2007

• December 2007
  Families and HIV/AIDS: An Interactive Dialogue
  Sponsored by the NGO Committee on the Family and the NGO Committee on HIV/AIDS. Moderated by Deanna Chitayat, PhD, NGO Committee on HIV/AIDS and the American Psychological Association; Harold Cook, PhD, co-chair NGO Committee on the Family – NY, the American Psychological Association and the International Union of Psychological Science. SPEAKER: Beatrice Krauss, PhD, Hunter College, City University of New York.

• December 2007
  Placing Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-Being for Children on the UN Agenda (at the Meeting, Commemorating the World Fit for Children +5).
  A panel organized by the Non-Governmental Organization's Committee on Mental Health (NGO CMH) Working Group on Children and Mental Health. SPEAKERS: Corann Okorodudu (APA representative to the UN), Rowan University, “The Convention on the Rights of the Child as a Framework for Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-Being into Creating A World Fit For Children”; Amanda Melville, Child Protection Programme Officer, UNICEF, "Interagency Standing Committee Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings" and their Implications for Children”; Christina Blanc, Barnard College, "Violence against Children and the World Fit for Children".

• December 2007
  Psychologists speak in panel discussion: CREATING PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO ERADICATE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AT THE INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY AND STATE LEVELS
  Mike Wessells, Senior Child Protection Advisor, Christian Children’s Fund and Michael L. Penn, Clinical Psychologist & Associate Professor of Psychology, Franklin & Marshall College were among the speakers in a panel discussion sponsored by the UN missions of the Netherlands and France and organized by the Bahá’í International Community and the Christian Children’s Fund.

• November 2007
  EMERGING THEMES FROM NGOs ON THE WORLD FIT FOR CHILDREN (+5) COMMEMORATION
  Based on the Report of the Secretary General follow-up to the special session of the General Assembly on Children. APA prepared comments on the draft statement on behalf of the NGO Committee on UNICEF. 

• November 2007
  AIDS: ELIMINATING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION
  A briefing in observance of World AIDS Day (December 1st) co-sponsored by the UN Department of Public Information, Non-Governmental Organizations (DPI-NGO), UNAIDS and the NGO Committee on HIV and AIDS. SPEAKERS: Ms. Anatasia Kamlyk, Representative, UN Plus; Dr. Jessie Mbwambo, Muhimbili Medical School and National Hospital, Tanzania; Dr. Beatrice Krauss, Hunter College Schools of the Health Professions and its Center for Community and Urban Health. * Click here to view the full PowerPoint Presentation by psychologist Dr. Beatrice Krauss.

• October 2007
  1st ANNUAL PSYCHOLOGY DAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS
  Organized by a multiorganization committee and chaired by Florence Denmark, Main APA Representative at the UN and Chair UN/NGO Committee on Ageing. For a complete list of speakers, please click here.

• October 2007
  THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS
  A briefing addressing critical issues such as psychological support systems, relief coordination efforts, and the needed contribution of NGOs. Dr. Gerard A. Jacobs, Director, Disaster Mental Health Institute, Ms. Anne Cubile, Policy & Guidance Management, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mr. Charles P. Bernimolin, Officer, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and Mr. Nassim Agazade, Critical Incident Stress Management Unit, Department of Safety of Security, United Nations provided the audience with a balanced and informative understanding of the subject.
  * Click here for a link to the summary of the briefing and the webcast.
  * Click here for a link to the summary of the PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Jacobs.

• September 2007
  APA REPORT OF THE NGO REPRESENTATIVES AT THE UNITED NATIONS
  Written by Florence L. Denmark, Main APA Representative at the UN. Describes the specific activities and leadership positions of the APA representatives and the activities of the various UN NGO committees and the role of APA NGO representatives, listed by committee or activity. Also included is a report about the weekly DPI Briefings and plans for Psychology Day at the United Nations. * Click here to read the full report.
  

• September 2007
  FAMILY ISSUES AT THE UNITED NATIONS: WORK AHEAD.
  Organized by Harold Cook, Co-Chair, NGO Committee on the Family
  (New York). SPEAKER: Mr. Eric Olson, Focal Point on the Family, Division for Social Policy and Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

• March 2007
  51st SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN--Gender-Based Violence: Consequences Across the Life Span
  Sponsored by the Subcommittee on Violence Against Women of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women NY. SPEAKERS: Leslie Wright, Chair, Violence Against Women Subcommittee; Charlotte Bunch, Expert Panel for Secretary General's report; Dr. Gilda Glasinovich, Peru, UN Technical Advisor on Gender and Immigrant Populations; Florence Denmark, PhD, Pace University, Main Representative American Psychological Association.

• March 2007
  NON-VIOLENT RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT WITHIN THE FAMILY: SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE GIRL CHILD
  Sponsored by the NGO Committee on the Family, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Unanima International. MODERATOR: Harold Cook, Co-Chair the NGO Committee on the Family – NY,  American Psychological Association , and the International Union of Psychological Science. PRESENTERS: Anna Maria Vilca Mamani, from Peru; Maria Soledad Cortez de Santiago, from Peru; Vanesa de los Milagros, Youth from Peru; Julia da Silva, Director, Violence Prevention Program, American Psychological Association.

• February 2007
  51st SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN--AIDS-Related Violence and Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  Sponsored by the American Psychological Association (APA), Society for Women and AIDS in Africa SWAA, NGO Committee on HIV/AIDS, International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), Sub-Committee for the Elimination of Racism, NGO Committee on Children’s Rights. SPEAKERS: Mark Winiarski, PhD., HIV/AIDS Advisor to American Psychological Association UN Representatives, New York, NY; Sandra Lewis, PsyD, Professor of Psychology and Director of African-American Studies, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey; Bernice Heloo, M.Ed, President, Society for Women and AIDS in Africa, Accra, Ghana; Agnes Cyril Msoka, MSc, International Coordinator, Society for Women and AIDS in Africa, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; Umra Omar, BA, International Coordinator, American Psychological Association Office on AIDS, Nairobi, Kenya.

• February 2007
  IN PREPARATION FOR THE 51st SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN--Roundtable on Discrimination Against the Girl Child
  SPEAKERS: Her Excellency Joyce Kafanabo, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tanzania; Dr. Rita Chi Ying Chung, Prof. of Psychology and Counseling, George Mason University; Ted Bunch, Director of Safe Horizons Domestic Violence Program.

2006

• November 2006
  WORLD DAY FOR PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE
  Dissemination events - Public Interest Directorate, including briefing sheet.

• September 2006
  59th ANNUAL UN CONFERENCE OF NGOs--Forgiveness: Partnering with the Enemy
  Sponsored by the American Psychological Association and co-sponsored by the International Union of Psychological Science, International Council of Psychology, Armenian International Women’s Association. SPEAKERS: Sath Coopers, Ph.D., President, South African Psychological Society; Vice President, International Union of Psychological Science Erwin Staub, Ph.D., Professor. U. Mass., Amherst; Eileen Borris, Ed. D., Psychologist & Author; Edward Majian, Student.