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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211210T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211210T180000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
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SUMMARY:Human Rights and Drug Policy Across the United Nations: Commemorating International Human Rights Day
DESCRIPTION:Drugs and drug policy do not exist in a vacuum\, and communities are impacted in diverse ways that stretch across the silos of the UN system. The annual drugs omnibus resolution – titled\, “International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem” reflects the UN system-wide relevance of drug-related matters. In commemoration of International Human Rights Day\, this event will showcase key developments that took place during 2021 from diverse UN entities that can support system-wide coherence between drug control and the UN pillars of peace and security\, development\, and human rights\, as well as the Sustainable Development Agenda.\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nOpening Remarks: H.E. Mrs. Alicia Guadalupe Buenrostro Massieu\, Ambassador\, Deputy Permanent Representative\, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN\nZaved Mahmood\, Human Rights and Drug Policy Advisor\, OHCHR\nNinan Varughese\, Senior Advisor\, UNAIDS\nMarie Nougier\, Head of Research and Communications\, IDPC\nPenny Hill\, Deputy Secretary\, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs\nModerator: Nazlee Maghsoudi\, Chair\, NYNGOC\n\n\nContact newyorkngoc@gmail.com with any inquiries.\nRegister here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocOCsqz4tEtehkU7yPUCQJX6V653aNDaO \nEvent organized by the New York NGO Committee on Drugs (NYNGOC)\, in collaboration with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)\, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)\, Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation\, and International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC). \n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The New York NGO Committee on Drugs is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, more information on the NGO Committee on Drugs-Vienna\, please visit vngoc.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Mental Health\, please visit ngomentalhealth.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/human-rights-and-drug-policy-across-the-united-nations-commemorating-international-human-rights-day/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,UN Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211210T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211210T180000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211206T185627Z
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SUMMARY:Human Rights and Drug Policy Across the United Nations: Commemorating International Human Rights Day
DESCRIPTION:Drugs and drug policy do not exist in a vacuum\, and communities are impacted in diverse ways that stretch across the silos of the UN system. The annual drugs omnibus resolution – titled\, “International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem” reflects the UN system-wide relevance of drug-related matters. In commemoration of International Human Rights Day\, this event will showcase key developments that took place during 2021 from diverse UN entities that can support system-wide coherence between drug control and the UN pillars of peace and security\, development\, and human rights\, as well as the Sustainable Development Agenda.\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nOpening Remarks: H.E. Mrs. Alicia Guadalupe Buenrostro Massieu\, Ambassador\, Deputy Permanent Representative\, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN\nZaved Mahmood\, Human Rights and Drug Policy Advisor\, OHCHR\nNinan Varughese\, Senior Advisor\, UNAIDS\nMarie Nougier\, Head of Research and Communications\, IDPC\nPenny Hill\, Deputy Secretary\, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs\nModerator: Nazlee Maghsoudi\, Chair\, NYNGOC\n\n\nContact newyorkngoc@gmail.com with any inquiries.\nRegister here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocOCsqz4tEtehkU7yPUCQJX6V653aNDaO \nEvent organized by the New York NGO Committee on Drugs (NYNGOC)\, in collaboration with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)\, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)\, Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation\, and International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC). \n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The New York NGO Committee on Drugs is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, more information on the NGO Committee on Drugs-Vienna\, please visit vngoc.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Mental Health\, please visit ngomentalhealth.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/human-rights-and-drug-policy-across-the-united-nations-commemorating-international-human-rights-day-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,UN Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20211210T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20211210T141500
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211209T003023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211209T003023Z
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SUMMARY:COP26 Outcomes: A Conversation from an Ethical and Human Rights Perspective
DESCRIPTION:The Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change\, Environment and Human Rights (GIF) invites you to attend a webinar on COP26 Outcomes – A Conversation from an Ethical and Human Rights Perspective \n10 December 2021 (Friday)\, 13h00 to 14h15 CET  \nLink to join: COP 26 outcomes and debriefing – YouTube \nPanelists:  \n· Mr. Vice Yu\, South Centre\, Loss and Damage Lead Negotiator  for G77+China \n· Ms. Eileen Mairena\, CADP\, Active Observer of the UNFCCC Green Climate Fund \n· Ms. Amanda Kron\, OHCHR Associate Expert on Climate Change \n· Ms. Alexandra Goossens-Ishii\, Soka Gakkai International and GIF \n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights\, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@gmail.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/cop26-outcomes-a-conversation-from-an-ethical-and-human-rights-perspective/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20211210T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20211210T141500
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211209T003023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211209T003023Z
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SUMMARY:COP26 Outcomes: A Conversation from an Ethical and Human Rights Perspective
DESCRIPTION:The Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change\, Environment and Human Rights (GIF) invites you to attend a webinar on COP26 Outcomes – A Conversation from an Ethical and Human Rights Perspective \n10 December 2021 (Friday)\, 13h00 to 14h15 CET  \nLink to join: COP 26 outcomes and debriefing – YouTube \nPanelists:  \n· Mr. Vice Yu\, South Centre\, Loss and Damage Lead Negotiator  for G77+China \n· Ms. Eileen Mairena\, CADP\, Active Observer of the UNFCCC Green Climate Fund \n· Ms. Amanda Kron\, OHCHR Associate Expert on Climate Change \n· Ms. Alexandra Goossens-Ishii\, Soka Gakkai International and GIF \n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights\, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@gmail.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/cop26-outcomes-a-conversation-from-an-ethical-and-human-rights-perspective-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T143000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211206T185658Z
