DPI/NGO ANNOUNCEMENTS

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DPI/NGO Briefing on the outcomes of the 21st Session of the Conference of theParties (COP21) / Town Hall Meeting on the 66th UN DPI/NGO Conference
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 2
RSVP
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DPI/NGO Associates New Non-Governmental Organization Partners

We are happy to announce that DPI/NGO Relations welcomed 15 newNGOs to the DPI family. Read the full press release here.
UN Democracy Fund: Call for Project Proposals
The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) invites civil society organizations toapply for funding for projects to advance and support democracy. Project proposals may
be submitted online between 15 November and 31 December 2015 at www.un.org/democracyfund.
You can find guidelines, FAQs and lessons learned from previous rounds at
www.un.org/democracyfund/application-materials (in English) and www.un.org/
democracyfund/fr/application-materials (in French).
UNDEF supports projects that strengthen the voice of civil society, promote humanrights, and encourage the participation of all groups in democratic processes. This is theTenth Round to be launched by UNDEF, which provides grants of up to US$300,000 perproject. UNDEF has supported more than 600 projects in over 100 countries at a total
amount of over US$160 million. Proposals are subject to a highly rigorous andcompetitive selection process, with fewer than two per cent chosen for funding. Projects
are two years long.

Annual Review 2015
Submissions for the Annual Review will continue to be open until Sunday,
10 January 2016.
Promoting the Global Goals for Sustainable Development
As we move forward in promoting the new agenda for the Global Goals for Sustainable
Development, we encourage you to check out the finalized imagery to use for any andall materials that you use.
Please use this link to access the full promotional materials package.
For any questions or further information about the guidelines for promoting the Global
Goals, please contact us (e-mail undpingo@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-7234).

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Event on “Women’s Empowerment in the Digital Age: Implementing the World
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Outcome and Agenda 2030”
Co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Costa Rica, Sweden, Switzerland and Tunisia, the UnitedStates Mission, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Entity for Gender
Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), the Association for Progressive Communication(APC), Microsoft and Mozilla

Time: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
For further information, please contact Ms. Sharon London, ITU Liaison Office to the United
Nations (e-mail london@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-6121); to register, please click here.

15 December 2015
Event on “Building on the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+10:
Putting Knowledge Societies at the Heart of the 2030 Agenda”
Organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Time: 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 12
For further information, please contact t Ms. Mehrangiz Bijanpoor, UNESCO Liaison Office in
New York (e-mail m.bijanpoor@unesco.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-5995); or please click here.

15 December 2015
Event on “The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise” (on the occasion of the World
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+10 United Nations General AssemblyHigh-Level Meeting)Co-organized by the Permanent Missions of the Netherlands and Senegal,
the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Symantec

Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 6
For further information, please contact Mr. Eran Nagan, Permanent Mission of the Netherlands(e-mail eran.nagan@minbuza.nl.); to register, please click here.

16 December 2015
Event entitled “Towards 2030: Sustainable Development in a Digital World” (onthe occasion of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+10 United
Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting)Co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Ireland, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
the United Nations Global Pulse, the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Google

Time: 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Venue: Trusteeship Chamber Council
For further information, please contact Mr. Munir Al Akari, Permanent Mission of Ireland (e-mailmunir.alakari@dfa.ie;); tel. +1 (212) 204-7157).

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Special event on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the High Level Pledging
Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
Organized by the CERF secretariat,
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Time: 9:30 a.m.
Venue: Economic and Social Council Chamber
For further information, please contact Ms. Susan Le Roux , OCHA (e-mail leroux@un.org; tel.
1 (917) 367-4252); or Ms. Laura Rodriguez (e-mail rodriguez14@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-2770).

18 December 2015
Panel discussion with migrants and migrant advocates (on the occasion of theInternational Migrants Day)
Organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM )Time: 10:10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room 11
For further information, please contact Ms. Olivia Headon, IOM (e-mail oheadon@iom.int;
tel. 1 (212) 681-7000, ext. 221).

NGO CORNERPlease note that the events announced here are not organized by the United
Nations and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the UN
18 December 2015
NGOCSD-NY General Membership Meeting
Organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM )Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Venue: Boss Room on the 8nd Floor of the Church Center,

777 UN Plaza (Located on East 44th Street between First & Second Avenues, NYC)
INVITATION
Speakers

NGO Spotlight
ONG ASED (Association Santé Éducation Démocratie)
The non-governmental organization (NGO) known as Association-Health-EducationDemocracy (NGO – ASED), an apolitical, non-confessional, not-for-profit organization,
was established in the Republic of Niger, in the Agadez region. ASED aims to promote
human rights and democracy; to contribute to the achievement of sustainable
development; to contribute to the promotion of health; to contribute to the promotion ofeducation; to protect and conserve the environment; and to contribute to the promotionof culture. To achieve these goals, the NGO implements projects in the fields ofeducation, health, the environment, human rights and democracy, with a view toreducing poverty throughout Niger.

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