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We suggest reading this information provived by the UN Women on Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response: The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health issue. It is a profound shock to our [...]

Our colleagues at UN Women have asked that we share this with you: As a consequence of the global COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people now find themselves  indoors. Gender inequalities, [...]

In light of the current concerns regarding coronavirus disease (COVID-19), CSW64 will suspend after one procedural meeting on 9 March. There will be no general discussion. All CSW side events on [...]

Join us! Hear from youth, born after the pivotal Beijing conference, on their feminist perspectives and activisms they assess the continuing need for equality and change. This conversation will [...]

The priority theme for this year’s CSocD was “affordable housing and social protection systems for all to address homelessness” and this side event covered legal mechanisms and social [...]

At the United Nations 58th Session of the Commission for Social Development, with a focus on homelessness, Grove Harris was able to present a critique of austerity measures and a set of healthier [...]

Listen to Rabbi David Rosen, who as  “AJC’s International Director of Interreligious Affairs, has been advancing understanding and good relations between religious communities for more than [...]

The Temple of Understanding is excited to welcome our 2018 student interns to New York City and the United Nations! Read on to meet our interns and learn about the projects they will be pursuing [...]

The Temple of Understanding participated in the recent People’s Assembly in New York City, Sept 24- 25, 2019 as civil society gathered on the outskirts of the UN’s General Assembly to [...]

This interactive panel will focus on pragmatic aspects of women’s empowerment and sustainable development. Speakers include Puerto Rican women working towards a citizen’s audit of the debt, a [...]