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SUMMARY:Democracy for Human Rights Through CEDAW
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, 9 December 2021Time: 11:00am EST Find your timezone here.On Thursday\, 9 December\, NGO CSW/NY will be hosting an official side event of The Summit for Democracy convened by the U.S. Department of State\, Democracy for Human Rights Through CEDAW. The interactive panel will bring together human rights experts\, political leaders\, and grass-roots women’s groups to showcase a Cities for CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) campaign. \nRegister here! \nSpeakers:\n\nSoon-Young Yoon\, UN Representative for the International Alliance of Women\nHoury Geudelekian\, Chair\, NGO CSW/NY\nDubravka Simonovic\, Former Member of the CEDAW Committee & Former Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women\nRangita de Silva de Alwas\, Assistant Dean of International Affairs\, University of Pennsylvania Law School\nAlda Facio\, Former Member of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls\nKrishanti Dharmaraj\, Executive Director\, Center for Women’s Global Leadership\, Rutgers University\nModerated by Terry Dale Ince\, CEDAW Committee of Trinidad/Tobago\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva\, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna\, please visit ngocswvienna.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/democracy-for-human-rights-through-cedaw/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T143000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211206T185658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211206T185658Z
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SUMMARY:Democracy for Human Rights Through CEDAW
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, 9 December 2021Time: 11:00am EST Find your timezone here.On Thursday\, 9 December\, NGO CSW/NY will be hosting an official side event of The Summit for Democracy convened by the U.S. Department of State\, Democracy for Human Rights Through CEDAW. The interactive panel will bring together human rights experts\, political leaders\, and grass-roots women’s groups to showcase a Cities for CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) campaign. \nRegister here! \nSpeakers:\n\nSoon-Young Yoon\, UN Representative for the International Alliance of Women\nHoury Geudelekian\, Chair\, NGO CSW/NY\nDubravka Simonovic\, Former Member of the CEDAW Committee & Former Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women\nRangita de Silva de Alwas\, Assistant Dean of International Affairs\, University of Pennsylvania Law School\nAlda Facio\, Former Member of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls\nKrishanti Dharmaraj\, Executive Director\, Center for Women’s Global Leadership\, Rutgers University\nModerated by Terry Dale Ince\, CEDAW Committee of Trinidad/Tobago\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva\, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna\, please visit ngocswvienna.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/democracy-for-human-rights-through-cedaw-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T150000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211209T002754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211209T002754Z
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SUMMARY:NGO Committee on Financing for Development monthly meeting
DESCRIPTION:Dear NGO Committee on FfD members & interested NGO colleagues\, \n\nThe next  NGO Committee on Financing for Development meeting will take place by Zoom on December 8 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST.  The agenda and minutes of the meeting are posted to the meeting folder\, which can be accessed here. Additional documents will be posted over the weekend. Kindly review the documents before the meeting. \n\nThe Zoom invitation is included below. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\n\n\nRegister here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEldu6rrj0uGdx2sGUou656LEDCPAlj8pm\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________\nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Financing for Development is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/ngo-committee-on-financing-for-development-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T150000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211209T002754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211209T002754Z
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SUMMARY:NGO Committee on Financing for Development monthly meeting
DESCRIPTION:Dear NGO Committee on FfD members & interested NGO colleagues\, \n\nThe next  NGO Committee on Financing for Development meeting will take place by Zoom on December 8 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST.  The agenda and minutes of the meeting are posted to the meeting folder\, which can be accessed here. Additional documents will be posted over the weekend. Kindly review the documents before the meeting. \n\nThe Zoom invitation is included below. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\n\n\nRegister here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEldu6rrj0uGdx2sGUou656LEDCPAlj8pm\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________\nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Financing for Development is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/ngo-committee-on-financing-for-development-monthly-meeting-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T120000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211028T195346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T195346Z
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SUMMARY:2021 Global People’s Forum
DESCRIPTION:The C4UN 2021 Global People’s Forum will take place Wednesday December 8\, beginning at 09:00 EST / 14:00 UTC. \nRegister here! \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament\, Peace\, and Security\, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights\, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@gmail.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Migration\, please visit ngo-migration.org.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/2021-global-peoples-forum/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T120000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211028T195346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T195346Z
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SUMMARY:2021 Global People’s Forum
