Source: http://www.ifex.org/awards/2011/08/09/desforges_award/ Human Rights Watch has announced to honour seven human rights activists with the prestigious Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism. These courageous human rights advocates, who come from Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, … [Read more...] about Human Rights Watch announces winners of prestigious Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations invites proposals for 6th International Symposium of CORPUS to be held in Mexico on the theme Genders, Cultures & Citizenships
CORPUS, an International Group for the Cultural Studies of the Body, was established in 2009 with the aim to contribute in the making of a broad and open anthropology of body. The group came in existence after long series of seminars organized in a period of eight years from 2011 to 2008. These … [Read more...] about United Nations Alliance of Civilizations invites proposals for 6th International Symposium of CORPUS to be held in Mexico on the theme Genders, Cultures & Citizenships
AUSAID-supported Projects under the Human Rights Grant Scheme (2009-10) -6
Maldives Hoadedhdhoo Association for Development Empowering youth human rights organisations: mainstreaming human rights into development plans of NGOs based in the Southern Atolls This project will raise awareness of, and empower youth about, their human rights, particularly their civil and … [Read more...] about AUSAID-supported Projects under the Human Rights Grant Scheme (2009-10) -6
NGO Global Meeting at the World Youth Conference 2010 in Mexico: Applications invited from NGOs
With 2010 declared as the International Year of the Youth by the United Nations, the World Youth Conference is being organized in Mexico to discuss urgent issues and solutions concerned for the youths around the world. The conference “will bring together young people from the country and from all … [Read more...] about NGO Global Meeting at the World Youth Conference 2010 in Mexico: Applications invited from NGOs
NGO Global Meeting at the World Youth Conference 2010 in Mexico: Applications invited from NGOs
The NGO Global Meeting will be held as part of the conference in Mexico from 23-25 August 2010. The conference organizers are seeking “an equitable participation of the NGOs of Member States of the United Nations in a number of people that can make it possible for a discussion and an establishment … [Read more...] about NGO Global Meeting at the World Youth Conference 2010 in Mexico: Applications invited from NGOs
Disability Rights Fund for Disabled Persons’ Organizations
IMPORTANT: Only disabled persons’ organizations can apply for this funding “The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) seeks to strengthen the participation of Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) in the advancement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at … [Read more...] about Disability Rights Fund for Disabled Persons’ Organizations
NGOs invited to apply for Tobacco Control Grants
As part of its global initiative to reduce tobacco in low- and middle-income countries, the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use has launched a grants program to support “projects to develop and deliver high-impact evidence-based tobacco control interventions.” Managed by the International … [Read more...] about NGOs invited to apply for Tobacco Control Grants
