordination of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process and its alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with multistakeholders.  She has dedicated her career in the field of international cooperation\, which spans in international organisations\, regional organisation\, and Non-Governmental Organisations. Before joining ITU\, she worked as a Political Officer at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta\, Indonesia. She holds a Master’s degree in Cooperation and Development and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations (International Development). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nManjit Dosanjh\, Representative at UNOG\nInternational Cancer Expert Corps (ICEC) | Switzerland\n\nDr. Manjit Dosanjh is the former senior advisor for medical applications and now an honorary staff at CERN and a Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford. She holds a PhD in Biochemical Engineering from the UK and has held positions in various academic and research institutions in Europe and the U.S.\, including at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California\, the European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) in Italy. Dr. Dosanjh is actively involved in helping non-profit science and technology education gender related organizations in Geneva\, such as the Committee on Status of Women (NGO CSW Geneva) and represents the International Cancer Expert Corps (ICEC)–an NGO in Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC–and a board member of CoNGO (Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPiero Dominici\, Fellow\nWorld Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) | Italy\n\nProfessor Piero Dominici (PhD) is sociologist and philosopher\, Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO\, UN expert and invited speaker\, is Scientific Director of the International Research and Education Programme CHAOS and Director (Scientific Listening) at the Global Listening Center. Dominici is Vice President of the World Complexity Science Academy (WCSA) and Member of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). Prof. Dominici teaches Public Communication\, Sociology of Social Complexity\, Global Networks\, and Security and Intelligence\, Complex Systems and Networks\, at the University of Perugia. As scientific researcher\, educator\, author\, and international speaker\, his main areas of expertise and interest encompass (hyper)complexity\, complex systems\, transdisciplinarity and knowledge sharing in the fields of education\, systems theory\, technology\, intelligence\, security\, citizenship and communication. Dominici is a member of the MUIR Register of Revisers (Italian Ministry of Higher Education and Research) and Fellow of the European Complex Systems Society. He is also a standing member of several of the most prestigious national and international scientific committees. He is author of numerous essays\, scientific articles and books. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEni Lestari\, Chairperson\nInternational Migrants Alliance (IMA) | Indonesia | Hong Kong SAR\n\nEni Lestari is an Indonesian migrant domestic worker in Hong Kong SAR for over 20 years. As a migrant rights activist\, she is the current Chairperson of the International Migrants Alliance (IMA)\, a first-ever global alliance of grassroots migrants\, immigrants\, refugees\, and other people in situations of forced movement and displacement. In 2016\, she was the only grassroots migrant chosen to speak at the opening of the UN High-Level Summit on Large Movement of Migrants and Refugees at the UN Headquarters in New York. Lestari is a recipient of several awards\, including the “Non-Profit Leader Award” from the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong\, the “BBC 100 Women” award\, and “Changemaker” award from Cathay Pacific. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbramo Chabib\, Executive Director\nItalian Diplomatic Academy (IDA) | Italy\n\nDr. Abramo Chabib is Executive Director of the Italian Diplomatic Academy and NGO Representative to the United Nations in New York\, and since 2018 he is the Chairman of the World Council for Youth and Diplomacy\, a New York-based Global NGO. Dr. Chabib is a Member of the NGO Committee on Language and Languages amd the NGO Committee on Financing for Development–both substantive committees of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Dr. Chabib also serves as Adviser for companies in the domain of international trade. Further\, he is Professor in Economic Diplomacy at the University of Verona and is part of several advisory boards of academic institutions and NGOs operating in the realm of youth empowerment\, international financing for development\, and public diplomacy. Dr. Chabib is the recipient of the PhD Honoris Causa awarded in 2019 by the Constructivist University of Mexico. He was also awarded as Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy by the President of Italy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHumphrey Tonkin\, Vice Chair\nNGO Committee on Language and Languages (A Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations) | USA\n\nHumphrey Tonkin has been active at the UN since the 1960s. A former professor (University of Pennsylvania) and university president (University of Hartford)\, he has at various times chaired the boards of the Canadian Fulbright Commission\, the Center for Applied Linguistics\, the American Forum for Global Education\, the International partnership for Service Learning\, and the Universal Esperanto Association. He has published widely on language policy (an edited volume on Language and Sustainability is forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan)\, on international education\, and on literature and translation\, and has served as editor of the journal Language Problems and Language Planning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFranklin Shaffer\, President and Chief Executive Officer\nCGFNS International | USA\n\nDr. Franklin A. Shaffer is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CGFNS International\, Inc.\, an internationally recognized authority on credentials evaluation and verification pertaining to the education\, registration\,\, and licensure of nurses and healthcare professionals worldwide. Dr. Shaffer earned his doctorate in nursing administration and education at Columbia University and has 50 years of progressive and varied nursing experience which includes administration\, education\, clinical practice\, and research. He is a frequent speaker and consultant at meetings and conferences around the world and is an NGO representative at the United Nations (UN)\, World Health Organization (WHO)\, and International Council of Nurses (ICN). Dr. Shaffer serves as the Secretariat of the International Centre on Nurse Migration (ICNM)\, a strategic partnership between ICN and CGFNS International. On behalf of CGFNS International\, Dr. Shaffer sits on the Board of CoNGO as its secretary. See also Franklin Shaffer’s bio./ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: Cultural Diversity | Digital Divide | Digital Inclusion | Education | Ethics \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWSIS Action Lines \n\n\n\nC3. Access to information and knowledge\nC4. Capacity building\nC7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health\nC8. Cultural diversity and identity\, linguistic diversity and local content\nC10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society\n\n\n\n\nSustainable Development Goals \n\n\n\nGoal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere\nGoal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all\nGoal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all\nGoal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls\nGoal 16: Promote just\, peaceful and inclusive societies\n\n\n__________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information about the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)\, please visit www.ngocongo.org.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/7730-2/
LOCATION:ITU\, Room C1\, ITU Tower Building\, Geneva\, Switzerland
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220525T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220525T163000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
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SUMMARY:Two years after the death of George Floyd: Antiracism\, #BLM and the United Nations
