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CONGO agreed to partner with Kyung Hee University – one of its associate members – in holding the World Civic Forum in Seoul, Korea, from 5 to 8 May 2009. The Forum, with the general theme "Building Our Humanitarian Planet," is a joint initiative of Kyung Hee University and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA). As a major sponsor, CONGO is encouraging its members worldwide to attend the Forum. The President of CONGO, Mr. Liberato Bautista, will be a keynote speaker. CONGO will be leading a panel on one of the three themes, particularly "Civic Engagement in Public and Global Governance." More information about the Forum, including a TV interview by Korea's Arirang TV with CONGO President Liberato Bautista and Dr. Euiyoung Kim, Chair of the WCF 2009 Steering Committee, can be found at www.wcf2009.org (interview available under “Latest News”).

A flyer for the event, providing background information and the preliminary programme, is available here.

CONGO’s Board Meeting and Launch of CONGO’s Asia Regional Committee, 23 – 25 February 2009 (originally scheduled for 14, 15 and 16 December 2008), Pathumthani, Thailand

After consultation with CONGO Board members, Liberato C. Bautista, CONGO President, announced that CONGO’s next Board meeting and the launch of CONGO’s Asia Regional Committee would take place from 23 to 25 February 2009 in Pathumthani, Thailand, on the premises of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The meeting and the launch had originally been scheduled to take place in mid-December 2008.

CONGO’s Board agreed that its forthcoming meeting would encompass the postponed second meeting of 2008 and the first meeting of 2009. The agenda of the postponed meeting and other shortly.

Further details and regular news updates are available on CONGO’s website.

CONGO Civil Society Development Forum 2009 – Implementing the Internationally Agreed Goals and Commitments in regard to Global Public Health, 2 – 4 July 2009, Geneva

CONGO’s Civil Society Development Forum (CSDF) 2009 is scheduled from 2 to 4 July 2009 in Geneva. It will be held back-to-back with ECOSOC’s High-Level Segment (6 – 10 July 2009), which will focus in 2009 on the theme “Implementing the Internationally Agreed Goals and Commitments in regard to Global Public Health.”

More information about this event will soon be available on CONGO’s website.

Information about ECOSOC and its Substantive Sessions is available here.

Information on the UN-NGO-IRENE Best Practices Network on Global Public Health is available here.

Durban Review Process – Call for NGO Participation

CONGO is calling for NGO participation during the drafting process of the Durban Review Conference. Information on how NGOs can become involved in the process is available here.

Events and Announcements:

ICJ Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights – final report, 16 February 2009, Geneva

The ICJ Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights will present its final report on 16 February 2009 at 14:30 hours in Room 24 of the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

The Panel’s Report outlines the findings of one of the most comprehensive global inquiries ever undertaken into the impact of counter-terrorism measures on human rights. The Report addresses key legal policy issues relevant to the fight against terrorism, including the use of the “war on terror” paradigm, the growth of intelligence agency powers in the sphere of combating terrorism, the lawful scope of preventative counter-terrorism measures, such as deportation and administrative detention, and the place of criminal justice systems in efforts to prevent and counter terrorism.

74^th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), 16 February - 6 March, 2009, Geneva

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will convene its 74^th session from 16 February to 6 March 2009 at the Palais Wilson, Geneva.

To view the programme of the meetings, click here. For more information about CERD, visit the committee's website.

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), 23 – 27 February 2009, Geneva

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will hold its first session from 23 to 27 February 2009 at Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session the Committee will inter alia elect officers and start discussions on its draft provisional rules of procedure with a view to further strengthening and enhancing the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.

NGOs are invited to attend a meeting with the Committee, which shall be held at Palais des Nations, Room VII, on 26 February 2009 from 10:00 hours to 13:00 hours. NGOs and others wishing to attend the session should contact OHCHR at crpd@ohchr.org and request accreditation.

A provisional agenda of the meeting is available here.

87^th Session of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, 9 – 13 March 2009, Geneva

The 87^th session of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) will be held from 9 to 13 March 2009 on the first floor of the Palais Wilson in Geneva. Appointments with the Working Group may be requested up to 20 February 2009.

