United States Federation for Middle East Peace

The International Day of Peace September 21, 2010 will be held in New York City.

UN Women entity established: On 2 July, in a historic moment, the UN General Assembly voted unanimously for the establishment of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment, to be known as “UN Women.” The resolution that establishes the new entity is part of a larger resolution on System-wide Coherence (A/64/L.56) and is the result of years of negotiations between UN Member States and active advocacy of women’s groups and civil society. With the establishment of UN Women, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the world has entered “a new era in the UN’s work for women.”

The new entity, which will be operational by January 2011, will consolidate the four existing gender entities – the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW); the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW); the Office of the Special Adviser for Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI); and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) – into one in order to ensure stronger coherence and coordination at all levels and to bring together resources and mandates for greater impact. A transition period started upon adoption of the resolution and will continue until 31 December 2010.

Human Trafficking Beijing + 15 Lessons Learned

Date: March 1, 2010; Time: 10:30 am to 11:30 am Place: Conference room ”C" Second floor, North Lawn Temporary Building, United Nations HQ, NYC, NY 10017 Click here to see the subjects

Conferences USFMEP invited and participated at the United Nations NY

Inter-Day for Economic and Social Develop.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Inter-Day Abolition of Slavery, 2 December

Eliminate Violence against Women, 25 Nov.

Universal Children's Day 20 November

International Day for Tolerance November 16

New Appointment

Mrs. Christina Richards appointed by the USFMEP President Mrs. Salwa Kader; UAE Office Director to coordinate the Organization work between the USFMEP office at United Nations in New York and UAE Chapter. She is a consultant to government and private sector agencies and coaches individuals in the UAE in problem solving workplace and personal challenges. She is the former Chief Executive Officer of The Australian Reproductive Health Alliance (ARHA) and Secretariat Chair of the Australian All Party Parliamentary Group on Population and Development (PGPD). USFMEP Board and members welcome her appointment.

Mrs. Yaga C. Gonzalez, born in Paris to a Senegalese father and a Syrian-born Turkish mother. I lived the Middle East with my Diplomat father, I was brought to witness the hopes and deceptions for a region that has grown and developed in the shadow of conflicts and to experience it's culture, traditions, religions, and society during the eight years I lived there. This experience has helped me develop a better understanding of the views that are being held by various parties. Decades of distrust are at the origin; through education and dialog, fears can gradually fade, giving a place the acknowledgment and respect of difference. USFMEP Board and members welcome her appointment as the director of Geneva office.

A series of Panel Discussion of Muslim, Christian and Jewish women who share the vision of understanding, tolerance and peace.

Recent Events

Violence against the Working Mother

In the photo right to left Professor Margaret Seveson, Lawyer John Ray Esq. H.E. Ambassador Lorenzo, Salwa Kader USFMEP President, Professor Khadija Moiufid, professor Rajae ElMekkaoui and Professor Mina Oemlil.

Date: March 1, 2010; Time: 10:30 am to 11:30 am Place: Conference room ”C" Second floor, North Lawn Temporary Building, United Nations HQ, NYC, NY 10017 Click to see the flyer

International Peace Day 21 September 2009

The United Nations' International Day of Peace - marked every year on September 21 - is a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace.[...]

Building Capacity for Peace

What is it to Build the Capacity for Peace? "Every time we come together, we put another brick in the wall and the diverse bricks fit together in this wall to create solidarity an overall unity and base to support our different views. Every dialogue I conduct is building a capacity for peace. I believe that [...]

The Role of the Family in Building Social and Economic Security for Humanity

In context of sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including our roles in the care giving of AIDS victims, the focal point of this conference was to discuss "The role of the family in building social and Economic security for humanity". The importance of understanding the concept of shared responsibility within the family is [...]

Muslim, Christian and Jewish Women Who Share the Vision of Understanding

The panel brought together Muslim Christian and Jewish women who share the vision of understanding, tolerance, and peace. The focus was on the commonalities between the respective religions at the heart of which lie values of coexistence and respect. A world that is free of religion-driven violence must start with a compassionate dialogue [...]

Equipping for Gender Analysis: Australia

The USFMEP workshop provided an introduction to gender analysis. Participants considered key gender concepts and a selection of gender analysis frameworks, approaches, tools and questions. Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) are being called upon to play a more proactive role in supporting gender equality. In this workshop we explored the tools and instruments NGOs can use to [...]

Muslims' and Hindus' Vision of Understanding, Tolerance and Peace

In recognition of 2009 as the "Year of Reconciliation" and promotion of the Culture, of Peace, the USFMEP explores this theme in a discussion on our commonality through spirituality and consciousness. Cosponsored by H.H. [...]