UN in Focus Newsbrief N0. 6/2013 Special UN GA Opening Edition 2013 September Quick Links FES NY Highlights FES NY Publications More About Us Dear Colleagues and Friends, New York and the United Nations are very busy in September, with the annual opening of the General Assembly. FES New York is pleased to partner this year with the Women's Major Group for an important discussion on Thursday, 19 September in the UN's Trusteeship Council Chamber on strengthening gender justice and human rights to achieve sustainable development. I hope this Newsbrief will make for informative reading and I look forward to receiving your feedback. With best wishes from New York, Michèle Auga Director Friedrich Ebert Stiftung- New York Office Upcoming Event: "Strengthening Gender Justice and Human Rights to Achieve Sustainable Development" Thursday, September 19 New York, UNHQ, Trusteeship Council Chamber 3:00 pm- 6:00 pm In the run-up to the opening of the 68th UN General Assembly, FES together with the Women's Major Group(WMG), the Government of Timor-Leste, UN Women and the Permanent Mission of Norway, have organized an event to highlight women's perspectives from around the world on sustainable development themes including