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April 2019
2019 HLPF: Call for Expert Speakers from Women’s Major Group
The 2019 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held at UNHQ in New York from 9 - 18 July 2019 under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. The theme for the session will be Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality. They are looking to nominate practitioners and eminent experts to contribute to the various thematic round table discussions to be organized during the first five days of the HLPF session. The applications will be reviewed by…
Find out more »Youth Advocacy Day (YAD)
Youth Advocacy Day (YAD) is an all-day event committed to youth empowerment and civic engagement for San Francisco’s youth. It is a day in which high school students have the opportunity to meet with city leaders and public officials to share their thoughts, concerns, and questions about issues they care about as young people. Youth Advocacy Day is a unique educational experience for youth to take ownership over their civic lives. This year, they will honor the legacy of SF…
Find out more »May 2019
72nd Session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Assembly (WHA)
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.
Find out more »June 2019
Women Deliver Conference 2019
The registration for the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health and rights and wellbeing of girls and women is open. The 2019 conference theme is Power,Progress,Change. It will focus on power, and how it can drive – or hinder – progress and change. It will also examine power operating at three levels: The Individual’s power, Structural power and the power of movements. Register today
Find out more »July 2019
SDGs in Action Film Festival- 11 July 2019
The SDGs in Action Film Festival, coordinated by the UN DESA Division for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is a competition seeking short films that highlight how people and organizations around the world are taking action for the 17 global goals. The Festival was launched in 2018 in connection with the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development that takes place each July at UN Headquarters in New York. The competition offers amateur and professional filmmakers around the globe the chance to…
Find out more »September 2019
Campaign Accelerator Training
The Advocacy Accelerator has partnered with Mobilisation Lab to deliver the Campaign Accelerator Training which will involve five dynamic working days, virtual session and personalised coaching session. This training is primarily geared toward campaigners from NGOs, but if you’re a professional facilitator and would like to come, please get in touch with the organisations. To learn more about the training, click here
Find out more »November 2019
Trust Conference 2019 Changemaker / Scholarship Application
The Trust Conference Changemakers Programme, formerly known as the Scholarship Programme, is part of the Trust Conference, hosted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation from November 13-14, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. The Trust Conference Changemakers Programme is open to all applicants working in the areas of modern slavery, women's rights, economic empowerment, refugee support and other human rights areas. Priority will be given to applicants from developing countries who demonstrate that participation in the Trust Conference will enhance their work…
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