Event
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – Events at UN Headquarters
Event Type: Conference, Meeting or Symposium
Date: 24.11.09
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: United Nations, New York – Trusteeship Council Chamber, UN Headquarters
Details
As part of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the UN will host the following events at its Headquarters from 10 a.m. to noon:
Launch of the Secretary-General’s Network of Men Leaders
Address:
- Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
- H.E. Mr. José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain (video-message)
- H.E. Mr. Knut Storberget, Minister of Justice and Police of Norway
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Peace Nobel Laureate (video-message)
- Mr. Todd Minerson, Executive Director, White Ribbon Campaign
- Ms. Maria Rashid, Executive Director, ROZAN Pakistan
Moderator: Ms. Pamela Falk, CBS News
Artistic Interlude
Message from Ms. Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
announcing the launch of the Latin American component of the
Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women (video-message).
Roundtable Discussion: Involving Men and Boys in Ending Violence against Women (with Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General).
Other Speakers:
- H.E. Mr. Knut Storberget, Minister of Justice and Police of Norway
- H. Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand
- Mr. Todd Minerson, Executive Director, White Ribbon Campaign
- Ms. Maria Rashid, Executive Director, ROZAN Pakistan
- Mr. Emmanuel Ochora, Gulu Youth for Action, Uganda
Concluding remarks by the Deputy Secretary-General
Moderator: Ms. Pamela Falk, CBS News
Access to Event
Those without a UN Grounds Pass should contact the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women. See contact details below.
Sponsored by: United Nations
Contact:
Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
Tel: +1 917 367-3197
For more details, visit the event web page.
