Media Advisory
UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman to Announce Results of ‘Say NO’ Campaign
Signatures to Be Handed over to UN Secretary-General
at High-Level Event
For immediate release
Date: 19 November 2008
Media Inquiries:
Oisika Chakrabarti, Media Specialist, UNIFEM Headquarters, +1 212 906-6506,
WHAT: UNIFEM will hold a press conference to announce the results of the “Say NO to Violence against Women” campaign, an Internet-based initiative that has been targeting 1 million signatures since last November.
WHO:
- Ms. Inés Alberdi, UNIFEM Executive Director
- Ms. Nicole Kidman, UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador
- Ms. Marie Nyombo Zaina, Coordinator RENADEF (National NGO Network for Women and Development in the Democratic Republic of Congo), Grantee of the UN Trust Fund to Eliminate Violence against Women
WHERE: New York, United Nations Secretariat, Press Conference Room S-226
WHEN: Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 12:30–13:00 EST
MORE:
“Say NO to Violence against Women” is a global advocacy campaign on ending violence against women, developed by UNIFEM to feed into UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s campaign “UNiTE to End Violence against Women.” Participants have added their names to an online book as an expression of public support, to show that there is an ever-growing movement of people who raise their voices and demand making ending violence against women a top priority for governments everywhere.
The press conference will be followed by the event United Voices Say NO to Violence against Women, to take place at the ECOSOC Chamber 13:00–14:30 EST (open to the press). All signatures of the “Say NO” campaign will be handed over officially by UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and guest speakers from around the world will speak on efforts to end violence against women. The event coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Interviews with the following experts can be requested through beatrice.frey[at]unifem.org:
- Ms. Inés Alberdi, UNIFEM Executive Director
- Ms. Marie Nyombo Zaina, Coordinator RENADEF (National NGO Network for Women and Development in the Democratic Republic of Congo), Grantee of the UN Trust Fund to Eliminate Violence against Women
- Ms. Milena Kadieva, Lawyer at the BGRF (Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation), Grantee of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
INFORMATION FOR BROADCASTERS: UN TV will cover the press conference as well as the event United Voices Say NO to Violence against Women. Broadcasters in North America will have the opportunity to pick up the feed live. For more information please contact James Ludlum at +1 212 963-7650.
ACCREDITATION: Space is limited and accreditation necessary for the United Nations. If not already accredited, please follow the instructions at http://www.un.org/media/accreditation/. For further questions related to accreditation, please contact Paulina Kubiak at +1 212 963-6936.