The WGEID recommends NGOs to create awareness of the WGEID, to assist relatives of disappeared people by submitting cases to the WGEID or in sending prompt intervention letters and to present general allegations and to support relatives during country visits, organizing meetings with the WGEID.

More information is available here.

10^th Session of the Human Rights Council – Call for written statements – delegate accreditation, 2 – 27 March 2009, Geneva

NGO written statements:

NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC may submit written statements relevant to the work of the Human Rights Council (in accordance with paragraphs 36 and 37 of ECOSOC resolution 1996/31).

The HRC Secretariat wishes to draw the attention of NGOs to that resolution, which authorizes written statements of:

a) 2,000 words for NGOs in general consultative status

b) 1,500 words for NGOs in special consultative status and on the roster.

NGO written statements are to be submitted in accordance with the “guidelines for the submission of NGO written statements.” NGOs may submit their written statements to the Council Secretariat electronically to hrcngo@ohchr.org. Please note that the deadline for the submission of written statements is 13 February 2009. The Council Secretariat will not be able to ensure the timely circulation of written statements submitted later than the deadline.

Accreditation:

NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC wishing to accredit representatives to the 10^th session of the Human Rights Council are invited to fax their letter of accreditation request(s) to the Secretariat of the Council as of 16 February 2009, to the attention of Ms. Françoise Kenfack, Accreditation Officer, who can be reached at:

Phone: +41 22 917 96 41

Fax: +41 22 917 90 08

E-mail: fkenfack@ohchr.org

Please note that the Accreditation Officer will be located at Pregny Gate of the Palais des Nations during the duration of the session.

The letter requesting accreditation should:

· Be submitted on the official letterhead of the organization;

· Clearly state the title and duration of the session the organization wishes to attend, e.g. "Name of NGO, in consultative status with ECOSOC, wishes to send the following members to attend the [insert relevant session number] session of the HRC ([insert dates of session])...";

· Be signed by the President or the Main Representative of the organization;

· Also indicate the name(s) (first name and family name) of the person(s) who will represent the organization at the HRC session. Names of persons must appear exactly as they appear in the ID document and family name(s) must be capitalised.

Once in Geneva, participants may then proceed to the accreditation office at the “Pregny Gate” security entrance (avenue de la Paix 8-14). Upon presentation of personal identification and a copy of the accreditation request from the concerned NGO, the accreditation officer will issue a photo-badge granting access to the Palais des Nations. This badge will remain valid for the duration of the session and will permit the badge-holder unrestricted access to the conference rooms.

Annual or temporary NGO representatives in possession of an identity badge issued by the UNOG Security and Safety Section, and valid for the duration of the session, will have unrestricted access to the conference rooms.

Assistance for requesting travel visas

Upon request, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) NGO Liaison Office (not the Council Secretariat) may issue relevant 'attestation of accreditation' for visa application purposes. In order to obtain such an attestation, NGOs enjoying consultative status with ECOSOC should explicitly indicate their need in the accreditation request faxed to the HRC Secretariat. The latter will accordingly transmit the request to the UNOG NGO Liaison Office which will issue the attestation and transmit it to the concerned NGO headquarters. The UNOG NGO Liaison Office may be contacted at the following address:

United Nations Office at Geneva

NGO Liaison Office Office of the Director-General

Room 153 Palais des Nations

1211 Geneva 10

Tel: + 41 (0)22 917 21 27

Fax: +41 (0)22 917 05 83

Email: ungeneva.ngoliaison@unog.ch

The 53^rd Session of the Commission of the Status of Women, 2-13 March 2009, New York

The fifty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 2 to 13 March 2009. The priority theme of the Commission will be “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS.” The emerging issue of “the gender perspectives of the financial crisis” will be considered as well through an interactive expert panel.

NGOs wishing to speak during the general discussion or during the interactive panels should submit a request to the official CSW e-mail address at csw53@un.org no later than 27 February 2009. Click here to find details about submitting a request and other important information for NGO participants.

UNCTAD Expert Meeting, 10 – 11 March 2009, Geneva

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will be holding an Expert Meeting on mainstreaming gender in trade policy from 10 to 11 March 2009 in room XXVI of the Palais des Nations, Geneva. The meeting will convene at 10:00 hours on 10 March 2009.

