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CONGO E-Update • 30 October 2008 The CONGO E-Update is produced by staff in New York, Geneva and Vienna, with contributions from members and affiliated partners.
Please note that, owing to the conduct of the Civil Society Development Forum 2008 – Geneva Component, the publication of this E-Update had to be postponed by one day. In this issue: CONGO Civil Society Development Forum 2008 – Geneva Component OHCHR Special Procedures Bulletin Durban Declaration and Programme – 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group 3rd Session of the Universal Periodic Review Convention on Cluster Munition Visa Facilitation in the Western Balkans Legitimacy and Accountability for Transnational Civil Society – Book Launch Huairou Commission Side-Events – World Urban Forum IV
CONGO Civil Society Development Forum 2008 – Geneva Component, 27 – 28 October 2008, Geneva Many thanks to all of you who participated in the lively and in-depth discussions during the CSDF 2008 – Geneva Component. We will make available the statements and other relevant ex-post information on-line on the CONGO CSDF 2008 – Geneva Component website. OHCHR Special Procedures Bulletin – 10th Issue Now Available The 10th issue of the Special Procedures Bulletin by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is now available on-line. This issue reports on activities of the Special Procedures from July to September 2008. The Bulletin can be found here.
6th Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action – Second Part, 3 – 7 November 2008, Geneva According to an information note by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the second part of the 6th session of the intergovernmental working group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action will be held from 3 to 7 November in Conference Room XXI at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. NGOs with ECOSOC status and those that were accredited to participate in the 2001 World Conference against Racism may attend the session. The interested NGOs should provide the names of their representatives by fax +41-(0)-22-928-9050 on letterhead, signed by an appropriate official of their organisations. Already accredited NGOs are asked to announce their participation to the same fax number in order to obtain entry badges.
Third Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group, 1 – 15 December 2008, Geneva The third Session of the UPR Working Group is scheduled to take place from 1 to 15 December 2008 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The first meeting will take place on 1 December at 10:00 hours and the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council invites participants to be present at least 30 minutes before the meeting starts. Requests for accreditation should be sent to the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council, to the attention of Mr Michael Amstrong (+41-(0)22-917-9269). The accreditation office at the “Pregny Gate” for the UPR Session is open from 9:00 to 17:00 hours from Monday to Friday.
Brain Education Program – 2008 Experiential Open Classes, 3, 11, 17, 25 November 2008, New York The International Brain Education Association and the Korea Institute of Brain Science are organising four “Brain Education Experiential Class[es]” at 37 Union Square W. 2nd Floor in New York. The themes for the classes are: 3 November 2008 (17:45 – 19:00) – Brain Education for Enhanced Learning; 11 November 2008 (16:30 – 17:45) – Brain Education for Health; 17 November 2008 – Brain Education for Successful Ageing; 25 November 2008 (16:30 – 17:45) – Brain Education for High Performance. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Passion Jun (+1-212-319-0848).
Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) – Lunchtime Briefing on Preparation for Signing of the New Treaty, 6 November 2008, Geneva The Geneva Forum is organising a lunchtime briefing on the preparation for signing the new treaty – Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) on 6 November 2008 from 13:00 to 15:00 hours in Room XI at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. To register for this event, please contact David Ahmed, indicating if a pass to enter the Palais des Nations is needed.
Does it Really Matter? Visa Facilitation in the Western Balkans: Monitoring of the new Agreements – Conference, 10 December 2008, Brussels The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) and the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) are organising a conference on 10 December 2008 from 8:30 (registrations) to 13:15 hours at the Crown Plaza Brussels Europa Hotel in Brussels. The conference is held under the title “Does it Really Matter? Visa Facilitation in the Western Balkans: Monitoring of the new Agreements”. More information is available here.
Creating Credibility: Legitimacy and Accountability for Transnational Civil Society – Book Launch and Panel Discussion, 5 November 2008, New York A book launch and panel discussion - “Creating Credibility: Legitimacy and Accountability for Transnational Civil Society” by David Brown, Associate Director for International Programs at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, will take place on 5 November 2008 from 13:15 to 14:30 hours in Conference Room 7 at UNHQ in New York. Please RSVP to Lawrence de Laubadere or at +1-212-963-3125 , indicating if a pass to enter UNHQ is needed.
Side-Events by the Huairou Commission at the World Urban Forum IV, 3, 4, 5 November 2008, Nanjing The Huariou Commission, comprising a team of nearly 30 grassroot women leaders and representatives, is organising a series of side-events at the World Urban Forum IV on 3, 4, 5 November 2008 in Nanjing. More information is available here.
Fairness and Sustainability – National and International Strategies, 6 November 2008, Vienna The Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI) and the European Support Centre of the Club of Rome are organising an event entitled “Fairness and Sustainability – National and International Strategies” on 6 November 2008 in Vienna. More information is available here.
