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A LETTER TO PARTNERS FROM MICHELLE BACHELET, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UN WOMEN
Letter from Ms Michelle Bachelet, Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women, on the occasion of UN Women's first anniversary.
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UN CONFERENCE ON FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING
| Zaida ArguedasThe UN held a day long conference April 3, 2012 on fighting human trafficking. Of special interest were expert panelists representing the UN, business, academia and the media. The League's UN Observers were there and was the only NGO that was invited to make a statement, "Thank you for the opportunity to speak. I'd like to echo the comments of Prof.
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LOCAL LEAGUES VISIT THE UNITED NATIONS
Leagues from New Castle (NY) and from New Jersey visit the UN. Mary Fox, Judy Schachter and Jennifer Mebes Flagg arranged the lecture and tour. For more information on visiting the UN with the League, please contact unobserver@lwv.org.
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INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON PREVENTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
| Zaida ArguedasThe President of the General Assembly, Group of Friends United Against Human Trafficking, and UN Office on Drugs and Crime invite you to the UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON PREVENTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PROTECTION OF ITS VICTIMS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
APRIL 3, 2012
10AM - 1PM
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3PM - 6 PM
CONFERENCE ROOM 2 (NLB), UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH ADVANCE REGISTRATION: CASTILLOS@UN.ORG
212-963-5698
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ANNUAL REPORT - UN OBSERVERS - 2011-2012
UN Observer, Rosalee Keech, delivered her annual report to the LWVUS Board of Directors at a luncheon held in Washington, DC, March 24, 2012. Please check the report below.
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Annual Report of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children
Ms. Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, has just released the 2012 Annual Report on the state of the world's efforts to eradicate violence against children. Ms. Santos Pais and her staff are working with the League's UN Observers in a project to bring awareness of trafficking of minors during major sporting events.
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Empowering Women Politically to Eradicate Poverty
Over 100 persons overflowed the Hardin Room at Church Center in New York City on Monday, February 27, to attend the League of Women Voters workshop on "Empowering Women Politically to Eradicate Poverty." Diana Perez spoke eloquently about the slow progress for women in politics in Colombia; Begona Lasagabaster of UN WOMEN spoke about the exciting and difficult mandate UN WOMEN has ahead; and Zaida Arguedas spoke about the need to work strategically and cooperatively at the grassroots level to achiev -
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Remarks by Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, at a "Strengthening Women's Political Participation" Event at the U.S. Mission to the UN
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Good afternoon, good afternoon. Thank you, Melanne for that very kind introduction, and for your extraordinary leadership, in a rather short tenure, you have already improved the lives of women not just in the United States, but of course, around the world. So thank you— for everything that you do each and every day.
I also want to thank Ambassador DiCarlo for welcoming us here today, of course my dear friend Susan Rice for her extraordinary leadership here at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
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UN'S Rio+20 CONFERENCE THRUSTS AND OUTCOMES
At a recent presentation by the Special Advisor to Executive Coordinator of UNCSD 2012 Rio+20, the following information was shared: