Global Education: From the Office of Global Learning

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UN Pathways Event Arvhives

Spring 2012 Global Events
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		Cuba -- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: H. E. Ambassador Pedro Nunez Mosquera, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations
		Date: May 1, 2012
		UN/NGO Pathways - Ambassador Forum

		UN Department of Public Information Partnerships with NGOs: Rationale and Global Impact [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Mr. Maher Nasser, Director of the Outreach Division in the Department of Public Information (DPI) in New York
		Date: April 19, 2012
		UN/NGO Pathways - Video Conference

		The European Union Today [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: H.E. Ambassador Ioannis Vrailas, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
		Date: April 18, 2012
		UN/NGO Pathways - Ambassador Forum

		The Global Financial Crisis [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Dr. Jomo Sundaram, Assistant Secretary General, United Nations (DESA-OUSG)
		Date: April 10, 2012
		UN/NGO Pathways - Video Conference

		Winds of Change: Role of Chinese Youth in the Future of the China [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Prof. Eli Amdur, Introduction; Dr. Zong Chen, Faculty China Background Overview; Students: Peiran Xu, Moderator; Liang Ren, Zerong Ding and Xianya Du
		Date: April 4, 2012
		UN/NGO Pathways - Forums

		A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama's Diplomacy with Iran [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Dr. Trita Parsi, Founder and President of the National Iranian American Council
		Date: March 28, 2012
		UN/NGO Pathways - Forums


		Benin and the Developments in West Africa [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: H. E. Ambassador Jean-Francis Zinsou, Permanent Representative of Benin to the United Nations
		Date: April 03, 2012
		UN/NGO Pathways - Forums

		Kazakhstan: A Giant in Asia and Its Leading Role in Sustainable Development [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Ambassador Byrganym Aitimova, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations
		Date: February 28, 2012
		UN/NGO Pathways - Ambassador Forum

		UN Pathways 10th Anniversary Gala [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: H.E. Ambassador Ahmad Kamal, Ramu Damodaran
		Date: February 14, 2012
		UN/NGO Pathways - 10th Anniversary

		UN Pathways 10th Anniversary Choir Performance [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: H.E. Ambassador Ahmad Kamal, Ramu Damodaran
		Date: February 14, 2012
		UN/NGO Pathways - 10th Anniversary

Fall 2011 Global Events
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		Unleashing Africa's Potential [View Flyer] \| [View Picture Gallery] \| [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Africa and High Representative
		Date: November 30, 2011
		UN Pathways - Special Event

		The State of Native Americans Today [View Flyer] \| [View Picture Gallery] \| [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Moderated by Chief Ronald Holloway, Principal Chief of the NJ Sand Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians
		Date: November 17, 2011
		UN Pathways - Special Event

		Indigenous America -- Sacred Water and Human Responsibility [View Flyer] \| [View Photo Gallery] \| [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Moderated by Chief Ronald Yonaguska Holloway, Principal Chief of the NJ Sand Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians, featuring Debra White Plume, Lakota Grandmother and Director of Owe Aku Bring Back the Way (affiliated with the Owe Aku International Justice Project)
		Date: November 16, 2011
		UN Pathways - Video Conferences

		The Arab Spring [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Ambassador Abdallay Yahya Al-Mouallimi, Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia
		Date: November 15, 2011
		UN Pathways - Video Conferences

		The Problems of Outer Space [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz, Permanent Mission of Egypt
		Date: November 3, 2011
		UN Pathways - Video Conferences

		The Arab Spring and its Impact [View Flyer] \| [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Ambassador Abdulla Al-Saidi, International Peace Institute
		Date: November 8, 2011
		UN/NGO Pathways - Ambassador Forum

		Youth Panel: "Winds of Change: Role of Arab Youth in the Future of the Middle East and North Africa Region", Featuring the Voices of Young People [View Photo Gallery] \| [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegates: Reem Omar Al-Qyaidi, Saudi Arabia; Riad Nasser, FDU Prfessor of Sociology; Yassine Elkaryani, Morocco; Khadija Alami, Yemen; Hossam Elsayed Shahin, Egypt
		Date: October 19, 2011
		UN/NGO Pathways - Forum

		The Voice of Civil Society at the United Nations: Ideals, Constraints and Potential [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Andrei Abramov, Chief - Nongovernmental (NGO) Branch, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
		Date: October 11, 2011
		UN/NGO Pathways - Forum

		The Indian Diaspora in the Era of Globalization [Watch Video on GIG]
		Delegate: Dr. Nilufer Bharucha, Professor of English, University of Mumbai, India; Dr. Sridhar Rajeswaran, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Chair, Department of English, University of Kachchh, India; Dr. Khyati Joshi, Associate Professor of Education, Fairleigh Dickinson University
		Date: September 15, 2011
		Special Event

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