The Honourable Senator Mobina S.B. Jaffer presented Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada National Committee with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Ms. Jiwani was selected as a recipient of the award by virtue of her tireless efforts and contributions towards gender equality and human rights within Canada and abroad. Ms. Jiwani was presented with the medal at a UN Women Canada National Committee luncheon attended by an elite assembly of influential Canadian leaders, in addition to high-level visiting United Nations dignitaries including Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women
The Honourable Senator Mobina S.B. Jaffer presented Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada National Committee with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Ms. Jiwani was selected as a recipient of the award by virtue of her tireless efforts and contributions towards gender equality and human rights within Canada and abroad. Ms. Jiwani was presented with the medal at a UN Women Canada National Committee luncheon attended by an elite assembly of influential Canadian leaders, in addition to high-level visiting United Nations dignitaries including Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women
