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CSW67-2023 – How to participate for NGO BPW International
October 28, 2022How do you participate? Clarification to a Facebook post of Young BPW International about how to participate at CSW67 The registration is open from 7 October 2022 up to 27 January 2023 and will - as it is correctly said - go through Indico. However, the number of places per NGO is very limited and...
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CSW67-2023: NGO CSW Forum 67 – Parallel Event Applications are Open!
October 27, 2022Apply now for an in-person or virtual Parallel Event at the NGO CSW67 Forum! Host an official in-person or virtual Parallel Event during the NGO CSW67 Forum from 6 - 17 March 2023! What are Parallel Events? Why should I host a Parallel Event? Hybrid Format of the Forum | In-Person vs. Virtual...
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Women, Life, Freedom: Global Implications of the Women-Led Uprising in Iran
October 27, 2022Women, Life, Freedom Date: Tuesday, 1 November 2022 Time: 8 - 10am EDT Find your timezone here Invitation from NGO CSW New York The women’s uprising in Iran has captivated the world. The death of Mahsa Amini in government custody in September sparked protests all over Iran. What started out as a...
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UNESCO – Statement at Committee on Non-Governmental Partners (NGP) of the UNESCO Executive Board
October 18, 2022© UNESCO/Cyril Bailleul Committee on Non-Governmental Partners (NGP) of the UNESCO Executive Board Friday 7 October 2022 > Statement by Marie-Claude Machon-Honoré (en) Comité sur les partenaires non gouvernementaux (PNG) du Conseil exécutif de l’UNESCO 7 octobre 2022 > Intervention...
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UNESCO – Invitation AI Competency Frameworks for Teachers
October 17, 2022Call for Input AI competency frameworks for teachers - Consultation meeting Dear Colleagues In view of the upcoming consultation meeting on the development of AI Competency Frameworks for Teachers on Tuesday, 25 October 2022, at 13:00 (CET), we cordially invite you to provide your input here,...
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Meeting of the Executive – Chularat Toyting Israngkool Na Ayutthaya
October 17, 2022Chularat (Toyting) Israngkool Na Ayutthaya, Thailand, VP for United Nations, Youtube content is not displayed due to your cookie settings. Click on the functional YouTube cookies in the cookie banner to agree to load and display content from YouTube. At the beginning of October 2022, the members of...
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UNESCO – Ocean Decade: Invitation to Webinar
September 13, 2022UNESCO are pleased to invite all NGO partners and foundations in official relations to the 1st webinar of the of “How to Engage alongside UNESCO” series: Webinar The Ocean Decade: Catalyzing support and engagement Tuesday 13 September 2022 2:00-3:15 p.m. CEST Find your local time Click...
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G7 Summit in Elmau – First Review
June 30, 2022© Bundesregierung/ Steins PRESS RELEASE | June 28, 2022 “Progress towards an equitable world” is the goal set by the German G7 presidency in its program. From June 26 to 29, the G7 heads of state and government met in Elmau to coordinate their positions on current challenges and to launch...
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UNESCO – Education Pre-Summit 28-30 June 2022
June 24, 2022Foto: UNESCO Education across the world is at a crossroads. In many countries, a silent but worsening learning crisis is having disastrous effects on people, the planet, prosperity, and peace. In all countries, recent and emerging social, cultural, political, and technological shifts are forcing us...
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G7 Presidency – Women7 hands over W7 Communiqué to Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz – It is time to deliver!
June 20, 2022Foto: Heidi Scherm / W7 Summit Youtube content is not displayed due to your cookie settings. Click on the functional YouTube cookies in the cookie banner to agree to load and display content from YouTube. It is time to deliver! BPW Germany is contributing to the Women7 process through the...
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ILO – 110th Session of the International Labor Conference ILC
June 16, 2022> Opening Remarks of Secretary-General of the 110th Session of the ILC, Mr Guy Ryder 110th Session of the International Labor Conference 27 May to 11 June 2022, virtually Drafting group of the committee: decent work and the social and solidarity economy (SSE). The SSE is not new and its policy...
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NGO CSW NY – Analyzing the Gains Made in the CSW66 Agreed Conclusions
June 5, 2022This meeting offers a deep dive into the CSW66 Agreed Conclusion on the priority theme: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes. In preparation for the Zero draft, the...
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