Media Advisory - The 25th Team: UNICEF Canada to launch innovative partnership with influential Canadian women and the Government of Canada to save children's lives

WATERLOO, ON, May 27, 2015 /CNW/ - On Friday, May 29, UNICEF Canada will be joined by Mrs. Laureen Harper and The Honourable Minister Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, at The Power of Women to Save Lives event and will launch an innovative partnership with The 25^th Team—a group of leading Canadian women who are coming together to save the lives of the world's most vulnerable women and children.

What:  The Power of Women to Save Lives event, including The 25^th Team launch and panel discussion

Where: Centre for International Governance Innovation, 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 6C2

When: Friday, May 29, 2015, doors open at 11 a.m., formal program begins at 11:30 a.m.

Formal Program
Introduction: David Morley, UNICEF Canada President and CEO
Opening Remarks: Mrs. Laureen Harper
Keynote Address: The Honourable Minister Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie
The 25^th Team Journey: Sharon Avery, UNICEF Canada Chief Development Officer                      

The Power of Women to Save Lives Panelists 
Marie-Claude Martin, Panel Facilitator
Geeta Rao Gupta, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director
The Honourable Minister Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie
Solange Tuyishime, UNICEF Canada Ambassador         

Closing Remarks: Lisa Grogan, 25^th Team Member, and Brock Hart, co-founders of Overlap Associates

Additional Partners: Teck Resources and Canada Soccer

Media interviews available following the formal event. 

About UNICEF
UNICEF has saved more children's lives than any other humanitarian organization. We work tirelessly to help children and their families, doing whatever it takes to ensure children survive. We provide children with healthcare and immunization, clean water, nutrition and food security, education, emergency relief and more.

UNICEF is supported entirely by voluntary donations and helps children regardless of race, religion or politics. As part of the UN, we are active in over 190 countries - more than any other organization. Our determination and our reach are unparalleled. Because nowhere is too far to go to help a child survive. For more information about UNICEF, please visit www.unicef.ca.

SOURCE UNICEF Canada

For media accreditation, to arrange interviews or for more information please contact: Tiffany Baggetta, UNICEF Canada, 416-482-6552 ext. 8892, 647-308-4806 (mobile), [email protected]