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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 honour of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture’s (CCVT) will be screening of the award winning film TEZA. Set in Ethiopia and Germany during Mengistu Haile Mariam’s 1974-91 rule, Teza tells the story of a young medical research scientist from Ethiopia who returns home after training in Germany to find a brutal authoritarian regime in place of the land of liberty and development which he has dreamed of. The multiple award-winning film covers the timeless issues of dictatorship, emigration, torture, war and the position of women in society. Following the screening, there will be an intimate discussion with the director, Haile Gerima, who has dedicated 14 years to the creation of Teza. Read more »

The purpose of this policy document is to outline the responsibilities and obligations of the members of the UNACTO Board of Directors. By accepting a position on the Board, each Director has made a commitment to fulfill certain roles and responsibilities. A failure to meet this commitment may result in a Director being voted off the Board.

The responsibilities of each member of the Board of UNACTO include, but are not limited to, the following: Read more »