By Katherine Carré, 11 April 2007
As representative of SDIA/WSA to the UN Geneva, Kathrine Carré attended some of the meetings of the Fourth Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), and has produced a summary of events and meetings.
In 1989 SDIA became an international non-governmental organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status with UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC ) and UNICEF and more recently also Department of Public Information (DPI). This recognition permits SDIA to send representatives to international NGO meetings organized by ECOSOC and other UN agencies. SDIA is active in meetings related to Human Rights, Social Development, the Millennium Development Goals and the Council of NGOs in Consultative Status (CONGO). You can find reports by representatives who have attended UN related meetings on behalf of SDIA in this section of the library.
2007.04 - UN: Report on the Human Rights Council
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United Nations,
Human Rights
2007.06 - UN: Report on the Human Rights Council
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United Nations,
Human Rights
by Katherine Carré, June 20, 2007
The UN Human Rights Council held its fifth session in Geneva from 11th to 18th June 2007 and has successfully survived its year of transformation and institution building, but not without pains. Only a few thematic reports were presented, amongst which the Right to Food. The UN Special Rapporteur on Food will be one of the speakers at the Forum in Geneva later this month which two SD people will attend.
The UN Human Rights Council held its fifth session in Geneva from 11th to 18th June 2007 and has successfully survived its year of transformation and institution building, but not without pains. Only a few thematic reports were presented, amongst which the Right to Food. The UN Special Rapporteur on Food will be one of the speakers at the Forum in Geneva later this month which two SD people will attend.
2007.10 - UN: Meeting on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue
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United Nations,
Peace Building
Professor Patrice Brodeur (University of Montreal) attended the UN Meeting on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogues October 2007 in New York.
Download attachment(s): [ un_interrel_intercult_Panels.pdf ] [ un_interrel_intercult_provisionalProgramme.pdf ] [ un_interrel_intercult_ConceptNote.pdf ]
2008 - Social Enterprise: A New Model for Poverty Reduction and Employment Generation
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Community Development,
United Nations
Initiatives in post-communist states often focus on bolstering the private sector or the state, ignoring organizations that combine for-profit activities with social aims. This report suggests ways to promote social enterprises, to make the legal and political environments more favourable, to support social enterprises, and to provide ‘seed money’ and small grants to sustain social enterprise.
2008.06 - UN: World Food Security Conference Fact Sheet
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United Nations,
Environment
High level conference, sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). A fact-sheet created by Myra Margolin and Solen Gratiet.
Download attachment(s): [ faoFactsheet-2008-08.pdf ]
2008.09 - UN: Reaffirming Human Rights for All
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Raphael Bate, chair of SD France, attended the Human Rights Conference in Paris in September, 2008.
2008.09 - UNHRC: Ninth Session Report
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Katherine Carré's report on the Ninth Session of the Human Rights Council meeting in September 2008.
2009 - UNDP: Capacity Development
Capacity development is the process through which individuals, organizations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain the capability to achieve their own development objectives. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helps people to access the knowledge, experience and resources they need to build better lives.
2009.03 - NGO Committee on UNICEF
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United Nations,
Education
Alexandra Woodward recently attended a meeting of the UNICEF NGO Committee in New York. She had a chance to present Susila Dharma work with children — in particular ICDP — and to make contacts with other organisations and working groups active on specific issues, such as children without parents.
2009.03 - UN Commission on Social Development
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United Nations,
Community Development
In her article on the 47th UN Session of the Commission on Social Development in New York, Myra Margolin deftly pulls together definitions to clarify our understanding of social integration, what she learned from this meeting, her observations of the UN processes and her experience as a Subud member.
2009.04 - Navigating the UN in Geneva
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Human Rights,
United Nations
Between the 16th and 27th March 2009, Solen Lees Gratiet attended the
Advanced Geneva Training Course in Human Rights Law and Advocacy at the
International Service for Human Rights. Here is her report of that experience.
2009.04 - UN: Durban Review Conference
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Katherine Carré reports on a UN review of progress in combating racism since the UN Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance held in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.
2009.04 - UNHRC: Freedom of Religion or Belief
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Amalia Rasheed of Spain, reports on the UN-HRC session in Geneva on Freedom of Religion or Belief, held March 12, 2009.
2009.04 - UNHRC: The Right to Food
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Amalia Rasheed of Spain reports on the UN-HRC session held in Geneva on the Right to Food.
2009.04 - UNHRC: The Rights of the Child
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Amalia Rasheed of Spain reports on the UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva on The Rights of the Child, March 2009.
2009.09 Human Rights and Climate Change
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Human Rights,
United Nations
Katherine Carré reports on a Panel Discussion in the United Nations Human Rights Council Plenary.