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this issue: 15
Years of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women China,
Trade and Climate Change
The
First Steps of the African Court of Human and People’s Rights Salon des Métiers de l’Humanitaire
2009 UNDP Procurement Training Calendar
According to a
Note Verbale issued by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR), the “first meeting of the intersessional
open-ended intergovernmental working group mandated to continue
and finalize the process of negotiations on and drafting of the
outcome document of the Durban Review Conference” will take
place on 27 November 2008 at 10:00 hours in Room XIX at the
Palais des Nations in Geneva. Interested, accredited
NGOs are requested to confirm their participation via fax (+41-(0)-22-928-9050),
in order to obtain entry badges. Progress in Preventing Child Abuse
– Child Participation – Conference, 19 November
2008, On
the occasion of the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse, the
Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) is organising a conference
entitled “Progress in Preventing Child Abuse” on 19 November
2008 from 17:00 to 19:30 hours at the Centre International de Conférences
Genève (CICG) in The
Programme is available here and the
Registration Form can be downloaded here. WWSF Guide for NGO and Citizen Action –
Presentation and Discussion, 20 November 2008, The
Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) is hosting a presentation
and discussion of the new “WWSF Guide for NGO and Citizen
Action”, which is to make prevention of abuse and violence
against children a global priority. The event will take place on
20 November 2008 from 17:00 to 19:00 hours at WWSF’s
Conference Room on Avenue de la Paix 11 in The
Registration Form is available here. 15 Years of the
Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences
[1994 – 2009]: A Review – Panel Discussion, 25 November
2008, The
UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and
Consequences, the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues
and Advancement of Women (OSAGI), and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
are hosting a panel discussion entitled “15 Years of the Special
Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences
[1994 – 2009]: A Review”. The panel discussion will
take place on 25 November 2008 from 10:00 to 11:45 hours at
the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium at the UN Secretariat
in First International
Conference on eGovernment and eGovernance – Call for Papers,
12 – 13 March 2009, Ankara The
First International Conference on eGovernment and eGovernance is
to take place from 12 to 13 March 2009 in More
information is available here.
Abstracts and general enquiries may be forwarded to icegov@sobiad.org.
The
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
is organising, in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung,
a “Geneva China Dialogue” entitled “Post Kyoto,
Post Doha: China, Trade and Climate Change” from 27 to 28 November
2008 at the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva. This dialogue
will focus on To
register for this event, please send a mail to cdegardelle@ictsd.ch or
a fax to +41-(0)-22-917-8093 including the name(s) of participant(s),
title(s) and organisation, and full contact information. The First Steps of the African Court of Human
and People’s Rights: Achievements and Challenges – United
Nations University Midday Forum, 7 November 2008, New York
The UN University is organising
a UNU-UN Midday Forum on the progress of the African Court of Human
and People’s Rights (ACHPR) with the title “The First
Steps of the African Court of Human and People’s Rights: Achievements
and Challenges”. The Midday Forum will take place on 7 November
2008 from 14:15 to 15:45 hours at the African Union Observer Mission
to the UN in More information, including on speakers
and on registration modalities, is available here.
Salon des Métiers de l’Humanitaire,
29 – 30 November 2008, Annemasse, France The
Annemasse Agglomeration is organising an event entitled “Salon
des Métiers de l’Humanitaire” on 29 and 30 November
2008 at the Martin Luther King Complex in Annemasse in More
information is available here. 2009 UNDP Procurement Training Calendar now
Available The 2009 UNDP
Procurement Training Calendar is now available online. More background
information and the 2009 calendar are available here. *** The CONGO Committee on Freedom of
Religion or Belief ( For more information, please contact
Kathleen Stone.
The CONGO Committee on Spirituality,
Values and Global Concerns (CSVGC) (Geneva) will have its regular meeting on
11 November 2008 at 13:30 hours at Salle 11 of the World Council
of Churches (please note the change of venue). The agenda will include
(i) an update on the UN Decade; (ii) clarification of Rules and
By-Laws; (iii) appointment of a Nominating Committee to organise
the elections of the Officers of the CSVGC scheduled for February
2009; (iv) presentation by Dr Katrien Beeckman, Head of the Principles
and Values Department at the International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC); (v) preparation of the next meeting
of the Human Rights Council in December 2008. More
information is available on the CSVGC
website or by mailing christinehousel@yahoo.com.
The
CONGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief ( For
more information, please contact the Committee Secretary Derek Brett.
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, UN Department of Public Information
(UN/DPI), www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/brief_calendars/Briefing_Calendar_Oct_Dec_2008.pdf
Internet Governance
Caucus Website
Previously
Published Events 3, 11, 17, 25 November 2008:
Brain Education Program – 2008 Experiential Open Classes,
For more information
please contact Passion Jun (+1-212-319-0848).
3-6 November
2008: World Urban Forum IV, www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=535 3-7 November
2008: 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group
on the Effective Implementation of the The
meetings are to be held in Conference Room XXI at the Palais des
Nations in 6 November
2008: Fairness and Sustainability – National and International
Strategies, www.clubofrome.at/events/2008/zukunft/ 6 November
2008: 2008 Conference of the Road to 6 November
2008: Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) – Lunchtime Briefing
on Preparation for Signing of the New Treaty, To register
for this event, please contact David Ahmed, indicating if
a pass to enter the Palais des Nations is needed. 6-7 November 2008: Together
in Diversity: A European Conference on Community Development and
Interculturalism, 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, For more information please mail
to Micheline
Makou Djouma. 10-14 November 2008: 7th
International Conference on Peace and Non-Violent Action, Jaipur
11 November
2008: A Global Contract Based on Climate Justice? – Conference,
www.global-contract.eu/About_the_Conference_index-2.html 14-16 November
2008: International Seminar on Disarmament, Terrorism and Poverty:
Challenges for Peace and Human Rights Movements, 24 November – 12 December 2008:
18th Annual Human Rights and People’s Diplomacy
Training Programme, 25 November 2008: Global Public
Health and the Eradication of Poverty – The 4th
Forum on the Eradication of Poverty, For
more information please contact WFWPI or visit their website. 26-27 November 2008: 27-28 November
2008: Social Habitat for an Urban and Rural World, Combating Poverty
Means Distributing Wealth – Conference, For
more information please 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 29 November
– 2 December 2008: Follow-up International Conference
on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the
1-15 December
2008: Third Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working
Group, 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. 10 December
2008: Does it Really Matter? Visa Facilitation in the Western Balkans:
Monitoring of the new Agreements – Conference, www.ecas-citizens.eu/content/view/138/146/1/1/
12-15 December 2008: Global
Symposium – Awakening Planetary Consciousness, 15-16 December 2008: UN Forum on
Minority Issues, www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/minority/forum.htm 27 January
– 1 February 2009: World Social Forum 2009 – Registration
now open, http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/ 18-19
April 2009: Unite for Sight – 6th Annual Global
Health and Development Conference, www.uniteforsight.org/conference
7-9
and 9-10 July 2009: InterAction Forum 2009 – 2009 International
Aid+Trade, 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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