Asia Initiatives Welcomes Eighth UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

2024-04-12 09:35:24 Business

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New York, NY (October 04, 2017) - This October 13th, Asia Initiatives (AI), an international nonprofit organization that leverages social capital to promote sustainable development, will host its 16th Annual Gala at the New York Athletic Club. During the event, the eighth United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will present the Award For Women?s Empowerment to Gloria Steinem, Eva Haller and Yue-Sai Kan.

The award will be instituted in Mr. Ban?s name to honor the Secretary General?s important contributions to women?s issues, including his role in the creation of the UN Women department, the establishment of the first High-Level Panel on Women?s Economic Empowerment and his work reducing the gender wage gap within the UN itself, increasing the number of women in senior management by over 40 percent.

?It is such an honor for me to be able to properly recognize these amazing women. During my tenure as Secretary General, I always worked to make women?s empowerment a top priority and I can see that Asia Initiatives is carrying on that legacy? Mr. Ban said.

Gloria Steinem has been a icon of the American feminist movement since the seventies and has participated in multiple international women?s conferences. She founded Ms. Magazine in 1972, co-founded New York Magazine, travels extensively to give lectures and serves as a frequent media spokesperson for feminist issues. Steinem?s recently published memoir, My Life On the Road, is a New York Times Bestseller.

Eva Haller is a Hungarian-American philanthropist. She participated in the Hungarian resistance movement in World War II as a young girl and now serves as a mentor on the boards of numerous nonprofits, including AI, Women For Women International, Free the Children and the Jane Goodall Institute. Additionally, Yue-Sai Kan is an entrepreneur and Emmy-winning Chinese American television producer and host, hailed by People Magazine as the ?most famous woman in China.? She is extensively involved in humanitarian efforts to build libraries and schools for underserved communities in China and serves as a ?Say Yes? Ambassador to the UN.

?This evening will celebrate the breakthrough accomplishments of these three women as well as the hard work of women and families lifting themselves out of poverty. At the Gala we will honor Mr. Ban and our awardees, but we will also honor the hope and tenacity of thousands of women who participate in our projects,? Geeta Mehta, AI President and co-founder, said.

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About Asia Initiatives:
Asia Initiatives is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in New York and founded in 1999. AI has implemented its innovative Social Capital Credits (SoCCs) method in India, Kenya, Ghana and the United States. SoCCs are a revolutionary currency for social good that empower communities to take leadership in their own development. Thousands of women and their families have benefited from AI programs, from rural farmers in Maharashtra, to unemployed women in Washington DC, to market vendors in Ghana. To learn more visit - http://www.asiainitiatives.org

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