DESCRIPTION:As people continue to challenge the systemic racism that has devalued the lives of Black and Brown people globally\, many are asking the question: why do some of these tragic events spark a stronger call for change than others? \nFloyd’s murder also revived the concept of antiracism. The webinar will explore\, in practice\, what it means to be antiracist. Participants will also be invited to reflect on the role played by Christian nationalism in reinforcing white supremacy and racial subjugation\, thereby fueling racism\, xenophobia and racial discrimination. \nAs a follow up of its 1 June 2021 webinar marking the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre\, the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs will host this webinar on the sides of the 30th session of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent\, which will be taking place in New York city\, USA\, from 23 to 27 May 2022. \nSpeakers: \nModerator: Rev. Chebon Kernell\, ordained elder in the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference \n\nGaynel D. Curry\, member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent\nRt. Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton\, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America\nRev. Dr. Leah Gunning Francis\, vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of the Faculty at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis\nProf. Gay McDougall\, member of the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)\n\nRegister here to join this webinar live on Wednesday\, 25 May\, 3:30 pm CEST / 9:30am EST. \n_________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights\, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@yahoo.com or bknotts@uua.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/two-years-after-the-death-of-george-floyd-antiracism-blm-and-the-united-nations/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220525T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220525T163000
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SUMMARY:Two years after the death of George Floyd: Antiracism\, #BLM and the United Nations
DESCRIPTION:As people continue to challenge the systemic racism that has devalued the lives of Black and Brown people globally\, many are asking the question: why do some of these tragic events spark a stronger call for change than others? \nFloyd’s murder also revived the concept of antiracism. The webinar will explore\, in practice\, what it means to be antiracist. Participants will also be invited to reflect on the role played by Christian nationalism in reinforcing white supremacy and racial subjugation\, thereby fueling racism\, xenophobia and racial discrimination. \nAs a follow up of its 1 June 2021 webinar marking the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre\, the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs will host this webinar on the sides of the 30th session of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent\, which will be taking place in New York city\, USA\, from 23 to 27 May 2022. \nSpeakers: \nModerator: Rev. Chebon Kernell\, ordained elder in the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference \n\nGaynel D. Curry\, member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent\nRt. Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton\, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America\nRev. Dr. Leah Gunning Francis\, vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of the Faculty at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis\nProf. Gay McDougall\, member of the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)\n\nRegister here to join this webinar live on Wednesday\, 25 May\, 3:30 pm CEST / 9:30am EST. \n_________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights\, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@yahoo.com or bknotts@uua.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/two-years-after-the-death-of-george-floyd-antiracism-blm-and-the-united-nations-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T110000
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SUMMARY:UNESCO and Multilingualism: A Dialogue Forum
DESCRIPTION:The NGO Committee on Language and Languages presents\nUNESCO and Multilingualism: A Dialogue Forum\n18 May 2022\nREGISTER HERE \nFor over 70 years\, the United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been a leading voice on multilingualism.  Today\, it engages in numerous initiatives to advance linguistic diversity.  In this forum\, UNESCO staff members working on multilingual education\, the World Atlas of Languages (WAL)\, and the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL) discuss ongoing initiatives and forthcoming developments.  The session follows a show-and-tell and conversation format to facilitate dialogue.  Representatives of NGOs\, Secretariat and UN agency staff\, and colleagues from Member States are welcome to attend.  A business meeting of the NGO Committee on Language and Languages will take place during the final 40 minutes. \nEvent Details \nThe NGO Committee on Language and Languages (CoLL) is hosting the dialogue forum virtually on 18 May 2022. \n08:45-11:00 – New York\n14:45-17:00 – Geneva\n15:45-18:00 – Nairobi\n19:45-22:00 – Bangkok \nRegistration \nRepresentatives of NGOs\, Secretariat and UN agency staff\, and colleagues from Member States are welcome to attend.   There is no fee\, but preregistration is required.  Register here as soon as possible\, but no later than 16 May. \nProgramme \n8:45-9:00am Sign In \n9:00-9:05am   Francis M. Hult – Introduction \nInterim Vice-Chair\, NGO Committee on Language and Languages \n9:05-9:10am   Eliot Minchenberg – Welcome \nDirector of Office and UNESCO Representative to the United Nations in New York \n9:10-9:30am   Noro Andriamiseza Ingarao – Multilingual Education \nProgramme Specialist in Education\, UNESCO \n9:30-9:50am   Irmgarda Kasinskaite – International Decade of Indigenous Languages \nAdvisor\, Communication and Information\, UNESCO \n9:50-10:10am Bhanu Neupane – World Atlas of Languages \nAdvisor\, Open Access to Scientific Information and ICT & Sciences\, UNESCO \n10:10-10:20am General Discussion about the Multilingual Initiatives of UNESCO \n10:20-11:00am CoLL Business Meeting \nHumphrey Tonkin\, presiding \nInterim Chair\, NGO Committee on Language and Languages \n_____________________ \n\nCoNGO Notes: This event is held the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Learn more about this Committee and how you may collaborate with it by visiting substantive committees.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/unesco-and-multilingualism-a-dialogue-forum/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
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ORGANIZER;CN="NGO Committee on Language and Languages":MAILTO:tonkin@hartford.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T110000
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SUMMARY:UNESCO and Multilingualism: A Dialogue Forum
DESCRIPTION:The NGO Committee on Language and Languages presents\nUNESCO and Multilingualism: A Dialogue Forum\n18 May 2022\nREGISTER HERE \nFor over 70 years\, the United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been a leading voice on multilingualism.  Today\, it engages in numerous initiatives to advance linguistic diversity.  In this forum\, UNESCO staff members working on multilingual education\, the World Atlas of Languages (WAL)\, and the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL) discuss ongoing initiatives and forthcoming developments.  The session follows a show-and-tell and conversation format to facilitate dialogue.  Representatives of NGOs\, Secretariat and UN agency staff\, and colleagues from Member States are welcome to attend.  A business meeting of the NGO Committee on Language and Languages will take place during the final 40 minutes. \nEvent Details \nThe NGO Committee on Language and Languages (CoLL) is hosting the dialogue forum virtually on 18 May 2022. \n08:45-11:00 – New York\n14:45-17:00 – Geneva\n15:45-18:00 – Nairobi\n19:45-22:00 – Bangkok \nRegistration \nRepresentatives of NGOs\, Secretariat and UN agency staff\, and colleagues from Member States are welcome to attend.   There is no fee\, but preregistration is required.  Register here as soon as possible\, but no later than 16 May. \nProgramme \n8:45-9:00am Sign In \n9:00-9:05am   Francis M. Hult – Introduction \nInterim Vice-Chair\, NGO Committee on Language and Languages \n9:05-9:10am   Eliot Minchenberg – Welcome \nDirector of Office and UNESCO Representative to the United Nations in New York \n9:10-9:30am   Noro Andriamiseza Ingarao – Multilingual Education \nProgramme Specialist in Education\, UNESCO \n9:30-9:50am   Irmgarda Kasinskaite – International Decade of Indigenous Languages \nAdvisor\, Communication and Information\, UNESCO \n9:50-10:10am Bhanu Neupane – World Atlas of Languages \nAdvisor\, Open Access to Scientific Information and ICT & Sciences\, UNESCO \n10:10-10:20am General Discussion about the Multilingual Initiatives of UNESCO \n10:20-11:00am CoLL Business Meeting \nHumphrey Tonkin\, presiding \nInterim Chair\, NGO Committee on Language and Languages \n_____________________ \n\nCoNGO Notes: This event is held the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Learn more about this Committee and how you may collaborate with it by visiting substantive committees.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/unesco-and-multilingualism-a-dialogue-forum-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
