Open to the Public: Child Family Health International (CFHI) to Convene a Forum on the Empowerment of Women September 15, 2010 at UN Plaza

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Child Family Health International (www.cfhi.org) today announced it is convening a forum open to the general public at the United Nations on September 15, 2010, from 1:00 to 2:45 PM EST. The forum follows the July, 2010 meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, which concluded with member states stressing the need for greater investment in women and girls to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide – also the specific objective of the Millennium Development Goal #3. The forum will be held at the United Nations Church Center, 777 U.N. Plaza, 8^th floor – Boss Room at 44^th Street between 1^st and 2^nd Avenues in New York, New York.

The forum will feature women who are assuming leadership roles in non-government organizations (NGOs), from high organizational roles to grass-roots levels, who will talk about the challenges they face, and specific strategies for how they are succeeding. Audience participation is encouraged.

Convening sponsor: Child Family Health International (CFHI)

Hosted by: The Spirituality, Values and Business Working Group of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns

Moderator: Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury, former Under-Secretary General and High Representative of the U.N.; panelists from CFHI, International Social Justice Commission of the Salvation Army, Good Business International, and more.

U.N. staff, missions, NGOs, corporate and business leaders, and entrepreneurs are invited. Send a registration request no later than September 12, 2010, to: projectharmony@yahoo.com. For more information, see the CFHI Blog post at http://globalhealthimmersionprograms.org/ethics/cfhi-convenes-forum-empowerment-women/

For more information or to attend the forum, contact:
Lori Evans
650 200 5891
lori@evanspublicrelations.com