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In this week’s issue:
CoNGO Events and Announcements:
Fraudulence concerning CoNGO’s Name, Logo and Address
CoNGO Civil Society Development Forum 2009 – Implementing the
Internationally Agreed Goals and Commitments in regard to Global
Public Health – Outcome Document now available
CoNGO Committees
UN Events and Announcements:
ECOSOC Substantive Session
UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict – Screenign of Gaza
Public Hearings
44th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women
3rd Session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
Observation of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous
People
2009 Social Forum of the Human Rights Council
“For Peace and Development: Disarm Now! ¡Desarme Ahora! Trabajamos
por la Paz y el Desarollo”, 62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference
Hearing with Civil Society and the Private Sector – 56th Annual
Session of UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board
OHCHR Consultation on Operationalizing the Framework for Business
and Human Rights Presented by the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational
Corporations and Other Business Enterprises
UN Calls for Submissions:
Call for Nominations of Members of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues
Civil Society Events and Announcements:
“Les conventions de Genève: 60 ans après face à un monde écartelé
entre rivalités et cooperation”, Training Seminar
2009 World Water Week
“Partnerships and Reforms for Human Rights Protection”, 10th Annual
Conference of the Association of Human Rights Institutes
Coping and Resilience 2009, International Conference
Conference on Development and Information Technologies
International Peace Bureau Annual Conference
World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Call for Registration
“The Forgotten Children: A major European Conference addressing
the subject of Children of Parents with a Mental Illness”
2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions
Launch of “Fourth Pillar” Online Discussion Space for the IMF
Governance Reforms
3rd Global Forum on Migration and Development: Online dialogue
now open
Campaigns and Initiatives
NGO Resources
Previously Published Events
CoNGO Events and Announcements:
Fraudulence concerning CoNGO’s Name, Logo and Address
CoNGO’s International Secretariat has recently learned that CoNGO’s
name, logo and address were used in a fraudulent, non authorised
manner.
It is in that context that we confirm that only the information
available on www.ngocongo.org <
http://www.ngocongo.org/>
concerning CoNGO’s personnel <
http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=contact&id=10162>
is genuine. Other purported affiliations with CoNGO should be
checked against this information. In case of doubt, please do
not hesitate to contact CoNGO’s International Secretariat <
http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=contact&id=1000>
.
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 held its Civil Society Development Forum (CSDF) 2009 from
2 to 4 July 2009 at the International Labour Office in Geneva.
It was conducted back-to-back with ECOSOC’s High-Level Segment
(6 – 9 July 2009) of its 2009 Substantive Session, which focused
in 2009 on the theme “Implementing the Internationally Agreed
Goals and Commitments in regard to Global Public Health”.
The Outcome Document of the CSDF 2009 – Geneva Component is now
available here <
http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=news&id=10509>
. Serving as the main output of CoNGO’s Forum, this document was
circulated to all member governments of ECOSOC during its High-Level
Segment.
The statement delivered by CoNGO’s President at the General Debate
of the High-Level Segment and CSDF 2009 statements will be made
available on www.ngocongo.org <
http://www.ngocongo.org/>
shortly.
Youth Participation at the CSDF 2009: Reaffirming the President
of CoNGO’s goal to ensure the visible participation of youth in
the work of CoNGO, the CSDF 2009 had an intentional focus on youth
and young participants. Prior to the opening of the Forum, CoNGO’s
President met with these young participants to ensure their constructive
participation in the CSDF 2009. Moreover, the final remarks concluding
the CSDF 2009 were prepared and delivered by a young participant.
The New York Component of the CSDF 2009 is scheduled to take place
on 15 and 16 October 2009. A follow-up event will take place in
Vienna on 11 November 2009. More information will be made available
on CoNGO’s website <
http://www.ngocongo.org/>
in due course.
