Rye To Mark International Women's Day With Peacebuilding Talk

RYE, N.Y. -- In a celebration of International Women's Day 2013, a discussion on the “Contributions of Women to Peacebuilding Operations” will be held at the Rye Historical Society on Sunday.

Judy Cheng-Hopkins, United Nations assistant secretary-general for peacebuilding support, will speak Sunday in Rye for International Women's Day. Photo Credit: *Contributed*

Daily Voice

03/08/2013 10:00 a.m.

The event will be hosted by the United Nations Association of the USA-Westchester Chapter and the Rye Historical Society.

The event will feature Judy Cheng-Hopkins, who has been the United Nations assistant secretary-general for peacebuilding support since 2009. Her U.N. career spans more than 30 years of development and humanitarian work in Africa and Asia, with a 10-year stint in the field in Africa. She is a citizen of Malaysia and lives in Westchester with her family.

The honored guest will be Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the first woman to be elected conference leader of the New York State Legislature.

The program will be followed by a Q & A session and discussion moderated by Marcia Brewster, president of UNA-Westchester.

Registration will begin at 2:30 p.m., and the event will be 3 to 5 p.m. at the Square House Museum, 1 Purchase St., Rye. Refreshments will be served following the program.

Space is limited. Online registration will close at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9.

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