Press Release, 10 March 2015 – UNISIDR 2015/06 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL’S BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS IN SENDAI 10 March 2015, GENEVA – The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, will personally welcome the former President of Finland, Ms. Tarja Halonen, as the third UN Global Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) when he shares breakfast on Sunday with DRR advocates from around the world […]
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The UN Secretary-General welcomed President Halonen as the third UN Global Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction
March 20, 2015
The Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award presented to President Halonen
March 6, 2015
President Tarja Halonen received on 4th March the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick award in Washington, DC. It was presented by the Women’s Democracy Network at the International Republican Institute in conjunction with the International Women’s Day. The Award recognizes honorees for their commitment to increase women’s political and civic participation within their own communities and on behalf of women worldwide. The […]
Read the full news articleThe Politics of Peacebuilding: Lessons from Promoting Shared Societies
February 19, 2015
Club de Madrid Member Tarja Halonen, former President of Finland, and Abdurrahim El-Keib, former Prime Minister of Libya and Club de Madrid nominated Member, were the keynote speakers at the World Bank Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum 2015 opening session on “The Politics of Peacebuilding: Lessons from Promoting Shared Societies”, jointly organized with the Club de Madrid on February 11, […]
Read the full news articleFormer President of Finland Named as Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School
December 18, 2014
For Immediate Release: December 18, 2014 Former President of Finland Named as Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School CAMBRIDGE MA — Tarja Halonen, who served two terms as President of the Republic of Finland (2000-12), has been named as Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), it was announced today by HKS Dean David […]
Read the full news articlePresidentti Tarja Halonen Monikulttuurisessa Itsenäisyyspäiväjuhlassa Kaupungintalolla 6.12.2014
December 7, 2014
KULTUURI ON KOHTAAMISTA Kulttuuri syntyy ihmisten kohtaamisesta. Mitä enemmän ihmiset tapaavat toisiaan avoimin silmin, korvin ja sydämin – sitä rikkaampia ovat kulttuurin hedelmät. Menneinä aikoina kulttuurin puutarhat olivat suljetumpia ja niitä hoitaneet (kulttuuri)puutarhuritkin olivat tiukkoja opeissaan. Ihan ilman hoitoa en suosittelisi jättämään nykyistäkään kulttuuripuutarhaamme, sillä muutoin arat tulokkaat voivat jäädä toisten jalkoihin. Itsenäisyyspäivä on oiva tilaisuus pohtia kansakuntana omaa minuuttamme […]
Read the full news articlePresident Tarja Halonen will attend the inauguration of Chile’s President
March 7, 2014
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Press Release 55/2014 7 March 2014 President Tarja Halonen will attend the inauguration ceremonies of President MichelleBachelet of Chile in Santiago de Chile and Valparaíso on 10–11 March. President Halonen will represent President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the inauguration ceremonies. President Halonen and President Bachelet already know each other from Bachelet’s first […]
Read the full news articleSpeech at the seminar of the Finnish NGO Foundation for Human Rights (KIOS)
September 19, 2013
President Tarja Halonen’s speech at the seminar of the Finnish NGO Foundation for Human Rights (KIOS) on Human Rights Defenders as Actors of Social Change September 18, 2013 (check against delivery) Dear friends, it is a real pleasure to be here today. Human rights defenders are the people who on their own or with others take action to ensure the promotion and […]
Read the full news articleSpeech at the Opening Plenary of the UNECE Regional Conference
July 9, 2013
Statement by President Tarja Halonen, Co-Chair of the High-Level Task Force for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) “Sexual and reproductive health and rights as just – and smart – politics” Opening Plenary of the UNECE Regional Conference Enabling Choices: Population Priorities for the 21st Century July 1, 2013, Geneva Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, In 1994, Member States […]
Read the full news articleStatement by President Tarja Halonen, Co-Chair of the High-Level Task Force for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) “Sexual and reproductive health and rights as just – and smart – politics”
June 9, 2013
Opening Plenary of the UNECE Regional Conference Enabling Choices: Population Priorities for the 21st Century July 1, 2013, Geneva Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, In 1994, Member States adopted the Programme of Action at the Cairo Conference. The rights and empowerment of women and adolescents, including their reproductive rights and health, were placed at the centre of population and sustainable development. […]
Read the full news articlePictures of Meggy the cat
April 19, 2013
Meggy the cat, who given as a present by the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, arrived in Finland from Moscow in January 2013 at the age of five months. She has grown a lot since then and has a strong, active and sociable personality. A Neva Masquerade, she has adjusted well to life in Finland and was available for a […]
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