DESCRIPTION:The C4UN 2021 Global People’s Forum will take place Wednesday December 8\, beginning at 09:00 EST / 14:00 UTC. \nRegister here! \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament\, Peace\, and Security\, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights\, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@gmail.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Migration\, please visit ngo-migration.org.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/2021-global-peoples-forum-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20211206T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20211206T160000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211206T185906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211206T185906Z
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SUMMARY:Remembering Past Massacres: Honoring the legacy and resilience of the victims | EUROPE
DESCRIPTION:The webinar is part of a series of regional webinars organized by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in collaboration with the WCC Spiritual Life. \nIt is part of the many virtual events organized this year to mark the 75th anniversary of the CCIA. \nRealizing that several of these massacres have lost relevance over the years\, or are simply forgotten\, the purpose of these regional webinars is to reflect on how these fallen heroes and heroines are remembered and honoured today. \nModerator: Rev. Karin van den Broeke\, WCC Executive Committee member \nThe following speakers will share country perspectives: \n\nDr. Geraldine Smyth\, Northern Ireland\nRev. Assoc. Prof. Habil. Cristian Sonea\, Roumania\nEugenia Koukoura\, Greece\nRev. Prof. Dr Konrad Raiser\, former WCC General Secretary\, will also be on the panel\, and will bring insights the role of healing of memories.\n\nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-a7AJvGURAeQmQ5DiQx05Q \n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament\, Peace\, and Security\, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights\, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@gmail.com or bknotts@uua.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/remembering-past-massacres-honoring-the-legacy-and-resilience-of-the-victims-europe/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20211206T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20211206T160000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211206T185906Z
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SUMMARY:Remembering Past Massacres: Honoring the legacy and resilience of the victims | EUROPE
DESCRIPTION:The webinar is part of a series of regional webinars organized by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in collaboration with the WCC Spiritual Life. \nIt is part of the many virtual events organized this year to mark the 75th anniversary of the CCIA. \nRealizing that several of these massacres have lost relevance over the years\, or are simply forgotten\, the purpose of these regional webinars is to reflect on how these fallen heroes and heroines are remembered and honoured today. \nModerator: Rev. Karin van den Broeke\, WCC Executive Committee member \nThe following speakers will share country perspectives: \n\nDr. Geraldine Smyth\, Northern Ireland\nRev. Assoc. Prof. Habil. Cristian Sonea\, Roumania\nEugenia Koukoura\, Greece\nRev. Prof. Dr Konrad Raiser\, former WCC General Secretary\, will also be on the panel\, and will bring insights the role of healing of memories.\n\nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-a7AJvGURAeQmQ5DiQx05Q \n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament\, Peace\, and Security\, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights\, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@gmail.com or bknotts@uua.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/remembering-past-massacres-honoring-the-legacy-and-resilience-of-the-victims-europe-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T070000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211108T022305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T022305Z
UID:10001551-1636434000-1636441200@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Women on the Front Line: Healing the Earth\, Seeking Justice
DESCRIPTION:Women are on the front line of the climate emergency so therefore they need to be at the forefront of the climate response. This is a critical year both for climate justice and for progressing a just recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. We must seize the opportunity to address these intersecting crises through transformational action to protect both the planet and the people who live upon it. We need a renewed global social contract that delivers on the Paris Agreement\, human rights\, and the Sustainable Development Goals. Christian Aid’s new report calls for a feminist and decolonial approach to climate change that shifts power and resources to women and the Global South\, and delivers co-benefits for gender\, climate and environmental justice. Please join our event and hear inspiring speakers who are making this change happen\, including: \n\nAmanda Mukwashi\, CEO\, Christian Aid\nKavita Naidu\, human rights and feminist climate justice advocate\nIkal Angelei\, politician and environmentalist\nRudelmar Bueno de Faria\, ACT Alliance General Secretary\n\nWe will also be showing a short film about women’s climate activism in Kenya\, and recorded messages from climate activists in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea \nPlease note\, tickets for the live event are limited\, but you can also join online. Links will be shared with people registered for the online event before the meeting. \nRegister here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-on-the-front-line-healing-the-earth-seeking-justice-tickets-194519772877 \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY\, please visit ngocsw.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna\, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women – Geneva\, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/women-on-the-front-line-healing-the-earth-seeking-justice/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T070000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211108T022305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T022305Z
UID:10002177-1636434000-1636441200@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Women on the Front Line: Healing the Earth\, Seeking Justice
DESCRIPTION:Women are on the front line of the climate emergency so therefore they need to be at the forefront of the climate response. This is a critical year both for climate justice and for progressing a just recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. We must seize the opportunity to address these intersecting crises through transformational action to protect both the planet and the people who live upon it. We need a renewed global social contract that delivers on the Paris Agreement\, human rights\, and the Sustainable Development Goals. Christian Aid’s new report calls for a feminist and decolonial approach to climate change that shifts power and resources to women and the Global South\, and delivers co-benefits for gender\, climate and environmental justice. Please join our event and hear inspiring speakers who are making this change happen\, including: \n\nAmanda Mukwashi\, CEO\, Christian Aid\nKavita Naidu\, human rights and feminist climate justice advocate\nIkal Angelei\, politician and environmentalist\nRudelmar Bueno de Faria\, ACT Alliance General Secretary\n\nWe will also be showing a short film about women’s climate activism in Kenya\, and recorded messages from climate activists in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea \nPlease note\, tickets for the live event are limited\, but you can also join online. Links will be shared with people registered for the online event before the meeting. \nRegister here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-on-the-front-line-healing-the-earth-seeking-justice-tickets-194519772877 \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY\, please visit ngocsw.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna\, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women – Geneva\, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/women-on-the-front-line-healing-the-earth-seeking-justice-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211113
