FEZANA Panel at UN 63rd CSW 2019

ZOROASTRIAN DELEGATION DELIVERS A PANEL DISCUSSION AT UN HEADQUATERS AS PART OF THE 63TH COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW 2019)


FEZANA participated at the 63th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Conference held at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA. The group representing from FEZANA were from USA and Canada, and they presented a panel discussion titled “Educating Girls: An Empowering Tool to Promote Prosperity & Gender Equality”. The presentation will be covering three of the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Goal 1: No Poverty
Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 5: Gender Equality

Social change to uplift society comes when men and women are treated equally with respect and dignity. This aspirational goal cannot be reached without educating the girl child. The panel discussed how education empowers girls in the villages in India and Africa to eliminate poverty.

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FEZANA represents a diverse and growing Zarathushti community in North America.

Guided by the blessings of AHURA MAZDA and the teachings of our Prophet Zarathushtra; the Federation was founded in 1987 It serves as the coordinating body for 26 Zoroastrian Associations and 14 Corresponding Groups in the United States and Canada.

The activities of FEZANA are conducted in a spirit of mutual respect, co-operation and unity amongst all Member associations, and with due regard for the principles of GOODNESS, TRUTH, REASON, BENEVOLENCE, IMPLICIT TRUST and CHARITY towards all Mankind.

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