The Expert Meeting will firstly analyze the extent to which trade policies affect women’s empowerment and well-being, and the impact of trade policies on the level of inequality between men and women. Secondly, it will provide the opportunity for discussing relevant strategies to make trade policies more responsive to the specific needs of women.

Participants with proven expertise in the subject will come from governments, international and regional organizations, NGOs, the private sector and academia. Member States of UNCTAD are requested to nominate experts no later than 25 February 2009. Experts nominated by member states are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately five pages) as contributions to the work of the meeting. The papers should be submitted by 27 February 2009. The papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.

Papers should be submitted to:

Ms. Simonetta Zarrilli
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland

fax +41 (0) 22 917 0044
e-mail: simonetta.zarrilli@unctad.org

Human Rights Committee 95th Session, 16 March to 3 April 2009, New York

The ninety-fifth session of the Human Rights Committee will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 16 March to 3 April 2009. The first meeting will be convened on Monday, 16 March 2009, at 10:00 hours in conference room 1.

Here you can find the programme of work and the provisional agenda for the 95th session.

Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) training courses on “Making Governance Gender Responsive,” 20 – 27 March, 23 – 30 July, 20 – 27 November 2009, Manila, Philippines

The Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) has announced the schedule for its training courses on “Making Governance Gender Responsive” (MGGR). MGGR is a generic course focusing on the identification and resolution of gender biases in governance on both institutional and individual levels.

MGGR courses will be held from 20 to 27 March 2009, from 23 to 30 July 2009 and from 20 to 27 November 2009 at the Asian Institute of Management Conference Center (ACCM) in Manila, Philippines. For more information about the conference, visit CAPWIP's website.

Fourth Western Balkans Regional Conference on HIV and AIDS, 26 – 27 March 2009, Durres, Albania

The Fourth Western Balkans Regional Conference on HIV and AIDS will be held from 26 to 27 March 2009 in Durres, Albania. The Conference is organized by Partnerships in Health in collaboration with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and local entities. This annual regional conference is an integral component of the Western Balkans HIV and AIDS Programme – Building Regional HIV Resilience. The Conference goal is to foster healthy mobility through increased understanding of the challenges in reducing HIV and other vulnerabilities and taking into consideration the mobility issues affecting communities around the region.

The deadline for registration is 25 February 2009. Visit the conference website to obtain more information and to download a registration form.

4th Southern African AIDS Conference, 31 March – 3 April 2009, Durban, South Africa

The 4th Southern African AIDS Conference will take place in Durban, South Africa, from 31 March to 3 April 2009. The theme for this year’s conference is “Scaling up for success.” There will be six tracks at the Conference ranging from basic science to human rights and ethics.

Pre-conference registration ends on 13 March 2009. Delegates may only register at the conference from this date onwards. Further information about the conference, its programme and registration is available on the conference website.

IIEP-BREDA “Educational planning and management in a world with AIDS” workshop – call for applications, 20 – 24 April 2009, Accra, Ghana

UNESCO’s International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP) and UNESCO’s Regional Bureau for Education in Africa (BREDA) are organizing a workshop on “Educational planning and management in a world with AIDS” that will be held in Accra, Ghana, from 20 to 24 April 2009. The workshop aims at heightening awareness of educational planning and management issues that the epidemic raises for the education sector and to impart planning skills. Topics will be tailored to the West African context and HIV training needs. Check out the workshop's website for more information.

Applications to be a trainer at the workshop are due on 2 March 2009. Applicants must have extensive experience as planners, or trainers of educational planners. The training is conducted in English and applicants must have sufficient English-language skills in order to participate fully in the training. Click here to download a trainer application.

42nd Session of the Committee against Torture, 27 April – 15 May 2009, Geneva

The 42^nd session of the Committee against Torture (CAT) will meet from 27 April to 15 May 2009 in the Palais Wilson in Geneva.

All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. Under review this session are Chad, Chile, Honduras, Israel, New Zealand, Nicaragua and Philippines.

Visit the committee's website for the provisional agenda and programme of work which are forthcoming.

Universal Periodic Review 5^th Session, 4 – 15 May 2009, Geneva

The fifth session of the Universal Periodic Review will take place from 4 to 15 May 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Here you can find a list of countries, timetable, and list of troikas expected to be at the May session.

