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Revisiting Financing for Development
worldwide/virtualIn preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the first United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development held in Monterrey, Mexico in March 2002, a process that promised so much, it is only prudent to reflect on the history of the Financing for Development (FfD) processes, especially considering the negative impact of the COVID-19
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Revisiting Financing for Development
worldwide/virtualIn preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the first United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development held in Monterrey, Mexico in March 2002, a process that promised so much, it is only prudent to reflect on the history of the Financing for Development (FfD) processes, especially considering the negative impact of the COVID-19
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The Impact of Storytelling on Isolation in Older Adults
worldwide/virtualIFA Global Cafe: In Conversation with Dr. Victor Kuperman and Ms. Nancy Siciliana The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of connecting, communicating, and storytelling within the dialogue of isolation. The “Niagara Stories” project - run through a partnership between McMaster University, the Seniors’ Computer Lab Project, and Cyber Seniors’ Connected Communities Niagara - has
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The Impact of Storytelling on Isolation in Older Adults
worldwide/virtualIFA Global Cafe: In Conversation with Dr. Victor Kuperman and Ms. Nancy Siciliana The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of connecting, communicating, and storytelling within the dialogue of isolation. The “Niagara Stories” project - run through a partnership between McMaster University, the Seniors’ Computer Lab Project, and Cyber Seniors’ Connected Communities Niagara - has
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United Nations International Day of Older Persons (IDOP2022)–Commemoration in Vienna
OJAB-Haus (Untere Augartenstrasse 31, 1020 Wien) Vienna, AustriaNGO Committee on Ageing, Vienna invites you to a Hybrid Commemoration of the UN International Day of Older Persons 3 October 2022 at 13:30 (CEST) REGISTER HERE. In 1990, the United Nations’ General Assembly voted to establish October 1st as the International Day of Older Persons (GA Res. 45/106). Each year, the Vienna-based NGO Committee
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United Nations International Day of Older Persons (IDOP2022)–Commemoration in Vienna
OJAB-Haus (Untere Augartenstrasse 31, 1020 Wien) Vienna, AustriaNGO Committee on Ageing, Vienna invites you to a Hybrid Commemoration of the UN International Day of Older Persons 3 October 2022 at 13:30 (CEST) REGISTER HERE. In 1990, the United Nations’ General Assembly voted to establish October 1st as the International Day of Older Persons (GA Res. 45/106). Each year, the Vienna-based NGO Committee
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Language and Minority Rights: A Dialogue Forum with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
worldwide/virtualThe United Nations Charter (Article 1) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 2) affirm the right to non-discrimination based on language while the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (Article 2) asserts that persons belonging to minorities have the right to “use their own
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Language and Minority Rights: A Dialogue Forum with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
worldwide/virtualThe United Nations Charter (Article 1) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 2) affirm the right to non-discrimination based on language while the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (Article 2) asserts that persons belonging to minorities have the right to “use their own
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CACCI Policy Advocacy webinar on ESG in South-East Asia and Green-Digital Transformation
worldwide/virtualCACCI invites you to participate in the CACCI Policy Advocacy webinar to be held on Wednesday, December 14at 3:00PM Taipei Time. The 50-minute session will be moderated by Mangesh Lal Shrestha, YEGAP President. The two relevant policy issues to be discussed are: (1) ESG in South-East Asia: Policy Considerations for Improving Performance Across Sustainability and
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CACCI Policy Advocacy webinar on ESG in South-East Asia and Green-Digital Transformation
worldwide/virtualCACCI invites you to participate in the CACCI Policy Advocacy webinar to be held on Wednesday, December 14at 3:00PM Taipei Time. The 50-minute session will be moderated by Mangesh Lal Shrestha, YEGAP President. The two relevant policy issues to be discussed are: (1) ESG in South-East Asia: Policy Considerations for Improving Performance Across Sustainability and
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