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UN Ocean Conference
The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To
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Eighth Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms and Light Weapons
The Biennial Meetings of States have the mandate to consider the national, regional and global implementation of the Programme of Action (PoA) to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects and its International Tracing Instrument (ITI). Description In 2001, countries adopted the Programme of Action
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Annual meeting of the Director-General of UNOG with civil society
Annual meeting of the Director-General of UNOG with civil society
Annual meeting of the Director-General of UNOG with civil society Monday, 27 June 2022 |. 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m., Room XXIV | Palais des Nations (Rapport annuel 2021 de l’ONU Genève et réunion annuelle de la Directrice générale) Dear Representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) accredited at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), We
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Common security, nuclear risks and the OSCE in the wake of the Ukraine conflict
Common security, nuclear risks and the OSCE in the wake of the Ukraine conflict
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yqRRAyjZR8KLbjkYmMi7Xw The Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting significantly on the European security framework. The European Union has facilitated a sweeping package of economic sanctions against Russia, unlike anything undertaken by the EU in any previous conflict. The invasion has elevated the risks of nuclear war, and stimulated Sweden and Finland to abandon
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Advancing the Blue Economy in Kenya
Advancing the Blue Economy in Kenya
This UNOC2022 side event aims to promote awareness and discussion on how actors can contribute to unlock the full economic possibilities of coastal and marine resources through interventions that involve effective participation of all relevant people while protecting these resources for present and future generation, while developing ecosystem resilience. The event is aligned with UNOC22
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International Declaration for Tuna Sustainability
International Declaration for Tuna Sustainability
The International Declaration for Tuna Sustainability, a global and collaborative alliance promoted by Bermeo Tuna World Capital, brings together the world's leading tuna cities committed to sustainable tuna management and oceans sustainable development. Register here: unocvirtualevent.comIn this event, to be held on 28 June within the United Nations Ocean Conference, delegates from several cities in which tuna is a fundamental part of their economy
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The Peoples’ Global Summit | Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind
Join the people’s global summit by registering HERE Check the programme HERE. The President of CoNGO--Liberato Bautista--is delivering one of the Keynote Speeches. The people’s global summit is for everyone. It brings together individuals and communities, people of lived experiences, along with global organisations to co-build a combined global conversation on the creation of globally shared
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Exchange with Mr. Volker Türk, Under-Secretary-General for Policy
Exchange with Mr. Volker Türk, Under-Secretary-General for Policy
Dear Representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) accredited at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), We are pleased to invite you to an exchange with Mr. Volker Türk, Under-Secretary-General for Policy in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, which will take place on Wednesday, 29 June 2022 from 10:00 to 11:00 am in Room XXIV at
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Can Harnessing Blue and Thematic Bonds Build a Sustainable, Regenerative Ocean Economy?
Can Harnessing Blue and Thematic Bonds Build a Sustainable, Regenerative Ocean Economy?
On Wednesday, June 29, at 1pm ET, join the NGO Committee on Financing for Development for an official virtual side event of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference! A multilateral expert panel will discuss what blue and thematic bonds are, how they’re working in practice, and how to optimize them as building blocks toward a regenerative,
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Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN (CRNGO) Annual Membership Meeting
Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN (CRNGO) Annual Membership Meeting
Venue: Online and Baha’i International Community (866 UN Plaza, Suite 120) RSVP required: https://bic-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvf-uorDkuH9GvRCtVkcF-JfCsuk8EOTY5 As we emerge from a pandemic-induced hiatus during which the Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN (CRNGO) largely carried out its activities through the CRNGO Climate Working Group, the CRNGO Bureau invites its members to come back together, in community,
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20th YMCA World Council: “Ignite”
On 3 July 2022, the 20th YMCA World Council will begin. For the first time ever, it’s going to be a hybrid event. We will meet in person in Aarhus, Denmark, and online. We continue to monitor the COVID situation, and try and do the right thing. The priority is for as many as possible
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WMG’s 2022 HLPF Colour Campaign
As is the feminist tradition of the Women's Major Group, we're calling on feminists and allies to wear and bring attention to certain colors on each day of HLPF because #FeministsWantSystemChange! Each of these colors represent feminist demands regarding systemic change in order to really achieve the SDGs! Join us in making feminist analyses heard!
