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Articles by Noeleen Heyzer
Pearls of Wisdom: Leading Beyond Borders
Overview An intimate luncheon with Dr Noeleen Heyzer, exploring leadership, purpose, and a lifetime of global impact. What does it mean to lead with conviction on the world stage while remaining grounded in purpose?
Mener le changement: une femme à la tête du HCR | Les invités
Opinion Les invités – Mener le changement: une femme à la tête du HCR Susana Malcorra, présidente et cofondatrice de GWL Voices, et Noeleen Heyzer, membre de GWL Voices, plaident pour une présence féminine accrue au sein des organisations internationales. La prochaine élection du haut-commissaire des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) est cruciale. Le HCR protège plus de 32 millions de personnes déplacées. Conflits, crises prolongées et changements climatiques rendent sa mission urgente.
A New Political Reality in Myanmar: A People No Longer Willing to Accept Military Rule
Asia-Pacific, Development & Aid, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inequity, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Reprint | | Print | UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 2022 (IPS) - The political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar continues to take a catastrophic toll on the people, with serious regional implications.
Noeleen Heyzer, highest ranking S'porean in the UN during her term, reflects on gender equality & Covid-19
Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg COMMENTARY: "I have always believed that good social policies can only be designed if decision makers engage with real people on the ground, listening to their concerns and aspirations, and bringing women’s perspectives directly into policy making." Noeleen Heyzer has been at the forefront of women's empowerment for many years.
Birthdays During a Global Pandemic
Birthdays invite us to reflect on the past as well as to look forward and reimagine the future. Singapore is celebrating its 56th birthday in 2021 while the United Nations has just turned 75 in the midst of a global pandemic. The Covid-19 global pandemic is more than a health crisis. It is fundamentally a human crisis. No one is untouched. No economy nor society has been spared. But everywhere vulnerable communities have suffered the most.
Regional Nations Should Mediate the Crisis in Myanmar, a Leading Analyst Says
Teachers protesting the military coup of Feb. 1, 2021, Kayin State, Myanmar. The author, a regional expert, says the Association of Southeast Asian Nations “must recognize that Myanmar is fast becoming a failed state.” CREATIVE COMMONS SINGAPORE — The situation in Myanmar is growing more violent and polarized.
Still No Aid Into Tigray; Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Africa; Western Sahara Left Hanging by US
Protesters rallied in front of the UN in New York on Dec. 11 to draw attention to detainees on hunger strike at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, according to a protester. But the protest turned nasty when some of them were apparently run over by a car a few blocks away.
Southeast Asia, Forging Ahead on Women, Peace and Security
The secretary-general of Asean, Dato Lim Jock Hoi of Vietnam, center left, posing with others in the United Nations Security Council, after a meeting on cooperation between the UN and Asean on international peace and security, Jan. 30, 2020. The regional organization has made strides in enhancing the role of women in peacekeeping and as global mediators, among other achievements, but the Covid-19 era demands more work on all fronts toward gender equality, the author writes.
Suddenly, Singapore’s Coronavirus Cases Skyrocketed. Here’s Why.
This article was published originally by PassBlue, a partner of The Daily Beast which provides independent coverage of the United Nations. It was written by Noeleen Heyzer. SINGAPORE — Singapore now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, at 11,178, as of April 23. The daily coronavirus infection rate reached a new high of 1,426 as I write.
Singapore: COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket as Health Response Ignores "Forgotten" Foreign Labor
This post originally appeared on PassBlue. It has been republished with permission. Singapore has paid a heavy price because its thinking on public health and COVID-19 management did not integrate the migrant population from the start. (Asian Development Bank) Singapore now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, at 11,178, as of April 23. The daily coronavirus infection rate reached a new high of 1,426 as I write.
Suddenly, Singapore’s Coronavirus Cases Skyrocketed. Here’s Why.
This article was published originally by PassBlue, a partner of The Daily Beast which provides independent coverage of the United Nations. It was written by Noeleen Heyzer. SINGAPORE — Singapore now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, at 11,178, as of April 23. The daily coronavirus infection rate reached a new high of 1,426 as I write.
Myanmar's Neighbors Must Build Trust Among Rohingya Refugees
The 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit opening ceremony, Nov. 3, 2019. To help Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar and rebuild their lives, the author of this essay urges Asean leaders to work more heartedly on gaining trust among the affected parties. At the 33d summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Singapore last year, the issue of Myanmar’s Rakhine/Rohingya crisis was high on the agenda.
From sticky floors to career highs: Accelerating shifts to gender equality in Asia
A shift is underway in gender equality, the scale of which I could not have fully envisioned when I embarked on my career as an international civil servant more than three decades ago with a commitment to making a difference in all women’s lives. While Asia and the Pacific has experienced unprecedented prosperity, progress in gender equality has been disparate. Affluence has precipitated the emergence of a middle class that has allowed women access to education and to good health care.
John Bolton Cracks the Whip on the UN Mission in Western Sahara
Russian-made helicopters used for the UN mission in Western Sahara, a disputed territory in northwest Africa. The UN Security Council recently renewed the mission’s mandate, but only for six months. John Bolton, the new United States national security adviser, appears to have been directly involved in the decision.
Africa: Reclaiming the Bandung Spirit for Shared Prosperity
opinion By Noeleen Heyzer and Anis ChowdhuryBangkok and Sydney — "The despised, the insulted, the hurt, the dispossessed--in short, the underdogs of the human race were meeting. ... Who had thought of organizing such a meeting? And what had these nations in common? Nothing, it seemed to me, but what their past relationship to the Western world had made them feel.
Reclaiming the Bandung Spirit for Shared Prosperity
Noeleen Heyzer, former Executive Secretary of UN-ESCAP and Under-Secretary-General of the UN. She was also special advisor to the UN-Secretary-General for Timor Leste. Anis Chowdhury, former professor of economics at the University of Western Sydney, held senior United Nations positions during 2008-2015 in New York and Bangkok. Bangkok and Sydney, Apr 24 2017 (IPS) - “The despised, the insulted, the hurt, the dispossessed—in short, the underdogs of the human race were meeting.
Reclaiming the Bandung Spirit for Shared Prosperity
Noeleen Heyzer, former Executive Secretary of UN-ESCAP and Under-Secretary-General of the UN. She was also special advisor to the UN-Secretary-General for Timor Leste. Anis Chowdhury, former professor of economics at the University of Western Sydney, held senior United Nations positions during 2008-2015 in New York and Bangkok.
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