Announcements

2016
03.15

[General Info] Call for Proposal – UN DPI/NGO Conference (Gyeongju, South Korea, 30 May-1 June 2016) – Deadline 23 March 2016

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  The UN DPI/NGO (United Nations Department of Public Information / Non-Governmental Organization) will organize its Conference in Gyeongju, South Korea from 31 May to 1 June 2016. The theme of this conference is “Education for Global Citizenship – Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) together.” The deadline for the submission of proposal in organizing a workshop is 23 […]

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2016
03.11

[General Info] Nominations for funded participation for reporting of Major Group & Other Stakeholders at UN Expert Group Meeting (19 April 2016)

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Nominations for funded participation for reporting of Major Group & Other Stakeholders at UN Expert Group Meeting (19 April 2016)   UN DESA/DSD will organize an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on 19 April 2016 in New York to provide an opportunity for MGoS, along with invited experts, to discuss how to ensure their effective participation and contribution to the […]

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2016
03.10

[General Info] 2016 Asia Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights

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2016 Asia Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights     The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights is convening its first UN Asia Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights from 19 to 20 April 2016 in Doha. Date: 19-20 April 2016 Location: Doha (Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Hotel) Website:  www.ohchr.org/2016AsiaRegionalForumEnquiries: regionalforumbhr@ohchr.orgRegistration is open: http://regionalforum-bhr.ohchr.org  Please […]

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2016
03.09

Call for Proposals: Civil Society Fund – South Asia Water Governance Program

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  The Asia Foundation announces a call for proposals for the Civil Society Fund of the South Asia Water Governance Program. We would appreciate it if you could disseminate this call among your networks and contacts in order to make it accessible to the wider NGO community in South Asia.   The news release announcement is available here and […]

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2016
03.03

Democracy, Development and Human Rights: Indicators for SDG16 (March 2, 2016, Geneva, Switzerland)

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Democracy, Development and Human Rights: Indicators for SDG16 (March 2, 2016, Geneva, Switzerland)   (Photo Courtesy @ Community of Democracies) Panelists from left to right : Mandeep Tiwana (CIVICUS), David W. Yang (U.S. Agency for International Development), Maria Leissner (Community of Democracies), Staffan Lindberg (Varieties of Democracy, V-Dem), Anselmo Lee (Asia Democracy Network) Anselmo Lee, Secretary General of Asia Democracy […]

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2016
03.02

Democracy, Development and Human Rights: Indicators for SDG16 (March 2, 2016, Geneva)

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       Democracy, Development and Human Rights: Indicators for SDG16   Wednesday March 2 • 12:00 – 14:00 • Palais des Nations • Room XXVII Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals demands democratic and inclusive societies. The SDG 16 on promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies, is a development goal in its own right but […]

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2016
03.01

[General Info] Deadline Extention: Call for Nominations: The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2016

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The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2016 Extended deadline is until March 4 (Friday), 2016.   Every year since 2000, the May 18 Memorial Foundation (Gwangju, Republic of Korea) has announced its annual “Call for nominations for the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights”. This Prize promotes the spirit of the May 18 Democratization Movement in […]

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2016
02.25

[General Info] Apply to Speak at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

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President of the United Nations General Assembly’s  High-level Thematic Debate on  Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals 21 April 2016    By 29 February: Apply for Stakeholder Speaking Roles On Thursday, 21 April 2016 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the President of the General Assembly H.E. Mogens Lykketoft will convene a High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable […]

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