CSW58 will be held from March 10-21, 2014, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The priority theme is “Challenges and Achievements in the Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for Women and Girls.” The Commission will also evaluate progress in the implementation of the agreed conclusions from CSW55 in 2011 on “Access and participation of women...Continue Reading

Learn more about the UN Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women and why this initiative is so very important to all of us. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yvT85TitEI] Under the heading ‘Safe Spaces for Women and Girls’, this year the UNiTE campaign is focusing its Orange Day activities on highlighting recommendations of the agreed conclusions of the 57th session of the...Continue Reading

On October 8th over 100 people attended the 2013 League Day at the United Nations Secretary-Generals United to End Violence Against Women Campaign.  Four people from our League, Joe Kolodny, Sallie Prisyon, Peter Rosenthal and Gloria White were present in Washington D.C. to attend this very important and informative meeting. The purpose of this meeting was to “raise public awareness, and increase...Continue Reading

There are always the naysayers who deny that global warming is taking place and then there are others who say we can always address this issue later. The determining factor, too often, is the cost, and the question becomes, to pay later or not to pay? The dollar is the guiding force and reality be...Continue Reading

The Broader Middle East and North Africa nations include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, West Bank/Gaza and Yemen. The BMENA initiative is a multilateral effort to promote cooperation between the G-8* and BMENA** governments and civil society to...Continue Reading