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The 4th edition of the CoNGO Communications Service Bulletin specifically devoted to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), commonly known as Rio + 20 (June 20-22, 2012) includes the following articles:
Introduction by the Presidentof CoNGO
Engaging the public and the private in global sustainability governance
“Fit for the future? The rocky road to a new set of development goals”
Principle 10: Time for a global convention
Growing green and decent jobs
Sustainable Energy for All
A Tank Made of Bread!!
Read the full 4th Edition – Road to Rio + 20
WORKING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMME:
A HANDBOOK FOR CIVIL SOCIETY
This publication is addressed to the civil society actors who contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights, and it ultimately aims at enabling more people to access and make claim to their human rights through effective use of United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms.
If you are planning to attend an upcoming Human Rights Council Session or meetings of the Charter or Treaty based bodies created under the international human rights treaties we strongly suggest you to consult this Handbook.
… Continue reading OHCHR – A Handbook for Civil Society
Introduction by the President of CoNGO
This is the third issue of the CoNGO Communications Service Bulletin specifically devoted to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), commonly known as Rio + 20 (June 20-22, 2012).
Well over 100 heads of state or government are now announced to attend UNCSD. The UN Secretary General has called UNCSD “a once-in-a-generation opportunity”. Yet the days in March devoted to the negotiations on the Outcome Document did not spark global enthusiasm, as government delegates “traded” positions, sentences, concepts, paragraphs. Progress – or lack of it – led to a large number of
… Continue reading Road to UNCSD Rio+20: 65 Days to Go!
The CoNGO NGO Committee on the Family, New York is announcing a presentation on:
Family challenges and Prevention Strategies
April 26, Thursday, at 1:15 PM to 2:45 PM UN Church Center, 777 UN Plaza (44th & 1st Ave, 7th fl.)
Pre-registration is required at ngofamilycommittee@gmail.com
For more information click on the titel of the announcement
The CoNGO Database on the Financial and Economic Crisis Events, Publications and Websites (2008 – 2010) is available for download here
CoNGO has compiled a listing of important UN resources, that can be downloaded here.
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is organizing a parallell event co-sponsored by Earthjustice, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), World Council of Churches (WCC), Conference of NGOs (CoNGO), OHCHR and the delegations of Costa Rica and the Maldives.
HUMAN RIGHTS AT RIO+20
You are invited to participate
FRIDAY, 16 MARCH 2012, 2.00 – 4.00 PM GENEVA, PALAIS DES NATIONS, ROOM XXIII
Download: Event Flyer
This is the second issue in the CoNGO Communications Service specifically devoted to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), commonly known as Rio+20. (June 20-22, 2012).
It focusses on one of the significant steps on the way to Rio, namely last month’s meeting of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), where the voices of competent NGOs and civil society organizations were clearly heard.
I recommend particular attention be given to the “Thematic Clusters” described below, and I encourage all interested NGOs/CSOs to join in the Clusters that most correspond to your priorities. As always in
… Continue reading Road to UNCSD Rio+20: 100 days to go!
The NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning is holding a series of three NGO panels on human rights education in practice, in parallel with the HRC 19th session in Geneva.
Panel I: International Policies on Human Rights Education Wed. 14 March, 2012 / 12:00-14:00, Room XXI (21)
PANEL II: Human Rights Education in Formal Settings in Practice Thu. 15 March, 2012 / 12:00-14:00, Room XXIV (24)
PANEL III: Human Rights Education in Non-Formal Settings in Practice Fri. 16 March, 2012 / 12:00-14:00, Room XXIII (23)
For details, please see the events flyer.
Introduction by the President of CoNGO
It is very widely accepted that the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), commonly known as Rio+20, constitutes a crucial rendezvous for the world’s governments, the world’s parliaments, and the world’s Civil Society. It will also hopefully be considered crucial by the world’s media.
UNCSD in Rio in June 2012 follows on from UNCHE Stockholm in 1972, from UNCED Rio in 1992, and from WSSD Johannesburg in 2002. All those Conferences, and the United Nations structures and mechanisms that arose from them, have resulted in excellent standards/goals/targets/objectives/aspirations for achieving a healthy planet.
… Continue reading Road to UNCSD Rio+20: 112 days to go!
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