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Diplomats and Parliamentarians met in Ottawa, Canada to celebrate International Women’s Day
President of the National Committee Canada Almas Jiwani joined diplomats and parliamentarians to celebration the annial International Women’s Day at the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, Canada. Almas was honours to share the panel with Federal Ministers, Ambassadors and Senators.
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UN Women National Committee Canada President Almas Jiwani Delivered Keynote Address at the Woibex, 17th Global Women Leaders Conference in Dubai, UAE
Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women National Committee Canada delivered keynote address at the Woibex – 17th Global Women Leaders Conference in celebration of the 104th International Women’s Day on March 8 – 9, 2014 at Burj Al Arab, Dubai. Her Highness Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel was the guest of honor at the 14th Middle East…
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Newsletter
UN Women National Committee Canada is delighted to share it’s first newsletter for 2014. Read exclusive interviews with Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, see what President Almas Jiwani had to say at the Women and Youth in Agriculture at African Summit in Berlin, and Magna Carta’s Canadian Odyssey.
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Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women National Committee Canada, to Address Panel on Women and Youth in Agriculture at AGCO Africa Summit in Berlin
BERLIN, GERMANY–(Marketwired – Dec. 18, 2013) – Almas Jiwani, President of United Nations Women National Committee Canada, will address a panel on Women and Youth in Agriculture at the Third Annual AGCO Africa Summit in Berlin on Jan. 20, 2014. “Agriculture is one of the oldest industries and in a world where hunger is an…
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End Violence against Women
The Issue To raise awareness and trigger action to end the global scourge of violence against women and girls, the UN observes International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence which follow (ending on 10 December, Human Rights Day) are a chance to…
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UN Women Releases Information Booklet on Gender Equality for Post-2015 Agenda Discussions
UN Women developed an information booklet for distribution to national delegations at the October 15-18 XII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The booklet includes a summary of UN Women’s position paper on the post-2015 agenda, a review of key areas of the Beijing Platform for Action and summaries of the…
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Post-2015 development agenda and SDGs
As the 2015 target date for reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, a wide range of activities are being undertaken by UN Member States, the UN system, civil society organizations, academia, research institutions and others on identifying the shape and priorities of a post-2015 development agenda. The MDGs encapsulate eight globally agreed concrete goals,…
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Mayor of Kigali, Rwanda Visits Quito, Ecuador to share experiences from UN Women “Safe Cities Free of Violence Against Women and Girls” Program
On October 28-November 2, 2013, Deputy Mayor of Kigali, Hope Tumukunde, was in Quito, Ecuador to share experiences from the Kigali City Initiative. The Initiative was part of UN Women’s “Safe Cities Free of Violence Against Women and Girls” Global Programme that was launched in 2010 in five pilot cities, including Quito and Kigali.
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