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20210422T020119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T020119Z
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SUMMARY:IFA 15th Global Conference on Ageing: Rights Matter
DESCRIPTION:The IFA is thrilled to announce that the 15th Global Conference on Ageing “Rights Matter” will be convened\, for the first time\, both virtually and in person in Niagara Falls\, Canada from 10-12 November 2021\, with pre-conference summits and master classes to be held on 9 November 2021. \nJoin together – in person or virtually – with industry leaders\, speakers and engage in one-on-one interaction with other industry peers in Niagara Falls\, Canada or from the comfort of a home office. \nThe IFA greatly looks forward to discussing\, learning and connecting at the 15th Global Conference on Ageing regarding policies and practices that create an environment that will enable older people to do what they have reason to value. \nRegister now to join the community at the IFA 15th Global Conference on Ageing in 2021. \n________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva\, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY\, please visit  ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna\, please visit ngoageingvie.org.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/ifa-15th-global-conference-on-ageing-rights-matter/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211113
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20210422T020119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T020119Z
UID:10002068-1636416000-1636761599@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:IFA 15th Global Conference on Ageing: Rights Matter
DESCRIPTION:The IFA is thrilled to announce that the 15th Global Conference on Ageing “Rights Matter” will be convened\, for the first time\, both virtually and in person in Niagara Falls\, Canada from 10-12 November 2021\, with pre-conference summits and master classes to be held on 9 November 2021. \nJoin together – in person or virtually – with industry leaders\, speakers and engage in one-on-one interaction with other industry peers in Niagara Falls\, Canada or from the comfort of a home office. \nThe IFA greatly looks forward to discussing\, learning and connecting at the 15th Global Conference on Ageing regarding policies and practices that create an environment that will enable older people to do what they have reason to value. \nRegister now to join the community at the IFA 15th Global Conference on Ageing in 2021. \n________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva\, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY\, please visit  ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna\, please visit ngoageingvie.org.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/ifa-15th-global-conference-on-ageing-rights-matter-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211105T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211105T143000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211108T022234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T022234Z
UID:10001550-1636117200-1636122600@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Revisiting Financing for Development
DESCRIPTION:In 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 pandemic on efforts to curb the widening of the gap between the rich and poor\, both within and among countries. During these trying times\, the poor and the most vulnerable are left at the mercy of ineffective regional and global policies. We are also witnessing the erosion of personal freedoms\, even within the so-called bastions of democracy. Individual and corporate greed seems to be dictating the direction of these financial policies. \nIn light of the pandemic and a looming global recession\, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm: “We must act quickly and decisively to protect people and strengthen societies in the face of this shock\, which comes on top of a global climate emergency\, soaring inequality and growing discontent with the economic and social order in general.” \nThe premise of the FfD process has been to eradicate poverty\, achieve sustained economic growth and promote sustainable development in an inclusive and equitable global economic system. There needs to be a systemic transformation of the global financial architecture and global division of labor towards achieving a just\, green\, equitable and gender-sensitive recovery in the current and post-COVID-19 scenario. \nFinancial regulations that turn a blind eye toward tax-havens are indicators of the extent to which the privatization of wealth has generated today’s culture of shortsightedness. Morality is not arbitrary. The well-being of our planet and its 7.5 billion human inhabitants require a readjustment of perspective that justly distributes wealth\, recognizing that shared prosperity sustains life. \nAs civil society organizations\, we have the moral obligation\, the responsibility and needed insights\, and opportunities to join in advocating to change this narrative. This moment calls for a greater vision of the world that ought to be\, than the empty promises of our current global social compact.  This is the time to join forces to remove the malignant growth of addiction to individual/private gain/profit and promote communal gains and wellbeing by advocating for financial structures that support collaboration\, transparency\, and accountability. \nWe\, as civil society\, have the ability and insight to change the narrative. Let us start by reviewing our individual and collective roles and the prospects of the FfD process to invigorate our plan of action to bring about the change for which we have been clamoring. \nRegister here! \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development\, an official Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations\, please visit ngosonffd.org. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/revisiting-financing-for-development/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211105T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211105T143000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211108T022234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T022234Z
UID:10002176-1636117200-1636122600@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Revisiting Financing for Development
