APA Activities at the UN

2013

March

  • Sepideh Alavi and Jarell Myers, APA interns at the U.N., presented at an event of the NGO Committee on the Family titled "Impact of Culture, Ethnicity and Migration on the Family." Alavi discussed the impact of immigration on Iranian families, and Myers spoke on assessing ethnic and cultural differences in the family structure.
  • Roseanne Flores and Janet Sigal, APA representatives to the U.N., moderated two side events at the 57th Commission on the Status of Women. The first event was titled "When will the violence against women and girls stop? Global solutions," and the other was titled "Prevention of violence against women and girls across the lifespan: Psychological perspectives."

February

  • Janet Sigal, APA's main representative to the U.N., led a discussion during a side event at the 51st Session of the Commission for Social Development. The event, organized by the International Council of Psychologists, was themed "Barriers Confronting Older Persons and Families."

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