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2025/11/14

Call for input - Draft General Comment No. 38 on Article 22 (Freedom of Association) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Call for input - Draft General Comment No. 38 on Article 22 (Freedom of Association) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2025/call-input-draft-general-c...

2025/11/12

UIA Academic Forum 2026: Future Roles for International Associations

Announcement of the First UIA Academic Forum Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, and Call for Participants.

2025/11/05

conference announcement, European Association of Centres for Medical Ethics (EACME), Leuven 2026

The European Association of Centres for Medical Ethics (EACME) and the KU Leuven Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law are delighted to announce the EACME Annual Conference 2026, to be held in Leuven, Belgium, from September 24 to 26, 2026.

2025/07/14

UIA opens registration for its Associations Round Table Europe 2025

14 July 2025 – Immediate Release

Union of International Associations (UIA) opens registration for its Associations Round Table Europe 2025

UIA’s 19th Associations Round Table Europe will take place at the Marriott Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium on 21 November 2025

22nd of January 2021

UIA Pres Cyril Ritchie - members & partners are crucial for associations in 2021

UIA CIM World of Associations News released on 15 Jan, featuring:

Message from the UIA President Cyril Ritchie

“Every association will need to rely ever more in 2021 on the involvement and support of its members and partners in order to achieve its goals - especially those that are substantially dependent on voluntary service.”

18th of January 2021

Appel à concourir / Aufruf zur Teilnahme / Call for competition

Appel à concourir

Aufruf zur Teilnahme

Call for competition

PRIX ROBERT SCHUMAN 2021

ROBERT SCHUMAN-PREISE 2021

ROBERT SCHUMAN PRIZES 2021

15th of January 2021

nominations: Václav Havel Human Rights Prize / Prix des Droits de l'Homme Václav Havel

CALL FOR NOMINATION
VÁCLAV HAVEL HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE 2021

Dear Madam, dear Sir,

5th of January 2021

UIA Welcomes Wesgro as an Associate Member

The UIA welcomes its newest Associate Member, Wesgro.

16th of December 2020

Boardroom & UIA Announce Unique Partnership

Boardroom and UIA have entered a unique partnership designed to bring high-quality knowledge to association professionals. The partnership will take the combined form of content delivery and promotional activities.

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15th of December 2020

10th Consultation on the implementation of the Convention and Recommendation against Discrimination in Education

This year marks 60 years since the adoption by UNESCO’s General Conference of the Convention against Discrimination in Education: the first and only legally binding international treaty exclusively dedicated to the right to education.

15th of December 2020

The OECD is turning 60

The OECD is reaching its 60th Anniversary in a unique and challenging context. As the world confronts the worst health, economic and social crisis since the 1930s, the OECD is once again rising to the challenge to support its Member countries and the global community in their response to the crisis and their efforts to foster a strong, resilient, inclusive and sustainable recovery.

Through its standards, data, analysis and

15th of December 2020

UIA Pres Cyril Ritchie participating in UNESCO 2020 International Conference of INGOs

NGO UNESCO Liaison COMMITTEE / Comite de liaison ONG UNESCO

International Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations

16 - 18 December 2020 Envisioning a better and sustainable future
A new paradigm for civil society.

14th of December 2020

Visit Brussels guide to organizing a conference in Brussels: legal, taxation, insurance etc

practical questions about organizing a meeting? VAT? Insurance? Legal matters? check out this FAQ guide from visit.brussels

11th of December 2020

FAIB webinar - year in review 17 December 2020

FAIB WEBINAR
on Thursday 17 December 2020 from 13h00 to 14h30 (CET)

Topic: There were significant developments for non-profit associations during 2020 and we expect to see at least as much action in 2021.

During this annual lunch-debate (replaced by a webinar this year), various

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15th of May 2024

UNAccc Signed the PM Modi Flagship Drone Didi Project to Train 1,50,000 Rural Women in Pan India

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is made and entered into on 04/05/2024, by and between: M/s. WOW Go Green LLP, having registered office at A - 1715, Green Fields, Faridabad – 121010, Haryana is the First Party of this MOU. The GST IN is 06AADFW9929P1Z8 AND Unity of Nations Action for Climate Change Council ( UNAccc ), hereinafter referred to as the "Trainer Provider", represented by Dr Jagannatha Patnaik , Global Chairman. UNACCC.

15th of May 2024

UNAccc Signed the PM Modi Flagship Drone Didi Project to Train 1,50,000 Rural Women in Pan India

9th of May 2024

The AIBs 2024

The 20th annual competition for journalism and factual productions – the AIBs – have opened for entry. The AIBs provide a showcase for the best work from broadcasters and production companies around the world, in all languages. Alongside the programming categories, in 2024 there are awards for established presenters and emerging talent. Full information on the AIBs 2024 is available on the awards website at http://theaibs.tv.

8th of May 2024

Open Maps For Europe (OME) 2 project announces plans for pan-European Cadastral Data Strategy

Plans to develop a strategy that will increase the use of European cadastral data by making it more findable and accessible have been announced by the Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) Project.

The pan-European Cadastral Data Strategy will define stakeholders as well as the technology, processes, resources and best practices required to support the long-term delivery of official high-value data for addresses, cadastral parcels, buildings and administrative units.

1st of May 2024

Urban Research: Theory and Methods

This annual Training School is organised and hosted by the International Urban Symposium-IUS in collaboration with an international group of senior scholars from leading universities. The 2024 School will take place in Montecatini Terme (Italy) on 21-27 July 2024.

29th of April 2024

ISQua’s 40th International Conference to be held in Istanbul, Türkiye

Together with our partners, Türkiye Health Care Quality and Accreditation Institute (TUSKA) and the Ministry of Health, Türkiye, ISQua is delighted to host our 40th International Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 24th - 27th September 2024. The theme for our 2024 conference is 'Health for People and Planet: Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future’.

29th of April 2024

ISU Chairman Zhang Guoqiang Delivers an Video Speech for The 5th Philippine Silk Summit

On February 29th, the 5th Philippine Silk Summit, organized by ISU member, Textile Research Institute of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology(DOST), is successfully held in Cagayan de Oro City, capital city of Misamis Oriental Province in the southern Philippines. Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay Angeles, House Representatives Carlito Marquez and Yevgeny Vincent B. Emano, Provincial Governor Peter M. Unabia of Misamis Oriental and Dr. Renato U.

23rd of April 2024

37th annual conference of the Association Internationale de Climatologie

The 37th annual AIC conference, jointly organized by Université Paris Cité, Université Paris 8 and UMR PRODIG and LADYSS, will take place from June 19 to 21 2024, on Campus Condorcet Paris-Aubervilliers (France). General theme of the conference Environment and climate change: measurements, challenges, transitions Other scientific themes: • Climate observation and modeling • Remote sensing and climate • Urban climatology • Agroclimatology • Climate and health • Climate risks

17th of April 2024

CIMS vs. NZBA Climate Target Setting: Cross-fertilizing Best Practices

2DII has developed a Climate Impact Management System (CIMS) to assist Financial Institutions (FIs) in setting up climate strategies designed to maximize their contribution to climate change mitigation.

Link of the report here : https://2degrees-investing.org/resource/cims-vs-nzba-climate-target-sett...

17th of April 2024

XI International Conference of IBA

We are glad to inform you about the biennial International Conference of the International Bioprocessing Association - XI International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses (XI IBA-IFIBiop), which will be held at Hong Kong during December 1-4, 2024. In addition to the main conference, we are pleased to inform you that a one-day symposium on "Advanced Bioprocessing for Biomass Waste Conversion" will be held on December 5, 2024.