The Ocean Conference will be held at UN Headquarters in New York on 5-9 June 2017, seeking to spur action to ensure the continued health of the world’s oceans. The conference will comprise of plenary meetings, partnership dialogues and a special event commemorating World Oceans Day. To prepare for this major event, the President of the General Assembly will be organizing a two-day preparatory meeting on 15-16 February in New York. The preparatory meeting will consider the elements of the … [Read more...]
5 New Female Designers to Look for this Fashion Week
October 24, 2016 by
The cutthroat competition in the fashion industry pushes new designers to be creative and innovative. Every designer dreams of getting support from the largest retailers in the world. It is almost impossible to beat legendary designers and leave a mark in the industry without support from them. In addition to attracting the attention of retailers, designers dream of participating in the major fashion weeks such as London fashion week. Fashion weeks are a great opportunity for new designers to … [Read more...]
Summit for Refugees and Migrants,19 Sept
September 5, 2016 by
Summit for Refugees and Migrants on 19 September The United Nations General Assembly will convene the Summit for Refugees and Migrants on 19 September 2016 to guide the development of a global approach to addressing large movements of persons across international borders. The political declaration adopted at the Summit will strengthen the commitment to ensuring the human rights, safety and dignity of all refugees and migrants, and will set in motion a process to create a more predictable, … [Read more...]
United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015
September 24, 2015 by
United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 25 - 27 September 2015, New York SUMMIT WEBSITE The United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda will be held from 25 to 27 September 2015, in New York and convened as a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also called Global Goals, are a proposed set of targets relating to future international development. They are to replace the Millennium … [Read more...]
Post-2015 Summit at UN headquarters, NYC: SEPT 25-27
September 1, 2015 by
More than 150 world leaders are expected to attend the UN Sustainable Development Summit from 25-27 September at UN headquarters in New York to formally adopt an ambitious new sustainable development agenda. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the summit “will chart a new era of sustainable development in which poverty will be eradicated, prosperity shared and the core drivers of climate change tackled”. The Summit will be the climax of a negotiating process that has spanned more than … [Read more...]
Start New Year “Standing out of the Crowd”
January 3, 2015 by
Saturday, January 3, 2015 ~ Creative Self Expression: "Do You hear What I Hear?" ~ Its pretty hard not to ........ The Capricorn Sun is in square aspect to Uranus-in-Aries. Do you feel the urge to push? That Internal force to break free -------. what 'New' experiences are shouting your name? Calling you to action? Out of the blue, via a challenge or controversy, you come to not only 'smell' the coffee, you are pushed to take charge and brew a whole pot of your signature brand. The … [Read more...]
UN General Assembly gather in NYC, SEPT 21-22
September 19, 2014 by
On September 21-22 – as leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly – people from Jakarta to Johannesburg to New York will be joining the conversation through the 2014 Social Good Summit. Participants include heads of United Nations agencies, leaders of top non-governmental organizations, and celebrities such as Alicia Keys, Connie Britton, and Pharrell Williams. It's not every day you get the chance to join a conversation with people from around the world. And when the … [Read more...]
Ana Maria Trenchi Bottazzi, Lincoln Center – MAY 17
May 12, 2014 by
Ana Maria Trenchi Bottazzi Renowned pianist for her free concert at Lincoln Center’s intimate Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse in the Samuel B. & David Rose Building at 70 Lincoln Center Plaza (165 W. 65th St.), New York, NY 10023 on Saturday, May 17 at 6:30 PM Email David Minshall Associates, [email protected], (212) 666-9429 or they can contact me at 212-759-4568 email: [email protected] • Ana Maria Trenchi Bottazzi Renowned pianist Ana Maria Trenchi Bottazzi, celebrated for her … [Read more...]
Commission on the Status of Women, 10 to 21 March 2014
February 7, 2014 by
The fifty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March 2014. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. A functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), it was established by Council resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946. The CSW is instrumental in … [Read more...]
Bridge to Freedom Foundation, celebrates Light the Way GALA – JAN 11
December 23, 2013 by
Bridge to Freedom Foundation (BTFF) was founded only a few short years ago and while we are still very much a start-up organization, we are growing every day. Baby Steps: We began with a vision in 2008, and in 2009, it became a dream as BTFF was born on paper. Then in 2010, that dream began to gel into a reality. In January 2010, BTFF took its first baby steps to let the world know its mission to help survivors of modern day slavery lead thriving lives. That first public step was creating … [Read more...]
