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A day "to think of those who have no home, no food, no water, no peace".

The International Dialogue provided an opportunity for organizations active in advancing sexual orientation, gender and gender identity issues regionally and internationally to gather in Geneva, meet with the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, engage in training prior to the next Commission on Human Rights, connect with Brazil and key country missions, identify priorities, strengthen regional networks and develop tools for working together as effectively as possible.

The World Summit on the Information Society?Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005? provides an opportunity to discuss issues raised by the emergence and current development of the Information Society.

Eurodad's 2004 Annual Conference explored the role of European NGOs in relation to debt and aid, considering which institutions to target and what strategies to employ to create real change.

For several years, the personal stories presented by landmine survivors have had a significant impact in reminding experts, diplomats and decision-makers of the human faces behind issues being discussed.

This meeting focused on Medical Research and Development (R&D).

Conference and debate on prevention of child abuse in Switzerland and at regional international and UN levels.

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The gathering organized at the occasion of the International Older Persons Day focused this year on the role of grand parents.

This biannual conference is an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas for all those dealing with the well being and continued training of older persons.

Casa Alianza is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the reintegration of street children in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.

The International Metropolis Project is a set of coordinated activities carried out by a membership of research, policy and non-governmental organizations who share a vision of strengthened migration policy by means of applied academic research.

Since 2004 is the last year of the UN Decade of Indigenous Peoples, several of the indigenous representatives have deemed it necessary and offered support in the creation of a political, social, cultural and spiritual space? in order to review the achievements of the past decade and inform the public of the Geneva region regarding the different issues surrounding the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples (self-determination, the earth, natural resources, intellectual property, traditional knowledge, etc).

Presentations and round table on scientific development aimed specifically at post-graduates from countries in the South.

The European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association / European Renal Care Association (EDTNA/ERCA) was established to address the special needs of nurses and other professionals that treat patients suffering from renal failure.

The 18th World Volunteer Conference of IAVE (International Assoocation for Volunteer Effort), at this occasion organized by FCVS (Federació Catalana de Voluntariat Social), was held in Barcelona from August 17-21 2004 within the framework of the FORUM de las Cultureas 2004.

Le développement social peut-il être partagé ?.

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For the first time, a meeting of the UNESCO National Commissions for the Europe and North America Region was held in Switzerland.

For several years, the personal stories presented by landmine survivors have had a significant impact in reminding experts, diplomats and decision-makers of the human faces behind the issues being discussed when talking about Landmines.

In the light of the first World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in 2003 (and the creation of a "volunteer family"), along with the significant investment throughout Europe in the new Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) as a core element to strengthen the volunteering infrastructure, delegates were given a chance to learn from each other and to explore some of the challenges faced by the volunteering sector.

S?ur Emmanuelle a choisi de vivre sa retraite parmi les chiffonniers du Caire après avoir enseigné pendant 33 ans.

The Second Forum of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) came to a successful conclusion in Geneva.

What can be learnt from those working with families living in extreme poverty around the world? This panel brought together an expert working group on the need to develop guiding principles on the implementation of existing human rights norms and standards in the context of the fight against extreme poverty.

This biannual conference is an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas for all those dealing with the well being and continued training of older persons.

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are becoming a reality in Mali.

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, composed of 53 States, meets each year in regular session in March/April for six weeks in Geneva.

To bring the local authorities of Mali up to speed in information and communication technologies (ICTs), the Malian government and international development organizations, including the United Nations, have put forth an initiative called 'e-governance Mali'.

For several years, the personal stories presented by landmine survivors have had a significant impact in reminding experts, diplomats and decision-makers of the human faces behind issues being discussed.

FICSA? the Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations? was created to protect the rights of the staff of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, funds and programmes, and to represent their interests in inter-agency bodies that make decisions and recommendations on conditions of service.

Violations of children's rights are still common practice worldwide.