Meetings & Events

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Meetings & Events

Panel Discussion on Preventing and Ending Violence against Women with Disabilities

October 23, 2012

As a contribution to the 2013 General Assembly High-level Meeting on Disability and Development and the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations and the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations, together with the Division for Social Policy and Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DSPD/DESA), UN Women, Women Enabled, Women’s UN Report Network and the U.S. Federation for Middle East Peace, in collaboration with the National Organization for Women Foundation (NOW Foundation), organized a panel discussion on Preventing and Ending Violence against Women with Disabilities. Click for more information … Read More

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International Day of Peace 2012

September 21, 2012

There is so much happening across the planet during the entire weekend of Sept. 21st to Sept. 23rd for this year’s global observance of the International Day of Peace. It is impossible to cover it all – and that’s good! This exemplifies the extent of this observance, and how many sectors of society have embraced this occasion; and it indicates that the observance of International Day of Peace is becoming more and more mainstream.

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Interfaith Dialogue

Women are mirrored in Each Other: An Interfaith Dialogue

March 1, 2012

March 1, 2012 – USFMEP hosted its annual inter-faith dialogue between Jewish, Muslim and Christian women. USFMEP believes that it is fundamental to bring together women of different faiths to facilitate understanding and tolerance among the varied faiths of the world, as women play a key role in the fight toward harmony and peaceful existence. … Read More