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Leveraging SDG 17 to strengthen and improve the VNR process
worldwide/virtualAgenda: Two lively panel debates will invite panelists to share the perspectives of governments, UN agencies, civil society and others with regard to the implementation of key SDG 17 commitments in different regional and national contexts. Panelists will explore the extent to which a full operationalization of these SDG 17 key commitments would greatly enhance
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Putting SDG 4 Back on Track After COVID-19: The Essential Role of Multilingualism in Education
worldwide/virtualA High-Level Political Forum Side Event on 11 July 2022 co-hosted by the NGO Committee on Language and Languages, the Universal Esperanto Association, and the Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations Register here by July 10! About: Even before COVID-19, alarms were sounded that progress on SDG 4 was too slow and that the
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Preserving Life on Land: Plans, Projects, Pitfalls and Partnerships for Rainforest Preservation
worldwide/virtualDear UN partners and participants at the HLPF, On behalf of co-sponsors The Episcopal Church, Interfaith Rainforest Initiative Colombia, World Council of Churches, and the Parliament of the World’s Religions, you are warmly invited to a virtual parallel event on the occasion of the HLPF review of Goal 15 – Life on Land: "Preserving Life
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Sustainable and resilient transport and trade facilitation in times of pandemic and beyond: Key challenges and opportunities
worldwide/virtualMulti-year Expert Meeting on Transport, Trade Logistics and Trade Facilitation Sustainable and resilient transport and trade facilitation in times of pandemic and beyond: Key challenges and opportunities Geneva, 12–14 July 2022 The ninth session of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Transport, Trade Logistics and Trade Facilitation will be held from 12 to 14 July 2022
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Accelerating the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Implementation: Addressing Systemic Barriers, Recovery Gaps and Strengthening Peoples’ Participation
worldwide/virtualThis year, the HLPF focuses on SDGs 4, 5, 14, 15 and 17, in addition to the focus on the theme of impact of COVID-19 pandemic and building back better. It is also understood that the high-level segment of ECOSOC will also discuss multilateralism and international cooperation in relation to sustainable recovery from COVID-19 and
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Creating an Enabling, Gender-Responsive Work Environment for the Future: The Role of ILO Convention 190 in Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
worldwide/virtualAbout: To achieve a job-rich recovery and just transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy, the UN Secretary-General is calling for a Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection that would create at least 400 million jobs and extend social protection to 4 billion women, men, and children
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Torture in Our Name: A Moral Call to End Solitary Confinement
worldwide/virtualPlease join us for a film screening and discussion about how survivors of solitary confinement and religious communities are working together to abolish torture once and for all. Join live via Zoom or Facebook! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hIAox0YhQOCLvRJgLqxMHA Religions for Peace (RFP) USA is the largest and most broadly-based representative multi-religious forum in the United States, with
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Nelson Mandela International Day
worldwide/virtualWhat is Mandela Day? On 18 July every year, we invite you to mark Nelson Mandela International Day by making a difference in your communities. Everyone has the ability and the responsibility to change the world for the better! Mandela Day is an occasion for all to take action and inspire change. Since November 2009, in recognition
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The Fear of “The Great Replacement” and Impact on Society
worldwide/virtualThursday, Aug. 18, 2022, 2 PM to 3 PM ET Join Live via Zoom or Facebook. Please click here to register. Please join Religions for Peace for a discussion on how the fear of “The Great Replacement” has provided motivation for many heinous attacks on racial and religious minorities and what should be the role of religious communities
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Emerging technologies in the area of LAWS: Exploring the legal and ethical implications of algorithmic bias
worldwide/virtualIn September 2021, the European Union adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1694 in support of the universalization, implementation and strengthening of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW). Under “Project 3: Facilitation of discussions on under-explored,
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