The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Jan. 26 is honoring Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Desmond Tutu, archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa, for his efforts in the battle against hunger and his advocacy on behalf of the world’s most vulnerable people.
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Twenty women from countries including Australia, Bangladesh, Uganda and India are visiting the Anglican United Nations Office (AUNO) next month to engage with the UN’s 56th Commission on the Status of Women, which this year has ‘empowerment of rural women’ as its priority theme.The commitment by Primates at the January meeting in Dublin to work to eliminate violence against women and girls has been warmly welcomed by the Communion’s International Anglican Women’s Network (IAWN).
A statement from the Anglican Observer at the UN, Ms Helen Grace Wangusa, at the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence.
Anglicans from across the world have contributed to a report to the United Nations about church-supported projects that are working to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today issued a video message to mark the opening of the United Nations Summit on the Millennium Development Goals in New York.
Some 35 members of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network (APJN) will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, from 13 - 20 March, 2010. Representing over 20 countries and all the world’s continents, participants will learn more about making their voices heard within the UN system in Geneva. In parallel, they will be introduced to UN policies and programmes to inform their own work on peace and justice worldwide.
Thousands of women from around the world, including more than 90 representing the Anglican Communion, will gather in New York March 1-12 for the 54th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women to undertake a 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
25-Jun-2009 - The United Nations Conference on the World Economic and Financial Crisis
The United Nations Conference on the World Economic and Financial Crisis and its Impact on Development on June 24,2009 was officially opened by the President of the GA Father Miguel D'Escoto. The ACC is represented by a delegation which includes the following people with expertise in FfD: Hellen Grace Akwii-Wangusa, Avelina Del Aguila Alvarez(Mexico), Esperanza Beleo(Phillipines), Christina Rees(United Kingdom), Albert Gyan, Bishop Herbert Donovan and Yvonne O'neal, these delegates were drawn from all regions of the Communion. Avelina from Mexico was a speaker at that event …More
10-Jun-2009 - High Level Meeting on the World Economic and Financial Crisis to be held June 22-24
The United Nations is convening a three-day summit of world leaders from 24 to 26 June 2009 at its New York Headquarters to assess the worst global economic downturn since the Great Depression. The aim is to identify emergency and long-term responses to mitigate the impact of the crisis, especially on vulnerable populations, and initiate a needed dialogue on the transformation of the international financial architecture, taking into account the needs and concerns of all Member States…More
19-Mar-2009 - AUNO Statement of the 53rd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
This year’s 53rd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was focused on the priority theme of the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS. Fifty Anglican delegates from 27 of our 38 provinces came with country status reports out of which they identified advocacy points for speaking to the official Draft Agreed Conclusions. The delegates drew strength from sessions of worship that provided a faith perspective and value base for their responses. They worked hard and participated effectively and competently in all aspects of the two weeks programs, including engaging country Missions…More