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COVID-19
Covid-19 Vaccination: How churches can ensure that stateless people are not left behind
worldwide/virtualCovid-19 vaccination: How churches can ensure that stateless people are not left behind Link to join the webinar on Monday 15 March @ 13:00-14:30 CET: oikoumene.org/live As any virus, Covid-19 is an invisible threat which has changed our lives and affected our economies a great deal. The current Covid-19 pandemic has been a good reminder
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An NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security Discussion: Spending to Increase Nuclear Danger
worldwide/virtualJoin the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security as we discuss how in the midst of an economic and public health crisis, the US is set to spend hundreds of billions on new nuclear weapons which could never be used, add nothing to national security, and actually increase the risk of nuclear war. Funding
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VAWG and COVID-19: Policies and Practices needed to build back better
worldwide/virtualVAWG and COVID-19: Policies & Practices needed to build back better Sign in here to view/participate in the session. This webinar’s panel of experts includes Dubravka Šimonovic (UN Special Rapporteur on VAW), Diana Arango (Senior Gender-Based Violence Specialist, World Bank), Hilary Gbedemah (Member and Immediate Past Chair of UN CEDAW Committee), Hyeshin Park (Economist, Gender
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[Monthly Meeting] NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
worldwide/virtualInterested parties and NGO partners are welcome to join the regular monthly meeting of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on March 18 at 1:00pm EST. Register here: https://forms.gle/fsgqGi9eRq35kDeu7 Meeting Agenda: Welcome & Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this land Introductions
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Youth-led Action Research (YAR) on the Impact of COVID-19 on Marginalised Youth in 9 Countries in the Asia Pacific
worldwide/virtualThe Asia Pacific region is home to more than 700 million young people. About 85 million come from marginalized backgrounds, living in extreme poverty, having little to no access to education, employment, health care, and social protection, and facing barriers to meaningful opportunities to engage in decision-making processes that affect their lives. Disconnected from their
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Digital and Financial Inclusion: Pathways to promote an inclusive Post-COVID-19 socio-economic recovery
worldwide/virtualVirtual side event during the 2021 ECOSOC FfD Forum on Financing for Development Date & time: April 12 from 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm EST Register in advance for this meeting (by 5:00pm EST on April 11): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpcOGopj4tE9OFujGTOC3FTT_-z2aMJ0Sr World Bank data (September 2020) indicates that 212 countries have planned, introduced, or put in place 1179
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Indigenous Healing Ways for Mental Health
worldwide/virtualThe Indigenous Health Subcommittee is offering a side event during the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Indigenous practices for physical and mental healthcare have always been used in their communities and there are now attempts to revive and promote them in the mainstream, even in the COVID-19 era.This panel will feature US-based and global young
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2021 Freedom of Religion or Belief Priorities at the United Nations
worldwide/virtualJoin us on Friday, May 7th, from 1:15pm-2:45pm Eastern for a virtual event that will highlight various missions’ recent past and upcoming efforts to promote religious freedom and related rights in 2021 at the United Nations. The event will feature a panel of UN diplomats who will present on their mission’s specific priorities on this issue. Following the
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Re-imagining The Future We Need: Community voices for a healthy, green and just recovery
worldwide/virtualNGO Major Group Side Event This side event at the UN's High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2021 will hear directly from community voices from different parts of the world on action steps needed for a sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. A priority of this session is to ensure the
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Re-imagining The Future We Need: Community voices for a healthy, green and just recovery
worldwide/virtualNGO Major Group Side Event This side event at the UN's High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2021 will hear directly from community voices from different parts of the world on action steps needed for a sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. A priority of this session is to ensure the
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