DESCRIPTION:In 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 pandemic on efforts to curb the widening of the gap between the rich and poor\, both within and among countries. During these trying times\, the poor and the most vulnerable are left at the mercy of ineffective regional and global policies. We are also witnessing the erosion of personal freedoms\, even within the so-called bastions of democracy. Individual and corporate greed seems to be dictating the direction of these financial policies. \nIn light of the pandemic and a looming global recession\, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm: “We must act quickly and decisively to protect people and strengthen societies in the face of this shock\, which comes on top of a global climate emergency\, soaring inequality and growing discontent with the economic and social order in general.” \nThe premise of the FfD process has been to eradicate poverty\, achieve sustained economic growth and promote sustainable development in an inclusive and equitable global economic system. There needs to be a systemic transformation of the global financial architecture and global division of labor towards achieving a just\, green\, equitable and gender-sensitive recovery in the current and post-COVID-19 scenario. \nFinancial regulations that turn a blind eye toward tax-havens are indicators of the extent to which the privatization of wealth has generated today’s culture of shortsightedness. Morality is not arbitrary. The well-being of our planet and its 7.5 billion human inhabitants require a readjustment of perspective that justly distributes wealth\, recognizing that shared prosperity sustains life. \nAs civil society organizations\, we have the moral obligation\, the responsibility and needed insights\, and opportunities to join in advocating to change this narrative. This moment calls for a greater vision of the world that ought to be\, than the empty promises of our current global social compact.  This is the time to join forces to remove the malignant growth of addiction to individual/private gain/profit and promote communal gains and wellbeing by advocating for financial structures that support collaboration\, transparency\, and accountability. \nWe\, as civil society\, have the ability and insight to change the narrative. Let us start by reviewing our individual and collective roles and the prospects of the FfD process to invigorate our plan of action to bring about the change for which we have been clamoring. \nRegister here! \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development\, an official Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations\, please visit ngosonffd.org. Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/revisiting-financing-for-development-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngocongo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/pexels-photo-6416352.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T141500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T153000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211108T022113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T022113Z
UID:10001549-1636035300-1636039800@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Transforming Climate Finance to Radically Transform Societies: The Case of Green Climate Fund Funding
DESCRIPTION:Join CIDSE on Nov. 4 for an expert panel discussion on “Transforming Climate Finance to Radically Transform Societies: the Case of Green Climate Fund Funding.” \nIn the context of COVID-19\, climate ambition entails not only lowering greenhouse gas emissions\, but also recovering effectively by addressing climate impacts\, food security\, poverty and inequality holistically. Climate change has a direct impact on communities\, (small scale) food producers\, and civil society organisations (CSOs) operating at the local level in many developing countries. \nBecause they are based on local realities\, including the needs and knowledge of local actors\, locally-driven\, innovative climate-response measures are highly effective in promoting climate adaptation and resilience\, ecosystem recovery\, low-carbon emissions\, and sustainable development.  The scaling up of climate finance will be a pressing issue at COP26\, with the review of the second commitment period being particularly important.  \nThe GCF has committed to becoming a paradigm-shifting and transformative fund for low-emission and climate-resilient development\, dedicated solely to climate financing in developing countries\, with a focus on both mitigation and adaptation. However\, our studies have shown that barriers for CSOs to access GCF funds exist and are systemic\, massive. Our studies also show that agroecology receives minimal support from the fund while it is now recognized to be key to food system transformation we dramatically need and to cope with the multiple crises we face. Addressing\, reducing and overcoming these barriers as well as increasing the quality of funding for agriculture will be essential for the Fund to fulfill its mission of transformative change-making. \nLearn more & register here. \nFor further relevant reading\, see this CIDSE study: “Improving civil society’s limited access to the Green Climate Fund.” \nWith questions about the event\, please contact Lydia Machaka\, CIDSE Climate Justice Officer\, at machaka(at)cidse.org. \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development\, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/transforming-climate-finance-to-radically-transform-societies%e2%80%afthe-case-of-green-climate-fund-funding/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T141500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T153000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211108T022113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T022113Z
UID:10002175-1636035300-1636039800@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Transforming Climate Finance to Radically Transform Societies: The Case of Green Climate Fund Funding
DESCRIPTION:Join CIDSE on Nov. 4 for an expert panel discussion on “Transforming Climate Finance to Radically Transform Societies: the Case of Green Climate Fund Funding.” \nIn the context of COVID-19\, climate ambition entails not only lowering greenhouse gas emissions\, but also recovering effectively by addressing climate impacts\, food security\, poverty and inequality holistically. Climate change has a direct impact on communities\, (small scale) food producers\, and civil society organisations (CSOs) operating at the local level in many developing countries. \nBecause they are based on local realities\, including the needs and knowledge of local actors\, locally-driven\, innovative climate-response measures are highly effective in promoting climate adaptation and resilience\, ecosystem recovery\, low-carbon emissions\, and sustainable development.  The scaling up of climate finance will be a pressing issue at COP26\, with the review of the second commitment period being particularly important.  \nThe GCF has committed to becoming a paradigm-shifting and transformative fund for low-emission and climate-resilient development\, dedicated solely to climate financing in developing countries\, with a focus on both mitigation and adaptation. However\, our studies have shown that barriers for CSOs to access GCF funds exist and are systemic\, massive. Our studies also show that agroecology receives minimal support from the fund while it is now recognized to be key to food system transformation we dramatically need and to cope with the multiple crises we face. Addressing\, reducing and overcoming these barriers as well as increasing the quality of funding for agriculture will be essential for the Fund to fulfill its mission of transformative change-making. \nLearn more & register here. \nFor further relevant reading\, see this CIDSE study: “Improving civil society’s limited access to the Green Climate Fund.” \nWith questions about the event\, please contact Lydia Machaka\, CIDSE Climate Justice Officer\, at machaka(at)cidse.org. \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development\, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/transforming-climate-finance-to-radically-transform-societies-the-case-of-green-climate-fund-funding/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T090000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211027T210000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T210000Z