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We Champion Speaker Series: Yasmine Sherif
We Champion Speaker Series: Yasmine Sherif
Dear Global Citizens,The upcoming "We Champion Speaker Series" session, hosted by the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, has been POSTPONED to Tuesday, July 5 at 4.30 PM CEST. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrf-2oqjIvEtydHYbot-npojJ5YnlFSw-w Following the UNESCO Transforming Education Pre-Summit, join a conversation with the Director of Education Cannot Wait Yasmine Sherif to discuss the importance of delivering quality education in humanitarian crises like those
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Protecting Education from Attack: A Call for Improving Data Monitoring and Policy Response
Protecting Education from Attack: A Call for Improving Data Monitoring and Policy Response
Virtual side event to the ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum The event will be entirely virtual, with simultaneous translation provided in English and French. Please register here, by Tuesday, 5 July, to participate. The event will also be livestreamed on UN Web TV. Background Attacks on education have harrowing effects, ranging from tragic deaths on account
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Dispelling Misconceptions & Myths: Faith Actors Advancing Gender Equality & the Empowerment of Women and Girls
Dispelling Misconceptions & Myths: Faith Actors Advancing Gender Equality & the Empowerment of Women and Girls
Dear friends, You are warmly invited to an HLPF side event organized by the UN Multi Faith Advisory Council, Dispelling Misconceptions & Myths: Faith Actors Advancing Gender Equality & the Empowerment of Women and Girls. The event will be held virtually, Thursday 7th July 7:30 – 9:00 EDT. Please register here! We hope you will
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Economic Empowerment of Women in Rural India
Economic Empowerment of Women in Rural India
Join us for this HLPF side event featuring a lively panel discussion followed by an entrepreneurial showcase. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApcu2tpjoiGdMZpmkCuFutzIkkr9mdBP3N?mc_cid=13e5b4d572&mc_eid=e1bba69d46 __________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY, a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship at the United Nations, please visit ngocsw.org. Likewise, for
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ICTs for Well-Being, Inclusion and Resilience: WSIS Cooperation for Accelerating Progress on the SDGs
ICTs for Well-Being, Inclusion and Resilience: WSIS Cooperation for Accelerating Progress on the SDGs
Date and Time: 7 July 2022, 08:00-09:00 AM New York time / 14:00-15:00 PM CEST About: Highlighting the theme of the WSIS Forum 2022, this session will focus on how the ICTs and the WSIS Action Lines can help accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), learning from the COVID-19 experience to build an inclusive, resilient, and
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Leadership for Change: A Call to Action from Sisters Supporting Vulnerable Communities
Leadership for Change: A Call to Action from Sisters Supporting Vulnerable Communities
This side event will address SDGs 14, 15, and 17 – under review at this year’s High-Level Political Forum – by featuring panelists with expertise in creating environmental initiatives that serve and support our planet’s most vulnerable communities. Panelists will include Sisters engaged in grassroots advocacy, speakers from civil society sharing best practices for partnerships
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In this Together: Share the Care, Transform Tomorrow
In this Together: Share the Care, Transform Tomorrow
Dear friends, We hope you can join Make Mothers Matter on July 11th for their virtual event taking place on the margins of HLPF, the annual UN conference that assesses progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Addressing the inequitable distribution of unpaid care work by ‘Sharing the care’ is in our view not only key
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Leveraging SDG 17 to strengthen and improve the VNR process
Leveraging SDG 17 to strengthen and improve the VNR process
Agenda: 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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Invest in SDG 4.7 to Unleash the Transformative Power of Education
Invest in SDG 4.7 to Unleash the Transformative Power of Education
This side event sponsored by Salesian Missions, addresses the critical need for a holistic education focused on target 7 of SDG 4. Even though we are yet to achieve the various targets under Goal 4, considerable progress has been made in this regard. This has not resulted in a more equal world despite the fact
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NGO MG Side Event- ’Community action for the recovery: Grassroot models for the benefit for all’
NGO MG Side Event- ’Community action for the recovery: Grassroot models for the benefit for all’
NGO MG Side Event- 'Community action for the recovery: Grassroot models for the benefit for all' Jul 11, 2022 07:30 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register HERE. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for countless communities around the world. Many millions of people are being left behind suffering massive loss
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Preserving Life on Land: Plans, Projects, Pitfalls and Partnerships for Rainforest Preservation
Preserving Life on Land: Plans, Projects, Pitfalls and Partnerships for Rainforest Preservation
Dear 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
Multi-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
Accelerating the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Implementation: Addressing Systemic Barriers, Recovery Gaps and Strengthening Peoples’ Participation
This 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
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
About: 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
Torture in Our Name: A Moral Call to End Solitary Confinement
Please 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
What 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
The Fear of “The Great Replacement” and Impact on Society
Thursday, 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
Emerging technologies in the area of LAWS: Exploring the legal and ethical implications of algorithmic bias
In 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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