Combating Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Within the main theme of the Doctrine of Discovery and its enduring impacts on indigenous peoples, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues devoted several sessions to the particular situation of indigenous women and girls.
[More...]Moving forward on the Right to Development: Highlights from the 13th session of the Working Group on the Right to Development
Within the context of promoting the implementation of the Right to Development (R2D), the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development, created by the former Commission of Human Rights and the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1998, met for its 13th session (from 7-11 May 2012) in (...)
[More...]Summary Reports of Civil Society Engagements with the High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All
During March and April, civil society organizations participated in calls and meetings with members of the Secretary-General’s High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. Summary reports from these engagements are available on a new NGLS website about SE4ALL: www.un-ngls.org/se4all.
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RIO+20 Dialogues on Sustainable Development: Participate now!
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Pre-registration is now open for the 11th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities calls for civil society inputs on the implementation of measures of accessibility for persons with disabilities
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Social Watch: Sustainable development is the right to a future
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Joint NGO Briefing Series: a focus on UNCTAD XIII


