On June 26, 2019, CCIG co-sponsored the Side Event “Climate Change: It is Happening Here, It is Happening Now”, held in conjunction with the 41st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. . It was co-organized by the Permanent Mission of the Philippines and several CCIG members, namely Associazone Communita Papa Giovanni XXIII, IIMA, […]
CONTINUE READING →On the occasion of the 108th International Labour Conference (Geneva, 10th – 21st June 2019), two Breakfast Meetings were organized by the International Catholic Center of Geneva (CCIG) and the German Commission for Justice and Peace/Kolping International on “Informal Work along Global Value Chains” (June 14) and “Social Dialogue as a Public Good” (June 17, […]
CONTINUE READING →CCIG members came together in June 6th for the 2019 General Assembly. The General Assembly provided a platform for members to celebrate the progress made in 2018 and plan for the year ahead. Members are excited about a new initiative to bring more people into the organization through the program “Friends of CCIG.” The General […]
CONTINUE READING →CCIG and several member NGOs signed onto a letter entitled “Open NGO letter regarding the critical funding gap affecting UN human rights mechanisms and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,” which expressed concern over anticipated budgetary cuts for UN treaty bodies. CCIG and all signatory NGOs expressed their concern that these budgetary […]
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