***
CoNGO Committees: NGO Committee on Human Rights – Working Group
on Human Rights Education and Learning, Regular Meeting, 8 September
2009, Geneva
The NGO Committee on Human Rights – Working Group on Human Rights
Education and Learning (Geneva) is convening its next regular
meeting on 8 September 2009 from 11:00 to 13:00 hours at the NGO
Resources and Services Centre at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
For more information, please contact Mr. Kazunari Fujii <
mailto:sgiungv@bluewin.ch>
.
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UN Events and Announcements:
ECOSOC Substantive Session, 6 - 31 July 2009, Geneva
The High-Level Segment (6 – 9 July 2009) of ECOSOC’s Substantive
Session has now been concluded with the consensus adoption of
its Ministerial Declaration on Implementing Internationally Agreed
Goals and Commitments on Global Public Health. The draft text
is available here <
http://www.un.org/ecosoc/julyhls/pdf09/Draft%20MinDec%20ADVANCE%20UNEDITED%20TEXT.pdf>
.
The Substantive Session is now continuing with its Operational
Activities Segment (15 – 17 July 2009), which is to “review how
far the UN system has gone in implementing the guidance of the
General Assembly on operational activities”. More information
about this segment is available here <
http://www.un.org/ecosoc/julyhls/oa2009.shtml>
.
Following the Operational Activities Segment, the Humanitarian
Affairs Segment will take place (20 – 24 July 2009) to provide
a “forum where Member States and Humanitarian Organisations discuss
the challenges, opportunities and activities related to the strengthening
of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the
United Nations”. The background information and programme are
available here <
http://www.un.org/ecosoc/julyhls/has2009.shtml>
. A schedule of side-events during this segment can be obtained
here <
http://www.un.org/ecosoc/julyhls/pdf/HAS_2009_Schedule_Side_event.pdf>
.
In conclusion of the Substantive Session, the General Segment
will be held from 23 to 30 July 2009, which is to review the reports
of ECOSOC’s subsidiary bodies and other UN entities working within
the economic and social field. More information, including the
programme and documentation, is available here <
http://www.un.org/ecosoc/julyhls/gs2009.shtml>
.
The annotated provisional agenda for ECOSOC’s Substantive Session
is available here <
http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=E/2009/100>
.
For more information on NGO participation in the work of ECOSOC,
visit the DESA NGO Section website <
http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo/>
.
UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict – Screening of Gaza
Public Hearings, 16 – 17 July 2009, Geneva
On 6 and 7 July 2009, testimonies were presented by people from
Israel and the West Bank, as well as other experts, to the UN
Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict.
These hearing sessions in Geneva were preceded by public hearings
conducted on 28 and 29 June 2009 in Gaza City during which people
from Gaza presented testimonies to this Mission.
The UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict will screen these
public hearings (conducted in Gaza) on 16 and 17 July 2007 from
11:00 to 16:00 hours both days in Room XVI at the Palais des Nations
in Geneva.
A webcast of these public hearings in Gaza and Geneva will be
available here <
http://www.un.org/webcast/unhrc/archive.asp?go=041>
.
More information about the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza
Conflict can be found here <
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/specialsession/9/FactFindingMission.htm>
.
44th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women, 20 July – 7 August 2009, New York
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women is holding its 44th Session from 20 July to 7 August 2009
at the UN HQ in New York.
More information, including the provisional agenda, background
reports and an overview of the countries being examined, is available
here <
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/cedaws44.htm>
.
3rd Session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, 3
– 7 August 2009, Geneva
The 3rd session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
is taking place from 3 to 7 August 2009 at the Palais des Nations
in Geneva.
The provisional agenda of the session may be downloaded here <
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/advisorycommittee/session3/docs/A.HRC.AC.3.1.doc>
.
Information regarding accreditation, access and travel/visas is
available here <
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/advisorycommittee/session3/docs/A.HRC.AC.3.1.doc>
.
Guidelines for NGOs and national human rights institutions (NHRIs)
on how to reserve rooms for side-events are available here <
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/advisorycommittee/session3/events.htm>
.
