NOVEMBER 9TH SUMMIT AT U.N. HEADQUARTERS
NOVEMBER 9TH SUMMIT AT U.N. HEADQUARTERS
Hosted by the Mission of Panama to the United Nations
Co-sponsors:
Institute of Noahide Code NGO ECOSOC
MOBILIZING CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS ETHICS FOR AGENDA 2030
Conference Room 6
United Nations Headquarters
15:00 -18:00
AGENDA
Introduction and Welcome:
Keynote Speaker
Her Excellency Ambassador Flores
Session I
3:00 – 3:40 pm
UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTIONS ON THE CULTURE OF PEACE AS A PRE-CONDITION FOR PEACE, SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Moderator: Mrs. Judy Schaffer, Founder: Heroes to Heroes
SPEAKERS: Panel I
UNESCO REPRESENTATIVE –MRS. LILY VALCHANOVA
THE HONORABLE H. LINCOLN DOUGLAS, MINISTER OF ARTS AND MULTICULTURALISM –TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
- GIANNI PICCO, FORMER UNDER SEC. GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS/ BOARD MEMBER IPCGE
SESSION II
3:40- 4:30 pm
RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL VALUES AS A DRIVER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POST 2015 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS:
Moderator: Mayor Martin Oliner, Mayor of Lawrence Long Island
Introduction:
The Noahide Laws and the post 2015 agenda:
RABBI YAKOV DAVID COHEN, FOUNDER/ DIRECTOR Institute of Noahide Code
Speakers: Panel II
RABBI ELIE ABADIE – Yale University Center for Faith and Culture/ Chief Rabbi Safra Synagogue
IMAM SHAMSI ALI – President, Nusantara Foundation & Spiritual Leader of Jamaica Muslim Center New York –
ABBOT WEI FENG – Founder Amitabha Temple in Sacramento and Lucky Temple in Oakland, USA
Col. (Res.) MUNIB BADER, Co-Founder/ Druze Association for Development and the Culture and Peace/former Attaché in Brazil, Bolivia and Peru
REVERAND V. SIMPSON TURNER JR. – Pastor Mount Carmel Baptist Church/ currently serves as FDNY Chaplain in New York, served formerly as Chaplain of New York City Department of Corrections and Sherriff’s Office
SESSION III
4:30 – 5:00 pm
THE U.N. POST 2015 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
Moderator: Mrs. Judy Schaffer
Mr. J. Marthone – Director, Sustainable Development/ World Energy Forum
ATTORNEY RICHARD HELLMAN– Attorney Specializing in Environment Protection, Global 500 Roll of Honour, , USA/ President, Middle East Research Center Ltd.
- LEONARD GRUNSTEIN –co-founder IPCGE FOUNDATION FOR ETHICAL FINANCE
5:00 – 5:20 pm Open Debate/ Questions – moderator: Mayor Martin Oliner
5:20- 5:30 p.m.:
Vote of Thanks: Hosts and Co-sponsors
Developing a Steering Committee to Mobilize Cultural and Religious Leaders for the United Nations Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals
5:30 pm PHOTO SESSION and open floor dialogue
