Dear Sisters, Associates and Friends,
Greetings from the snow covered US & the UN! Some of the highlights from the UN are:
6-10 Jan: OWG 7: The seventh session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals dealt with: – Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport
– Sustainable consumption and production (including chemicals and waste)
– Climate change and disaster risk reduction.
Jan 15 : Remembering Rwanda:“ Understanding early warning of mass atrocities twenty years after the genocide in Rwanda” was an event held at the UN on January 15th. “We must never forget the collective failure to prevent the Rwandan genocide,” Deputy secretary General jan Eliason told participants. “The demonization of people of different faiths or ethnic belonging is one of the most toxic deeds of which human beings are capable.
Jan 23- Feb 2- the GIFT Box Project :is a creative idea to …