Wed, Feb 05, 2014

World NGO Day 2014 Forum (27th- 28th February) Helsinki

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The World NGO Day 2014 Forum will be held at Scandic Marina Congress Center in Helsinki, Finland on the 27th- 28th February 2014. yourngoday.com


Mr. Pekka Haavisto, Minister for International Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland is opening the event, and the newly elected Secretary General of the Secretariat to the Nordic Council, Ms. Britt Bohlin and other UN agencies executives like the Executive Director of UNOPS, Mr. Jan Mattsson and Assistant Director-General of UNESCO, Mr. Eric Falt are also confirmed to speak and attend the event - while Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Mr. Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development at the European Commission will be addressing our delegates via video, in recognition of the importance of the NGO sector and all the individuals behind them worldwide.

Please feel free to share the official invitation attached. All registration is done automatically via our new website, and the early bird registration fee is €95 - for full two days of presentations, speeches, intense panel discussions and debate with international NGO leaders of Education, Youth Empowerment, Health, Social Welfare and Gender Equality. An international networking hub, with space for more private meetings, and breakfast & lunch networking. An opportunity to establish collaborations with international organisations and maybe secure funds for future projects.