UID:10001541-1635926400-1635930000@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Open Forum on NGO CSW66
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Nov. 3 to learn about the ins and outs of our upcoming NGO CSW66 Forum as well as the basics of the UN CSW. \nRegister here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkcO2grzorG9IDPgdoq7DQe7QqZxAwksAF \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY\, is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva\, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna\, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/open-forum-on-ngo-csw66/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T090000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211027T210000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T210000Z
UID:10002171-1635926400-1635930000@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Open Forum on NGO CSW66
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Nov. 3 to learn about the ins and outs of our upcoming NGO CSW66 Forum as well as the basics of the UN CSW. \nRegister here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkcO2grzorG9IDPgdoq7DQe7QqZxAwksAF \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women-NY\, is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Likewise\, for more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva\, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Vienna\, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/open-forum-on-ngo-csw66-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20211031T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20211031T190000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211018T194547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T194547Z
UID:10001522-1635701400-1635706800@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Informal Interfaith dialogue in the spirit of the Talanoa Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Ahead of COP26\, the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC is pleased to invite you to an Informal Interfaith dialogue in the spirit of the Talanoa Dialogue. This hybrid event will include: \n\nTalanoa Dialogue In-person Registration (Eventbrite) & online registration (zoom)\nPrayers & Meditation for a Beneficial COP26 (by Bishop Philip Huggins\, Mrs. Sarwat Tasneem & Prayer by Lindsey Fielder Cook)\n\nFor more information\, check out the ILC Website or ILC Facebook / ILC Twitter\, which will be updated with the Talanoa Dialogue flyer & info for registration. \nThe plenary and Interfaith Service will be livestreamed on Youtube & Small-group discussions via zoom registration. Register here: lutheranworld-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqf-GprjwsE9bnl2fvmbUTGiiDS_ErqQNN \n____________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/informal-interfaith-dialogue-in-the-spirit-of-the-talanoa-dialogue/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20211031T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20211031T190000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211018T194547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T194547Z
UID:10002163-1635701400-1635706800@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Informal Interfaith dialogue in the spirit of the Talanoa Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Ahead of COP26\, the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC is pleased to invite you to an Informal Interfaith dialogue in the spirit of the Talanoa Dialogue. This hybrid event will include: \n\nTalanoa Dialogue In-person Registration (Eventbrite) & online registration (zoom)\nPrayers & Meditation for a Beneficial COP26 (by Bishop Philip Huggins\, Mrs. Sarwat Tasneem & Prayer by Lindsey Fielder Cook)\n\nFor more information\, check out the ILC Website or ILC Facebook / ILC Twitter\, which will be updated with the Talanoa Dialogue flyer & info for registration. \nThe plenary and Interfaith Service will be livestreamed on Youtube & Small-group discussions via zoom registration. Register here: lutheranworld-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqf-GprjwsE9bnl2fvmbUTGiiDS_ErqQNN \n____________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development\, please visit ngosocdev.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/informal-interfaith-dialogue-in-the-spirit-of-the-talanoa-dialogue-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events,CSO event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T143000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211027T205920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T205920Z
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SUMMARY:Episcopal Church Climate Advocacy at the UN: COP26 Kick-Off with Bishop’s Delegation
DESCRIPTION:Dear UN faith-based and civil society partners in climate action at COP26\, \nYou are warmly invited to “Episcopal Church Climate Advocacy at the UN: COP26 Kick-Off with the Presiding Bishop’s Delegation\,” this Thursday\, October 28th\, 1 – 2:30 pm Eastern\, as well as our subsequent events on November 6th and 12th. \nFind all the information here: The Episcopal Church’s presence at COP26. \nKind regards\, \n\nLynnaia Main |  OFFICER\, EPISCOPAL CHURCH REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS  | Mission | The Episcopal Church \n\n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/episcopal-church-climate-advocacy-at-the-un-cop26-kick-off-with-bishops-delegation/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T143000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211027T205920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T205920Z
UID:10002172-1635426000-1635431400@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:Episcopal Church Climate Advocacy at the UN: COP26 Kick-Off with Bishop’s Delegation
DESCRIPTION:Dear UN faith-based and civil society partners in climate action at COP26\, \nYou are warmly invited to “Episcopal Church Climate Advocacy at the UN: COP26 Kick-Off with the Presiding Bishop’s Delegation\,” this Thursday\, October 28th\, 1 – 2:30 pm Eastern\, as well as our subsequent events on November 6th and 12th. \nFind all the information here: The Episcopal Church’s presence at COP26. \nKind regards\, \n\nLynnaia Main |  OFFICER\, EPISCOPAL CHURCH REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS  | Mission | The Episcopal Church \n\n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/episcopal-church-climate-advocacy-at-the-un-cop26-kick-off-with-bishops-delegation-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T140000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211025T130645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T130645Z