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ORGANIZER;CN="NGO Committee on Language and Languages":MAILTO:tonkin@hartford.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T090000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220429T042309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220524T182321Z
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SUMMARY:Criminalising Ecocide: A New Deterrent to Crimes that Affect the Environment
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to this important side event of the 31st Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)! \nRegister here: unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CCPCJ/session/31_Session_2022/registration.html \nThe regular thirty-first session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice is scheduled for 16-20 May 2022. The provisional annotated agenda will be published on the website of the Commission following the present arrangements. The present proposed organizational arrangements were drafted in response to the recent\ndevelopments of the COVID-19 pandemic\, taking into consideration the regulations by the host country\, Austria\, and the guidelines of the Vienna International Centre. Based on the developments of the global health situation and to possible changes to the regulations by the host Country Austria\, arrangements may be revised closer to the regular session. \nOrganization Format\nThe sessions will be conducted in a hybrid format\, in the M-building of the Vienna International Centre. The meetings of the plenary and COW will be held in parallel. The plenary meetings will be held in the plenary hall of the M-building. The meetings of the COW will be held in Boardroom A. \nIn-person participation will be possible for a limited number of delegates from United Nations Member States\, UN Entities\, IGOs and NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC. Due to COVID-requirements the number of seats in the room is limited and as such only a limited number of in-person participants can join. In-person participants are required to confirm adherence to relevant provisions contained in the COVID guidelines for participants and are expected to provide supporting documents as necessary. \nParticipation In line with the Rules of Procedure of the Functional Commissions of ECOSOC\, Member States\, as well as representatives of UN Entities\, IGOs and NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC can participate in the session. \nMore information about this specific side event\, and the full schedule of events\, will be provided here at a later stage: unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CCPCJ/session/31_Session_2022/session-31-of-the-ccpcj.html \n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-New York\, please visit . For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament\, Peace and Security\, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/criminalising-ecocide-a-new-deterrent-to-crimes-that-affect-the-environment/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,UN Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T090000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T042309Z
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SUMMARY:Criminalising Ecocide: A New Deterrent to Crimes that Affect the Environment
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to this important side event of the 31st Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)! \nRegister here: unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CCPCJ/session/31_Session_2022/registration.html \nThe regular thirty-first session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice is scheduled for 16-20 May 2022. The provisional annotated agenda will be published on the website of the Commission following the present arrangements. The present proposed organizational arrangements were drafted in response to the recent\ndevelopments of the COVID-19 pandemic\, taking into consideration the regulations by the host country\, Austria\, and the guidelines of the Vienna International Centre. Based on the developments of the global health situation and to possible changes to the regulations by the host Country Austria\, arrangements may be revised closer to the regular session. \nOrganization Format\nThe sessions will be conducted in a hybrid format\, in the M-building of the Vienna International Centre. The meetings of the plenary and COW will be held in parallel. The plenary meetings will be held in the plenary hall of the M-building. The meetings of the COW will be held in Boardroom A. \nIn-person participation will be possible for a limited number of delegates from United Nations Member States\, UN Entities\, IGOs and NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC. Due to COVID-requirements the number of seats in the room is limited and as such only a limited number of in-person participants can join. In-person participants are required to confirm adherence to relevant provisions contained in the COVID guidelines for participants and are expected to provide supporting documents as necessary. \nParticipation In line with the Rules of Procedure of the Functional Commissions of ECOSOC\, Member States\, as well as representatives of UN Entities\, IGOs and NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC can participate in the session. \nMore information about this specific side event\, and the full schedule of events\, will be provided here at a later stage: unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CCPCJ/session/31_Session_2022/session-31-of-the-ccpcj.html \n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-New York\, please visit . For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament\, Peace and Security\, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/criminalising-ecocide-a-new-deterrent-to-crimes-that-affect-the-environment-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,UN Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220513T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220513T144500
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220508T153237Z
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SUMMARY:The Effects of Urbanization on the Family
DESCRIPTION:Please RSVP by 6 pm EDT on Thursday\, May 12 in order to receive the Zoom link.\nNote that this event is on FRIDAY\, May 13\, not our usual Thursday time.\n \nIMPORTANT HOUSEKEEPING NOTES\n\n\nIt’s that time again! We will be conducting elections for the NGO Committee on the Family-NY Executive Committee at our next meeting. One paid member per NGO is eligible to vote. You MUST attend the Zoom meeting on May 13 in order to vote. If you have not yet paid dues for your organization\, please be sure to do so prior to the event in order to participate. The slate of nominees is attached for your perusal.\n\n__________________ \nCoNGO Notes: This event is held the NGO Committee on the Family New York\, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Learn more about this Committee and how you may collaborate with it by visiting substantive committees.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/the-effects-of-urbanization-on-the-family/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220513T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220513T144500
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
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SUMMARY:The Effects of Urbanization on the Family
DESCRIPTION:Please RSVP by 6 pm EDT on Thursday\, May 12 in order to receive the Zoom link.\nNote that this event is on FRIDAY\, May 13\, not our usual Thursday time.\n \nIMPORTANT HOUSEKEEPING NOTES\n\n\nIt’s that time again! We will be conducting elections for the NGO Committee on the Family-NY Executive Committee at our next meeting. One paid member per NGO is eligible to vote. You MUST attend the Zoom meeting on May 13 in order to vote. If you have not yet paid dues for your organization\, please be sure to do so prior to the event in order to participate. The slate of nominees is attached for your perusal.\n\n__________________ \nCoNGO Notes: This event is held the NGO Committee on the Family New York\, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Learn more about this Committee and how you may collaborate with it by visiting substantive committees.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/the-effects-of-urbanization-on-the-family-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20220509T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20220509T170000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220508T155549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220508T155549Z
