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First session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes

56 years ago7 months ago01 mins

Virtual Activism attended the first consultation with the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes. The session was the First Intersessional Consultation, as mandated by operative paragraph 10 of General Assembly resolution 75/282, 24-25 March 2022, and it took place at…

Preventing & addressing intimidation or reprisals for cooperation with the UN in the field of human rights

56 years ago7 months ago012 mins

On Thursday 3 March 2022, the UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York (NGO CSW/NY), organized a webinar entitled Preventing & addressing intimidation or reprisals for cooperation with the UN in the field of human rights. The following is…

World Summit on the Information Society, 22:

56 years ago4 years ago01 mins

This year’s WSIS is organized under the theme “ICTs for Well-Being, Inclusion and Resilience: WSIS Cooperation for Accelerating Progress on the SDGs”. The inauguration date is Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 13:00 – 14:00 CET. The Opening Ceremony will feature a number of distinguished panellists, including: Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General Dr. Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General…

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 66th session – 2022

56 years ago4 years ago01 mins

The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 14 to 25 March 2022. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session. Themes Priority theme: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of…

Mozilla Festival (MozFest), 22

56 years ago7 months ago01 mins

MozFest is a unique hybrid: part art, tech and society convening, part maker festival, and the premiere gathering for activists in diverse global movements fighting for a more humane digital world. You will always find something new to learn at MozFest. It will take place March 7-11, 22 and will be online. Register here https://www.mozillafestival.org/en/#/

RightsCon in June

56 years ago4 years ago01 mins

The 11th conference of RightsCon will take place virtually from Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10, 2022. RightsCon is a leading human rights gathering that includes people interested not only in human rights but also in the digital age. It is organized by Access Now. Register at https://www.rightscon.org/attend/

Center for Social Research, India – CSW66 Parallel Event

56 years ago4 years ago01 mins

Centre for Social Research (CSR) is happy to announce the registration for the virtual session on Inclusive, Safe and Secure Digital Spaces for Women and Children. You may register for the event and join them in shaping this important conversation. The program Concept Note and Agenda will be shared soon. This is a parallel event for the CSW 66. We would…

International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2022

56 years ago7 months ago01 mins

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is ‘breaking the bias‘, and is about working towards a world free of stereotypes and discrimination that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. The International Women’s Day website is the go-to hub for everything IWD and provides detailed information, guidance and free resources. International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global…