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Posts Categorized: U.N. General Assembly

October 1, 2015

YAV attends UN General Assembly

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Matt Cowell, our YAV attended his first UN General Assembly this week. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is accredited to the United Nations and through the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations advocates and engages the United Nations. Read his blog below:   Greetings from the United Nations!  The General Debate of the seventieth session of… Read more »
June 20, 2015

End sexual violence in armed conflict

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by Sarah Hoyle, Willa Van Camp, Amelie Clemot The General Assembly of the UN met today and named June 19th as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict. Many representatives spoke to reiterate the fact that this day should stand out from the others as a rallying cry to end… Read more »
January 28, 2015

World Interfaith Harmony Week 2015

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Observe World Interfaith Harmony Week We live in an interfaith world. This brings challenges and opportunities. Respectful Presence: An Understanding of Interfaith Prayer and Celebration from a Reformed Christian Perspective, a document commended to congregations and governing bodies of the…

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November 26, 2014

Covenant, community, and collaboration

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by Jamie Tan On November 25, 2014, Richard Aylor, Alison Fraser, and I attended UNiTE’s “Official Commemoration of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,” moderated by Amna Nawaz, NBC News.  This was a spectacular, Orange-themed event opened by the UN Secretary General himself, Ban Ki-Moon, featuring speakers such as… Read more »
April 2, 2014

World Autism Day – 2 April 2014

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From United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon World Autism Awareness Day is about more than generating understanding; it is a call to action. I urge all concerned to take part in fostering progress by supporting education programmes, employment opportunities and other measures that help realize our shared vision of a more inclusive world. Ban Ki-moon From… Read more »
October 29, 2013

Religious Freedom

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Yesterday, I joined ecumenical colleagues from the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches at a special event hosted by the government of Canada looking at ways the United Nations can encourage and protect religious freedom around the world. Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Dr. Heiner Bielefeldt spoke of the… Read more »
August 19, 2013

World Humanitarian Day

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August 19 marks World Humanitarian Day.  Today the United Nations community joined together in celebrating and remembering the lives of those who lost theirs in humanitarian service and for those who continue to do humanitarian work.  To read a description of World Humanitarian Day, read the UN statement below. In December 2008, the sixty-third session… Read more »
June 17, 2013

Together, We Have the Power to Protect the Ocean

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by Anna Folz UN Conference on World Oceans Day – 8 June 2013 If we are to fully benefit from the oceans, we must reverse the degradation of the marine environment due to pollution, overexploitation and acidification.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Many countries celebrated World Oceans Day following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which… Read more »
April 25, 2013

World Malaria Day

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Below is a message from Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on World Malaria Day. THE SECRETARY-GENERAL — MESSAGE ON WORLD MALARIA DAY 25 April 2013 Since world leaders adopted the Millennium Development Goals in 2000, a broad partnership of governments, United Nations entities, philanthropies and businesses has combined to protect hundreds of millions of people from… Read more »
April 8, 2013

Global discipleship on food and hunger

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Last week, I hosted a workshop at the Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day in Washington, DC.  The workshop focused on global discipleship and food and hunger advocacy within the international community. Participants looked at three critical global issues around food and hunger policy: soil, water and land grabbing.  Participants talked about ways in which… Read more »

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