Keynote Speakers
Judith Hammah - Author
ENVIRO 1 - Making It Personal
John Paul Morgan - CEO
Morgan Solar
Taras Koulik and Yuri Navarro
Team members of the Canadian Liberal Youth delegation for the COP 15 conference in Copenhagen Denmark
Date: Monday Feb 1st, 2010, Time: 7-9pm
Place: City Hall, Committee Rm #2, 100 Queen Street West
The United Nations Association, Toronto Region Branch (UNACTO), a division of the (UNA-Canada) UNAC, serves Torontonians in many aspects related to the model of the United Nations. UNA- Canada (UNAC) is a national charitable organization which was established in 1946 whose office mandate is to engage the Canadian public in the work of the United Nations and to highlight the critical international issues which affect us all. We accomplish our goals with the help of our dynamic staff at the National Office and a network of volunteer-driven regional branches. Read more »
Dear UNACTO Members:
We invite you to celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December the 10th, 2009. This event will be hosted at Humber Institute of Technology and Advance Learning on. For further detail, please read the attached flyer.
Toronto – The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is convening a Summit on Climate Change – 22 September 2009 – to focus Heads of State and Government on the need for urgent action, and to mobilize the highest level political to reach a fair, effective, and scientifically ambitious global climate deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December 2009. With the third record hottest summer recorded in the arctic confirming that climate change issues could be worse than previously predicted. Read more »
In order to coincide with World Environment Day, a day designated by the United Nations in 1972 to stimulate “worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action,” director Yann Arthus-Bertrand and producer Luc Besson (of The Fifth Element fame) have released their new documentary Home. Home, which is narrated by Academy Award-nominated actress Glenn Close, is being simultaneously released on YouTube (YouTube reviews), DVD, in theaters, and on television.
The one and a half hour film uses beautiful, high definition aerial photography from over 60 countries around the globe to tell the story of Earth’s worldwide ecosystem, how humans have affected it, and how environmental problems are all interconnected. Read more »