Posted 2:51 PM
by Mary
Continuing Education & Public Programs, The Graduate Center, CUNY presents
Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly, and the Politics of Thirst, Diane Raines Ward
Wednesday, June 11 7pm -- Free
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue @ 34 Street
Every day, we hear alarming news about droughts, pollution, population growth, and climate change, all of which threaten to make water, even more than oil, the cause of war within our lifetime. Diana Raines Ward reaches beyond the headlines in this "thorough and thoughtful" book (Detroit Free Press) to illuminate our most vexing problems and to tell the stories of those working to solve them: hydrologists, politicians, engineers, and everyday people. Based on ten years of research spanning five continents, Water Wars offers fresh insight into a subject to which our fate is inextricably bound.
To R.S.V.P. or for more information including a free catalog of additional programs contact: 212 817-8215 or continuinged@gc.cuny.edu or check web@gc.cuny.edu/cepp
Posted 10:43 PM
by Mary
TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN FOCUS OF UN CRIME COMMISSION SESSION New York, May 13 2003 Human trafficking, especially in women and children, will be the focus of the twelfth session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, which opened today in Vienna.
The 40-member Commission, which formulates international policies and recommends activities in the field of crime control, is expected to spotlight the phenomenon of trafficking just as the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) has confirmed that the majority of victims of human trafficking are women and children, and sexual exploitation is the most common form of such abuse.
While there is a dearth of reliable statistics worldwide on human trafficking, UNODC's newly established global database focusing on such trends has also revealed that victims are typically recruited from moderately poor countries, transported through countries which provide safe routes, and end up in more affluent parts of the world. In addition, Asia, the former Soviet Republics and Africa are the major regions of origin, while Central Asia and Eastern Europe currently act mainly as a transit area for trafficked persons. Asia, excluding Japan, is now as much a source as a destination, and the main destination regions can be found in the industrialized world.
Posted 8:19 PM
by Mary
Join us to celebrate the many remarkable years of leadership and friendship we’ve experienced and enjoyed from Jayantha Dhanapala, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 from 6-8 p.m. at 777 UN Plaza, NYC, NY.
Mr. and Mrs. Dhanapala will be returning to Sri Lanka after he has spent five years as USG, served his country as Ambassador to Washington, and before that as the Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva.
Kindly let us know if we may expect you by replying by mail to this message, or by calling 1.212.687.2623 with your name and that of any guest you may bring.
We look forward to welcoming you on May 13th.
Sincerely,
John Burroughs, Lawyers Committee for Nuclear Policy
Rev. Vernon Nichols, NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security
Cora Weiss, Hague Appeal for Peace