A Global Contract Based on Climate Justice? – Conference, 11 November 2008, Brussels A conference entitled “A Global Contract Based on Climate Justice?” will be held in order to inform Members of the European Parliament and stakeholders including civil society about creating a Global Contract based on Climate Justice. More information is available here.
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CONGO Committees: NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security (DPS) (New York) – Joint CONGO/NGO Committee DPS Annual Meeting, Program and Reception, 30 October 2008, New York The Substantive Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security (New York) is arranging the “Joint CONGO/NGO Committee DPS Annual Meeting, Program and Reception”. The event will take place on 30 October 2008 with the Annual Meeting (at 14:00 hours) and Program (from 15:00 to 17:30 hours) at UN Conference Room E at UNHQ in New York and the reception (from 18:00 to 20:00 hours) on the 2nd floor of the Church Center in New York. For more information about this Committee and its work, please visit its website.
CONGO Committees: NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning (Geneva) – Meeting, 4 November 2008, Geneva The CONGO NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning will have a regular meeting on 4 November 2008 from 13:00 to 15:00 at the NGO Resources and Services Centre at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. For more information, please contact Kazunari Fujii.
CONGO Committees: NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief (New York) – Conversation, Reports of the Committee and Adoption of new By-Laws, 10 November 2008, New York The CONGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief (New York) is gathering on 10 November 2008 from 13:15 to 14:30 hours on the 11th floor of the Church Center in New York. The topic of the meeting is “Conversation, Reports of the Committee and Adoption of new By-Laws”. For more information, please contact Kathleen Stone.
Campaigns and Initiatives
Campaign, Global Coalition, Call
to action: 19 November - World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse
Decent Work Decent Life Campaign
Global Campaign against Poverty
Interactive global online conversation on the "Universality of Human Rights”, by WFUNA http://www.realtimedelphi.net/
Appeal and Petition for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World www10.plala.or.jp/antiatom/en/WC/e07wc/e-20070902_dec_riso.html
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
NGO Resources
UN-NGO-IRENE Best Practices Network www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo/irene
NGLS 2007 Yearly Review of Civil Society www.un-ngls.org/site/article.php3?id_article=462
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
Resources and Calendar for Peace Issues – International Peace Bureau http://www.ipb.org/ and www.ipb.org/i/newsletters-and-publications/VI-A-ipb-newsletters-and-calendars.html
Fall 2008 NGO Briefings and Events, United Nations Department of Public Information (UN/DPI), New York http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/brief_calendars/Briefing_Calendar_Oct_Dec_2008.pdf
Internet Governance Caucus Website
Previously Published Events
20 October – 7 November 2008: OHCHR Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – 42nd Session, Geneva www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/cedaws42.htm
29-31 October 2008New Paradigms, New Solutions – International Congress on Addictions, Mexico City
30-31 October 2008: Workshop – Managing and Supporting Relief Staff after a Critical Event, Geneva www.humanitarian-psy.org/default.asp?lang=en&pag=formations.asp
3-6 November 2008: World Urban Forum IV, Nanjing www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=535
6 November 2008: 2008 Conference of the Road to Copenhagen Process – Last Stop for Climate Action before Poznan, Brussels
6-7 November 2008: Together in Diversity: A European Conference on Community Development and Interculturalism, Dublin www.iacdglobal.org/en/interact/events/together-diversity-event-european-year-interculural-dialogue
7 November 2008: The UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Poverty - Gala Evening, Geneva For more information mail to Micheline Makou Djouma.
10-14 November 2008: 7th International Conference on Peace and Non-Violent Action, Jaipur
14-16 November 2008: International Seminar on Disarmament, Terrorism and Poverty: Challenges for Peace and Human Rights Movements, Copenhagen
24 November – 12 December 2008: 18th Annual Human Rights and People’s Diplomacy Training Programme, Sydney and Canberra
25 November 2008: Global Public Health and the Eradication of Poverty – The 4th Forum on the Eradication of Poverty, New York For more information contact WFWPI or visit their website.
26-27 November 2008: Doha Civil Society Forum, Doha
27-28 November 2008: Social Habitat for an Urban and Rural World, Combating Poverty Means Distributing Wealth – Conference, Neuquen, Argentina For more information contact Gladys Elida Morales (+54-2944-15232423) or Walter Horacio Morea (+54-2944-15510757).
29 November – 2 December 2008: International Conference to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus, Doha
29 November – 2 December 2008: Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus, Doha
12-15 December 2008: Global Symposium – Awakening Planetary Consciousness, Lucknow (India)
15-16 December 2008: UN Forum on Minority Issues, Geneva www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/minority/forum.htm
27 January – 1 February 2009: World Social Forum 2009 – Registration now open, Belem (Brazil) http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/
18-19 April 2009: Unite for Sight – 6th Annual Global Health and Development Conference, Yale University, New Haven www.uniteforsight.org/conference
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: 2nd International Symposium on Academic Globalization: AG 2009, Orlando – Call for Papers www.iiis2009.org/wmsci/website/default.asp?vc=22
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