GENEVA – 9 FEBRUARY 2017 A group of champions and experts met in Geneva this week to reaffirm the urgency of putting human rights at the heart of global efforts to improve the health of women, children and adolescents – including the poorest, and those living in conflict zones and as refugees. “At a time when a record number of […]
Read the full news articlePresident Tarja Halonen sent a written statement of support for the inauguration of the NGO Committee for Rare Diseases, which was held in New York at the United Nations on Friday 11 November 2016. “Today like yesterday, I firmly believe that there shall be no genuine progress in addressing the grand challenges of human rights and social development if we […]
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New York – A landmark high-level working group launched today aims to put the health of women, children and adolescents at the heart of the global human rights and development agenda. By looking for the most innovative ways to translate human rights into a reality, the Working Group for the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents […]
Read the full news articleKEY NOTE SPEECH BY PRESIDENT TARJA HALONEN AT THE WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION BEIJING, CHINA, 17 JUNE 2016 Distinguished Minister Zhang Jianlong, Executive Secretary Monique Barbut, dear Friends, It is a great honor and pleasure to be here with you today as we observe the World Day to Combat Desertification. I would like to express my sincere thanks to […]
Read the full news articleBaltic Sea Region Forum Turku, 20.5.2016 Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends of the Baltic Sea, It is a great pleasure to be here in Turku at the Baltic Sea Region Forum. I thank the organizers for having invited me to share a few thoughts on the importance of cooperation and dedication to the health and prosperity of the sea and […]
Read the full news articleSt. Petersburg Legal Forum Remarks by President Tarja Halonen Round Table Discussion, 18.5.2016 Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the opening words. It is a great pleasure to be in St. Petersburg again. I thank the organizers of this Round Table Discussion and the Legal Forum very much for the invitation. I was not able to participate in this […]
Read the full news articleAleksanteri Institute 20th Anniversary Seminar University of Helsinki, 28.4.2016 Chancellor Thomas Wilhelmsson, professor and director Markku Kivinen, professors, students, dear guests, ladies and gentlemen, When the Aleksanteri Institute was founded 20 years ago, those where the years when Boris Yeltsin was the President of Russia, Finland had joined the EU on January 1st 1995 and – being very personal – […]
Read the full news articleRecycle Nutrients for Clear Waters – Forum for Action 20.4.2016 Helsinki Opening Speech by President Tarja Halonen Excellences, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends I am delighted to welcome you here and to open this seminar which brings together so many different experts on circular economy and nutrient recycling. In September of 2015 world leaders agreed on Sustainable Development Goals and […]
Read the full news articleUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has today announced the nomination of President Tarja Halonen as an alternate Co-Chair of the High-level Advisory Group for Every Woman Every Child. The Group will be co-chaired By Ms. Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile and Mr. Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia. The other alternate Co-Chair is Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, former President of […]
Read the full news articleThe Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company acts as a guardian of the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Created in the midst of World War II in 1941, the Trust Principles apply to the entire Thomson Reuters business and are designed to preserve its independence, integrity and freedom from bias in the gathering and dissemination of information and news. The new appointment […]
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