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May 20 2020
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2019 Goya Award-Winner Documentary
February 26th 2020 -
The Movie’ The Silence of The Others’
February 26th 2020 -
Feb 26 2020: Goya award-winning documentary “The Silence of the Others”. Film screening followed by a panel discussion with the film’s directors Almudena Caracedo & Robert Bahar, UN special rapporteur Fabian Salvioli, lawyer for the plaintiffs Jacinto Lara and film protagonist Paqui Maqueda.
Co-sponsored by the permanent missions of Austria, Belgium and Spain with the support of the Austrian cultural center and the American documentary/POV.
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Britain and the World, February 7th 2020
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A Conversation with Ambassador Karen Pierce February 7th 2020
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Britain and the World,A Conversation with Ambassador Karen Pierce, February 7th 2020
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January Event
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October 23, 2019:The WIF 2019 Talk and Lunch Reception with Dr. Peter Piot, Head of UNAIDS.
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September 23, 2019:The WIF UNGA 2019 Talk and Lunch Reception with Mag. Doris Schimdauer, the First Lady of the Republic of Austria, Austrian Mission to the United Nations
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September 12, 2019: Women in Sports: A conversation with Vanessa O’ Brien, Mountaineer and Explorer
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June 17, 2019 at 10 a.m. and 11:30 am. Art tour visits to the United Nations Collection, United Nations Headquarters, New York
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June 13, 2019 “Women in Leadership: How to build Cohesive and Inclusive Societies”, H.E.Maria Fernanda Espinoza Garces, President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
The mission of the Women’s International Forum is to provide a forum for briefings and discussions on international affairs, in order to promote understanding and mutual appreciation among members of the diplomatic community, the United Nations Secretariat and the United Nations community at large and to network, promote knowledge and raise awareness about current international issues particularly those related to the United Nations, and to uphold the purpose and the principles of the United Nations Charter.
The Women's International Forum presents eminent speakers from around the world addressing a range of topics that engage the United Nations and the international community.
WIF Today
WIF has a current membership of over 300 women and men. The UN Secretariat invites WIF to hold its briefings in a conference room in the UN Headquarters Building. The briefings are open not only to WIF members, but also to diplomats from the Permanent Missions to the UN and officials in the UN Secretariat.
Mrs. Catarina Vaz Pinto, wife of the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, is the Patron of the WIF. Many of the women who serve as their countries’ permanent representatives or as high-ranking officials of the UN Secretariat serve on the WIF Honorary Board.
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