Sep 29, 2018
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United Nations, New York, USA, September 28, 2018 – Amal Clooney Participated on a Side Event on Press Behind Bars: Undermining Justice and Democracy today at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Photos: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire By Kurt Wheelock UNITED NATIONS — At the UN on September 28, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney called for the release of journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo by Myanmar, which detained them in December 2017 while they were investigating the murder of Rohingya men and boys in the Rakhine State village of Inn Din. “Police planted government documents on the journalists while [Read More]
Jul 16, 2018
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Antonio Guterres, Celebrities, celebrity, Cittadellarte, Climate Change, earthquake Nepal, Fashion B.E.S.T., Gender Equality, General Assembly, Goodwill Ambassador, Government of Nepal, human rights, Jean Todt, Made in Forests, Michelle Yeoh, New York, Secretary-General, Sustainable Development Goals, sustainable fashion design, Tiziano Guardini, UN, UN Development Program, UN Headquarters, UNDP, UNECE/FAO, wood-based fibers
United Nations, New York, USA, July 16, 2018 – Actress Michelle Yeoh, UN Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador Advocating for the SDGs today at the UN Headquarters in New York. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire By Kurt Wheelock UNITED NATIONS, July 16 — Actor Michelle Yeoh has been on a journey to find an outfit that that does not damage the Earth. On July 16 she brought to the UN in New York a film about her quest, called “Made in Forests.” It was presented during the High-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development, and features Italy’s Cittadellarte Fashion B.E.S.T., an art foundation that [Read More]
Mar 16, 2018
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camera-armed men, celebrity, CSW62, ECOSOC, gender discrimination, Gender Equality, Ine Eriksen Søreide, Jaha Mapenzi Dukureh, Marielle Franco, Matthew Winkler, MeToo movement, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, New York, Norway, Pamella Sittoni, paparazzi, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Sienna Miller, The Guardian, UN, UN Women, united nations, USA
United Nations, New York, USA, March 16 2018 – Sienna Miller During a Side event at CSW62 that convenes media representatives to discuss women in the media today at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire By Kurt Wheelock The full range on the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and sexism was on display at the United Nations on Friday, when actor and entrepreneur Sienna Miller told a packed conference room about her struggle with paparazzi, who she called “camera-armed men.” In a UN Women event entitled #MeToo—Now What?” Sienna Miller said, “I fought back. I got [Read More]
