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The UN Chamber Music Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council presents the Benefit Concert for Yemen
Sunday, 19 August 2018, 7:00 pm
All Saints Episcopal Church
120 E 60th Street, New York
On World Humanitarian Day, Sunday 19 August 2018, the UN Chamber Music Society will present a Benefit Concert for Yemen. World Humanitarian Day is a time to recognize those who face danger and adversity and to mobilize support for them. It is also an opportunity to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work. Yemen is currently witnessing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. With more than 2 million people internally displaced, over 280,000 refugees, and 8.4 million people on the brink of famine - the people of Yemen urgently need our help. All proceeds from the benefit concert will be directed to Mercy Corps, to help support the most vulnerable people in Yemen.
OPENING MESSAGE
Permanent Mission of Yemen to the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Awad Ahmed Binmubarak, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Yemen
– to be delivered by Mrs. Intisar Nasser Mohammed Abdullah, Political Coordinator
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Ms. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General
for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator
– to be delivered by Ms. Waffa Saeed, Deputy Director of Operations and Advocacy Division
Cost: FREE CONCERT. RSVP not required. Donations welcome. 100% of all funds raised will be directed to Mercy Corps. For more information: info@mercycorps.org.
Briefing New Delegates on the Work of the 73rd General Assembly
11-12 September 2018 | Permanent Mission of Singapore (318 E. 48th Street, New York )
To participate,please register at http://bit.ly/UNITAR-GA or contact UNITAR NYO at nusrat.jahan@unitar.org
Tel: (212) 963-4611 | Fax: (212)963-9686
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