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Almas Jiwani Addressed the Inter-‐Parliamentarian Forum of the Americas (FIPA) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
On June 28th 2011, Ms. Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada National Committee was flown to the Inter-‐Parliamentary Forum of the Americas as a guest of the Government of the Dominican Republic. In Santo Domingo, Ms. Jiwani addressed the Dominican Chamber of Deputies where a conference on the theme of Women’s Political and Leadership:…
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World Partnership Walk Montreal, Quebec
On Sunday June 5th, 2011 Ms. Jiwani and Justin Trudeau, MP , Papineau joined hands as VIP guests of Honor at the World Partnership Walk being organized at Parc Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec. Ms. Jiwani’s participation in the walk was part of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) endeavor to engage thousands of participants in…
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UNACTO, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
On Thursday, June 2nd 2011, Ms. Jiwani worked wit the United Nations Association of Toronto to emphasize the importance of cooperative synergy and intersection between UN Women’s equality mandate and the role of UNACTO in promoting women’s equality and empowerment.
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Ontario Power Generation Conference, Ontario, Canada
In June 2011, Ms. Jiwani was invited to address a powerful audience of 300 Ontario Power Generation Employees on the topic of Women’s Economic Empowerment at the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Auditorium. In the course of her speech at OPG, Ms. Jiwani shed light on Equality Means Business Principles and how corporations like OPG and…
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CRI-‐VIFF, University of Montreal Colloque International Conference Montreal, Quebec
https://almasjiwanifoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SSN-conference2011.jpgThe Interdisciplinary Research Center on Family Violence and Violence Against Women (CRI-‐VIFF) featured Almas Jiwani, as the keynote speaker for the Second Colloque International on Violence Against Women. At the conference, Ms. Jiwani discussed the theme, “Violence Against Women: Complex Realities and New Issues in a Changing World.” At Ms. Jiwani’s address, the Quebec Minister…
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Keynote Address at Queens Park SSN Conference, Toronto, Ontario
On May 4th 2011, Ms. Jiwani collaborated with the Social Services Network SSN, Toronto Police Services and the Community Mobilization Unit to address the South Asian community and front-‐ line responders to family violence. In the course of her engagement, Ms. Jiwani provided an address “Impact of Family Violence: A South Asian Prespective.” Using her…
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UN Women Canada Launch in Winnipeg
The month of May, marked the launch of UN Women in Winnipeg -‐ Maintoba at Global College, University of Winnipeg. Working with Ms. Mary Scott, Ms. McPhedran , Almas Jiwani talked about the role of UN Women in Winnipeg and built alliances with various civil society groups in Winnipeg to further work of equality in…
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UN Women Canada Launches in Ottawa
In April 2011, Ms. Jiwani worked with Senator Mobina Jaffer to organize the UN Women Canada launch in Ottawa at the Canadian Parliament’s Aboriginal Room. At the UN Women Canada launch, Ms. Jiwani, Mr. Abraham Abraham, UNHCR Representative for Canada and a host of other government entities and public community brainstormed strategies for the future…
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“One on One” with Peter Mansbridge Toronto, Ontario
Almas Jiwani spoke about her role as President of the UN Women National Committee as the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day approached
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Keynote Adress at Zonta IWD Gala
Almas delivered a powerful speech as keynote speaker to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Fundraising Gala at Carmen’s Banquet. Almas, the President of UN Women Canada was given a yellow rose by the Chief of Police to honor her as keynote speaker. Almas focused on women as the leaders of social, political…
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