Proceedings of the 55th Session on the Commission on the Status of Women Parallel Event

: Empowerment of Women; Thursday, March 03, 2011; Written by: UPF International

Commission on the Status of Women, a Parallel Event

NY 2011-03-02 Commission on the Status of Women 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 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 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 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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Proceedings of the 55th Session on the Commission on the Status of Women Parallel Event

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