NGOs and NHRIs can submit information to be added to the “other stakeholders” report which is considered during the review. Information they provide can be referred to by any of the states taking part in the interactive discussion during the review at the Working Group meeting. NGOs can attend the UPR Working Group sessions and can make statements at the regular session of the Human Rights Council, when the outcomes of the state reviews are considered.

OHCHR has released “Technical guidelines for the submission of stakeholders”, which can be found here.

3^rd Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 4 – 15 May 2009, New York

The Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons will hold its 3^rd session from 4 to 15 May 2009 in New York. An opening plenary meeting will be held on 4 May 2009 at 10:00 hours in Conference Room #1 of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

For complete information concerning NGO participation and attendance, refer to the committee’s Aide Memoire for Non-Govermental Organizations.

The Reaching Critical Will project of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom will be providing daily reports during the session. These reports can be subscribed to or found on their website as well as additional information for NGOs.

42^nd Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 4 – 22 May 2009, Geneva

The forty-second Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) will be held from 4 to 22 May 2009 at the ground conference room of the Palais Wilson, rue de Paquis 52, Geneva. Click here for the committee’s Tentative Programme of Work.

In order to ensure the accreditation of participants, all requests for accreditation should reach OHCHR by 20 April 2009, at the latest. Organizations wishing to submit information for the committee with respect to the states parties listed on the CESCR website are welcome to do so.

Submissions will be treated as public documents unless specifically marked “Confidential.” They should be sent electronically to smathews@ohchr.org, as well as 25 hard copies by 6 April 2009 to:

Secretary, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
UNOG-OHCHR
1211 Geneva
Switzerland

Organizations intending to submit information are kindly requested to inform the CESCR secretariat in advance.

7^th International Workshop of Women in the 21^st Century, 18 – 22 May 2009, Havana, Cuba

The 7^th International Workshop of Women in the 21^st Century has been convened by the chair of the Women’s Department of the University of Havana and the Cuban Women’s Federation. Registration will close on 22 February 2009.

For more information, contact Dr. Norma Vasallo, president of the organizational committee via her email address: cmujer@psico.uh.co, telephone: (537) 8783450, postal mail: Cátedra de la Mujer, Universidad de La Habana, San Rafael y Mazón, Plaza, C. Habana, Cuba or click here for additional information (in Spanish language only).

Pre-Sessional Working Group of the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, 25 – 29 May 2009, Geneva

The Pre-Sessional Working Group of the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR) will take place from 25 to 29 May 2009 at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. The meetings of the pre-sessional working group take place in private and are thus not open to NGO participation or observation. However, a meeting is reserved on the afternoon of 25 May for exchanges with partners, including UN agencies and NGOs, in relation to the States parties to be reviewed by the working group. Visit the CESCR website to see the states being reviewed in May. Accreditation procedures apply to those who wish to participate in the meeting.

Organizations wishing to submit information for the Committee with respect to these countries are welcome to do so. Submissions will be treated as public documents unless specifically marked “Confidential.” They should be sent electronically to the Committee secretariat at smathews@ohchr.org , as well as in 10 hard copies by 4 May 2009 to:

Secretary, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
UNOG-OHCHR
1211 Geneva
Switzerland

Organizations intending to submit information are kindly requested to inform the CESCR secretariat in advance.

2009 Global Youth Enterprise Conference, 29 – 30 September 2009, Washington, D.C.

Making Cents International will hold its 2009 Global Youth Enterprise Conference from 29 to 30 September 2009 in Washington, D.C.

Making Cents International's Global Youth Enterprise Conference provides a demand-driven and participatory learning space where members of all sectors can share information on programmes, methodologies, strategies and tools; network to build partnerships; gain new technical capacity; and help build the youth enterprise, employment and livelihoods development field.

For more information, visit the conference website.

5^th Asia and Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights, 17 -20 October 2009, Beijing, China

The 5^th Asia and Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights will take place from 17 to 20 October 2009 in Beijing, China. The conference will provide a common platform for all stakeholders to exchange experience and to discuss strategies in the reproductive health fields in Asian and Pacific countries.

For more information, visit the conference website.

Durban Review Conference Information:

Please refer to this section for subsequent updates on this ongoing process.

Durban Review Conference, 20 – 24 April 2009, Geneva

The Durban Review Conference will be held at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 20 to 24 April 2009.

The process of preparatory meetings, also conducted at the United Nations in Geneva, started in November 2008. The first formal meeting was held on 27 November 2008, during which the working group elected its first Chair, Yury Boichenko, First Counsellor at the Russian Permanent Mission. Other meetings were/will be convened prior to the main conference at the UN in Geneva as follows:

a) 19 to 23 January 2009
First intercessional open-ended intergovernmental working group meeting
b) 10 to 16 April 2009
Next formal session of the intercessional open-ended intergovernmental working group
c) 15 to 17 April 2009
Final session of the Preparatory Committee
d) 20 to 24 April 2009
Durban Review Conference.

NGO Participation

At this stage, governments are already negotiating text that resulted from the compilation of various proposals submitted by regional and other interest groups.

If your organization wishes to contribute specific amendments or additions, or propose deletions, you still have the opportunity to do so. CONGO suggests the following:

1. You may present the proposed changes to the text to the government officials following this particular UN process in your respective countries.

2. CONGO will collect contributions, compile them by region, country and organization and circulate them among the Member Governments' Permanent Missions to the United Nations and to UN officials associated with the Durban Review Process. Please send contributions to Beatriz Schulthess, Senior Associate at CONGO/Geneva, beatriz.schulthess@ngocongo.org. Such contributions should reach CONGO prior to 27 February 2009.

The most effective way to contribute to the drafting process and negotiations is by working with the text under review. To help ensure that government officials take into consideration the proposed amendments, it is recommended to follow the same structure of paragraphs and sentences used in the draft document.

3. If you are planning to attend any of the meetings, please be aware that NGOs have a total of 45 minutes for interventions. These need to focus on the sections under negotiation. The chair may interrupt all interventions deemed to lack such focus.

For more information on the Durban Review Conference please visit the following webpage: http://www.un.org/durbanreview2009/

The document being negotiated is called “technically reviewed version of the compilation of proposals” (CRP.2) and can be found on the following webpage: http://www.un.org/durbanreview2009/sessions.shtml

Durban Review Process – Informal Open-Ended Consultations, 16 – 19 February 2009, Geneva

The Chairperson-Rapporteur of the intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group that is negotiating and drafting the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference will convene informal open-ended consultations that will be held in conference room XVIII of the Palais des Nations in Geneva, as follows:

16 February 2009 from 15:00 hours to 18:00 hours

17 – 19 February 2009 from 10:00 hours to 13:00 hours; and from 15:00 hours to 18:00 hours.

The revised text reflecting the status of negotiations in the working group as of 18:00 hours on 23 January 2009 can be found here.

All those NGOs that are accredited to the Durban Review process are invited to attend the above mentioned meetings.

Durban Review process – OHCHR Guidance for Organizers of Side Events during the Durban Review Conference, 20 – 24 April 2009, Geneva

In order to facilitate broad participation of governments, United Nations entities, inter-governmental organisations, national human rights institutions, civil society and other organisations accredited with the Durban Review Conference, the OHCHR has announced that meeting rooms will be made available for side events during the conference to be held daily from 09:00 hours to 18:00 hours from 20 to 24 April 2009.

Side events should focus on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. They should provide an opportunity to review progress made in the combat against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the actual implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the national, regional and international levels since 2001, as well as the sharing of best practices.

Organizers of side events are invited to submit their request to the Conference Secretariat through the appropriate inscription (registration) form with all the relevant information no later than 14 April 2009. The inscription form for side events will be posted on the Durban Review Conference Web Site.

The Conference Secretariat will review all requests for side events to ensure the broadest participation of stakeholders and a diverse range of themes and issues relating to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. Should the request be confirmed, the Conference Secretariat shall be in contact with the organizers concerning the next steps to take including possible time slots, rooms and services available.

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CONGO Committees: NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns, General Meeting, 26 February 2009, New York

The NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns in New York (CSVGC-NY) will hold a general meeting on 26 February 2009 from 12:00 hours to 14:00 hours in the 14^th floor conference room at 1, UN Plaza, in New York.

Speaker Hugh Locke, President of Yéle Haiti, will share practical suggestions and ideas on how to effectively scale up outreach and engagement with local community-building projects that create positive social and cultural transformation.

