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e-Update and CONGO Newsletter

The CONGO e-Update is a weekly email news service from the Conference of NGOs, 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. The CONGO Newsletter is published quarterly by the Conference of NGOs, providing its members with insight information, reports and updates of civil society activities.[more]

WSIS Related Cluster of Events 2008

A series follow-up and implementation meetings of the World Summit on the Information Society outcomes will take place in Geneva. Organised around the 11th session of the UN Commission for Science and Technology for Development (26-30 May 2008) and the World Information Society Day ceremony (16 May 2008), the cluster will also include multi-stakeholder implementation facilitation meetings and various ICT-related meetings and consultations.[more]

African Civil Society Forum 2007

The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO) and the African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) organizes in cooperation with the Economic Commision for Africa (ECA) and the African Union (AU) the African Civil Society Forum "Democratizing Governance at Regional and Global Level to Achieve the MDGs" to be held between 22-24 March 2007 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose of the Forum is to bring together representatives of national, regional and international NGOs from Africa to explore the most effective ways to partner with and impact on African institutions: the African Union, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD).[more]

Civil Society Development Forum 2007

A Platform for Development. Countdown for 2015. The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO) and partners, has the pleasure to announce the dates of the Civil Society Development Forum to be held 28-30 June 2007 in Geneva. The Forum will be convened to bring together actors of global civil society to think future and to work on issues related to the wider development agenda.[more]

CONGO Board March 2007 NY

The next CONGO Board meeting will be held on 5-6 March 2007 in New York. More information will follow shortly. CONGO Board meetings are open to CONGO members as observers and we encourage in particular Committee Chair persons to attend.[more]

CONGO General Assembly 2007

The 23rd General Assembly of CONGO was held 5-7 December 2007 in Geneva at the International Conference Centre (CICG).[more]

Human Rights Council 2007

The fourth session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) will be held from 12 March to 5 April 2007 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva (room XVII). Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 60/251, the participation of NGOs in the Human Rights Council shall be based on the arrangements and practices observed by the Commission on Human Rights, including Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31 of 25 July 1996.[more]

12 September 2006: United Nations General Assembly

The 61st Session of UNGA will be held in New York from 12 September 2006.[more]

6-8 September 2006: 59th Annual DPI/NGO Conference

59th Annual DPI/NGO Conference to be held in New York between 6-8 September. More information to follow soon.[more]