“As a strong partner in development, the cooperative movement works with the United Nations every day to empower people, enhance human dignity and help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement as the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2012 came full circle on 19-20 November with events and festivities at UN Headquarters in New York. 150 representatives gathered for this two-day event themed “Promoting Cooperatives Beyond 2012″. … [Read more...]
Women’s Human Rights: The Promise and the Reality
November 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The CWSE is honoured to announce the 14th Annual Dame Nita Barrow Lecture Women's Human Rights: The Promise and the Reality A World View from Women’s Global and Local Organizing a lecture with Shanthi Dairiam Founder and First Executive Director of International Women’s Rights Action Watch-Asia Pacific, Former Expert Member of the United Nations CEDAW Committee CEDAW (the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) stands out as the primary … [Read more...]
Afghanistan President Speaks to Texas Conference
April 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ABDULJALIL GHAFOORY (202) 292 4285 press@embassyofafghanistan.org Afghanistan President Speaks to Texas Conference In an effort to further the hard-won progress, the George W. Bush Institute convened Afghan President Hamid Karzai, business leaders, entrepreneurs and policymakers at a two-day conference, “Building Afghanistan’s Future: Promoting Women’s Freedom and Advancing Their Economic Opportunity in Dallas … [Read more...]