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SUMMARY:Gender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it? (International Forum and Administrative Session)
DESCRIPTION:Gender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it? \nFULL COMMITTEE MEETING \nUNITED NATIONS\nVIENNA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE\nMonday May 9th 2022\n[Due to the Pandemic Development the FCM will be held as a Zoom Conference] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINTERNATIONAL FORUM [13.00 – 15.00 CEST]  \nGender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it? \n Prof. Zoe Lefkofridi\, Mag. MA MAIS Dr  \nDr Nadine Zwiener-Collins \nChair of Politics & Gender\, Diversity & Equality Paris Lodron University Salzburg  \nIncluding Discussion with Presenter & Participants\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGender equality is a United Nations sustainable development goal (No 5)\, a core value of the European Union\, and a target for many governments\, companies and organisations. But why is gender equality so important? Research has documented that gender equality leads to happier\, healthier\, and more democratic societies: It can help tackle the gender health gap resulting from a lack of research on conditions that predominantly affect women and the dangers of childbirth in many parts of the world. In the economic sphere\, gender equality helps boost performance\, as women’s equal participation is associated with increased profits for companies and with an increase in Gross Domestic Product. In addition\, equality in the political sphere has benefits for good governance. Not only is an equal opportunity to participate the core principle of democracy\, but equal participation and representation of women also decreases corruption and increases citizens’ satisfaction with democracy and the legitimacy of the political system. Finally\, gender equality matters for the individual: For example\, it improves family life\, and gender-equal societies consist of happier and healthier individuals. \nIn their presentation on gender equality\, Prof Zoe Lefkofridi and Dr Nadine Zwiener-Collins of the Chair of Politics & Gender\, Diversity & Equality at the University of Salzburg reflect on the importance of gender equality for different areas of society\, and highlight how gender equality benefits everyone. In the subsequent discussion\, they invite the participants to share and reflect on their own experiences\, and to join the discussion of what we can do to achieve gender equality. \nProfessor Zoe Lefkofridi\, Mag. MA MAIS Dr.\, holds the first Professorship for Gender Studies at the Paris-Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS). As Professor for Politics & Gender\, Diversity & Equality in the Department of Political Science\, her focus is research and teaching on democracy and representation\, diversity and equality. Her publications have appeared in internationally leading journals such as West European Politics\, European Union Politics and Politics & Gender. Professor Zoe Lefkofridi is also Editor-in-Chief of the Specialty Section Political Participation of the new gold open access journal Frontiers in Political Science and co-editor of the series Politics and Governance in the Smaller European Democracies (NOMOS Publications) and is an elected member of the board of the Austrian Society for Gender Research (ÖGGF). Prof. Lefkofridi holds a PhD from the University of Vienna (2009\, Political Science) and a Habilitation from the University of Salzburg (2017\, Political Science & Political Sociology) and prior to her time in Salzburg\, was a Jean Monnet and Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence and conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University\, the Austrian Academy of Sciences\, the GESIS Leibniz Institute in Cologne and the University of Vienna. \nNadine Zwiener-Collins is a postdoctoral researcher in Politics and Gender\, Diversity and Equality at the Department of Political Science at the University of Salzburg\, funded by the Land Salzburg. Her research focuses on the impact of (gender) inequalities in other areas of life\, such as the labour market and the family\, on the political behaviour and attitudes of citizens and politicians in Europe. Previously Nadine Zwiener-Collins was a Lecturer at the Social Research Institute of University College London (UCL)\, and taught there quantitative methods and data analysis to social scientists and also holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Ph.D. from the City University of London. \nADMINISTRATIVE SESSION 15:30 – 17.00 \n(i) Approval of the Agenda\n(ii) Approval of the Minutes of the Full Committee Meeting November 8th 2021\n(iii) Report of the Chairperson & Discussion with Participants\n(iv) Online Quarterly Bulletin ‘Families International’ (FI) Christin Kohler\, Executive-Editor FI Issue No. 122.\n(v) Committee Statement 60th United Nations Commission for Social Development\, February 2022. Franziska Reichel\, Comm. Coordinator UNCSD\n(vi) Committee Digital Networks – Update Report–Katharina Muegler\, Committee Digital Networks Coordinator\n(vii) Financial Report: Treasurer Alexandra Lugert M.A.\n(viii) Reports from Member Organisations\n(ix) Elections to the Board of the Committee for November 2022 – 2025 (Preview)\n(x) Date and Place of next Full Committee Meeting.\n(xi) Any other Business \n____________________ \n\n\nCoNGO Notes: This event is held the NGO Committee on the Family Vienna\, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Learn more about this Committee and how you may collaborate with it by visiting substantive committees.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/gender-equality-why-is-it-important-and-what-can-we-do-to-achieve-it-international-forum-and-administrative-session/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20220509T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20220509T170000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220508T155549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220508T155549Z
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SUMMARY:Gender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it? (International Forum and Administrative Session)
DESCRIPTION:Gender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it? \nFULL COMMITTEE MEETING \nUNITED NATIONS\nVIENNA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE\nMonday May 9th 2022\n[Due to the Pandemic Development the FCM will be held as a Zoom Conference] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINTERNATIONAL FORUM [13.00 – 15.00 CEST]  \nGender equality: Why is it important and what can we do to achieve it? \n Prof. Zoe Lefkofridi\, Mag. MA MAIS Dr  \nDr Nadine Zwiener-Collins \nChair of Politics & Gender\, Diversity & Equality Paris Lodron University Salzburg  \nIncluding Discussion with Presenter & Participants\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGender equality is a United Nations sustainable development goal (No 5)\, a core value of the European Union\, and a target for many governments\, companies and organisations. But why is gender equality so important? Research has documented that gender equality leads to happier\, healthier\, and more democratic societies: It can help tackle the gender health gap resulting from a lack of research on conditions that predominantly affect women and the dangers of childbirth in many parts of the world. In the economic sphere\, gender equality helps boost performance\, as women’s equal participation is associated with increased profits for companies and with an increase in Gross Domestic Product. In addition\, equality in the political sphere has benefits for good governance. Not only is an equal opportunity to participate the core principle of democracy\, but equal participation and representation of women also decreases corruption and increases citizens’ satisfaction with democracy and the legitimacy of the political system. Finally\, gender equality matters for the individual: For example\, it improves family life\, and gender-equal societies consist of happier and healthier individuals. \nIn their presentation on gender equality\, Prof Zoe Lefkofridi and Dr Nadine Zwiener-Collins of the Chair of Politics & Gender\, Diversity & Equality at the University of Salzburg reflect on the importance of gender equality for different areas of society\, and highlight how gender equality benefits everyone. In the subsequent discussion\, they invite the participants to share and reflect on their own experiences\, and to join the discussion of what we can do to achieve gender equality. \nProfessor Zoe Lefkofridi\, Mag. MA MAIS Dr.