A Parallel Event of the 55th Commission on the Status of Women

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A Parallel Event of the 55th Commission on the Status of Women

Commission on the Status of Women, a Parallel Event

New York, USA - The Permanent Mission of Nigeria and Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations, in partnership with the Universal Peace Federation, sponsored “Women and the World at a Turning Point” hosted at Nigeria House, March 2, 2011.

The program, a parallel event of the 55th Commission on the Status of Women, drew over a hundred women to a day-long seminar concluded by an interfaith peace ceremony. [See report.]

Download: PowerPoint Report, Program Booklet

Date: March 2, 2011 | Location: New York, NY, USA

Sponsored by:
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations
In partnership with the Universal Peace Federation

Interviews Video Part 1 Video Part 2 Video Part 3

Schedule
March 2, 2011
10:00 AM	Opening Plenary Emcee Mrs. Genie Kagawa Deputy Director, Office of UN Relations, Universal Peace Federation Opening Remarks H.E. Mrs. U. Joy Ogwu Text Video Event Chairperson, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations Congratulatory Remarks H.E. Dr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser Video Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting Video Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations Video Presentation Video Speakers “Forgiveness and the Healing of Nations” Text Video Mrs. Eileen Borris Director of Training & Program Development, Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy “Women and Reconciliation” Video Ms. Marie Claudine Mukamabano Kuki Ndiho-Rwandan Orphans Support Project “Women and Social Transformation” Video Mrs. Lynn Walsh Director, Marriage and Family Peace Initiative, Universal Peace Federation Songs of Peace Seiko Lee Climb Every Mountain This is My Song Japanese Soprano
11:30 AM	Session Two: Women and the Challenge of Popular Culture Moderator Mrs. Tomiko Duggan Director, UPF Office of Embassy Relations and Public Affairs, Washington D.C Speakers H.E. Sheikha Alya Ahmed Bin Saif Al-Thani Video Deputy Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Mrs. Sharon Slater Video President, Family Watch International
12:00PM	Lunch and Discussion Groups
2:00 PM	Session Three: Women as Interfaith Leaders Moderator Rev. Tsu-Wei Zoe Chang President, Megaspheres Panelists Mrs. Sharon Hamilton-Getz Video Vice President, Institute of International Social Development Dr. Mahjabeen Hassan Video Comments Founder, American Muslim Women’s Association Rev. Deborah Steen-Ross, MSC, ACH Video Co-Director, The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies, New York
3:00 PM	Water of Life Interfaith Ceremony Moderator Mrs. Tomiko Duggan “Let There Be Peace on Earth”
3:30 PM	Closing

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