UID:10001531-1635426000-1635429600@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:What the world religious leaders are doing about the climate crisis
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Temple of Understanding\, on Oct. 28. Rev. Fletcher Harper and Rev. Brian McGurk will dialogue about the recent “Faith and Science Toward COP26” meeting convened by Pope Francis with 40 world religious leaders and also comment on the Interfaith program called “Faith Plans for People and the Planet” which aims at leveraging religious groups’ assets and investments. \nThe Rev. Fletcher Harper is an Episcopal priest and the Executive Director of GreenFaith\, a global multi-faith climate and environmental justice network. An internationally recognized author\, speaker\, and pioneer of the worldwide religious environmental movement\, he has been a leading voice in the faith community’s response to the climate crisis for the last two decades. He has worked with diverse faith leaders around the world\, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, and former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Rev. Harper is the co-founder of “Shine”\, an international campaign that brings together bold innovators to overcome the threat of entrenched poverty and climate change\, and to achieve universal access to affordable and reliable energy. He spearheads the faith-based fossil fuel divestment movement around the world\, is one of the faith leaders of the “People’s Climate Marches”\, and plays a leading role in the “Interfaith Rainforest Initiative”\, a campaign organizing religious communities to fight tropical deforestation and protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights. Rev. Harper is the author of “GreenFaith: Mobilizing God’s People to Protect the Earth.” \nRev. Brian McGurk has served as the Rector of St. Christopher’s Church\, Chatham\, since 2003\, and as the Dean of the Cape Cod and Islands Deanery (2004–14). In the Diocese of Virginia he was the Chairman (of the Board) of the Peter Paul (Children and Youth) Development Center (Richmond); Co-chair of the Virginia Diocesan Commission for South African Partnership; a member of the Overseas Mission Committee and the Diocesan Executive Board. He has led and participated in several mission trips to South Africa and Kenya\, and is a graduate of Trinity College and Yale University Divinity School. \nECO JUSTICE FOR ALL interviews and dialogues are ongoing programs produced by the Temple of Understanding\, incorporating our outreach in the area of environmental awareness and advocacy. We present a diverse range of perspectives\, from scientific to spiritual views\, on the climate emergency and offer a variety of solutions that we can all do easily and effectively in our everyday lives. World religious and spiritual visionaries\, Indigenous leaders\, scientists and social scientists\, environmental activists\, artists\, musicians and writers\, youth and elders\, local and global people\, all come together to address the urgency of the climate crisis through these ongoing interviews and dialogues. \nRegister here! \n__________________________________________________________________________________________CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Spirituality\, Values\, and Global Concerns-NY\, please visit facebook.com/groups/1637987226437203. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/what-the-world-religious-leaders-are-doing-about-the-climate-crisis/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T140000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211025T130645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T130645Z
UID:10002167-1635426000-1635429600@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:What the world religious leaders are doing about the climate crisis
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Temple of Understanding\, on Oct. 28. Rev. Fletcher Harper and Rev. Brian McGurk will dialogue about the recent “Faith and Science Toward COP26” meeting convened by Pope Francis with 40 world religious leaders and also comment on the Interfaith program called “Faith Plans for People and the Planet” which aims at leveraging religious groups’ assets and investments. \nThe Rev. Fletcher Harper is an Episcopal priest and the Executive Director of GreenFaith\, a global multi-faith climate and environmental justice network. An internationally recognized author\, speaker\, and pioneer of the worldwide religious environmental movement\, he has been a leading voice in the faith community’s response to the climate crisis for the last two decades. He has worked with diverse faith leaders around the world\, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, and former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Rev. Harper is the co-founder of “Shine”\, an international campaign that brings together bold innovators to overcome the threat of entrenched poverty and climate change\, and to achieve universal access to affordable and reliable energy. He spearheads the faith-based fossil fuel divestment movement around the world\, is one of the faith leaders of the “People’s Climate Marches”\, and plays a leading role in the “Interfaith Rainforest Initiative”\, a campaign organizing religious communities to fight tropical deforestation and protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights. Rev. Harper is the author of “GreenFaith: Mobilizing God’s People to Protect the Earth.” \nRev. Brian McGurk has served as the Rector of St. Christopher’s Church\, Chatham\, since 2003\, and as the Dean of the Cape Cod and Islands Deanery (2004–14). In the Diocese of Virginia he was the Chairman (of the Board) of the Peter Paul (Children and Youth) Development Center (Richmond); Co-chair of the Virginia Diocesan Commission for South African Partnership; a member of the Overseas Mission Committee and the Diocesan Executive Board. He has led and participated in several mission trips to South Africa and Kenya\, and is a graduate of Trinity College and Yale University Divinity School. \nECO JUSTICE FOR ALL interviews and dialogues are ongoing programs produced by the Temple of Understanding\, incorporating our outreach in the area of environmental awareness and advocacy. We present a diverse range of perspectives\, from scientific to spiritual views\, on the climate emergency and offer a variety of solutions that we can all do easily and effectively in our everyday lives. World religious and spiritual visionaries\, Indigenous leaders\, scientists and social scientists\, environmental activists\, artists\, musicians and writers\, youth and elders\, local and global people\, all come together to address the urgency of the climate crisis through these ongoing interviews and dialogues. \nRegister here! \n__________________________________________________________________________________________CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Spirituality\, Values\, and Global Concerns-NY\, please visit facebook.com/groups/1637987226437203. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna\, please visit congocsd.wordpress.com.
