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CONGO E-Update • 4 March 2009 The CONGO E-Update is produced by staff in New York, Geneva and Vienna, with contributions from members and affiliated partners. - Watch out for new and exciting changes in future E-Updates!
In this issue: CONGO Co-Sponsors World Civic Forum Durban Review Process – Call for NGO Participation The 53rd Session of the Commission of the Status of Women 10th Session of the Human Rights Council – Call for written statements – delegate accreditation 53rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women – Femmes Africa Solidarité events International Solar Energy Society meeting Human Rights Committee 95th Session “Transitions related to religion, minorities and gender” research conference Global Symposium on Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality Coping and Resilience 2009 International Conference Future of the Cohesion Policy and Territorial Cohesion 2009 Parliament of the World’s Relgions
CONGO Events and Announcements:
CONGO Co-Sponsors World Civic Forum, 5 – 8 May 2009, Seoul 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 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:
The 53rd 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 (CSW) will be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 2 to 13 March 2009. The priority theme will be “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS”. Also, the emerging issue of “The gender perspectives of the financial crisis” will be considered through an interactive expert panel. The session will be attended by representatives of Member States, UN entities and of ECOSOC-accredited NGOs from all regions of the world.
Please visit the following links for more information about NGO participation, draft agreed conclusions proposed by the Bureau of CSW, and official documentation and NGO statements. Also, a large programme of parallel events is being organized by Member States, UN entities, other international and regional organizations and NGOs. Visit the CSW website for a calendar of parallel events and documentation for the event (available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).
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 was 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 10th 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
Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) will organise a series of panel discussions during the 53rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York.
FAS activities revolve around partnership, networking, media contact and high-level advocacy. The proposed panel discussions will mainly discuss HIV/AIDS and women, the effect of violence against women in conflict and post-conflict zones and the role of men. These FAS events will be held as follows:
3 March – 11:00 hours to 13:00 hours SCR 1325 and SCR 1820 Training United Nations Conference Room 7
4 March – 15:00 hours to 17:00 hours HIV/AIDS and women in conflict and post-conflict zones in Africa United Nations Conference Room E
5 March – 16:00 hours to 17:30 hours HIV/AIDS, women and war, special vulnerability for Darfuri women. What role can men play? Drew Room, Church Centre
5 March 2009 – 18:00 hours to 19:30 hours Partnering for Change: Women and Men Rebuilding Communities in Post-Conflict Countries Drew Room, Church Centre
For more information, visit the FAS website.
International Solar Energy Society meeting, 5 March 2009, New York The International Solar Energy Society (ISES) will hold a meeting on 5 March 2009 from 13:15 hours to 14:45 hours in Conference Room E of the United Nations in New York. Speaker and editor Cary Krosinsky will address the theme, “Sustainable Investing, the art of long-term performance”. Visit the UN NGO Sustainability website for more details.
The Global Development Network (GDN) is presently engaged in identifying the thematic priorities for its next Global Research Project that has Climate Change as its chosen theme. It aims to fill some of the critical gaps in the knowledge base regarding the impact and implications of global climate change for economic development and poverty reduction around the world.
A small, informal side-event is being organised with the Danish Development Research Network (DDRN) prior to the International Alliance of Research Universities’ Scientific Congress on Climate Change in an attempt to mine the experience and talent present at the congress to help GDN move forward. This meeting will take place on 9 March 2009, from 14:00 hours to 17:00 hours in the meeting room at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Øster Voldgade 10, Copenhagen.
For more information on the meeting and the project, visit the DDRN website. To register, send an e-mail to Bo Karlsen no later than 5 March 2009.
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.
Organised by the Danish Water Forum, the Danish Research Network for International Health and the Danish Development Research Network as a parallel session under the scientific congress “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions”, the main purpose for the presentation is to contribute research-based input to the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP15) on the establishment of effective and pro-poor adaptation strategies in least developed countries.
