Anniversary Gala
To celebrate UNIFEM's 30th Anniversary, UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman and Executive Director Noeleen Heyzer hosted a gala dinner on Saturday 13 May 2006 at the Hilton New York to raise funds for UNIFEM's programmes around the world.
UNIFEM honoured H.E. Mrs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, first democratically elected woman head of state in Africa, with its first-ever Global Leadership Award; and Mr Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, President and CEO, Federated Department Stores, Inc., with its inaugural Global Champion Award. The Honourable Ms Vabah Gayflor, Minister of Gender and Development, Republic of Liberia, accepted the award on President Johnson Sirleaf's behalf.
- Programme (PDF, 264KB)
- Welcoming Messages
- Honourees
- Mr Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, President and CEO of Federated Department Stores, Inc., recipient of first UNIFEM Global Championship Award, 2006
- H.E. Mrs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, recipient of first UNIFEM Global Leadership Award, 2006
- Hon. Ms Vabah Gayflor, Minister for Gender and Development, Republic of Liberia, accepting the UNIFEM Global Leadership Award, 2006, on behalf of President Johnson Sirleaf.
- Remarks Delivered at the Gala Dinner
- Welcoming Remarks by UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman
- UNIFEM at 30 – Remarks by UNIFEM Executive Director Noeleen Heyzer
- Global Leadership Award Presentation by UNIFEM Executive Director Noeleen Heyzer
- Message from H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, Accepting the UNIFEM Global Leadership Award 2006
- Global Championship Award Presentation by UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman
- Concluding Remarks by UNIFEM Executive Director Noeleen Heyzer
- Messages from UNIFEM supporters
- Images and Sounds
- Photo Album of Gala Dinner
- Video – Rwanda Path to Peace Project (Quicktime, 10.2MB)