Campaigns and Initiatives

Decent Work Decent Life Campaign

www.decentwork.org

Global Campaign against Poverty

www.whiteband.org

Appeal and Petition for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World

www10.plala.or.jp/antiatom/en/WC/e07wc/e-20070902_dec_riso.html

Launch of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Prize – Call for Nominations

assembly.coe.int/Committee/JUR/HumanRightsPrize

Gender Training Community of Practice (GT CoP) – UN-INSTRAW

www.un-instraw.org/en/community-of-practice/general/gender-training-community-of-practice-gt.html

International NGO Journal – Call for Papers

www.academicjournals.org/INGOJ

NGO Resources

Integrated Civil Society Organization System – UN/DESA Civil Society Participation Database

esango.un.org/civilsociety

UN-NGO-IRENE Best Practices Network

www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo/irene

First Committee Monitor – Resource on the General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament and International Security

www.reachingcriticalwill.org/political/1com/FCM.html

Globethics.net Library – A Global Digital Library on Ethics

www.globethics.net

Resources and Calendar for Peace Issues – International Peace Bureau

www.ipb.org and www.ipb.org/i/newsletters-and-publications/VI-A-ipb-newsletters-and-calendars.html

Internet Governance Caucus Website

www.igcaucus.org

2009 UNDP Procurement Training Calendar

www.undp.org/procurement/training.shtml

International NGO Journal

www.academicjournals.org/INGOJ

African Journal of Political Science and International Relations

www.academicjournals.org/ajpsir

Previously Published Events

2-13 February 2009: 4^th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Geneva

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRMain.aspx

15 February 2009: Be-Free International Award Entry Deadline

http://befreecenter.org/news/award.aspx

16-17 February 2009: Seminar on Gender-Sensitive Labour Migration Policies, Brdo, Slovenia

http://www.osce.org/item/32399.html

24-25 February 2009: Citizens’ Advice Services on the Exercise of European Citizenship Rights - 6^th European Forum, Brussels

www.ecas-citizens.eu/content/view/146/1

25-26 February 2009: 2^nd European Brain Policy Forum, Brussels

http://www.europeanbraincouncil.org/

2-13 March 2009: 53^rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, New York

www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/53sess.htm

12-13 March 2009: First International Conference on eGovernment and eGovernance – Call for Papers, Ankara

www.icegov.info (Abstracts and general enquiries may be forwarded to icegov@sobiad.org)

11-13 March 2009: OECD-Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (OECD-ICCP) meeting, Paris

http://csisac.thepublicvoice.org/

20-22 March 2009: Empowering Women for Global Wellness – World Wellness Women’s Congress, Chennai

www.wwwcon.org

17-19 April 2009: Cultural Days 2009, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

www.cads.ch/4529/index.html

18-19 April 2009: Unite for Sight – 6^th Annual Global Health and Development Conference, Yale University, New Haven

www.uniteforsight.org/conference

4-15 May 2009: 17^th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, New York

www.un.org/esa/sustdev/mgroups/registration.htm

13-15 May 2009: 15^th UICC Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference – Registration Open, Brisbane, Australia

http://www.qldcancer.com.au/reachtorecovery2009/home.html

17-20 June 2009: Building Community Centred Economies – Conference, Brisbane

www.cdconference.com.au

7-9 and 9-10 July 2009: InterAction Forum 2009 – 2009 International Aid+Trade, Arlington, VA, and Washington, D.C.

www.aidandtrade.org/view.overview

10-13 July 2009: 2^nd International Symposium on Academic Globalization: AG 2009, Orlando

www.iiis2009.org/wmsci/website/default.asp?vc=22

16-22 August 2009: World Water Week, Stockholm

www.worldwaterweek.org/Downloads/1st_Announcement_09.pdf

2-6 September 2009: 2009 World Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health, Athens, Greece

http://www.wmhc2009.com/static/index.html

7-10 September 2009: Children and the Law: International Approaches to Children and their Vulnerability – International Conference, Prato, Tuscany

www.med.monash.edu.au/socialwork/conference09

17-21 October 2009: SIGNIS World Congress 2009 – Registration Open, Chiang Mai, Thailand

http://www.signisworldcongress.net/2009/spip.php?rubrique2

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