The event will take place during the International Alliance of Research Universities’ Scientific Congress on Climate change from 10 to 12 March 2009. For more information on the session, visit the DDRN website.
The Centre for Humanitarian Psychology will be offering a workshop themed “Managing and supporting relief staff after a critical event”, from 12 to 13 March 2009, in Geneva. This one-and-a-half day workshop will introduce participants to the basic actions necessary immediately after a critical incident has occurred, and what rules to follow to support the team within the first 48 hours.
Visit the CHP website for more information and to register for the workshop.
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.
“Transitions related to religion, minorities and gender” research conference, 26 – 28 March 2009, Uppsala, Sweden The Centre for Studies of Religion and Society at Uppsala University, in collaboration with the projects Welfare and Values in Europe (WaVE), Welfare and Religion in an European Perspective (WREP) and Welfare and Religion in a Global Perspective (WRIGP), will host a research conference on “Transitions related to religion, minorities and gender” from 26 to 28 March 2009, at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden.
The conference aims to provide a forum for debate on values and welfare, focusing on values leading to cohesion or conflict and the extent to which these dynamics are related to religion, minorities or gender. For more information, visit the conference website.
Global Symposium on Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality, 30 March – 3 April 2009, Rio de Janeiro The Global Symposium on Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality will take place from 30 March to 3 April 2009, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Four hundred fifty participants from around the world will share their work in applied research, policy and program development. Their work challenges rigid gender norms and engages men and boys in reducing violence against women and girls, promoting sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment and fatherhood and caregiving.
For more information, visit the symposium's website.
The 22nd Session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 30 March - 3 April 2009, Nairobi, Kenya The 22nd Session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) will be held from 30 March to 3 April 2009 at the UN-HABITAT headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The council is a high-level forum during which policy guidelines and the organisation’s budget are established for the next two-year period.
Check out the UN-HABITAT website for more details.
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 for programme topics and registration and submissions guidelines.
Future of the Cohesion Policy and Territorial Cohesion, 26 – 27 March 2009, Prague The Czech Ministry for Regional Development will organise a conference on the future of the cohesion policy and territorial cohesion from 26 to 27 March 2009, in Prague. In total, the conference is expected to host 200 participants, including national delegations, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Committee of the Regions, the European Investment Bank, OECD representatives, representatives of regions and municipalities, representatives of associations and academics and other experts.
For more information on the conference, visit the Czech Ministry for Regional Development website.
2009 Parliament of the World’s Relgions, 3 - 9 December 2009, Melbourne, Australia The largest interfaith event in the world, the Parliament of the World’s Relgions, will hold its 2009 assembly from 3 to 9 December 2009, in Melbourne, Australia. The gathering will bring together more than 8,000 people of faith, spirit and goodwill from around the world.
Durban Review Conference Information: Please refer to this section for subsequent updates on this ongoing process. Further updates are available on the Durban Review Conference website.
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 NGO ParticipationAt 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.
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 – 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.
CONGO Committees: NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning – facilitation of NGO panel discussions on human rights education, 3, 12, 13, 16 and 23 March 2009, Geneva The NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning will facilitate a series of NGO panel discussions on human rights education. Each of the five panels, organised by different organizations, focuses on a specific area/issue of human rights. All panels will be held from 13:00 hours to 15:00 hours on the dates listed below. However, rooms and times for the panels will be confirmed later and flyers will be circulated. The discussions are scheduled as follows:
CONGO Committees: NGO Committee on the Status of Women International Women’s Day Celebration: “The Economics of the Financial Crisis: Gender Equality and the Role of Women”, 6 March 2009, Geneva The NGO Committee on the Status of Women (Geneva), partnered with the Non-Governmental Liaison Office of the United Nations Office at Geneva and CONGO, will host an International Women’s Celebration on 6 March 2009 from 15:00 hours to 18:00 hours in Room XVI of the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The theme for the event will be “The Economics of the Financial Crisis: Gender Equality and the Role of Women”. Visit the CONGO website for a provisional programme (English, French) and an invitation to NGOs (English, French).
