Open Meeting: January 24, 2019

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.

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Open Meeting: November 13, 2018

Investing in Families and Child Wellbeing

Please join us for a presentation by

Eve Sullivan
President and Co-Founder, Parents Forum

With remarks by

Renata Kaczmarska
United Nations Focal Point on the Family

Thursday, November 15th, 1:15-2:30
Baha’i Center, 866 UN Plaza

RSVP here

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Committee on NGOs and NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC

On June 22, ECOSOC held an interactive dialogue to discuss the relationship between Non-Governmental Organizations and the United Nations. The NGO Committee on the Family was able to make a statement at the meeting, the full text of which is below.
If you are interested in watching the entire session, the link is available here. The NGO Committee on the Family’s statement starts at approximately 2:40.15.

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International Day of the Family: May 15, 2018

The NGO Committee on the Family New York invites you to attend

FOSTERING FAMILY-FRIENDLY CITIES

For the International Day of the Family
Tuesday, May 15th, 3-4:30 PM
Hardin Room, Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza

Speakers
Beth Pappas, New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
Dr. Timothy Nelson, Princeton University

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Open Meeting: April 26, 2018

The NGO Committee on the Family New York invites you to attend
THE FAMILY’S ROLE IN
PREVENTING AND MITIGATING
THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Thursday, April 26th • 1:15 – 2:45 PM
The Salvation Army, 221 E. 52nd St.

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CSW Side Event: March 21, 2018

The Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the UN
in collaboration with the NGO Committee on the Family – New York
invites you to a CSW62 Side Event:

The Role of the Family in Empowering Rural Women and Girls

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 12:00
Permanent Mission of Nigeria, 828 2nd Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10017
LUNCH will be served

Please join us for presentations by:
H. E. Ambassador Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, The Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations

Shelly Locke, Masters in Family and Human Development, Utah State University
“Family Stability, Mother’s Role and Women’s Empowerment”

Mrs. Friya Kimde Bulus, Dep. Director for Women’s Rights and Gender Development,
Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development of Nigeria
“Family Oriented Programs and Policies: Empowering Rural Girls and Women”

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