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Human Rights in the Digital Age: Ensuring Access and Equality While Addressing Risks and Threats
worldwide/virtualThis is an open invitation to a high-level virtual side event "Human Rights in the Digital Age: Ensuring Access and Equality While Addressing Risks and Threats" hosted by The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology, which will take place on 27 September 2022
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Land Dialogue: Pandemic, social unrest and war echoing in the Amazon
worldwide/virtualOver two years into the pandemic, its unwelcome impacts stemming have become apparent, particularly for tropical rainforests. A variety of factors, from decreases in ecotourism, to spikes in illegal fishing and wildlife trafficking and opportunistic criminals taking advantage of COVID-19-distracted governments to ramp up illegal logging activity, have had adverse impacts on Indigenous Peoples and
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GERI Summit: Gender Healed World 2050
worldwide/virtualConference to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Gender Equity & Reconciliation International Theme: Achieving Gender Equality in One Generation Join us for this conference and meet inspiring leaders and organizations across the globe who are working to make the dream of gender equality a reality. Over the past 30 years, in hundreds of GERI programs on
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Workshop on enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and Regional Mechanisms for the promotion and protection of Human Rights with a focus on business and human rights
Palais des Nations Geneva, SwitzerlandJoin UNOG on 18-19 October, 2022, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland for this important workshop. Read the draft concept note here. Theme: the role of regional arrangements in the field of Business and Human Rights Register here: indico.un.org/event/1001270 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development,
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UNESCO-UNFCCC COP27 webinar #7: Climate Change Education
worldwide/virtualFrom April to September, UNESCO-UNFCCC hosted the first six webinars of eight for the Webinar Series, Climate Change Education for Social Transformation: On the Road to COP27, which is dedicated to the goal of greening every education policy and curriculum to be climate ready. Taking place on the last Tuesday of every month, each episode will
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Towards Environmental Justice: The Role of the Legally Binding Instrument for Business Accountability in Combatting the Triple Planetary Crisis
worldwide/virtualOn Oct. 25, please join Franciscans International for this side event during the 8th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and human rights. Panelists will discuss specific local cases and recent developments such as the recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment to explore how the current
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Ending impunity for severe housing rights violations – should domicide be recognized as an international crime?
worldwide/virtualVirtual side event - 77th session of the UN General Assembly 27 October 2022, 13:15-14:30 EST Massive violations of the right to adequate housing continue in unprecedented fashion during and after violent conflict. The attacking, bombing and shelling of civilian targets and the destruction of entire cities and villages – displacing millions into homelessness –
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NGO Committee on Financing for Development regular monthly meeting
Hybrid | New York | Virtual New York, NY, United StatesJoin the NGO Committee on Financing for Development for their regular monthly meeting on November 4 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm EST at the Baha'i International Community Office at 866 UN Plaza, with Zoom access capabilities for those who are unable to attend in person. As the conference room can accommodate up to 25 participants,
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Intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN: global trends and good practices
Hybrid | New York | Virtual New York, NY, United StatesSide event on Intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN: global trends and good practices In September, the Secretary General released the 2022 report on intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN. Join us for a discussion on main findings, and to explore good practices to prevent and address intimidation and reprisals, both
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Three Keys to Successful Advocacy: How to Move, Touch and Inspire Anyone at Anytime
worldwide/virtualThree Keys to Successful Advocacy: How to Move, Touch and Inspire Anyone at Anytime We are pleased that Adriane Berg, an expert communicator and an Emmy award-winning TV host and podcaster, will join us today. Adriane is communications consultant to many major companies and a member of the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, Subcommittee on Communications. Erica
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