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International:
International Day
of Charity
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The International Day of Charity
was established with the objective of
sensitizing
and mobilizing
individuals,
NGOs, and other stakeholders around the world
to act benevolently and help others through volunteering
and philanthropic activities.
The day is a great opportunity to promote your own activities
and to raise awareness
about the importance of charity in general.
Therefore, we would like to ask you to draw the attention of your partners
to this opportunity and to commemorate the day
by organizing your own initiatives.
On December 17 of 2012, the UN General Assembly designated
September 5,
the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa, as the
International Day of Charity.
The resolution, introduced by Hungary, enjoyed wide support
and was adopted
by consensus with the co-sponsorship of 44 states representing all
regions.
In its resolution, the General Assembly invited Member
States, organizations of the United Nations system and other
international and regional organizations, as well as civil
society to commemorate the International Day of Charity in
an appropriate manner, by encouraging charity, including
through education and public awareness-raising activities
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By Invitation
The Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations
with the support of
the United Nations Department of Public Information
THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY
The Role of Charity in Promoting Access
to Clean Water and Sanitation
and
Partnership for Poverty Alleviation and Eradication – the
Role of Charity
Thursday, 5 September 2013 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Venue: UN Headquarters,
The panel discussions will be webcast on:
http://webtv.un.org/
PANEL DISCUSSIONS TO MARK
THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY
Keynote speech:
Kathy Calvin,
President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation
1. The role of charity in securing access to clean water
and sanitation
Timing: 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Panelists:
Paull Young,
Director of Digital, Charity: water
Girish Menon,
Director of International Programmes, WaterAid
Kellie Sloan,
Director and Chief of Staff for the Office of the President
of Global Development,
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Seema Shah,
Director of Research for Special Projects, The Foundation Center
2. Partnership for poverty alleviation, eradication – the
role of charity
Timing: 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Panelists:
Navid Hanif, Director, Office for ECOSOC
Support and Coordination, UNDESA
Selim Jahan,
Director, Poverty Practice, UNDP Bureau for Development
Policy
Neelam Makhijani, CEO, The Resource Alliance
Susan Myers, Vice President for UN Relations, UN Foundation
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