UN – Salesian Participation in the 60th Commission on the Status of Women
New York, UN – March 2016 – Salesian participation in the 60th Commission on the Status of Women was a collaborative endeavor that led to three written interventions and three parallel events prepared by Fr. Tom Brennan, SDB, the Salesian Representative at the United Nations in New York, on diverse topics that have a major impact on the lives of girls and women: violence in its many forms; HIV infection; Trafficking of Girls and Women; the Human Right to Water and Sanitation; access to power; discrimination and stigma. Additionally, Fr. Brennan and Sr. Runita Borja, FMA, General Counsellor for Youth Ministry, attended a number of other events and meetings held during the commission, networking with other advocates for the rights of girls and women from around the world.
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