More information about the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee,
its functions and members, can be obtained here <
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/advisorycommittee.htm>
.
Observation of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous
People, 10 August, New York
The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in cooperation with
the CoNGO Committee on the International Decade for the World’s
Indigenous People and the New York Office of the High Commissioner
for Human Rights, is organising an event observing the International
Day of the World’s Indigenous People. The event will take place
on 10 August 2009 from 14:00 to 17:00 hours at the UN HQ in New
York.
More information, including registration and access modalities,
is available here <
http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=committees&id=13>
.
2009 Social Forum of the Human Rights Council, 31 August – 2 September
2009, Geneva
The Human Rights Council has tentatively scheduled its 2009 Social
Forum from 31 August to 2 September 2009 in Room XX at the Palais
des Nations in Geneva. This event is open to all stakeholders.
The 2009 Social Forum is to focus on:
(a)
Negative impacts of economic and financial crises on efforts to
combat poverty,
(b)
National anti-poverty programmes: best practices of States in
implementing social security programmes from a human rights perspective,
(c)
International assistance and cooperation in combating poverty.
More information about this event may be obtained here <
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/poverty/sfsession2009.htm>
.
“For Peace and Development: Disarm Now! ¡Desarme Ahora! Trabajamos
por la Paz y el Desarrollo”, 62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference, 9
– 11 September 2009, Mexico City
The 62nd Annual UN Department of Public Information – Non-Governmental
Organizations Section (DPI/NGO) conference is scheduled from 9
to 11 September 2009 in Mexico City. Following last year’s DPI/NGO
conference held in Paris, this year’s conference will be the second
DPI/NGO annual conference to take place outside New York and Geneva.
The overarching theme for this event will be “For Peace and Development:
Disarm Now! ¡Desarme Ahora! Trabajamos por la Paz y el Desarollo”.
Deadline for registrations is 1 August 2009.
For more information, including the invitation letter, programme
and registration modalities, please consult the conference’s website
<
http://www.ngodpiexecom.org/conference.htm>
.
Hearing with Civil Society and the Private Sector – 56th Annual
Session of UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board, 16 September
2009, Geneva
As part of the 56th Annual Session of the Trade and Development
Board of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),
a hearing with civil society and the private sector is being organised
on 16 September 2009 from 15:00 to 18:00 hours at the Palais des
Nations in Geneva.
At the margins of the Trade and Development Board theme - “the
global economic crisis and the necessary policy response”, this
hearing is to provide an opportunity to follow up on the discussions
from the recently concluded UNCTAD Public Symposium and the UN
Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its
Impact on Development.
Civil society organisations will also have opportunities to contribute
at related events during the meeting of the Trade and Development
Board, and are encouraged to submit inputs and questions for circulation
to Member States prior to the hearing.
The report of the hearing will be presented to the Trade and Development
Board at its closing plenary on 25 September 2009 by a civil society
representative.
The provisional agenda for the 56th Annual Session of the Trade
and Development Board may be downloaded here <
http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/tdb56d1_en.pdf>
.
More information and background documentation are available here
<
http://www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=3877&lang=1&m=16464&info=not>
.
OHCHR Consultation on Operationalizing the Framework for Business
and Human Rights Presented by the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational
Corporations and Other Business Enterprises, 5 – 6 October 2009,
Geneva
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will hold
a consultation on operationalizing the framework for business
and human rights presented by the special representative of the
Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational
corporations and other business enterprises. The meeting is scheduled
on 5 and 6 October 2009 in Room XVIII at the Palais des Nations
in Geneva.
More information is available here <
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/globalization/business/consultation102009.htm>
.
UN Calls for Submissions:
Call for Nominations of Members of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues
Indigenous organisations are now encouraged to begin consultations
to ensure that the President of ECOSOC has suitable candidates
for consideration and appointment when the new members of the
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues are to be elected in 2010.
More information, including on the structure and submission modalities,
is available here <
http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article1452>
.