\, holds the first Professorship for Gender Studies at the Paris-Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS). As Professor for Politics & Gender\, Diversity & Equality in the Department of Political Science\, her focus is research and teaching on democracy and representation\, diversity and equality. Her publications have appeared in internationally leading journals such as West European Politics\, European Union Politics and Politics & Gender. Professor Zoe Lefkofridi is also Editor-in-Chief of the Specialty Section Political Participation of the new gold open access journal Frontiers in Political Science and co-editor of the series Politics and Governance in the Smaller European Democracies (NOMOS Publications) and is an elected member of the board of the Austrian Society for Gender Research (ÖGGF). Prof. Lefkofridi holds a PhD from the University of Vienna (2009\, Political Science) and a Habilitation from the University of Salzburg (2017\, Political Science & Political Sociology) and prior to her time in Salzburg\, was a Jean Monnet and Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence and conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University\, the Austrian Academy of Sciences\, the GESIS Leibniz Institute in Cologne and the University of Vienna. \nNadine Zwiener-Collins is a postdoctoral researcher in Politics and Gender\, Diversity and Equality at the Department of Political Science at the University of Salzburg\, funded by the Land Salzburg. Her research focuses on the impact of (gender) inequalities in other areas of life\, such as the labour market and the family\, on the political behaviour and attitudes of citizens and politicians in Europe. Previously Nadine Zwiener-Collins was a Lecturer at the Social Research Institute of University College London (UCL)\, and taught there quantitative methods and data analysis to social scientists and also holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Ph.D. from the City University of London. \nADMINISTRATIVE SESSION 15:30 – 17.00 \n(i) Approval of the Agenda\n(ii) Approval of the Minutes of the Full Committee Meeting November 8th 2021\n(iii) Report of the Chairperson & Discussion with Participants\n(iv) Online Quarterly Bulletin ‘Families International’ (FI) Christin Kohler\, Executive-Editor FI Issue No. 122.\n(v) Committee Statement 60th United Nations Commission for Social Development\, February 2022. Franziska Reichel\, Comm. Coordinator UNCSD\n(vi) Committee Digital Networks – Update Report–Katharina Muegler\, Committee Digital Networks Coordinator\n(vii) Financial Report: Treasurer Alexandra Lugert M.A.\n(viii) Reports from Member Organisations\n(ix) Elections to the Board of the Committee for November 2022 – 2025 (Preview)\n(x) Date and Place of next Full Committee Meeting.\n(xi) Any other Business \n____________________ \n\n\nCoNGO Notes: This event is held the NGO Committee on the Family Vienna\, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Learn more about this Committee and how you may collaborate with it by visiting substantive committees.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/gender-equality-why-is-it-important-and-what-can-we-do-to-achieve-it-international-forum-and-administrative-session-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T150000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220503T202021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220503T202021Z
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SUMMARY:National Interfaith Prayer Service for Peace and Justice
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/national-interfaith-prayer-service-for-peace-and-justice/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/RfP_InterfaithPrayer-scaled.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T150000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220503T202021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220503T202021Z
UID:10002228-1651759200-1651762800@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:National Interfaith Prayer Service for Peace and Justice
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/national-interfaith-prayer-service-for-peace-and-justice-2/
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/RfP_InterfaithPrayer-scaled.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220503T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T130000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220502T161650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220502T174541Z
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SUMMARY:Multilingualism and COVID-19:  Lessons Learned and Looking Forward
DESCRIPTION:The Study Group on Language and the United Nations presents \nMultilingualism and COVID-19: \nLessons Learned and Looking Forward \nA Virtual Symposium on 3-4 May 2022 \nThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a powerful impact on humanity.  In addition to the direct effects of infection\, there has been a wide range of indirect effects on both individuals and social institutions throughout the world.  Pre-pandemic inequalities have been exacerbated\, and new challenges have emerged as people attempt to cope with living and working through a public health crisis.  The United Nations is currently prioritizing ways forward\, including how Agenda 2030 and the related work of continuing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be put back on track from the major setbacks of the pandemic\, as emphasized in Our Common Agenda\, the recent report by the Secretary-General and the focus of the upcoming July 2022 High-Level Political Forum. \nThe present symposium draws attention to the essential role that multilingualism must play in initiatives by the United Nations\, Member States\, non-governmental organizations\, the private sector\, and other stakeholders to foster peri-pandemic and post-pandemic development.  Language mediates all human experience.  Fully inclusive dialogue and problem-solving must involve substantive use of multilingualism to ensure that people can understand one another\, access information equitably\, and participate democratically.  In addition\, all development initiatives must take linguistic minorities into account explicitly so that “nobody is left behind” due to their language background. \nThe symposium focuses on multilingualism with respect to Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) and Quality Education (SDG 4)\, with attention to linguistic challenges that have occurred during the pandemic as well as creative and inclusive solutions that have emerged and can be built upon going forward.  The two-day virtual event brings together a spectrum of stakeholders including United Nations staff members\, government officials\, university scholars\, and members of civil society to address issues and innovations.  The symposium follows a panel format through which experts present their perspectives\, engage in dialogue with each other\, and prompt general discussion with participants. \nEvent Details \nThe symposium will take place virtually over two days: \nTuesday\, 3 May – Focus on Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) \n08:15-13:00 – New York\n14:15-19:00 – Geneva\n15:15-20:00 – Nairobi\n19:15-12:00 – Bangkok \nWednesday\, 4 May – Focus on Quality Education (SDG 4) \n08:15-13:00 – New York\n14:15-19:00 – Geneva\n15:15-20:00 – Nairobi\n19:15-12:00 – Bangkok \nProgramme \nTuesday\, 3 May – Focus on Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) \n8:15-8:30am Sign In \n8:30-8:40am Welcoming Remarks \nHumphrey Tonkin (NGO Committee on Language and Languages/Study Group on Language and the United Nations) \nJoel Gómez (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n8:45-9:00am Featured Speaker \nMultilingualism and the Verified Initiative \nMaher Nasser (UN Department of Global Communications – UNDGC\, Outreach Division) \n9:00am-10:25am Panel \nMultilingualism for Equitable Healthcare Access and Knowledge Development \nFrancis M. Hult\, moderator \nSusie Sykes (London South Bank University) \nThomas Abel (University of Bern) \nStacy C. Bailey (Northwestern University) \nPanel Discussion \nOpen Questions and Dialogue \n10:25-10:55am Break \n11:00-11:15am Featured Speaker \nPublishing for Sustainable Development: How and Why Springer Nature Supports the SDGs \nNicola Jones (Springer Nature\, SDG Programme) \n11:15-12:45pm Panel \nCOVID and The Challenges of Interpretation \nLisa McEntee Atalianis\, moderator \nNing Ding (UN Department for General Assembly and Conference Management – UNDGACM\, Interpretation Service) \nLinda Fitchett (The International Association of Conference Interpreters) \nSeverine Hubscher-Davidson (The Open University) \nPanel Discussion \nOpen Questions and Dialogue \n12:45-1:00pm Featured Speaker \nLanguage\, Health\, and Justice: Measuring the Challenge \nMark Fettes (Centre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems/Esperantic Studies Foundation) \n* * * \nWednesday\, 4 May – Focus on Quality Education (SDG 4) \n8:15-8:30am Sign In \n8:30-8:40am Opening Remarks \nHumphrey Tonkin (NGO Committee on Language and Languages/Study Group on Language and the United Nations) \nLiberato Bautista (Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations) \n8:45-9:00am Featured Speaker \nMultilingual Educational Initiatives during COVID-19 \nNoro Andriamiseza Ingarao (United Nations\, Educational\, Scientific\, and Cultural Organization – UNESCO\, Education Sector) \n9:00-10:30am Panel \nCross-national Responses to Multilingual Educational Challenges During COVID-19 \nRosemary Salomone\, moderator \nPille Poiklik (Ministry of Education and Research\, Estonia) \nGisella Langé (Ministry of Education\, Italy) \nPaul Frank (SIL International) \nPanel Discussion \nOpen Questions and Dialogue \n10:25-10:55am: Break \n11:00-11:15am Featured Speaker \nAn Assets-Based Approach for Multilingual Learners \nJoel Gómez (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n11:15am-12:45pm Panel \nSituated Multilingual Educational Practices in Response to COVID-19 \nCarol Benson\, moderator \nAyé Clarisse Hager-M’Boua (Université Alassane Ouattara) \nBaoqi Sun (National Institute of Education\, Singapore) \nPanel Discussion \nOpen Questions and Dialogue \n12:40-1:00pm Closing Panel \nLessons Learned and Looking Forward \nHumphrey Tonkin\, moderator \nCarol Benson (Teachers College\, Columbia University) \nFrancis M. Hult (University of Maryland\, Baltimore County) \nLisa McEntee-Atalianis (Birkbeck\, University of London) \nRosemary Salomone (St. John’s University) \nSymposium Sponsors \nThe symposium is held in cooperation with the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)\, and made possible by generous support and assistance from \nCenter for Applied Linguistics (CAL) \nEsperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) \nSpringer Nature \nCentre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems (CED) \nConsortium for Language Policy and Planning (CLPP) \nInternational Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) \n_________________ \nCoNGO Notes: This event is held the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Learn more about this Committee and how you may collaborate with it by visiting substantive committees.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/7439/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Multilingualism-and-COVID-19-Symposium-20224_Page_1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="NGO Committee on Language and Languages":MAILTO:tonkin@hartford.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220503T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T130000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220502T161650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220502T161650Z
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SUMMARY:Multilingualism and COVID-19:  Lessons Learned and Looking Forward
DESCRIPTION:The Study Group on Language and the United Nations presents \nMultilingualism and COVID-19: \nLessons Learned and Looking Forward \nA Virtual Symposium on 3-4 May 2022 \nThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a powerful impact on humanity.  In addition to the direct effects of infection\, there has been a wide range of indirect effects on both individuals and social institutions throughout the world.  Pre-pandemic inequalities have been exacerbated\, and new challenges have emerged as people attempt to cope with living and working through a public health crisis.  The United Nations is currently prioritizing ways forward\, including how Agenda 2030 and the related work of continuing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be put back on track from the major setbacks of the pandemic\, as emphasized in Our Common Agenda\, the recent report by the Secretary-General and the focus of the upcoming July 2022 High-Level Political Forum. \nThe present symposium draws attention to the essential role that multilingualism must play in initiatives by the United Nations\, Member States\, non-governmental organizations\, the private sector\, and other stakeholders to foster peri-pandemic and post-pandemic development.  Language mediates all human experience.  Fully inclusive dialogue and problem-solving must involve substantive use of multilingualism to ensure that people can understand one another\, access information equitably\, and participate democratically.  In addition\, all development initiatives must take linguistic minorities into account explicitly so that “nobody is left behind” due to their language background. \nThe symposium focuses on multilingualism with respect to Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) and Quality Education (SDG 4)\, with attention to linguistic challenges that have occurred during the pandemic as well as creative and inclusive solutions that have emerged and can be built upon going forward.  The two-day virtual event brings together a spectrum of stakeholders including United Nations staff members\, government officials\, university scholars\, and members of civil society to address issues and innovations.  The symposium follows a panel format through which experts present their perspectives\, engage in dialogue with each other\, and prompt general discussion with participants. \nEvent Details \nThe symposium will take place virtually over two days: \nTuesday\, 3 May – Focus on Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) \n08:15-13:00 – New York\n14:15-19:00 – Geneva\n15:15-20:00 – Nairobi\n19:15-12:00 – Bangkok \nWednesday\, 4 May – Focus on Quality Education (SDG 4) \n08:15-13:00 – New York\n14:15-19:00 – Geneva\n15:15-20:00 – Nairobi\n19:15-12:00 – Bangkok \nProgramme \nTuesday\, 3 May – Focus on Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) \n8:15-8:30am Sign In \n8:30-8:40am Welcoming Remarks \nHumphrey Tonkin (NGO Committee on Language and Languages/Study Group on Language and the United Nations) \nJoel Gómez (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n8:45-9:00am Featured Speaker \nMultilingualism and the Verified Initiative \nMaher Nasser (UN Department of Global Communications – UNDGC\, Outreach Division) \n9:00am-10:25am Panel \nMultilingualism for Equitable Healthcare Access and Knowledge Development \nFrancis M. Hult\, moderator \nSusie Sykes (London South Bank University) \nThomas Abel (University of Bern) \nStacy C. Bailey (Northwestern University) \nPanel Discussion \nOpen Questions and Dialogue \n10:25-10:55am Break \n11:00-11:15am Featured Speaker \nPublishing for Sustainable Development: How and Why Springer Nature Supports the SDGs \nNicola Jones (Springer Nature\, SDG Programme) \n11:15-12:45pm Panel \nCOVID and The Challenges of Interpretation \nLisa McEntee Atalianis\, moderator \nNing Ding (UN Department for General Assembly and Conference Management – UNDGACM\, Interpretation Service) \nLinda Fitchett (The International Association of Conference Interpreters) \nSeverine Hubscher-Davidson (The Open University) \nPanel Discussion \nOpen Questions and Dialogue \n12:45-1:00pm Featured Speaker \nLanguage\, Health\, and Justice: Measuring the Challenge \nMark Fettes (Centre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems/Esperantic Studies Foundation) \n* * * \nWednesday\, 4 May – Focus on Quality Education (SDG 4) \n8:15-8:30am Sign In \n8:30-8:40am Opening Remarks \nHumphrey Tonkin (NGO Committee on Language and Languages/Study Group on Language and the United Nations) \nLiberato Bautista (Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations) \n8:45-9:00am Featured Speaker \nMultilingual Educational Initiatives during COVID-19 \nNoro Andriamiseza Ingarao (United Nations\, Educational\, Scientific\, and Cultural Organization – UNESCO\, Education Sector) \n9:00-10:30am Panel \nCross-national Responses to Multilingual Educational Challenges During COVID-19 \nRosemary Salomone\, moderator \nPille Poiklik (Ministry of Education and Research\, Estonia) \nGisella Langé (Ministry of Education\, Italy) \nPaul Frank (SIL International) \nPanel Discussion \nOpen Questions and Dialogue \n10:25-10:55am: Break \n11:00-11:15am