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/what-the-world-religious-leaders-are-doing-about-the-climate-crisis-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T133000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211028T195651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T195651Z
UID:10001546-1635422400-1635427800@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:COP26\, Fossil Fuel Divestment and a Just Transition for All
DESCRIPTION:Around the world\, faith institutions are supporting a just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy by divesting from fossil fuel companies and investing in climate solutions. \nMore than 500 faith institutions have made fossil fuel divestment commitments\, including the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference\, the Methodist Church of Great Britain\, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa\, American Jewish World Service\, the Islamic Society of North America and Sydney Buddhist Centre. In 2020\, the Vatican recommended that Catholic institutions divest from fossil fuel companies. \nJoin this interactive webinar the week before COP26 in Glasgow to hear from inspiring leaders on the steps that faith institutions are taking on fossil fuel divestment and investment in climate solutions. \nThe webinar will highlight the recent call from Southern African Anglican Bishops for an immediate end to oil and gas exploration in Africa. You will also hear from faith institutions demonstrating leadership on investment in climate solutions\, including the Church of Sweden. \nWe are delighted to welcome the following speakers: \n\nKeynote speaker: Bishop William Nolan\, Bishop of Galloway and Lead Bishop on the Environment for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland\nBishop Hugh Nelson\, Bishop of St Germans in the Diocese of Truro (Church of England): The Diocese of Truro decision to divest from fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy\nRev. Dr. Rachel Mash\, Environmental Coordinator of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (Green Anglicans): The call of Southern African Bishops for an immediate end to fossil fuel exploration in Africa\nGunnela Hahn\, Head of Responsible Investment\, Church of Sweden: Fossil fuel divestment and investment in climate solutions\nSunita Viswanath\, Co-Founder of Hindus for Human Rights and GreenFaith Fellow\nRichard Brooks\, Climate Finance Director\, stand.earth\nJames Buchanan\, Bright Now Campaign Manager at Operation Noah\, will join the speaker panel for the Q&A\n\nWebinar chair: Prince Papa\, Africa Programs Coordinator at Laudato Si’ Movement \nIt will provide an opportunity to find out how your Christian\, Muslim\, Hindu\, Buddhist\, Jewish or other faith organization can join the next global divestment announcement in the spring of 2022. \nThis webinar is organized by Laudato Si’ Movement\, Operation Noah\, World Council of Churches\, Green Anglicans and GreenFaith. \nRegister here! \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development\, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/cop26-fossil-fuel-divestment-and-a-just-transition-for-all/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T133000
DTSTAMP:20261113T202403
CREATED:20211028T195651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T195651Z
UID:10002174-1635422400-1635427800@ngocongo.org
SUMMARY:COP26\, Fossil Fuel Divestment and a Just Transition for All
DESCRIPTION:Around the world\, faith institutions are supporting a just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy by divesting from fossil fuel companies and investing in climate solutions. \nMore than 500 faith institutions have made fossil fuel divestment commitments\, including the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference\, the Methodist Church of Great Britain\, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa\, American Jewish World Service\, the Islamic Society of North America and Sydney Buddhist Centre. In 2020\, the Vatican recommended that Catholic institutions divest from fossil fuel companies. \nJoin this interactive webinar the week before COP26 in Glasgow to hear from inspiring leaders on the steps that faith institutions are taking on fossil fuel divestment and investment in climate solutions. \nThe webinar will highlight the recent call from Southern African Anglican Bishops for an immediate end to oil and gas exploration in Africa. You will also hear from faith institutions demonstrating leadership on investment in climate solutions\, including the Church of Sweden. \nWe are delighted to welcome the following speakers: \n\nKeynote speaker: Bishop William Nolan\, Bishop of Galloway and Lead Bishop on the Environment for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland\nBishop Hugh Nelson\, Bishop of St Germans in the Diocese of Truro (Church of England): The Diocese of Truro decision to divest from fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy\nRev. Dr. Rachel Mash\, Environmental Coordinator of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (Green Anglicans): The call of Southern African Bishops for an immediate end to fossil fuel exploration in Africa\nGunnela Hahn\, Head of Responsible Investment\, Church of Sweden: Fossil fuel divestment and investment in climate solutions\nSunita Viswanath\, Co-Founder of Hindus for Human Rights and GreenFaith Fellow\nRichard Brooks\, Climate Finance Director\, stand.earth\nJames Buchanan\, Bright Now Campaign Manager at Operation Noah\, will join the speaker panel for the Q&A\n\nWebinar chair: Prince Papa\, Africa Programs Coordinator at Laudato Si’ Movement \nIt will provide an opportunity to find out how your Christian\, Muslim\, Hindu\, Buddhist\, Jewish or other faith organization can join the next global divestment announcement in the spring of 2022. \nThis webinar is organized by Laudato Si’ Movement\, Operation Noah\, World Council of Churches\, Green Anglicans and GreenFaith. \nRegister here! \n__________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations\, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development\, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY\, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. 
URL:https://ngocongo.org/event/cop26-fossil-fuel-divestment-and-a-just-transition-for-all-2/
LOCATION:worldwide/virtual
CATEGORIES:CoNGO Member Events
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