CONGO
e-Update . 28 February 2008
The
CONGO e-update
is produced by staff in New York,
Geneva and Vienna,
with contributions from members and affiliated partners.
Human Rights
7th
session of the UN Human Rights Council, 3 - 28 March, Geneva
The
main session of the second cycle - the 7th
HRC session - will start with a High Level Segment and a General
Segment. The provisional draft program of work is available on the
HRC
Extranet and the OHCHR Civil Society Unit circulated an Information note for NGOs,
as well as an informal note on the modalities for NGO oral interventions.
An NGO Orientation session organised by the OHCHR, CONGO
and the ISHR will take place on 6 March 2007 (14.00-15.00, in Room
XXI). More information coming soon on the CONGO
website. Read
.
Universal
Periodic Review / Human Rights Council, 7-18 April & 5-16 May,
Geneva
The
first two sessions of the HRC Working Group on the Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) will take place on 7-18 April and 5-16 May 2008. The
Human Rights Council just proceeded with the selection
of the members of the Troikas of Rapporteurs for all countries
to be reviewed during the first two sessions of the UPR Working
Group. The troika of Rapporteurs will facilitate the preparation
of the interactive dialogue and the report of the Working Group.
The documents related to the 16
countries to be reviewed during the 1st session of
the Working Group, including the national report, the OHCHR compilation
and the summary of other stakeholders' contributions, will be shortly
released on the OHCHR
website. More general information on UPR is available on the
OHCHR
Website and on the CONGO
website
OHCHR
& Friedrich Ebert Stiftung - Irregular Migration, 6 March, Geneva
The
Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Geneva
Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung cordially invite you
to a parallel event "Challenges
of Irregular Migration" at the 7th session of the Human Rights
Council. The public panel discussion is scheduled for 6 March 2008,
from 1-3 pm at the UN Palais des Nations (room tbc). For more information,
please contact info@fes-geneva.org
6th
Film
Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH), 7-16 March, Geneva
The
6th edition of International
Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) - a privileged
platform dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights
within the very heart of the international capital of human rights,
Geneva - will focus
this year, in conjunction with celebrating the 60th Anniversary
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on Darfur, Burma,
Mauritania, Russia, China, populisms in Europe, international justice,
environmental refugees. The Festival will be dedicated to Aung San
Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize 1991 and emblematic opponent of the Myanmar
junta. Read here the programme
and much 
International
Women's Day
Women
for the World, 7 March, Geneva
The
Working Group Women for the World (CONGO Committee on the Status
of Women) invites you to celebrate the International Women's Day
on 7 March at the Geneva International Conference Center (CICG).
Under the auspices of the CONGO Committee of the Status of Women,
the workshop/panel "Celebrating
Women / Faire
Honneur aux Femmes" will feature inspiring women and allow participants
to share experiences on gender issues and the role of women in society.
Please use the registration
form to announce your participation via mail, email or fax before
6 March. For more information, please contact info@wwsf.ch.
ILO
"Investing in Decent Work for Women: Not just right, but smart",
7 March, Geneva
Thoughout
the years, the ILO has firmly established itself in the Geneva community,
as well as through the field offices, as a regular host for a major
series of events commemorating International
Women's Day, highlighting the role and/or achievements of women
in a particular field of work, or associating the events with the
ILO's ongoing work in gender equity and in improving the situation
of women in the world of work. This year, the slogan "Investing
in Decent Work for women: Not just right, but smart", is based on
the overwhelming evidence that promoting equality is not only a
matter of human rights, but it also makes good economic sense. Find
here the 2008 Invitation
and panellists.
UNCTAD
XII
Hearing
with civil society and private sector, 3 March, Geneva
The
UNCTAD Hearing with civil society and private sector will take place
on 3 March 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in room XXVI at the
Palais des Nations. Please see the agenda
- focusing on the sub-theme 4 "Strengthening UNCTAD - enhancing
its development role, impact and institutional effectiveness" and
the names of discussants.
Should you wish to add additional highlights and views under the
specified topics of the agenda, please contact the listed discussants.