For more information about the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues, please visit its website <
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/>
.
Civil Society Events and Announcements:
“Les conventions de Genève: 60 ans après face à un monde
écartelé entre rivalités et coopération”, Training Seminar, 12
August 2009, Kinshasa
The Centre d’Amitié Suisse-RDC is organising a training seminar
entitled “Les conventions de Genève: 60 ans après face à un monde
écartelé entre rivalités et coopération” (The Geneva Conventions:
facing a world torn apart between rivalries and cooperation, 60
years later). The event will take place at the University of Kinshasa
on 12 August 2009.
For more information about this event, please contact Mr. Sony
Nlemvo <
mailto:congo.suisse@gmail.com>
(+243-98-93-33-00) or Mr. Laurent Nsimba <
mailto:congo.suisse@gmail.com>
(+243-89-79-97-111).
2009 World Water Week, 16 – 22 August 2009, Stockholm
Stockholm International Water Institute is organising the 2009
World Water Week from 16 to 22 August 2009 in Stockholm.
For more information about this event, please visit www.worldwaterweek.org
<
http://www.worldwaterweek.org/>
.
“Partnerships and Reforms for Human Rights Protection”, 10th Annual
Conference of the Association of Human Rights Institutes, 18 –
19 September 2009, Nottingham, Great Britain
The Association of Human Rights Protection (AHRI) has scheduled
its 10th annual conference on 18 and 19 September 2009 in Nottingham,
Great Britain. The event is entitled “Partnership and Reforms
for Human Rights Protection”.
More information, including the programme and names of speakers,
is available here <
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/law/hrlc/events/10th_Annual_AHRI_Conference.php>
.
Coping and Resilience 2009, International Conference, 3 – 6 October
2009, Dubrovnik-Cavtat, Croatia
The Coping and Resilience 2009 International Conference will be
held from 3 to 6 October 2009, in Dubrovnik-Cavtat, Croatia. The
conference will present the cutting edge knowledge and practices
on coping and resilience in response to a variety of adverse life
circumstances that individuals and communities face. Visit the
conference website <
http://www.resilience2009.org/>
for programme topics and registration and submission guidelines.
Conference on Development and Information Technologies, 23 – 24
October 2009, Castelldefels, Barcelona
The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia,
UOC) will be holding a Conference on Development and Information
Technologies from 23 to 24 October 2009 at the Internet Interdisciplinary
Institute (IN3) in Castelldefels, Barcelona. The Conference, organised
by the UOC and co-financed by the Agència Catalana de Cooperació
al Desenvolupament, will be themed “Mobile Phones and Internet
in Latin America and Africa: What benefits for the most disadvantaged?”
If interested in submitting a paper for this event, please visit
the UOC website <
http://www.uoc.edu/activitats/jornadaitd/eng/programa.html>
.
International Peace Bureau Annual Conference, 13 – 15 November
2009, Washington D.C.
The International Peace Bureau Annual Conference will be held
from 13 to 15 November 2009, in Washington D.C. The provisional
title for the conference is “Rolling back militarism: a task for
the global movement”.
The programme will include a central event (the weekend conference)
and additional activities before and after, depending on the wishes
of partners and participants. Suggestions are welcome. This is
intended to be a participatory event, including a top-class range
of speakers, cultural presentations and opportunities to interact
with key people in Washington D.C. and beyond. Check out the IPB
initial announcement <
http://ipb.org/i/pdf-files/WashDC-Conf-Initial-announcement.pdf>
for more information.
World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Call for Registration,
19 November 2009
The Women’s World Summit Foundation is campaigning to prioritize
the prevention of abuse and violence against children. Launched
in 2000, the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse (19 November)
is intended to create a global culture towards the worldwide prevention
of child abuse.
For more information on the campaign and how to register, visit
the campaign’s website <
http://www.woman.ch/children/1-register.php>
.
“The Forgotten Children: A major European Conference addressing
the subject of Children of Parents with a Mental Illness”, 26
– 27 November 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania
The European Federation of Associations of Families of People
with Mental Illness (EUFAMI), in association with Lietuvos Sutrikusios
Psichikos Žmoniu Globos Bendrija (LSPŽGB), its Lithuanian family
member association, will host “The Forgotten Children: A major
European Conference addressing the subject of Children of Parents
with a Mental Illness” from 26 to 27 November 2009 in Vilnius,
Lithuania.
Details on the conference programme, registration and accommodation
arrangements can be found on the conference website <
http://www.eufami.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=75>
.
2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions, 3 - 9 December 2009,
Assembly Meeting, Melbourne, Australia
The Parliament of the World’s Religions will hold its 2009 assembly
from 3 to 9 December 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. The gathering
is expected to bring together more than 8,000 people of faith,
spirit and goodwill from around the world. For more information
about the upcoming 2009 assembly, visit the Parliament of the
World’s Religions website <
http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/>
.
Information on the Council for the Parliament of the World’s Religions
event held in Labouisse Hall, UNICEF House, on 8 January 2009
in New York, as well as photos, can be viewed here <
http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/_templates/templatepostpar.cfm?ppid=22>
.
Launch of “Fourth Pillar” Online Discussion Space for the IMF
Governance Reforms
The organisation “New Rules for Global Finance” has recently launched
an online discussion space for civil society focusing on the process
for governance reforms of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
More information this project, including registration modalities,
may be obtained here <
http://www.new-rules.org/docs/imfreform/fourth_pillar.htm>
.
3rd Global Forum on Migration and Development: Online dialogue
now open
With the central theme “Integrating Migration Policies into Development
Strategies for the Benefit of All”, the 3rd Global Forum on Migration
and Development is now scheduled for 2 to 5 November 2009. In
preparation for this event, the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit
Foundation launched the website www.gfmd2009.org <
http://www.gfmd2009.org/>
where an online dialogue has been opened.
More information about this initiative, including the structure
and how to participate in the online dialogue, is available here
<
http://www.gfmd2009.org/dialogue.aspx>
.
Campaigns and Initiatives
People’s Decade for Nuclear Abolition – Campaign
www.peoplesdecade.org <
http://www.peoplesdecade.org/>
Countdown to Copenhagen Campaign
www.churchworldservice.org/site/PageServer?pagename=how_adv_copenhagen
Decent Work - Decent Life Campaign
www.decentwork.org <
http://www.decentwork.org/>
Global Campaign against Poverty
www.whiteband.org <
http://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
“Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme – A Handbook
for Civil Society”, Publication by OHCHR
www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/NgoHandbook.aspx
Human Rights Nexus – Project by WFUNA
www.humanrightsnexus.org <
http://www.humanrightsnexus.org/>
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 <
http://www.globethics.net/>
Resources and Calendar for Peace Issues – International Peace
Bureau
www.ipb.org <
http://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 <
http://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
OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Programme, call for applicants for
2010 programmes
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/indigenous/fellowshiprogramme.htm
23-30 July, 20-27 November 2009: Center for Asia Pacific Women
in Politics (CAPWIP) training courses on “Making Governance Gender
Responsive,” Manila, Philippines
http://www.capwip.org/training/mggr.htm
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 <
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/socialwork/conference09/>
29-30 September 2009: 2009 Global Youth Enterprise Conference,
Washington, D.C.
http://www.youthenterpriseconference.org/
17-20 October 2009: 5th Asia and Pacific Conference on Reproductive
and Sexual Health and Rights,
Beijing, China
http://www.5apcrshr.org/yc.html
17-21 October 2009: SIGNIS World Congress 2009 – Registration
Open, Chiang Mai, Thailand
http://www.signisworldcongress.net/2009/spip.php?rubrique2
Africa Youth Foundation – call to NGOs for volunteers
http://www.ayf.de/activities/weltwaerts.html
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