Featured Speaker \nAn Assets-Based Approach for Multilingual Learners \nJoel Gómez (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n11:15am-12:45pm Panel \nSituated Multilingual Educational Practices in Response to COVID-19 \nCarol Benson\, moderator \nAyé Clarisse Hager-M’Boua (Université Alassane Ouattara) \nBaoqi Sun (National Institute of Education\, Singapore) \nPanel Discussion \nOpen Questions and Dialogue \n12:40-1:00pm Closing Panel \nLessons Learned and Looking Forward \nHumphrey Tonkin\, moderator \nCarol Benson (Teachers College\, Columbia University) \nFrancis M. Hult (University of Maryland\, Baltimore County) \nLisa McEntee-Atalianis (Birkbeck\, University of London) \nRosemary Salomone (St. John’s University) \nSymposium Sponsors \nThe symposium is held in cooperation with the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO)\, and made possible by generous support and assistance from \nCenter for Applied Linguistics (CAL) \nEsperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) \nSpringer Nature \nCentre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems (CED) \nConsortium for Language Policy and Planning (CLPP) \nInternational Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) \n_________________ \nCoNGO Notes: This event is held the NGO Committee on Language and Languages\, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Learn more about this Committee and how you may collaborate with it by visiting substantive committees.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/7439-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Multilingualism-and-COVID-19-Symposium-20224_Page_1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="NGO Committee on Language and Languages":MAILTO:tonkin@hartford.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T143000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220423T140531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220427T193517Z
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SUMMARY:Siblings Through the Generations
DESCRIPTION:Siblings Through the Generations\nApril 28\, 2022 at 1:15 PM EDT.\n  \nPlease register by 6 pm on Wed.\, April 27\, in order to receive the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/NGOFamilyApr28\n\nThe NGO Committee on the Family-New York invites you to attend this year’s annual program developed by interns and students: Siblings Through the Generations. Under the direction of Dr. Florence Denmark\, ICP interns and students will host a student-led panel discussion on an array of challenges faced by adult siblings in today’s world. Topics will include siblings in the context of family dynamics\, religion\, migration\, and disabilities. Master student Taylor Mulligan-Stark of Pace University and doctoral student Olivia Friedman of Adelphi University\, both interns at the International Council of Psychologists (ICP)\, will also lead the conversation\, along with Pace MA Psychology students Dev Das\, Andrea Quevedo-Prince\, and previous ICP intern and Pace alum Anna Stauber. We look forward to seeing you on April 28\, 2022 at 1:15 PM EDT.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/siblings-through-the-generations/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/NGO_CoF_April2022.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T143000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220423T140531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220423T140531Z
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SUMMARY:Siblings Through the Generations
DESCRIPTION:Siblings Through the Generations\nApril 28\, 2022 at 1:15 PM EDT.\n  \nPlease register by 6 pm on Wed.\, April 27\, in order to receive the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/NGOFamilyApr28\n\nThe NGO Committee on the Family-New York invites you to attend this year’s annual program developed by interns and students: Siblings Through the Generations. Under the direction of Dr. Florence Denmark\, ICP interns and students will host a student-led panel discussion on an array of challenges faced by adult siblings in today’s world. Topics will include siblings in the context of family dynamics\, religion\, migration\, and disabilities. Master student Taylor Mulligan-Stark of Pace University and doctoral student Olivia Friedman of Adelphi University\, both interns at the International Council of Psychologists (ICP)\, will also lead the conversation\, along with Pace MA Psychology students Dev Das\, Andrea Quevedo-Prince\, and previous ICP intern and Pace alum Anna Stauber. We look forward to seeing you on April 28\, 2022 at 1:15 PM EDT.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/siblings-through-the-generations-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Events,CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/NGO_CoF_April2022.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T093000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220425T141532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T203836Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Digital Finance's Real Promises and Challenges for Development
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Digital Finance’s Real Promises and Challenges for Development \nJoin the NGO Committee on Financing for Development on Wednesday\, 27 April 2022\, 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. EDT for this official side event to the 2022 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qc-6orjsuGdFhyWHfljp7ZNxV526Onoc7 \nSpeakers: \n\nMs. Cina Lawson\, Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation of the Republic of Togo (TBC)\nDr. Purva Khera\, Economist\, International Monetary Fund\nMr. Johannes Ehrentraud\, Senior Advisor\, Financial Stability Institute\, Bank for International Settlements\nMs. Sofie Blakstad\, CEO of hiveonline and author of Fintech Revolution: Universal Inclusion in the New Financial Ecosystem\nMs. Anneleen Vos\, Seionr Economic Policy Officer\, International Rescue Committee\nMr. Prabhat Labh\, CEO\, Grameen Foundation India\nMs. Mercy Buku\, Program Leader\, Toronto Center\n\nModerator: Mx. Anita Thomas\, Chair\, NGO Committee on FfD\, Representative to the UN\, Women First International Fund \nCo-sponsors: ManUp Campaign\, Change Management Solutions\, Sisters of Charity Foundation\, African Development Interchange Network\, IBVM \nBackground: \nThe UN Secretary General’s task force on digital finance in its report titled “People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future\,” spells out the transformational impact digital finance can have on sustainable development. Providing relief for millions around the world\, supporting businesses\, and protecting jobs and livelihoods\, digital finance served as a lifeline during the COVID-19 pandemic. A World Bank tally of policy responses to the pandemic finds that at least 58 governments in developing countries used digital payments to deliver COVID-19 relief\, of which 36 countries made payments into fully transactional accounts that were being used for saving beyond simply withdrawing cash. According to the GSMA\, international remittances processed via mobile money increased by 65 percent in 2020. \nProponents of digital finance highlight its strong capabilities to reduce transaction costs\, the potential of Artificial Intelligence to provide fair and equitable treatment of credit applicants\, and the scalability of cloud technology\, through the use of blockchain technology\, to allow consumers to transact remotely and seamlessly across multiple platforms. \nWhile the experience of COVID-19 has proven that digitalization can transform economies and lives\, it needs to be shaped with both its advantages and potential risks in mind in order to bring everyone into the digital age. For technology to benefit everyone\, private sector innovation must be supported by the appropriate public goods such as the public provision of foundational infrastructure\, access to electricity\, mobile and internet coverage. \nAs in the case of any disruptive technology\, without combining technological advances with sound policy measures\, digital technology cannot deliver on its potential to meaningfully advance financial inclusion for everyone\, including the more than 2 billion unbanked people globally. Delivering on promises to advance financial inclusion can only be considered meaningful when the account holder has a fully functional account that they utilize to save\, make payments\, obtain manageable credit\, and mitigate economic risks and is simply not utilized to withdraw cash from cash transfers from the government\, which is overwhelmingly the case at this time. \nBy examining successful strategies that maximize digital finance’s potential while minimizing risks to the financial sector\, government revenues\, and at-risk populations\, attendees will gain a better understanding of how digital finance can sustainably advance development objectives. \n_______________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Financing for Development is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/exploring-digital-finances-real-promises-and-challenges-for-development/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Digital-Finance-4-27-page1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T093000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220425T141532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T141532Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Digital Finance's Real Promises and Challenges for Development
