IPA
is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and is in special consultative
status with the Economic
and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations.
ECOSOC is the principal organ to coordinate the economic
and social work of the United Nations and the specialised agencies
and institutions that make up the UN 'family', e.g. UNESCO, WHO,
IMF and many others. IPA is also associated with the United
Nations Department
of Public Information (DPI).
Fatima Rodrigo pbvm is the full-time IPA NGO representative based
in New York. Her work includes:
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being an active member of committees organized by the Conference
of NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC, e.g. NGO Committee
on Social Development; Working Group on Girls; Sub-committee
on Eradication of Poverty; Commission on the Status of Women;
NGO Committee on the UN International Decade of the World's
Indigenous Peoples
IPA has designated representatives for each of the main centres
where UN meetings are held, i.e. New York, Geneva and Vienna,
and as well, designated regional representatives.
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Click here for
a summary of the work of the International Presentation
Association as a Non-Governmental Organisation with Economic
and Social Council Status at the United Nations. This
summary appeared in a report from the Committee on Non-Governmental
Organizations (Regular Session 2009, 19-28 January 2009).
A pdf copy of the full
report is also available. |
Click here for
a summary of the work of the International Presentation
Association as a Non-Governmental Organisation with Economic
and Social Council Status at the United Nations. This
summary appeared in a report from the Committee on Non-Governmental
Organizations (Regular Session 2005, 5-18 January 2005).
A pdf copy of the full
report is also available. |
Click
here for a PowerPoint Show (compiled by Sharon Altendorf pbvm)
of the UN Millenium Development Goals.
(639 KB)
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United Nations Best Practices
IPA has had two of its projects put on the United Nations Best Practices website:
2009 Dates
The International Presentation Association Sisters of the Presentation
NGO will participate in the following Commissions, Forums and
Events in 2009, and is seeking the involvement of Presentation
Sisters and Associates in our preparation:
 4-13 February in New York - Commission for Social Development
(CSocD) 47th Session. Theme: Social Integration. This Commission for Social Development consists of 46 members elected by ECOSOC that meets once a year in New York. It is the main UN body which works on the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action. More info ...
 2-13 March in New York - Commission on the
Status of Women (CSW) 53rd Session. Priority Theme: The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS. Review Theme: Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels. The main goal of the CSW is to promote the implementation of equal rights between the sexes. The CSW prepares recommendations and reports to ECOSOC on promoting women’s rights in political, economic, civil, social, and educational fields. It also makes recommendations for urgent matters of women’s rights that require immediate attention. The CSW is comprised of 45 elected members, and meets once a year for ten days. More
info ...
 20 April - 1 May in Geneva - United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) 8th session. In October 2000 the Economic and Social Council established the United Nations Forum on Forests, a subsidiary body with the main objective to promote “…the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end…”.
More info ...
- 20 April - 1 May in New York - Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) 10th Session. Country Reports: Azerbaijan (I), Colombia (I). The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families by its State parties. It is the newest treaty body which held its first session in March 2004. More
info ...
 4-15 May in New York - Commission
on Sustainable Development (CSD) 17th Session. Themes: Agriculture,
Rural Development, Land, Drought, Desertification and Africa. The CSD functions in two-year cycles which consist of one year of review and one of policy. In each cycle the thematic clusters of issues will be addressed in an integrated manner, taking into account economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. The CSD encourages member States to provide national reports, on a voluntary basis, that reflect on progress made in the areas under consideration. More info ...
 18-29 May in New York - Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) 8th Session. The Permanent Forum (comprising 16 members elected for 3 years) is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council with a mandate to discuss Indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. According to its mandate, the Permanent Forum will:
- provide expert advice and recommendations on Indigenous issues to the Council, as well as to programmes, funds and agencies of the United Nations, through the Council
- provide expert advice and recommendations on Indigenous issues to the Council, as well as to programmes, funds and agencies of the United Nations, through the Council
- raise awareness and promote the integration and coordination of activities related to Indigenous issues within the UN system
- prepare and disseminate information on Indigenous issues. More info ...
United Nations Events
A World Conference is usually held each year dealing with a certain
theme. Preparatory Sessions are held in New York USA, Switzerland
and other countries to prepare for the World Summit. ECOSOC representatives,
other PBVMs and Associates have a right to participate as consultants.
Special Sessions are held to deal with critical issues affecting
some part or all of the global community, e.g.:
Other UN meetings include those of the Human Rights Commission
which are usually held in Geneva on such issues as:
- Rights of children
- Religious tolerance
- Refugees
Other UN meetings held in New York include:
- Commissions on Status of Women
- Commission on Social Development
- Commission on Sustainable Development
- DPI Annual NGO Conference
- General Assembly meetings.
Current UN Decades
2001-2010 -- International
Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children
of the World
2001-2010 -- Decade to Roll
Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa
2001-2010 -- Second International Decade
for the Eradication of Colonialism
2003-2012 -- United
Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All
2005-2014 -- United
Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
2005-2014 -- Second International Decade of the World Indigenous
People
2005-2015 -- International Decade for Action - Water for Life
Click
here for the UN Connections Archive - Commissions,
Forums and Events in 2002-2008 in which IPA was involved
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