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[deadline] Call to Civil Society Youth: Int’l Youth Day 2021 ‘Transforming Food Systems’
worldwide/virtualFor International Youth Day on August 12, 2021, the United Nations Civil Society Unit is celebrating youth voices. The theme of this year Youth Day is, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health.” The day aims to highlight the notion that the success of such a global effort will not be achieved without the
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Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition
Milan, Italy MilanConvened by the Government of Italy and building on the success of the 2019 UN Youth Climate Summit, the event will take place from 28 to 30 September and provide young delegates an unprecedented opportunity to put forward ideas and concrete proposals on some of the most pressing issues on the climate agenda. The first
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20th YMCA World Council: “Ignite”
worldwide/virtualOn 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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Focused discussion on identifying ways and means of more meaningful engagement of youth in the work of the General Assembly
Economic and Social Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters NY NYFollow-up to the report of the Secretary-General entitled "Our Common Agenda" Focused discussion on identifying ways and means of more meaningful engagement of youth in the work of the General Assembly Tuesday, 30 August 2022, at 3:00 pm Economic and Social Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in his report entitled
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OCA Discussion Series 4 – Participation and Representation: Better Connecting “We the Peoples” to the Multilateral System
Hybrid | New York | Virtual New York, NYJoin Baha'i International Community, CIVICUS, Democracy Without Borders, and the Coalition for the UN We Need for part IV of the "Our Common Agenda" Discussion Series, which will focus on: Participation and Representation: Better Connecting “We the Peoples” to the Multilateral System Register here! International decision making is improved when diverse perspectives are welcomed. Participants
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President of the General Assembly Town Hall meeting with Civil Society Organizations
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ New York NYDear civil society colleagues, You are kindly invited to join the President of the General Assembly for a Town Hall meeting with Civil Society in the Trusteeship Council Chamber (UN Headquarters, NY) on 2 December 2022, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The meeting will also be webcast live on UN WebTV. Background and Objective
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