Dora Arce Valentín, the World Communion of Reformed Churches’ executive secretary for justice and partnership, will join a delegation from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) that will advocate for gender equity with the 58th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This Commission is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is the principal global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women.
Arce Valentín will serve on a panel for the side event Millennium Development Goals: Reflections from Reformed Churches on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 10:30 AM at the Salvation Army Auditorium, 221 East 52nd Street. The side event is organized in partnership with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Presbyterian Women.