(MENAFNEditorial) NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / October 1, 2018 / World Childhood Foundation (WCF)
WHAT: World Childhood Foundation (WCF) together with the Swedish Mission to the UN, and in partnership with The Oak Foundation, the United Nations Office of Partnerships, The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and Together for Girls, will convene leaders from governments, academia, civil society and the private sector to discuss child sexual abuse and exploitation.
UN-Credentialed Journalists are invited
to attend:
WHEN: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
TIME: 10:00 AM - Noon ET
VENUE: ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters in New York
PRESENTATION: The meeting will include a presentation by Leo Abruzzese, Global Director of Public
Policy for The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Consulting team, to preview a 40-country benchmarking tool, developed
by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) with the support of World Childhood
Foundation USA and the Oak Foundation. This tool,
which will be released publicly at a later date, will help to measure
progress toward reaching Sustainable Development Goal target 16.2: ending
abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against, and torture
of, children.
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WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION (WCF) USA ThankYou GALA
Open to Credentialed Photographic Journalists:
WHO: Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden
WHAT: World Childhood Foundation USA Thank You Gala 2018 -
Pre-Gala Red Carpet VIP Cocktail Reception
WHEN: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
TIME: 6:30 - 7:30 PM ET
VENUE: Cipriani - 25 Broadway in New York
PLEASE NOTE: Photography will only be permitted during the pre-Gala VIP reception from 6:30-7:30 PM. Press will NOT be permitted to the Gala formal dinner and program, which follows the VIP reception.
WCF ThankYou GALA HONOREES INCLUDE:
- Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children
- Baroness Joanna Shields, founder of WePROTECT
- Hugh Evans, Co-founder and CEO of Global Citizen
- Tony Maddox, EVP of CNN International with special recognition for the CNN Freedom project
The October 3rd WCF pre-Gala evening reception is open to credentialed photographic journalists. For more information and to register, please contact the following by Tuesday, October 2:
Cathy Loos
or
Adam Friedman
SOURCE: World Childhood Foundation
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