|
|
 |
  |
Levermore Scholars at the United Nations |
LGS offers its Scholars opportunities to participate in different meetings and conference at the United Nations. In the past, the LGS Scholars took part in various UN briefings and conferences, among others:
Fourth Annual Teaching for Peace and Human Rights Conferenceourth Annual Teaching for Peace and Human Rights Conference
May 28-29, 2009
Adelphi University’s School of Education collaborated with Global Education Motivators, Inc. (GEM) to host the 4th Annual Conference on Teaching for Peace and Human Rights. The two-day conference, which took place on May 28 and 29 at Adelphi University and the United Nations, was open to educators from public and private schools and universities. Three Levermore Global Scholars: Asif Zaman, Clifton Demeco and Roshini Givergis, had the opportunity to attend the conference, as well. Students learned about the rights of children and the Convention on the Rights of Children through speakers, workshops, and discussions at the United Nations. More information...
Communications Workshop at the United Nations
February 26, 2009
The United Nations Department of Public Information held a Communications Workshops for NGOs on February 26, 2009. The Communications workshop was an excellent experience for me! Since I am majoring in communications, the workshop was beneficial to me because it helped me to develop and improve my communications skills. As a Levermore Global Scholar, I found it interesting because I learned more about community work and met a diverse group of people with different perspectives. More information...
United Nations Briefing on Diabetes
November 18, 2008
On Thursday, November 18th, I went to the United Nations for a briefing on World Diabetes Day. This was only the second annual briefing on this topic and primarily focused on diabetes in children and adolescents. This annual event came about partially as a result of the International Diabetes Federation’s Unite for Diabetes campaign. The IDF, along with the World Health Organization, created World Diabetes Day in 1991, in response to the growing global pandemic. It was on December 20th, 2006, that the UN passed Resolution 61/255 which officially marked World Diabetes Day as a United Nations world day to be observed each year. November 18th was chosen specifically because it is the birth date of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, discovered insulin in 1921. More information...
Seventy years ago in Germany...
November 9-10, 2008
Seventy years ago on November 9th and 10th, Germany’s Jews watched in horror as the society around them descended into savagery. It was Kristallnacht, a night when Germans destroyed and looted Jewish owned stores and synagogues. At this point, there was already an atmosphere of racial tension. The assassination of a German diplomat to France by a Jew was the final straw. From this night on, things would only get worse. One could only imagine what it must have felt like to watch helplessly as the world that you had previously felt so safe turned against you for simply being of a different race. More information...
Millennium Villages: A New Approach to Fighting Poverty in Africa- NGO Briefing
November 6, 2008
The NGO briefing I attended on November 6th spoke of the Millennium Promise, which in essence, was a pledge that all member states of the United Nations signed to completely eliminate poverty worldwide. Four experts in their respective fields were there to present their opinions and findings. We sat amongst a diverse crowd filled with representatives from various non-profit organizations, all of us eager to listen and learn how they can become involved in the project. More information...
United Nations Conference on Teaching about Human Rights
May 2, 2008
Levermore Global Scholars, Damelvy Rodriguez, Hilda Perez, Alysha Rashid, Jennifer Cohen , Courtney Smith and Anu Shrestha attended the United Nations conference on Teaching about Human Rights. The participants videoconferenced with educators from Canada, Dominican Republic and Pakistan and talked about challenges of integrating peace and human rights education into the classroom. More information...
United Nations Briefing - Investing in Women and Girls
March 6, 2008
Levermore Global Scholar Alysha Rashid and Amnesty International President, Tricia Hardgrove, and Treasurer, Josselyn Portillo, attended the UN Briefing titled "Investing in Women and Girls" on behalf of the 99th International Women's Day. The room was filled with women in high leadership positions from around the world. There were also men, who were called on to actively participate in events like this to support the women of today. More information...
United Nations Briefing - Human Rights Day
December 10, 2007
Levermore Global Scholars Vivian Fridas and Molly Ross attended the UU briefing on the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Panelists reviewed the progress made and the impact of the Declaration on people around the world. Despite the passage of time the contents of the Declaration is still largely actual today. The Declaration however needs to be improved to include new guarantees for the protection of rights of other groups (e.g. elderly or illiterate) in order to be an effective force for change. More information...
United Nations Briefing - World AIDS Day
November 29, 2007
Levermore Global Scholars Laura Grodin and Kendalyn Thompson attended the UN Briefing on HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination. This conference shed light on the tremendous influence of the stigma against AIDS, and how the stigma, itself, was interfering with treating people with AIDS. More information...
LGS Student, Mashal Hamidi, Gives Speech Illuminating the Problems of Child Trafficking in Afghanistan at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
March 5, 2007
Levermore Global Scholar Mashal Hamidi spoke at the UN conference of the Commission on the Status of Women on March 5, 2007. The conference has chosen to focus on the girl child this year. More information...
Contact
Click here (PDF 148KB) to download the flier about the Levermore Global Scholars Program. For more information, please contact:
Levermore Global Scholars Program
p - 516.877.4183
f - 516.237.8522
e - levermorescholars@adelphi.edu
This page last modified on June 12, 2009.
|
|
