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New York—3 May 2013— As part of its ongoing involvement at the United Nations, the Baha'i International Community's United Nations Office participated in this year's Commission on Population and Development. The 46th such Commission, held from 22-26 April, focused on "New trends in migration: demographic aspects." One of our delegates to this Commission, Mr. Geoffrey Cameron, took the time to discuss issues,... Read more . . . |
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Bani Dugal speaking at Leadership Meeting on Inequalities. Copenhagen—25 Apr 2013— In February, UN Women and UNICEF, supported by the governments of Denmark and Ghana, convened a Leadership Meeting in Copenhagen on Addressing Inequalities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda as a culmination of the Inequalities Global Thematic Consultation In the months prior to the Leadership Meeting, as members... Read more . . . |
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Breakfast dialogue on gender equality and sustainable development New York—23 Apr 2013— The ninth of an ongoing series of informal breakfast dialogues co-convened by the Baha'i International Community, International Movement ATD Fourth World and Women's Environment and Development Organization focused on the importance of addressing gender equality in a sustainable development agenda. Opening remarks were delivered by Ms. Saraswathi Menon (UN Women) and Ms. Shannon Kowalski (... Read more . . . |
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Daniel Perell, on left, presenting to the conference. Johannesburg, South Africa—25 Mar 2013— From 28 February - 1 March, the United Nations convened a global consultation on "Governance and the post-2015 development agenda" at the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa. Pursuant to the Baha'i International Community’s involvement in the United Nations’ post-2015 development agenda, Mr. Daniel Perell attended the event alongside 250 attendees from a... Read more . . . |
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New York—12 Mar 2013— Concepts of empowerment that pit one group against another should be discarded in favor of a new vision where social transformation is approached as a collective enterprise in which all people are able to participate. That was among the main themes of a statement issued by the Baha'i International... Read more . . . |
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Saraswathi Menon, UN Women New York—26 Feb 2013— The Baha'i International Community hosted an NGO briefing on the Copenhagen Leadership Meeting that took place last week on the synthesis report of the Global Consultation on... Read more . . . |
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Informal breakfast dialogue on multilateralism New York—25 Feb 2013— The seventh of an ongoing series of informal breakfast dialogues, organized by the Baha'i International Community and the International Movement ATD Fourth World, focused on ideal global governance and reframing multilateralism for decision making [program]. Opening remarks were... Read more . . . |
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Participants discuss dimensions of empowerment in small group discussions New York—12 Feb 2013— In an effort to explore more fully the priority theme of the Commission for Social Development, the Baha'i International Community brought together members of the UN community and delegates to the Commission for two evening dinner discussions to explore the concept of empowerment. Member States and representatives from UN agencies and civil society organizations discussed the means and ends... Read more . . . |
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Baha'i delegates to the Commission share perspectives from Cambodia and Honduras. New York—8 Feb 2013— Baha'i International Community delegates to the Commission for Social Development, Mr. Hou Sopheap, Executive Director of the Cambodian Organization for Research, Development and Education and Ms. Judith Therese Eligio-Martinez, Program Coordinator for the Bayan Association in... Read more . . . |
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H.E. Mrs. Sewa Lamsal Adhikari speaks at side event on empowerment. New York—7 Feb 2013— The Baha'i International Community hosted a panel discussion on the Commission's priority theme—promoting people's empowerment through poverty eradication, social integration and decent work and employment for all. Panelists included H.E. Mrs. Sewa Lamsal Adhikari, Chargé d'Affaires, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Commission and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Nepalese Mission; Ms.... Read more . . . |
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