“The Contributions of Women, the Young and Civil Society to the Post-2015 Development Agenda.” On 6-7 March, 2014, the United Nations General Assembly is hosting a high-level event entitled, “The Contributions of Women, the Young and Civil Society to the Post-2015 Development Agenda.” This event, designed to build on the already substantial contributions of women, youth and civil society to the post-2015 debate, will address a number of cross-cutting issues relevant including gender … [Read more...]
Commonwealth Day – This year’s theme is ‘Women as Agents of Change’
March 13, 2011 by
Commonwealth Day Celebrated March 14, 2011 A Celebration of Women honors the Commonwealth and Celebrates this years Theme of 2011 The idea of a designated day each year to celebrate the Empire was first put forward in 1894 by the Canadian branch of the Royal Colonial Institute (now the Royal Commonwealth Society). Clementina Fessenden, the wife of Ontario Minister of Education, Senator George W. Ross, promoted a scheme for children to commemorate the Empire on one day each … [Read more...]