NGOs who could not participate in this hearing can send written
inputs in relation with the agenda to the UNCTAD Civil Society Outreach
Unit (cso@unctad.org).
For more information please contact CONGO
at Anne-Laure.Solnon@ngocongo.org.
Read
Civil
Society Forum
The
newly created website on the Civil
Society Forum at UNCTAD XII, can be found at www.unctadxii-csoforum.org.
For any inquires relating to the forum and/or if you are interested
in holding a side event, please contact directly Kathleene Boohene
at unctadxii-csoforum@twnafrica.org. More
information on the CONGO
website here.
Civil
Society e-newsline Asia-Pacific region
The
Asian
Development Bank Institute (ADBI) is proposing a free
daily e-newsline
providing easy-to-read news summaries and analysis on the issues
affecting development and poverty around the Asia-Pacific region.
Every week you can find a special story on poverty and human rights
from the local press. Civil society bloggers from countries
as diverse as Vietnam
and India
are regularly monitored and their authentic views are also headlined
each day. Contact
the editors with story proposals or enquiries for how e-newsline
can help you reach out. Subscribe
here.
UNAIDS:
Speaker Nomination Deadline for NGOs in Consultative Status
with ECOSOC, 11 March
The
deadline for NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC wishing to
nominate speakers for the 2008 High-level Meeting (HLM) on HIV/AIDS
is now 11
March. No nominations will be accepted
after the 11 March deadline. However, ECOSOC NGOs can still
register to attend the HLM after the deadline has passed. See
here the online
nomination form and
WB
& IMF Policy
Dialogues for Civil Society Organizations,
10-13 April, Washington
D.C.
The
World Bank and International Monetary Fund civil society teams will
be offering an Orientation Session on 9 April, for interested CSO
representatives attending the 2008
Spring Meetings. Accredited CSOs will be able to participate
in the Civil
Society Policy Forum
and the Orientation
Session.
The online registration system will close on 23 March. Read here
the accreditation
process, the registration
information and
Campaigns
and Initiatives
Decent
Work Decent Life Campaign
http://www.decentwork.org
Global
Campaign Against Poverty
www.whiteband.org
NGO
Resources
NGO
Law and Governance - 100 Tips & 100 Tools for Better Governed
NGOs
http://www.adbi.org/book/2007/12/26/2356.100.tips.100.tools.ngo.resource.book
Other
events
3
March 2008: UNCTAD XII - Next Preparatory Hearing, Geneva
http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=news&id=10469
5-6
March: WILPF Seminar: At What Cost? - Women, Wars, Weapons and Conflict
Prevention, Geneva
http://www.wilpf.int.ch/events/2008IWDseminar.html
10-14
March 2008: 51st Session
Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Vienna
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/51.html
25-26
March 2008: United Nations Meets Web 2.0, New
York
http://www.un-gaid.org/fr/node/1347
26-28
March 2008:
UNDP
6th
Forum of the World Alliance of Cities
against Poverty (WACAP), Athens,
Greece
7-18
April 2008 & 5-16 May 2008: Human Rights Council, 1st
& 2nd sessions of the WG on the Universal Periodic
Review, Geneva
16-18
April: 8th Info-poverty World Conference, New
York
http://www.infopoverty.net
20-25
April 2008: Twelfth session of the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development, Accra,
Ghana
http://www.unctadxii.org
21
April - 2 May 2008: Substantive session of the Preparatory Committee
on the Durban Review Conference, Geneva Download the questionnaire
for accreditation of new NGOs to the Durban Review Conference
and its preparatory process.
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/racism/groups/prep_committee_durban
25-28
May 2008: Geneva Health Forum, Geneva
http://genevahealthforum.org
10-11
June 2008: UNGA High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, New
York
http://www.un-ngls.org/unaids/en
17-23
August 2008: World Water Week, Stockholm,
Sweden
http://www.worldwaterweek.org
3-5
September 2008: 61st NGO/DPI Conference, Paris
http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/index.asp
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