Dr. Noeleen Heyzer: Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear
Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP (27 Jan 2011)
  • We at the United Nations understand that poverty is not just a lack of income, it is also a lack of choice, voice and security.
  • Work with your heart and work with your internal compass...
  • …to transform your environment, you have to transform yourself.
  • We at the United Nations understand that poverty is not just a lack of income, it is also a lack of choice, voice and security.
  • One of the things that I've tried to do is to look for the light and the best in human beings, and to make sure that all of that light becomes the leadership for the world.
  • It is not acceptable for women to constitute 70 percent of the world's 1.3 billion poor.
  • One of the things that I've tried to do in my life is to look for the light and the best in human beings, and to make sure that all of that light becomes the leadership for the world.
  • Our challenge (today) is to find one shared humanity in the face of our diversity.

About the Speaker

Dr. Heyzer has extensive experience on issues related to women, gender, and development. Under her leadership, UNIFEM played a vital role in helping countries to formulate and implement legislation and policies to ensure women's security and rights. At UNIFEM, she focused on promoting women's leadership in conflict resolution, ending violence against women, and combating HIV/AIDS from a gender perspective



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27 January 2011
National University of Singapore
Shaw Foundation Alumni House
11 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore 119244
Venue: The Auditorium
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