Tag: civil society
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UNESCO Release Report on Education and Civil Society
UNESCO’s Collective Consultation of NGOs on Education 2030 (CCNGO) Coordination Group has released a new report, entitled “The Role of Civil Society Organisations in 2050 and Beyond”.
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Virtual Townhall CSW65 Meeting with UN Secretary-General, António Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres candidly speaks of gender inequality as “a shadow pandemic” during the Virtual Townhall Meeting with Women’s Civil Society.
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CSocD59: The First Virtual Civil Society Forum (CSF)
A round-up of the first virtual Civil Society Forum (CSF) webinars. Organised by NGO CSocD and featuring an impressive array of speakers, three thematic sessions took place online between 9-11 February 2021.
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Transformative Pathways to a Sustainable Future
“The COVID-19 pandemic can either derail efforts toward the Sustainable Development Goals or, if purposefully managed, can open space to accelerate the processes”. Maria Fornella-Oehninger, SI UN Representative in New York, blogs about the International Science Council’s High-level Political Forum Side Event, ‘Designing and implementing integrated, context-sensitive and attainable pathways toward achieving transformation’.
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Plan B: Create An Opportunity
When a UN panel meeting is rescheduled, Soroptimists seize the opportunity to moderate an impromptu discussion on the rights of women and girls
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Civil Society Must Be Heard!
Civil society has been excluded from involvement in the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. Soroptimist international is making moves to oppose this decision.