The NGO Committee on the Family New York invites you to attend
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE: A FAMILY AFFAIR
For the International Day of the Family
Thursday, May 16th, 1:15-2:45 PM
Baha’i International Community Offices, 866 United Nations Plaza
Speaker
REV. DOUGLAS LEONARD
United Nations Representative, World Council of Churches
Please bring government-issued photo identification and allow time to check in with security.
Please RSVP to attend at https://bit.ly/2VNdAMl.
The NGO Committee on the Family New York invites you to attend
LOSS IN THE FAMILY
Thursday, April 18th • 1:15 – 2:45 PM
Church Center, 10 th Floor Conference Room • 777 United Nations Plaza
Please join us for presentations by the
International Council of Psychologists (ICP) Graduate Interns
The NGO Committee on the Family New York invites you to attend
Tipping the Scales: Balancing Family & Work
Thursday, October 24th, 2019, at 1:15PM
Location: Baha’i International Community Offices, 866 UN Plaza
Please RSVP to attend at https://forms.gle/yWKU8cg6E6NjmRdGA
Please join us for presentations by
Scott Behson
Professor of Management, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Erica Komisar
Clinical Social Worker, Therapist & Author, New York City
Concept Note (more…)
The NGO Committee on the Family New York and LDS Charities invites you to attend
GENDER EMPOWERMENT STARTS AT HOME
A Parallel Event of the 63 rd Commission on the Status of Women
Tuesday, March 12th • 10:30AM–12PM
Yerevan Hall, Armenian Convention Center • 630 Second Avenue
Please join us for presentations by
PROFESSOR CHRISTIA SPEARS BROWN
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, and author of Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue:
How to Raise Your Kids Free of Gender Stereotypes
and
PROFESSOR KYLE PRUETT
Department of Psychology, Yale School of Medicine, and author of Fatherneed: Why Father Care is
as Essential as Mother Care to Your Child.
The NGO Committee on the Family New York invites you to attend
STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG SOCIETY:
POLICIES SUPPORTING FAMILIES
Thursday, February 28 nd , 2018, at 1:15PM
10th Floor, U.N. Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza
Please join us for remarks by
MS. MAGDOLNA PONGOR
Second Secretary, Human Rights, Social Development, Cultural Diplomacy, 3rd Committee Officer,
Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations
MR. ALEXANDER T. AJAYI
Minister, Third Committee
Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations
Please RSVP to attend at https://goo.gl/forms/5kF6blD0znB1zRTC2.
The NGO Committee on the Family New York invites you to attend
LIFE TRANSITIONS AND FAMILY RESILIENCE
Thursday, January 24th, at 1:15PM
Baha’i International Community Offices, 866 United Nations Plaza
Please bring government-issued photo identification and allow time to check in with security.
RSVPs required and accepted through January 22nd.
Please join us for a presentation by
DR. SONIA MBABAZI
Steven A. Cohen Military Family Center, NYU Langone Health
With introductory and concluding remarks by
DR. BENJAMIN FREER
Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Farleigh-Dickinson University
Please RSVP by January 22nd to attend at https://goo.gl/forms/S4ZkpdSpeHhgTHEJ3.
UN commission agrees roadmap on ensuring women’s social protection, mobility, safety, and access to economic opportunities
The UN body exclusively dedicated to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment wrapped up its annual session on Friday evening with agreement on ways to safeguard and improve women’s and girls’ access to social protection systems, public services and sustainable infrastructure.
UN commission agrees roadmap on ensuring women’s social protection, mobility, safety, and access to economic opportunities
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
Gender equality, justice in law and practice: Essential for sustainable development
Fundamentally linked to human development, gender justice requires ending inequality and redressing existing disparities between women and men, according to a high-level United Nations forum on the situation in Arab States.
Gender equality, justice in law and practice: Essential for sustainable development
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
Despite progress, companies face gender equality ‘backlash’: UN business body
Although the drive to reach gender equality has picked up speed, and diversity initiatives have been put into place in companies and organizations, a significant level of resistance and backlash remains, according to a leading UN business group.
Despite progress, companies face gender equality ‘backlash’: UN business body
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
In tech-driven 21st century, achieving global development goals requires closing digital gender divide
Bridging the ‘gender digital divide’ is about more than ensuring that women and girls have basic access to the Internet and cell phones; it means providing training so they have the skills to use information and communications technologies (ICTs) to their benefit, and taking active measures to boost the numbers of women in ICT leadership positions, including in academia and entrepreneurship.
In tech-driven 21st century, achieving global development goals requires closing digital gender divide
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population