Speech by President Tarja Halonen Patron of the IUCN Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North & Central Asia, Helsinki, 14.12.2015 Dear Participants, Dear Friends, I would like to warmly welcome you to Finland. This is the first time that a Nordic country is hosting this Forum and we feel very proud. We have a wonderful group of people gathered […]
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President Halonen writes about the Paris 2015 Climate Conference in the Huffington Post
December 11, 2015
Women Need Bigger Role in — and After — Paris The Huffington Post Posted: 12/09/2015 4:37 pm EST Updated: 12/09/2015 5:59 pm EST The Paris Climate Summit is the first test for the global community to show that it is serious about the implementation of the new Sustainable Development Agenda. Climate change is a grave threat to our planet and […]
Read the full news articleOp-ed by President Halonen and President Bachelet of Chile in the Huffington Post: A Sustainable Future for All
September 29, 2015
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will be a landmark agreement. It has the potential to become for the 21st Century what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was for the 20th Century. One hundred ninety-three countries will unanimously adopt the holistic and highly complex Agenda, and they will commit to implementing it. The adoption will be a festive moment […]
Read the full news articleSpeech by President Halonen in the High level conference on Missing persons – Way forward, Kosovo
September 24, 2015
Strengthening and modernizing forensic services in Kosovo President Tarja Halonen High level conference on Missing persons – Way forward on Tuesday, 8th September 2015, Pristina, Kosovo Honorable President Jahjaga, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great honor to have this opportunity to address you at this Conference on Missing persons – Way forward in Kosovo. Peace has now prevailed […]
Read the full news articleSpeech by President Halonen in the Inclusive and Quality Education for All Conference in Kosovo
September 24, 2015
Inclusive and Quality Education for All Conference Speech by President Tarja Halonen Pristina, September 8, 2015 Honorable President Jahjaga, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honor to be in Kosovo and to address you at this important conference “Inclusive and Quality Education for All”. I am very thankful for the organizers for having invited me and I am happy […]
Read the full news articleOpening Statement by President Halonen at the seminar “UN at 70: Still Going Strong” hosted by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and The Erik Castrén Institute” on 28 August 2015
September 24, 2015
UN at 70: Still Going Strong, Säätytalo, 28 August 2015 Opening statement by President Halonen “We the Peoples of the United Nations” – The contribution of the UN Charter to a better world for all Ladies and Gentlemen, dear participants, It’s a wonderful opportunity to be here and to address you at this important gathering. The anniversary of the […]
Read the full news articlePresident Halonen in the Huffington Post: To Achieve Food Security, We Must Prioritize Women’s Rights as Human Rights
September 3, 2015
At the end of this month, world leaders will converge on United Nations headquarters in New York to affirm and formally adopt the global sustainable development priorities for the next 15 years. All of the goals are laudable and worth pursuing. They are intertwined and should be pursued simultaneously. Achieving them will immeasurably improve the lives of billions of people. […]
Read the full news articlePanel discussion in the annual seminar of the Oslo Center on 19 May
June 4, 2015
The Oslo Center Annual Seminar “Is democracy on the decline in Europe?” 19 May, 2015, Oslo Opening statement by President Tarja Halonen in a panel We Europeans tend to be pessimistic about the current state and the future of democracy in the world. However, it is important to remember that facts don’t always support this view. The independent watchdog Freedom […]
Read the full news articleWelcome address by President Tarja Halonen at the Third UNCCD Scientific Conference on March 9, 2015, Cancún, Mexico
March 25, 2015
MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF POVERTY ERADICATION, LAND DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Distinguished Chairman Uriel SAFRIEL, (Chair of the UNCCD Committee on Science and Technology), General Director of the National Forestry Commission Jorge RESCALA PEREZ, Governor Roberto BORGE ANGULO Dear Executive Secretary of UNCCD Monique BARBUT, Dear Participants, It is a great honor to be here with you at this […]
Read the full news articlePresidentti Tarja Halosella oli näkyvä rooli YK:n luonnonkatastrofien aiheuttamien riskien vähentämistä käsittelevässä maailmankonferenssissa
March 20, 2015
Suomella oli merkittävä rooli, kun YK:n jäsenvaltiot kokoontuivat Sendaissa 14.‒18.3.2015 käsittelemään luonnonkatastrofien aiheuttamien riskien vähentämistä. Tarja Halonen piti yhden osion pääpuheenvuoron ja toimi myös panelistina. Suurlähettiläs Päivi Kairamo toimi konferenssia valmistelevan komitean puheenjohtajana. Tuhannet eri organisaatioiden edustajat kokoontuivat Koillis-Japanin suurimpaan kaupunkiin Sendaihin YK:n järjestyksessä kolmanteen YK:n luonnonkatastrofien aiheuttamien riskien vähentämisen maailmankonferenssiin (UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction). Presidentti Tarja […]
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