On Sept. 25, Almas Jiwani, Global Ambassador of Peace & epitome of Gender Equality delivered keynote address at the 2015 Women Leaders Conference for World Peace on the occasion of the first annual commemoration of the World Alliance of Religions’ Peace Summit. The host organization of the Summit, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), is a … Read more
The CN Tower will light its facade the colour blue as of sundown on the night of Sunday, March 8, to commemorate International Women’s Day. The UN Women National Committee Canada (UNWNCC) celebrates gender equality and growing mainstream attention to gender issues. “International Women’s Day is a time where we can look back at all … Read more
UN Women National Committee Canada (UNWNCC) is working with the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, through the TO2015 IGNITE program, to raise awareness about important women’s issues and the UN Women’s HeForShe campaign. “This program will help us to bring even more visibility to the HeForShe movement,” said UNWNCC president Almas Jiwani. “Everyone from … Read more
Almas Jiwani, president of UN Women National Committee Canada, will deliver the keynote address as a chief guest at the 2nd Annual Women’s Rights Seminar organized by The Canadian Human Rights Voice on March 9, 2015, from 12:30pm to 3:00 pm at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen’s Park. “Following International Women’s Day, Canadians must look beyond their … Read more
Almas Jiwani, president of UN Women National Committee Canada contributes her viewpoint to the Post-2015 Consensus Projects, facilitated by the Copenhagen Consensus Center. The Post-2015 Consensus Projects brings together the world’s top economists, non-governmental organizations, international agencies and businesses to identify key action items in the post-Millennium Development Goals. Call 613-234-8252 x 103.
President of UN Women Canada National Committee Almas Jiwani addressed the Zawadi Africa Education Fund Conference at Hofstra University. Jiwani delivered the opening remarks to academically distinguished girl attendees on the topic entitled, "The Importance of Female Entrepreneurs for Business and Society". Subsequent to her opening remarks, Jiwani also created an enabling environment for girl's … Read more
