The CoNGO E-Update is a weekly email news service informing our members and affiliated networks of relevant upcoming events sponsored by the United Nations, CoNGO and its affiliated committees and task forces, and other major civil society-related initiatives.[more]
6 May 2010, New YorkCoNGO organised an access forum on "ECOSOC Resolution 1996/31: Revisiting NGO Access at the UN, Challenges and Prospects Ahead". The event took place on 6 May 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Boss Room (8th Floor), Church Center for the United Nations, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.The event included presentations by H. E. Ambassador Ahmad Kamal, Former ECOSOC President, Cyril Ritchie, CoNGO First Vice-President, and Vanessa Jackson, UN Representative in New York, International Service for Human Rights.The invitation is available for downloading here.[more]
5-7 December 2007, GenevaThe 23rd General Assembly of CoNGO was held 5-7 December 2007 in Geneva at the International Conference Centre (CICG).[more]
23 - 25 February 2009, Pathumthani, Thailand(12 December 2008) Dear all, Please note the new dates for the postponed meeting of the CoNGO Board of Directors scheduled for December 2008. It will now be held on 23 - 25 February 2009 at the same place as originally planned--the Asian Institute of Technology some 40 kilometers outside of Bangkok. This meeting will include an agenda item on the final formation of the CoNGO Asia Regional Committee, and its launching in the morning of February 25. There will also be an academic colloquium on the Millennium Development Goals, in the afternoon of 25 February, jointly sponsored by CoNGO and AIT. This announcement also serves as official notification for CoNGO members and other NGOs, especially those based in the Asia Pacific region, to join the meeting and be part of the launching of CoNGO's first regional committee. Please help in inviting and encouraging these NGOs to join us in Thailand. Thank you for your cooperation and kind understanding. Sincerely, Levi Ba[more]
30 September 2009, New YorkCoNGO is organising a civil society briefing on NGO access to the UN and to the Integrated Civil Society Organizations (iCSO) System on 30 September 2009 from 15:00 to 18:00 hours at the 2nd Floor Conference Room at 777 United Nations Plaza in New York. The event is held in collaboration with the NGO Branch, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA).Moderated by Liberato C. Bautista, CoNGO President, the briefing will comprise the following presenters:Andrei Abramov, Chief, NGO Branch, UN/DESA (NGO Access to the UN and Work of the General Assembly’s Second and Third Committees), andOla Goransson, Information Systems Officer, NGO Branch, UN/DESA (iCSO: The Integrated Civil Society Organizations System).The flyer for this event is available here.For more information, please contact Ms Anita Thomas (+1-212-[more]
| 11 November 2009 The CSDF 2009 Briefing on the CSDF-Geneva and New York Components was held at the Vienna International Centre on 11 November 2009. The presentation on gender democracy delivered at the CSDF 2009 - Briefing in Vienna by Ms Helga Konrad, Former Austrian Federal Government Minister for Women’s Affairs, is now available for downloading.[more]
2 - 4 July 2009, GenevaCoNGO’s Civil Society Development Forum (CSDF) 2009 took place from 2 to 4 July 2009 at the International Labour Office in Geneva. It was held back-to-back with ECOSOC’s High-Level Segment (6 - 9 July 2009), which focused on the theme “Implementing the Internationally Agreed Goals and Commitments in regard to Global Public Health”.[more]
15 - 16 October 2009CoNGO´s Civil Society Development Forum 2009 - CSDF 2009-New York Component - took place on 15 and 16 October 2009. The event was a follow-up to review the Outcome Document of CSDF 2009-Geneva Component and the Ministerial Declaration of the ECOSOC 2009 High-Level Segment, which focused on "Implementing the Internationally Agreed Goals and Commitments in regard to Global Public Health". CSDF 2009-New York Component was held in collaboration with the Office for Economic and Social Council Support and Coordination (OESC), UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA), and with the assistance of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).[more]
4 - 5 May 2010 - Outcome Document and statement by CoNGO President, Mr Liberato C. Bautista, at ECOSOC's High-Level Segment now availableCoNGO held the New York Component of its Civil Society Development Forum (CSDF) 2010 on 4 and 5 May 2010. This year, the theme of CSDF is “Women’s Human Rights and Development: Inclusion, Participation, and Equality”. CoNGO’s Civil Society Development Forum is an NGO preparatory meeting for the Substantive Session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This year, the theme of the Annual Ministerial Review (High-Level Segment of that Substantive Session) will focus on “implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to gender equality and the empowerment of women”.[more]
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