Almas Jiwani Distinguished Guest At Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) Reception for the Canadian and Jamaican Basketball Teams

UN Women National Committee Canada President, Almas Jiwani, attended the the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) reception to welcome the Jamaican Men’s National Basketball Team.

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Almas Jiwani – A Global Voice

Interview – Syncmag publication by Tabish Bhimani Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada National Committee and CEO of Frontier Canada Inc, is a fiercely vocal and internationally renowned champion…

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Almas Jiwani profiled by Sync Magazine

Publication Syncmag profiled UN Women Canada National Committee President Almas Jiwani about the importance of having a global voice when it comes to promoting gender equality and empowering women….

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Almas Jiwani Honoured with Gender and Environment Sustainability Award at GWPT Exclusive Fundraiser for UN Women National Committee Canada

Almas Jiwani to be honoured with GWPT Gender and Environment Sustainability Award The exclusive fundraiser event will be held on July 20, 2013, at 53 Hemford Crescent, Toronto, kicking…

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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka from South Africa appointed as new Executive Director of UN Women

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka from South Africa as the new Executive Director of UN Women. She was the first woman to hold…

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Almas Jiwani Honoured with African Women in Leadership Organization Excellence Award

UYO, NIGERIA–(Marketwired – July 5, 2013) – Editor’s Note: There is one photo associated with this press release. President of UN Women National Committee Canada – Almas Jiwani, was honoured with…

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UN Releases Latest Report on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals

According to the 2013 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Report, significant and substantial progress has been made in meeting many of the eight MDGs; however, the report indicates that progress…

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UN Women 2012-13 Annual Report Released

UN Women’s 2012-13 Annual Report documents UN Women’s work to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality around the world. It highlights some of the organization’s initiatives during the year…

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Almas Jiwani Meets with OSM Solar Form Corp. to Discuss Energy in Africa

UN Women National Committee Canada President, Almas Jiwani, met with OSM Solar Form Corp in Welland, Ontario to discuss ways to bring solar and wind technology to Africa. They…

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