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BIC Presents Concepts from Synthesis Report in Copenhagen at Leadership Meeting on Inequalities

BIC Presents Concepts from Synthesis Report in Copenhagen at Leadership Meeting on Inequalities

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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 of the UNICEF and UN Women's Inequalities Advisory Group and representing the Beyond 2015 Campaign, Bani Dugal and Ming Hwee Chong assisted the Advis

Breakfast dialogue addresses gender equality as an essential element of sustainable development

Breakfast dialogue addresses gender equality as an essential element of sustainable development

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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 (International Women's Health Coalition).

Breakfast dialogue focuses on human rights in the context of the forthcoming development agenda

Breakfast dialogue focuses on human rights in the context of the forthcoming development agenda

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The eighth of an ongoing series of informal breakfast dialogues organized by the Baha'i International Community and the International Movement ATD Fourth World focused on human rights at the core of the three dimensions of sustainable development [program]. Opening remarks were delivered by Mr. Roberto de León Huerta of the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations and Mr. Ignacio Saiz, Director of the Center for Economic and Social Rights.

Representative Attends Global Consultation on Governance

Representative Attends Global Consultation on Governance

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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 variety of agencies to discuss themes and offer recommendations on  governance and its role in the post-2015 agenda.

BIC statement explores a new concept of empowerment

BIC statement explores a new concept of empowerment

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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 Community (BIC) to the recently concluded UN Commission on Social Development.

Global Consultation on Addressing Inequalities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Global Consultation on Addressing Inequalities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

  

Post-Copenhagen briefing for Civil Society.

Moderator: Ms. Bani Dugal, Baha'i International Community and Beyond 2015 Coalition

Briefing Speakers:

Ms. Maja Mortensen, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations
Mr. Richard Morgan, UNICEF
Ms. Saraswathi Menon, UN Women
Ms. Rosa Lizarde, Feminist Task Force, Global Call to Action Against Poverty

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Breakfast dialogue focuses on multilateralism in the context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Breakfast dialogue focuses on multilateralism in the context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda

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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 delivered by Hon. Mr.

Empowerment in Action: Baha'i Delegates Share Perspectives from Cambodia and Honduras

Empowerment in Action: Baha'i Delegates Share Perspectives from Cambodia and Honduras

  

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 Martinez, Program Coordinator for the Bayan Association in Honduras, shared perspectives from the work of their organizations. (View video of event.) The success of their programs is rooted in the concept of 'learning by doing'.

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