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UN Day Ceremony at the Massachusetts State House
UNA-GB organizes the annual UN Day Ceremony at the
State House, traditionally in late afternoon, featuring
a keynote address by the Massachusetts UN Day Chair
appointed by the Governor, the Governor's UN Day
proclamation, a UN Day message from Secretary-General
Kofi Annan, multicultural presentations, music and
refreshments. Each year, UNA-USA establishes a UN Day
theme focusing on a critical global issue.
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2007 Theme: Millennium Development Goal #6:
Fighting AIDS, Malaria and other Infectious Diseases
Commonwealth
of Massachusetts UN Day Celebration
Monday, October 22, 2007
The Massachusetts State House, Boston
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Keynote Speaker:
Joia Stapleton Mukherjee
Massachusetts UN Day Chair, Medical Director for Partners In Health
Each year, people from
all around the world celebrate October 24 - the day the
United Nations was born. In honor of the work of the UN
in so many areas, a topic is chosen each year that
highlights a subject on the UN agenda. This year's theme
is "Millennium Development Goal #6 ." Join us at the
State House on October 22 for a celebration of the
United Nations founding and 62 years of service to the
international community.
Sandwich
lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to
info@unagb.org.
Free and open to the public.
The Celebration Features
Keynote Address
Musical Entertainment courtesy of Edward Troxler
Secretary-General’s UN Day Message
Governor’s UN Day Proclamation
Local Organizations Fair
Participating Organizations
African Community Health Initiative, AIDS Action Committee, Boston Living Center,
City of Boston: Safe Harbor/HIV Program, Codman Square Health Center,
Communities Without Borders, Fenway Community Health Center,
Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation,
Massachusetts Asian AIDS Prevention Project,
Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center,
United Planet, US Fund for UNICEF - New England, Whittier Street Health Center,
Women of Color AIDS Coalition, World Peace Prayer Society
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Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH is an expert in the scale up of treatment for complex diseases in poor countries. As Medical Director of Partners In Health, she has overseen the expansion of successful HIV/AIDS treatment programs to eight clinics throughout Haiti’s Central Plateau as well as in rural Rwanda, Lesotho and Malawi in addition to the scale up of treatment programs for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis nationwide in Peru and to 14 states in the Russian Federation. In 2006, Dr. Mukherjee served as Editor-in-Chief for the 2nd edition of Partners In Health’s Community-Based Treatment of HIV in Resource Poor Settings, the leading publication of its kind for health care professionals worldwide. She is also a respected voice in global health policy, and in 2006 was a leading contributor to new World Health Organization standards for treating HIV positive children in poor settings and for management of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. She is a sought after teacher and speaker at a wide range of venues around the world, having lectured at universities and major medical conferences in 14 countries. She is an extensively published and well-respected researcher, who is currently principal investigator on three studies examining various aspects of Partners In Health work in Haiti. Dr. Mukherjee received her MD from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in 1992, followed by clinical training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic from 1992 to 1994 and at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1995 to 1997. She was a Fellow in Infectious Disease at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital from 1997 to 2001. In 1998, she received the Fellow in Training Award from the Infectious Disease Society of America. She received her Masters in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health in 2001. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Infectious Disease.
About the Millennium Development Goals:
Each of the eight United Nations
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focuses on a different
aspect of the human condition, from tackling poverty and
disease to improving literacy and nutrition. The MDGs seek to
improve the lives of the world's majority-that is, the poorest
individuals living in today's developing countries.
Past UN Day Themes:
- "Maternal Health and Well Being" (2006)
- "Child Survival and Well-Being" (2005)
- "Women's Rights & Empowerment: Gender Equity in the New Millennium" (2004)
- "The United Nations: Limitations and Opportunities" (2003)
- "Understanding Differences: Challenges for a New World" (2002)
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United Nations Association of Greater Boston