UNITED NATIONS PAKISTAN Magazine 5 - 6 / 2018 Special Features: – UDHR 70: Human Rights through Cinematography – 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence – HIV & AIDS: know your status – Food Security – UN Day REAL LIVES: STORIES THAT INSPIRE US GUEST IN TOWN MESSAGES AND QUOTES BY ANTÓNIO Refugee girl aspires to become her The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN GUTERRES, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs country’s first female foreign minister THE UNITED NATIONS and Emergency Relief Coordinator and UNHCR’s Page 57 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Director for Asia and Pacific visit Pakistan Page 113 Layer NEWS AND EVENTS Page 122 Powering sustainable development with access to information FAREWELL Bidding Farewell to Dr Assai Ardakani, Former PHOTO ALBUM Page 61 Head of Country Office, WHO in Pakistan Page 127 Page 121 The United Nations Pakistan Newsletter is produced by the United Nations Communications Group Editor in Chief: Neil Buhne, Resident Coordinator, United Nations Pakistan Editor: Vlastimil Samek, Director a.i, United Nations Information Centre Deputy Editor and Content Producer: Ishrat Rizvi, National Information Officer, United Nations Information Centre Sub Editor: Chiara Hartmann, Consultant, United Nations Information Centre Photos Producer: Umair Khaliq, IT Assistant, United Nations Information Centre Graphic Designer: Mirko Neri, Consultant, United Nations Information Centre Contributors: Anam Abbas, Mahira Afzal, Qaiser Afridi, Rizwana Asad, Habib Asgher, Jawad Aziz, Shaheryar Fazil, Mehr Hassan, Mahwish Humayun, Fatima Inayet, Adresh Laghari, Abdul Sami Malik, Waqas Rafique, Aana Raisani, Ishrat Rizvi, Maliha Shah, Zikrea Saleh, Asif Shahzad, Maryam Younus. INDEX United Nations Pakistan / Magazine / 5 - 6 / 2018 |7| Editor’s note SPECIAL FEATURE SPECIAL FEATURE UDHR 70: HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE CINEMATOGRAPHY |9| Human Rights Day 10 December |17| International Day for the |22| The government of Khyber 2018 Elimination of Violence against Pakhtunkhwa joins UN Women in |10| UDHR 70 and Pakistan Women 25 November 2018 saying no to gender-based violence |11| European Union and Human |18| Calling for an end to child Rights marriage in Pakistan at ‘16 Days’ |23| Campus talk in Peshawar event in Mithi |12| Fourth edition of Film |23| Standing up against gender- Festival “Human Rights through |19| Ending cyber harassment on- based violence and sexual Cinematography” campus and off-campus in harassment in Khairpur, Sindh Pakistan at ‘16 Days’ event at |15| COMSATS University observed |23| Theater performance in St. John SZABIST University Human Rights Day and 70th Vianney High School, Peshawar anniversary of the Universal |20| Critical need to establish |24| Campus talk in Balochistan special health, education and Declaration of Human Rights |24| Interactive community theatre in other fundamental facilities for Balochistan Women with Disabilities |25| Proceedings of awareness sessions |21| CEOs of private companies from SPECIAL FEATURE on drug abuse and its impact on Karachi pledge their commitment HIV & AIDS: “KNOW YOUR STATUS” users, especially women for action on Gender Equality |25| Seminar on gender-based violence |27| World AIDS Day 2018 in Lahore |27| Message by H.E Imran Khan, Prime Minister, Islamic Republic of SPECIAL FEATURE Pakistan UN DAY |28| Message by Mr. Aamer Mehmood Kiani, Federal Minister |37| UN Day |40| United Nations staff for National Health Services, commemorates UN Day! Regulations & Coordination |39| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and United Nations Pakistan |41| Thematic art exhibition and |29| Strengthening the HIV response in celebrates 73rd Anniversary of the discussion with Youth on United Pakistan United Nations Nations Day-2018 |30| World AIDS Day: Know Your Status |31| The time for action is NOW! SPECIAL FEATURE |32| Commemorating 30th Anniversary FOOD SECURITY of World AIDS Day |34| Round Table Interactive Dialogue |43| World Food Day |51| FAO and Pakistan sign Country with Parliamentarians on HIV and |43| Zero Hunger: our actions today Programming Framework AIDS are our future tomorrow 2018-2022 |35| KNOW YOUR STATUS: |45| Investing in Zero Hunger in |52| Pakistan launches consultation on Leading by an example: Getting Pakistan national action plan for nutrition tested for HIV & encouraging |47| “Our actions are our future. |53| Pakistan announced fourth largest others to “know their status” A #zero hunger world by 2030 is producer of chickpeas in the world possible.” by FAO report REAL LIVES: STORIES THAT INSPIRE US |48| World Food Day marked by UN |54| New strategies unfold to improve Food and Agriculture Organization agriculture in Balochistan |57| Refugee girl aspires to become her all over