CONGO Committees: NGO Committee on Sustainable Development, Reconstitution Meeting, 17 March 2009, New York The NGO Committee on Sustainable Development in New York will convene a meeting concerning the reconstitution of the committee. The meeting will be held from 13:15 hours to 15:30 hours in the Hardin Room on the 11th floor of Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, New York.
For more information about the meeting, visit the CONGO website for the meeting’s agenda and announcement letter.
CONGO Committees: Working Group Spirituality, Values and Business of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns, 17 – 18 March 2009, New York The Working Group Spirituality, Values and Business of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns – New York will be holding a two day conference entitled, “Empowering Women in the Light of Education and Self Reliance Through Entrepreneurship”, from 17 to 18 March 2009 on the 2nd floor of United Nations Church Center, 777 UN Plaza in New York.
On day one of the conference, there will be a discussion on models of success. On day two, there will be an analysis of the largest concerns NGOs face in achieving their goals of empowering women in entrepreneurship, as well as the initiative of women at the peace-table leading the way of building the Culture of Peace.
CONGO Committees: NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, General Meeting, 27 March 2009, Geneva The NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief (Geneva) will convene its next general meeting on 27 March 2009 at 13:30 hours in the NGO Resources and Services Centre at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Decent Work Decent Life Campaign
Global Campaign against Poverty
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
Integrated Civil Society Organization System – UN/DESA Civil Society Participation Database
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
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
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
16 February–6 March 2009: 74th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), Geneva http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd/
10-11 March 2009: “Changes: Successful Partnerships for Africa’s Growth Challenge” conference, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania http://www.changes-challenges.org/
11-13 March 2009: OECD-Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (OECD-ICCP) meeting, Paris http://csisac.thepublicvoice.org/
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)
20-22 March 2009: Empowering Women for Global Wellness – World Wellness Women’s Congress, Chennai
24-26 March 2009: 3rd Annual Africa e-Gov Forum, Kigali, Rwanda http://www.events.cto.int/egov09africa
26-27 March 2009: Fourth Western Balkans Regional Conference on HIV and Aids, Durres, Albania http://www.balkans-fight-hiv.org/documents/conference/Third%20conference/ConferenceIII.htm
20–27 March, 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
31 March-1 April 2009: ICPA Africa Regional Conference: “Promoting Community Safety through Corrections”, Abuja, Nigeria
31 March-3 April 2009: 4th Southern African AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa http://www.saaids.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
17-19 April 2009: Cultural Days 2009, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
18-19 April 2009: Unite for Sight – 6th Annual Global Health and Development Conference, Yale University, New Haven www.uniteforsight.org/conference
20-24 April 2009: IIEP-BREDA “Educational planning and management in a world with AIDS”workshop, Accra, Ghana
27 April-15 May 2009: 42nd Session of the Committee against Torture, Geneva http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/
OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Programme, call for applicants for 2010 programmes http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/indigenous/fellowshiprogramme.htm
4-15 May 2009: 17th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, New York www.un.org/esa/sustdev/mgroups/registration.htm
13-15 May 2009: 15th UICC Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference – Registration Open, Brisbane, Australia http://www.qldcancer.com.au/reachtorecovery2009/home.html
4-15 May 2009: Universal Periodic Review 5th Session, Geneva http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRMain.aspx
4-15 May 2009: 3rd Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, New York http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/legal/npt/prepcom09/information.html
4-22 May 2009: 42nd Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Geneva http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cescr/cescrs42.htm
25-29 May 2009: Pre-Sessional Working Group of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Geneva http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cescr/cescrwg42.htm
18-22 May 2009: 7th International Workshop of Women in the 21st Century, Havana, Cuba http://www.mujeres.cubaweb.cu/articulo.asp?a=2009&num=421&art=44 (in Spanish language only)
17-20 June 2009: Building Community Centred Economies – Conference, Brisbane
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 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
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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