November 2023

Webinar | Coordination in Practice: Lessons from ECD Coordination in Challenging Contexts

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The INEE Early Childhood Development Working Group, Sesame Workshop, Moving Minds Alliance, and the University of Virginia’s Humanitarian Collaborative (UVA) are pleased to invite you to join us for a webinar on the learnings and assets produced by the Early Childhood Development in Emergencies (ECDiE) Coordinator Learning Cohort Initiative!

"Seeds of Peace" World Premier of ECPC Anthem Song for Hope | ECPC • UNICEF • UNGA-78

World premier of the ECPC anthem and song for hope “Seeds of Peace” featuring tenor soloist Kyle D. Pruett and the Yale Music in Schools Initiative - New Haven Public Schools All-City Choir. Lyrics by Marsha Pruett; music by Geoffrey Hudson.

Saturday, November 11, 2023
UNICEF House (NYC)—Watch the premier performance of  Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) anthem and song for hope “Seeds of Peace”.  Featuring ECPC Co-founder, Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale , and former Whiffenpoof Kyle D. Pruett, accompanied by the New Haven Public Schools All-City Children’s Choir, under the direction of Mr. Ruben Rodriguez, Director of the Music In Schools Initiative (MISI), Yale School of Music.
(Recorded on 28 September 2023)
 
► ♪ Enable closed captions to join the chorus “Feeling safe at home, sows the seeds of peace.” Or, get the lyrics ♪

78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly High-level Session

“Early Childhood Development: Pathways to Sustainable Peace’

Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC)
United Nations Secretariat, 405 East 42nd Street, NY, NY  
28 September 2023
 
► See the high-level session and reception Program brochure with speaker biographies.
► Learn more about the ECPC UNGA-78 High-Level Session. 

Afternoon Reception and Premier Performance “Seeds of Peace”

UNICEF House, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY
Danny Kaye Visitor’s Center
 

Made possible with support from:

  • United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
  • The Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC)
  • The New Haven Public Schools
  • The Yale School of Music - Music in Schools Initiative
  • The Yale Class of 57’
  • The Yale Glee Club 
  • The Yale Alumni Chorus

“Seeds of Peace”

  • Lyrics - Marcia Pruett
  • Music - Geoffrey Hudson
  • Director - Rubén Rodríguez
  • Videographer/Editor - Alaa Seoudy
  • Ending music - Audio Jungle “Taking the Reins”

Performers

Chorus

Alice Asael, Christian Ayapantecatl, Dante Castillo, Darnell Charles, Christianne Charles, Halo T. E. Daniels, Sanchita Dollin, Bethany Edwards, Ximena Gonzalez, Abigail Gonzalez, Jordan Housen, DeShawn Jordan, Sophia Korn, Zoe Kraus, Andres Layedra, Alice Likitranusorn, Wesley McBride, Benji (MarriAna) Melillo, Anya Mundle, Maya Nakhimovsky, Denise Ortiz, Benites Jaitham Osler, Cyra Osler, Stephanie Pallo, Ava Palmer, Sean (Si-Won) Park, Nora Peaper, Amina Ramazanova, Tiffany Scott, Eileen Shao, Andrew Stefanovics, Melanie Tohom Cruz, Ana Paula Torrealba, Genesis Torrealba, Eliana Torres, Paulina Von Blume, Albert Wang, Jahnae Whitaker Guest, Lucy White, and Anna B. Zempoaltecatl

Early Childhood Development: Pathways to Sustainable Peace (28 SEPT 2023) ECPC • UNGA-78

Thursday, September 28, 2023

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ECPC global experts demonstrate by evidence-based science and practice the importance of investing in Early Childhood Development (ECD) as a sustainable pathway to peace. They issue a 5-point Call to Action to Mission States including elevating ECD in the new United Nations’ Agenda for Peace.

► Get the session Program brochure with speaker biographies and 5-point Call for Action.

► Learn more about the ECPC UNGA-78 High-Level Session.

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Program

78TH Session of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Session 

Co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Ireland, PM of Chile, PM of Colombia to the United Nations. Recorded: Thursday 28 September 2023

Master of Ceremony 

► Mr. Mark Feeney—Representing Early Years, the organization for young children (Northern Ireland))
 

Opening Remarks “Heralding a New Era for a Culture of Peace”

► Rima Salah, PhD—Chairperson, Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC)

Presentations

RESEARCH—“What Science Says: Overview of ECPCs Early Childhood and Peacebuilding Research and Practice”

POLICY & ADVOCACY—“Policy Briefing: Why Early Childhood Development is a Promise for Peace”

PRACTICE—“Foundations for a Peaceful World”

  • Joshua Feder, MD—Medical Director at Positive Development 
  • Ali Shaar, MD —Director of the Palestinian Child Institute, An-Najah National University; Member, ECPC Advisory Board
    • Coming soon! New volume! “Foundations for a Peaceful World: The Transformative Power of Early Childhood Education to Promote Peace and Social Cohesion”

Panel Discussion “Lessons Learned: Key messages and Points of Action”

  • Catherine Panter-Brick, PhD (Facilitator)—Bruce A. and Davi-Ellen Chabner Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs (Anthropology, Jackson School of Global Affairs); Member ECPC Research Division

Panelists 

  • H.E. Ambassador Fergal Mythen—Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations
  • H.E. Mr. René Ruidiaz Pérez—Deputy Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations
  • H.E. Ambassador Arlene Tickner—Deputy Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
  • Dr. Najat Maalla M’Jid—Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children; Member, ECPC Executive Committee
  • Ms. Gina McIntyre—CEO Special European Union Programmes Body
  • Sherrie Westin—President, Sesame Workshop; Member, ECPC Advisory Board

Video Presentation “Ahlan Simsim” by Sesame Street 

Call to Action

  • Siobhán Fitzpatrick, CBE—Director International Network on Peace Building for Young Children (INPB); Regional Vice Co-chairperson for the Early Childd Peace Consortium (ECPC); Chairperson, ECPC Programmatic Division

Overview and Prelude “Seeds of Peace”  

  • Erinna Dia, PhD—Associate Director and Early Childhood Development Global Lead, UNICEF

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