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Message from the President, Ms. Almas Jiwani
Dear friends, Mark your calendars. International Women’s Day is on March 8 and this important day is fast approaching! UN Women National…
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Canadian leadership on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
We are delighted and honoured that the Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada invited our president Almas Jiwani to a Conversation regarding Canadian leadership on Maternal, Newborn and…
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UN Women Canada Works With TO2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games to Promote HeForShe Campaign
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Feb. 24, 2015) – UN Women National Committee Canada (UNWNCC) is working with the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, through the TO2015 IGNITE program,…
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Agribusiness in Africa
While climate change can bring about drought, it can also bring floods and degraded water quality. As it’s mainly women that are tasked with water collection, this will force…
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Magna Carta Canada
Almas Jiwani, President Emiratus UN Women Canada and CEO of the Almas Jiwani Foundation…
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Almas Jiwani participated in the panel discussion on Magna Carta
“The Magna Carta was the first document to protect certain rights of women. Various clauses codified the marriage rights of noble heiresses and the property and marriage rights of…
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Power of One – Almas Jiwani to Celebrate International Women’s Day with “We Move Forward” as keynote speaker, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
ISLA MUJERES, MEXICO–(Marketwired – Feb. 5, 2015) – Having Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada President, give the keynote address on March 8, International Women’s Day is both…
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Almas Jiwani Joins Other Trailblazers to Celebrate Black Women in Canada
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Feb. 2, 2015) – Almas Jiwani, President of the UN Women National Committee Canada will speak at The Canada International Black Women Event (CIBWE) on March…
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Roberta Bondar – Exploring new frontiers of space, equality and learning
Space exploration was always a dream in the making for Dr. Roberta Bondar. She became the first Canadian woman and the…
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