Pakistan. |55| Promoting exchange of innovative country’s first female foreign |49| Supporting development of agri-technologies through minister national e-agriculture strategy for universities |58| A legend in Tharparkar Pakistan |56| FAO launches Pakistan Dietary |59| Giving Pakistani Adolescents a Guidelines for Better Nutrition second chance in Balochistan |60| Afghan refugee elder sees no progress without girls’ education INDEX NEWS AND EVENTS ACCESS TO INFORMATION EDUCATION |98| Awareness raising campaign |61| Powering sustainable |78| International Literacy Day on OSH in the construction sector of Karachi development with access to |79| Launch of the Global Education information Monitoring POPULATION |99| The State of World Population CHILDREN GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S 2018 |62| National Complementary Feeding EMPOWERMENT Assessment (NCFA) launched |80| Engro Energy & UN Women REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS |63| Breastfeeding: foundation for a pledge to advance women’s |100| International Migrants Day healthy Life empowerment in Thar |101| UNHCR welcomes Pakistan’s |64| Half of world’s teens experience |81| Building women’s capabilities to decision to extend stay of peer violence in and around engage with ICT Afghan refugees school |82| ICT for Girls |102| Integrated homestead gardening |65| On International Day of the Girl, |84| Trailblazers of Thar for Afghan refugees in Balochistan UNICEF calls on improving HEALTH employability skills |86| Saving lives of women and girls |103| Japan pledges USD 2.7 million to support Afghan refugees and |62| World Prematurity Day : care for in cross border areas in Pakistan preterm babies imperative to Pakistani youth |87| Mobility support for EPI improve Child Survival Indicators in Programme in Pakistan SDGS Pakistan |88| Kick-starting Pakistan’s mass |104| Pakistan on the path towards |67| Promoting respect for diversity measles immunisation campaign achieving SDGs under One UN among children through puppet |89| Calling on young innovators Programme III show to design solutions for improved |105| Serena Hotels and UNDP CLIMATE CHANGE menstrual hygiene practices join hands to support Sustainable |68| Launch of clean and green |90| “One Team One Goal - Development in Pakistan Pakistan programme Acknowledging, Retaining and |106| WFP and erstwhile FATA |69| Creating a new framework of Enabling” Secretariat renew commitment to national goals cooperation to support INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT Climate Action |91| Raising skills of energy URBAN DEVELOPMENT CULTURE professionals and adopting a |107| Improving municipal solid waste |70| Kalasha practice of Suri Jagek cluster approach management critical for enters UNESCO’s Intangible |92| Workshops on Energy sustainable urban development Culture in Need of Urgent Management System |108| Tencent-UNDP partner to launch Safeguarding List Implementation held nation-wide Connecting Cities to Solutions DISASTER RISK REDUCTION |93| Sialkot Tannery Association and VOLUNTEERISM UNIDO organize workshop on |72| Japan supports WFP for cleaner production techniques |109| International Volunteer Day seasonal livelihood programming recognizes volunteer’s in newly merged tribal districts LABOUR contributions towards building |73| Efforts continue to build disaster |94| Exposure visit of government resilient communities officials from Pakistan to the resilience YOUTH’S EMPOWERMENT work on labour inspection in the DRUGS AND CRIME Philippines |110| Royal Norwegian Embassy partners up for the social and |74| Awareness raising campaign |95| Promoting fundamental economic empowerment of against Trafficking in Persons principles and rights at work in youth in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Smuggling of Migrants Pakistan’s cotton, textile and rolls out garment value chains |111| International Student’s Convention and Expo - 2018 |75| Building the operational capacity |96| The future of work and the of the Anti Narcotics Force significance of effective collective |112| Balochistan University of |76| Training on “Understanding and bargaining and negotiations Information Technology (BUITEMS) named SDG Hub for Presenting Circumstantial Evidence |97| Global Wage Report 2018/19: Goal 8 by UNAI in Terrorism Trials” What lies behind Gender Pay |77| Vulnerability of various age and Gap gender groups United Nations Pakistan / Magazine / 5 - 6 / 2018 GUEST IN TOWN FAREWELL |113| The UN High Commissioner for |119| WHO Regional Director praises |121| Bidding Farewell to Dr Assai Refugees, UN Under-Secretary- Pakistan’s strong political Ardakani, Former Head of Country General for Humanitarian Affairs commitment to achieving Office, WHO in Pakistan and Emergency Relief Coordinator universal health coverage on and UNHCR’s Director for Asia