FEZANA UN-NGO : Press Release – CSW 59 The attached press release for your review, as we prepare to present the Zarathushti Workshop and Panel Discussion at the United Nations on 16 March 2015 from FEZANA at the 59th Commission on the Status of Women in New York. The content from this press release is also posted for easy access on
Read moreApply to Attend: Special Pre-Youth Assembly Session 10 February 2015 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM Led by and with support from Microsoft YouthSpark A small, select group of youth are now being selected to meet: Director of Global Programs, Microsoft Corporate Citizenship and Public Affairs Yvonne Thomas UN Secretary General’s Envoy for Youth Ahmad Alhendawi Youth Assembly Project Director
Read more9-20 March, 2015 : 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59) The Commission will undertake a review of progress made in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 20 years after its adoption at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. The session will address opportunities for achieving gender equality and the
Read more“Working with ECOSOC – an NGO Guide to Consultative Status” “Working with ECOSOC” is an informational booklet that briefs Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) on the benefits of establishing a consultative relationship with ECOSOC, as well as to provide instructions on how to obtain this status within the framework provided by ECOSOC Resolution 1996/31. Apart from English and now in French,
Read moreProvides global platform for civil society support of post-2015 development agenda New York, 10 November – The 65th Annual Department of Public Information (DPI) Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Conference, entitled “2015 and Beyond: Our Action Agenda”, ended successfully on 29 August with the adoption by civil society representatives of a Conference Declaration. The Declaration outlines a civil society vision for the post-2015 development agenda,
Read moreA Conference on the Role of Arts and Culture in Diplomacy – December 4-5 , 2014 at the United Nations invites you to “At the Crossroads of the Arts and Diplomacy” December 4-5, 2014 ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters Discover, share, expose, and develop ‘the human side of diplomacy’ in a new program aimed at understanding the
Read moreThe FEZANA UN-NGO Committee is looking for participants to attend the 59th Commission on the Status of Women Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York from March 9-20, 2015. This year’s theme is, ” The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.” http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw59-2015 Individuals interested in attending the conference, are requested to submit thierresume and letter of intent by Nov. 30th,
Read moreLive Streams during the UN General Assembly, 9/22/2014 to 9/29/2014 We are looking forward to a busy week at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) during the UN General Assembly. Below please find a schedule of CFR meetings that we will stream live at http://www.cfr.org/live. Share your thoughts on Twitter using the hashtag #CFRLive. Please note the details below are
Read moreFederation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America http://www.fezana.org Representing 26 Zoroastrian Associations in the United States and Canada On-site: Tanya Bharda, FEZANA UN NGO Committee, tbharda@hotmail.com, Mobile: +1-416.629.0381 FEZANA: Afreed Mistry, FEZANA Public Relations Committee, afreed.mistry@gmail.com, Mobile: +1-416.302.9754 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ZOROASTRIAN DELEGATION TO ATTEND THE 65TH ANNUAL UN DPI/NGO CONFERENCE AT THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK
Read moreSunday, 8 June 2014 ; A play, Taconic Parkway in Rockville, Maryland,USA . This critically-acclaimed one-act explores how an Indian-American couple turn astray after a movie star from Bengal arrives in their midst. Your ticket purchase will help IDRF’s tribal girls’ empowerment and women’s microcredit programs. The play will be presented by Natya Bharati in collaboration with Sahara. Meet the beneficiaries: Nouko and Rakhina come from Arunachal Pradesh. These
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