un women for peace association_internation womens day_new york gossip galThe UN Women for Peace Association (UNWFPA) Annual Awards Luncheon, in celebration of International Women’s Day, will be held on March 4th at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

Honorees include  four inspirational individuals and one very deserving foundation: Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, will receive the Leadership Award; their Patron, H.E. Mrs. Ban Soon-taek the Peace AwardHRH Princess Camilla of Bourbon- Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro the Humanitarian AwardEugenio López Alonso the International Philanthropy Award; and founder Francine LeFrak will accept the Achievement Award on behalf of the Same Sky Foundation. 

The Luncheon Chair is Sana H. Sabbagh and the event’s Special Envoy is Bushra Kyayat Jomaa. The Committee of Honor includes: Reem Acra, H.E. Nassir A. Al-Nasser, Geoffrey Bradfield, Amb. Rosemary A. DiCarlo, H.E. Mary Flores, P.R. Honduras, Allan E. Goodman, Dayle Haddon, Deirdre Imus, H.E. Dina Kawar, P.R. Jordan, Robert Kraft, Ricki Lander, Cindy McCain, H.E. Simona-Mirela Miculescu, Jeanine F. Pirro, Laurice Rahme, Kelly Rutherford, Henry Timms, and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff.

The Benefit Committee includes: Jim Arndt, Jen Bawden, Zoe de Brancovan, