Citizen Participation
Rio+20 Collaborative Online Platform
Submitted by Administrator on 1 September, 2011 - 10:09.The Getulio Vargas Foundation, through its Faculty of Law in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and the Program in Law and the Environment, has launched a webpage concerning the Rio+20.
The webpage is designed to serve as a collaborative platform and its purpose is to promote scholarly debate on possible themes to be discussed during the Rio+20 Conference. The debates are taking place both in Portuguese and in English.
Click here to access the webpage
Kestävä kehitys - Kohti Rioa!
Submitted by Administrator on 21 September, 2011 - 09:09.
Seminaari valmistautumisesta YK:n vuoden 2012 kestävän kehityksen
huippukokoukseen (Rio+20)
Aika: tiistai 27.9.2011 klo 13.00-15.15
Paikka: Helsingin pääpostitalon auditorio. Mannerheiminaukio 1 C.
Päivän alustava ohjelma:
Seminaari Rio+20-valmistautumisesta
Submitted by Administrator on 12 September, 2011 - 13:51.Kestävä kehitys - kohti Rioa!
Seminaari valmistautumisesta YK:n vuoden 2012 kestävän kehityksen huippukokoukseen (Rio+20)
Aika: tiistai 27.9.2011 klo 13.00-15.15
Paikka: Helsingin pääpostitalon auditorio. Mannerheiminaukio 1 C.
Päivän alustava ohjelma:
Guide to hosting a successful side event at UN meetings
Submitted by Administrator on 12 September, 2011 - 12:58.A practical guide for hosting a side event by Alas de Rio:
http://alasderio.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Event-Hosting-Tool-Kit.p...
More conference speakers confirmed for the CGP conference
Submitted by Administrator on 26 August, 2011 - 13:50.26 August 2011
More conference speakers have been recently confirmed for the conference "Making Marginalized Voices Heard in the UN Processes". Below is the updated version of the preliminary programme.
International Conference ‘"Making Marginalized Voices Heard in the UN Processes" now open for registrations
Submitted by Administrator on 17 August, 2011 - 10:29.International conference "Making Marginalized Voices Heard in the UN Processes" and the Finnish UN Days of Youth and Students will be organized in Rovaniemi, Finland 11 - 12 November 2011. The conference registration form has now been opened.
NGOs invited to reflect on their portrayal of women
Submitted by Administrator on 29 July, 2011 - 08:18.29 July 2011, Jenni Ratilainen
International humanitarian and development NGOs are very visible actors in many parts of the world. The biggest NGOs are very much present and visible not only in countries where they implement projects but also in newspapers and internet as well as in public events in donor countries. They are one of the primary sources of information - even for decision-makers in donor countries - regarding peoples and realities in countries such as Somalia and North and South Sudan.
UN DPI/NGO Conference: Sustainable Societies; Responsive Citizens
Submitted by Administrator on 27 July, 2011 - 12:44.The 64th annual United Nations Conference for NGOs associated with the Department of Public Information will be held in Bonn, Germany, 3 - 5 September 2011. The conference has two themes this year: sustainable societies and responsive citizens.
UN DPI/NGO Conference "Sustainable Societies; Responsive Citizens" in Bonn, Germany
Submitted by Administrator on 27 July, 2011 - 11:41.