Invitation to join the Millennia2015 International Working Group "Women in Situation of Conflict and of War" ("Millennia2015 Women1325")
21.04.2011 The results of this collaboration will contribute to the Millennia2015 Action Plan for Women's Empowerment to be finalized during the international conference organized in collaboration by the UNESCO and The Destree Institute at the UNESCO Headquarters at the end of 2011. Within its members, the International Working Group (IWG) will form a research and planning committee to develop working plans and recommendations addressing the variable.http://www.millennia2015.org/page.asp?id=300&langue=EN
High Level Conference on New Challenges in the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
21.04.2011 The Conference will focus on the European Disability Strategy (2010-2020), as this document sets out the possible thematic areas for actions linked to the implementation of the UNCRPD. In this context, the Conference will also provide the opportunity to examine the national implementation of the UNCRPD. The Conference will bring together all key stakeholders, including especially, the relevant representatives of the civil society. By the time of this Conference, the Disability High Level Group prepares the Annual Report whose main conclusions will also be shared. The outcome of the Conference will feed into the planned Council Conclusions to be adopted by the EPSCO in June. The conference will take place in Budapest (Hungary), 19-20 April 2011.http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=88&eventsId=334&furtherevents=yes
Housing Rights Watch Conference “Migration and Housing Rights in Europe“, in the Hague (NL), 19 May 2011
21.04.2011 The aim of the conference is to explore legal entitlements and protection granted to migrants with respect to housing rights and the challenges migrants face in accessing them. Also, to share relevant case law and explore possibilities for strategic litigation in housing rights at all levels (national, EU, Council of Europe, United Nations). The conference will be held in English and French. Send the completed registration form by Friday, April 29th 2011 to: christine.lambert@feantsa.org.http://feantsa.horus.be/code/EN/pg.asp?Page=1357
Conference on Human Rights in Europe
21.04.2011 The UCL European Institute is supporting a one-day conference organised by the UCL Institute of Human Rights and the UCL Centre for Law and Governance in Europe on "Who will be the ultimate guardian of human rights in Europe? Implications of the European Union’s Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights". The conference is to be held as a one day event on Friday, 20 May 2011 in the Faculty of Laws, University College London.http://www.ucl.ac.uk/european-institute/events/ecthr_conference
EU funds contributing to Roma integration – Bulgaria
21.04.2011 The Commission is organizing in Bulgaria in June high level events about the contribution of EU funds to the integration of Roma. They come as a follow-up to the 2008 EU Roma Summit in Brussels and to similar events in Hungary in 2009 and Romania in 2010. These events aim at raising awareness about the opportunities offered by EU funds, promoting their use and improving the impact of projects supported by them. They are also part of a process towards a better involvement of the Roma in the implementation of the EU funds operational programmes.http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=88&eventsId=324&furtherevents=yes
