78TH SESSION UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Early Childhood Development: Pathways to Sustainable Peace
Thursday 28 September 2023
Afternoon Programme
“Seeds of Peace” Reception and Musical Performance
1:00 to 3:00 pm ET
UNICEF HOUSE, 3 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA, 10017 NEW YORK NY – DANNY KAYE VISITOR’S CENTER
Opening
Dr. Chemba Raghavan—Senior Adviser for Early Childhood Development, UNICEF; Global Vice-Chairperson for the Early Childhood Peace Consortium
Welcome & Introductions
Ms. June Kunugi—Director, Public Partnerships Division, UNICEF
Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion
Call to Action
Dr. Hirokazu Yoshikawa—Professor and Co-Director of the Global TIES for Children Center, New York University (NYU); Member, ECPC Research Division
Stories of “Seeds of Peace”
Kyle D. Pruett, MD—Clinical Professor Child Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine; Co-Director, Supporting Father Involvement; Member, ECPC Research Division; Tenor Soloist
Geoffrey Hudson—Composer, Musician
Premier Performance “Seeds of Peace”
Kyle D. Pruett & The All-City Children’s Choir of the Yale Music in Schools Initiative
Lyrics by Kyle and Marsha Pruett, Music by Geoffrey Hudson
Closing Remarks
Dr. Chemba Raghavan—Senior Adviser for Early Childhood Development, UNICEF; Global Vice-Chairperson for the Early Childhood Peace Consortium