Index United Nations Pakistan / Newsletter / September-October 2015 |4|
Note from the editor
FOCUS ON | 5 | 70th anniversary of the United Nations
PEOPLE WE SERVE
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Opening new horizons
|10| Helping people living with HIV |11| Bridges to the future: connecting communities and building livelihoods |12| “I was in child labour. Now I’m getting my MBA.” |13| Women Friendly Health Space |14| Facilitating access to reproductive health care
OUR PARTNERS
|23| The Government of Pakistan |33| Member States |63| Observers |65| Development organizations |67| Non-governmental organizations |69| Academia |75| Media |77| Corporate sector
70TH
ANNIVERSARY
|101| Announcing the United Nations 70: partnering for people’s development festival to the media |102| United Nations 70: partnering for people’s development -The opening event |104| The UN Wall campaign, Pakistani youth promoting UN values |106| The United Nations, a committed partner in promoting technical regional cooperation |107| Pakistan Sey Paris: On the road to the 2015 Paris Climate Conference
|15| Story of a bewildered neighborhood |16| Ms. Aqeela Asifi, a pioneer in educating Afghan refugee girls
UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
|17| Good Morning Teacher!
|80| ILO
|18| Innovators of clean technologies in Pakistan
|81| IOM
|109| UNIDO fostering clean technology, entrepreneurship and trade
|82| UNAIDS
|110| Youth of the World: a Flag Parade
|83| UNDP
|111| Youth voices for climate change
|84| ESCAP
|112| Workshop: The United Nations as seen by Pakistani youth
|19| Nutrition: Improving the Odds with PHPF funding |20| Women in Elections “I believe in voting” |21| The World Cup’s Invisible Players: Sialkot’s Female Football Stitchers |22| Sakeena’s story
|78| FAO
|84| UNESCO |85| UNFPA |86| UNHABITAT |87| UNHCR |90| UNIC |91| UNICEF |92| UNIDO |94| UNOCHA |95| UNODC |97| UNWOMEN |99| WFP |100| WHO
|108| Peacekeeping: partnering for global peace and development
|113| Movie Screening: Freedom Bus |114| World Food Day |115| Setting an example of development: the Republic of Korea |116| Official opening of the new office of the UN Information Centre |118| Communications for development: women in the media, photojournalism, documentary-making |119| Afghan refugees in Pakistan: challenges, opportunities and the way forward |120| UNMOGIP celebrates the 70th anniversary of the United Nations |121| Staff members of the United Nations System celebrate UN Day
PHOTO ALBUM
|42| We the people
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