| 20 November 2009, Geneva A CoNGO general information meeting took place on 20 November 2009 in Geneva.[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]
24 - 26 June 2009 (postponed --- originally 1 - 3 June 2009)The conference will address the impact of this crisis on development and serve as a forum for the ongoing discussion on reforming and strengthening the international financial and economic system and architecture.[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 (+1-212-986-85[more]
| Following CONGO's Civil Society Development Forum (CSDF) 2008 New York Component (27-29 June 2008), the CSDF 2008 Geneva Component is now scheduled to take place on 27 and 28 October 2008.[more]
Download the CSDF 2008 Outcome DocumentThe New York component of CONGO's Civil Society Development Forum 2008 (CSDF 2008) - "A Platform for Development: Countdown to 2015 - Implementing the internationally agreed development goals and commitments in regard to sustainable development" was held 27-29 June 2008. The Outcome Document of the CSDF 2008 is now available online. CONGO also organised midday NGO briefings in collaboration with the UN NGO Section, UNDESA throughout the week of the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC's Substantive Session.[more]
20 - 24 April 2009, GenevaThe Durban Review Conference was held at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 20 to 24 April 2009.[more]
16 April 20091. CoNGO affirms the right of all non-governmental organizations to address meetings convened by the United Nations. This position reflects CoNGO’s traditional role as a facilitator of the dialogue between civil society and the United Nations.[more]
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CSDF 2008 - Civil Society Development Forum - 27-28 October 2008, Geneva Component