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Digital Finance’s Real Promises and Challenges for Development \nJoin the NGO Committee on Financing for Development on Wednesday\, 27 April 2022\, 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. EDT for this official side event to the 2022 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qc-6orjsuGdFhyWHfljp7ZNxV526Onoc7 \nSpeakers: \n\nMs. Cina Lawson\, Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation of the Republic of Togo (TBC)\nDr. Purva Khera\, Economist\, International Monetary Fund\nMr. Johannes Ehrentraud\, Senior Advisor\, Financial Stability Institute\, Bank for International Settlements\nMs. Sofie Blakstad\, CEO of hiveonline and author of Fintech Revolution: Universal Inclusion in the New Financial Ecosystem\nMs. Anneleen Vos\, Seionr Economic Policy Officer\, International Rescue Committee\nMr. Prabhat Labh\, CEO\, Grameen Foundation India\nMs. Mercy Buku\, Program Leader\, Toronto Center\n\nModerator: Mx. Anita Thomas\, Chair\, NGO Committee on FfD\, Representative to the UN\, Women First International Fund \nCo-sponsors: ManUp Campaign\, Change Management Solutions\, Sisters of Charity Foundation\, African Development Interchange Network\, IBVM \nBackground: \nThe UN Secretary General’s task force on digital finance in its report titled “People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future\,” spells out the transformational impact digital finance can have on sustainable development. Providing relief for millions around the world\, supporting businesses\, and protecting jobs and livelihoods\, digital finance served as a lifeline during the COVID-19 pandemic. A World Bank tally of policy responses to the pandemic finds that at least 58 governments in developing countries used digital payments to deliver COVID-19 relief\, of which 36 countries made payments into fully transactional accounts that were being used for saving beyond simply withdrawing cash. According to the GSMA\, international remittances processed via mobile money increased by 65 percent in 2020. \nProponents of digital finance highlight its strong capabilities to reduce transaction costs\, the potential of Artificial Intelligence to provide fair and equitable treatment of credit applicants\, and the scalability of cloud technology\, through the use of blockchain technology\, to allow consumers to transact remotely and seamlessly across multiple platforms. \nWhile the experience of COVID-19 has proven that digitalization can transform economies and lives\, it needs to be shaped with both its advantages and potential risks in mind in order to bring everyone into the digital age. For technology to benefit everyone\, private sector innovation must be supported by the appropriate public goods such as the public provision of foundational infrastructure\, access to electricity\, mobile and internet coverage. \nAs in the case of any disruptive technology\, without combining technological advances with sound policy measures\, digital technology cannot deliver on its potential to meaningfully advance financial inclusion for everyone\, including the more than 2 billion unbanked people globally. Delivering on promises to advance financial inclusion can only be considered meaningful when the account holder has a fully functional account that they utilize to save\, make payments\, obtain manageable credit\, and mitigate economic risks and is simply not utilized to withdraw cash from cash transfers from the government\, which is overwhelmingly the case at this time. \nBy examining successful strategies that maximize digital finance’s potential while minimizing risks to the financial sector\, government revenues\, and at-risk populations\, attendees will gain a better understanding of how digital finance can sustainably advance development objectives. \n_______________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Financing for Development is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/exploring-digital-finances-real-promises-and-challenges-for-development-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Digital-Finance-4-27-page1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T093000
DTSTAMP:20261112T061032
CREATED:20220425T141650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T203755Z
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SUMMARY:Financing for Universal and Crisis-Responsive Social Protection and Decent Work: Proposals of 2021 UN Inter-Agency Working Group
DESCRIPTION:Join the NGO Committee on Financing for Development on Tuesday\, April 26\, from 8 – 9:30am EST for an official side event of the 2022 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum on Financing for Universal and Crisis-Responsive Social Protection and Decent Work: Proposals of 2021 UN Inter-Agency Working Group \nSpeakers: \n\nH.E. Mr. Phillippe Kridelka\, Ambassador\, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations\nMr. Helmut Schwarzner\, Senior Social Security Specialist for the Americas\, Social Protection Department\, ILO Geneva\nMr. David Stewart\, Chief of Child Strategy and Social Protection\, UNICEF\nDr. Santosh Mehrotra\, Research Fellow\, IZA Institute of Labor Economics\, Bonn\, Germany\nMs. Tikhala Itaye\, Director\, Global Movement Building\, Women in Global Health\n\nModerator: Dr. Barry Herman\, Member Advisory Board\, Social Justice in Global Development \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsfuqqrjwiHtLVutntuRo0xgsa9K_vEKxP \nCo-sponsors: Vivat International\, Women First International Fund\, Salesian Missions\, International Labour Organization\, World Vision\, Social Justice in Global Development \nBackground: Social protection refers to assuring a basic income floor and access to basic healthcare throughout the life cycle. It should be provided universally to all people in need\, but that is far from current practice. While decent jobs\, including self-employment\, are mainly in the private economy\, meeting the qualifications for most jobs usually requires education and good health\, which are primarily public service functions. Thus\, programs to promote social protection and decent jobs entail adequate\, effective\, and fair national systems of taxation\, complemented by international assistance\, often in the form of technical assistance but also sometimes in aid-financed budget support\, as for low-income countries. \nThe experience of the pandemic laid bare inadequate systems to deliver cash transfers to compensate for the economic costs of the crisis and inadequate public health systems to deliver vaccines\, tests\, and protective equipment\, along with the very limited capacity\, especially in developing countries\, to maintain employment during the crisis-induced economic contraction. The pandemic experience requires us to think about preparing better “shock responsive” social protection and health systems and stronger counter-cyclical policies. Preparation\, in turn\, requires consideration of ways to mobilize the necessary domestic and international financial resources on an ongoing basis and with the capacity to meet the higher expenditure needs at times of crisis. \nWhile the inter-agency report concluded with 21 separate proposals\, speakers in the side event will be asked to discuss one or more of the proposals. There is no expectation that all 21 proposals would be covered\, nor is that necessary. What is necessary is to bring the attention of the FfD Follow-up Forum for consideration by policymakers the work of the 16 cooperating agencies in the task force and the civil society\, labor\, employer\, and youth stakeholders that were consulted in preparing the report. \n______________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Financing for Development is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/financing-for-universal-and-crisis-responsive-social-protection-and-decent-work-proposals-of-2021-un-inter-agency-working-group/
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