NGO CSW Handbook has gone mobile!

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NGO CSW Handbook has gone mobile! View this email in your browser NGO CSW Handbook has gone mobile! This email is to inform you that the NGO CSW Handbook 2016 has gone mobile on Guidebook! We are testing a new mobile version of the Handbook. We strongly encourage you to download our Handbook App to enhance your experience at NGO CSW Forum 60.  You'll be able to plan your day with a personalized schedule and browse parallel events, maps and general info, network with other attendees. The app is compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android devices. Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry users can access the same information via our mobile site. To get the guide, choose one of the methods below: Download 'Guidebook' from the Apple App Store or the Android Marketplace Visit https://guidebook.com/g/ngocsw from your phone's browser Scan the following image with your mobile phone (QR-Code reader required, e.g. 'Red Laser', 'Barcode Scanner') From the Guidebook application, tap "Search" then "ngo csw 60". The guide will download to your device! See you at the event! - NGO CSW/NY Get Involved Become a Member Upcoming Events Download Handbook App Forward Copyright © 2016 The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a friend of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women. Our mailing address is: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY 777 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017

Get involved with breakout groups at Consultation Day! on 13March16 - Email Project by 29Jan2016

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Get Involved with Afternoon Breakout Groups at Consultation Day March 13, 2016     Venue: 92nd Street Y   Breakout sessions at Consultation Day will challenge us to focus on projects that will craft specific implementation plans inspired by the new global 2030 roadmap and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While the NGO CSW concentrates on the advancement of women (SDG 5), it needs the cooperation of such agencies as UN Women, CSW, WHO, UNDP, DESA to bring about specific benefits for women in this precarious time of climate change, economic instability and inequality. The rich solutions that will be put forward, based on experience and hard evidence, good practices in dealing with each issue and cross-pollination of good strategies will yield comprehensive plans in terms of the successful actions that must be undertaken to implement the ideals and goals contained in the individual SDGs. Planning at CSW 60 among disparate groups working through specific plans and putting together good practices in implementing cross-cutting goals like education, health, access to clean water, food security and housing will produce far-reaching goals to benefit many different constituencies across the globe. Sustainable solutions will enhance the likelihood that they will be incorporated into national strategies to provide development solutions through draft comprehensive plans and implementation strategies. The idea is to create specific implementation action projects involving partnerships among various NGOs, possibly private sector groups or UN agencies, targeting issues put forward in the SDGs. For example, a project might focus on women (SDG 5) and cooperative farming (SDG 2 on Zero Hunger) and perhaps involve the FAO (UN Farm and Agriculture Organization). We challenge the NGO Community to use their expertise and imagination to develop specific SDG implementation projects that focus on innovative ways to create new advocacy strategies and solutions for NGOs to work together to implement and realize the new SDGS. The projects should make full use of the expertise of the NGO Community in specific regions, the expertise of the agencies and other organizations of the UN, regional and national government agencies, civil society and the business sector. Email a description of your project to info@ngocsw.org  by January 29th with specific details as to its focus, what you want to accomplish and how you plan to achieve your goals. An NGO CSW/NY panel will pick 16-20 projects (ahead of time) for group discussion during afternoon breakout sessions on Consultation Day. Regional representation will be prioritized. The final proposals will be written up and submitted to the Commission on the Status of Women and UN Women for further discussion and dissemination to other UN agencies. Membership    |    Get Involved    |    Check Membership Status Copyright © 2015 The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a friend of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women. Our mailing address is: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY 777 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017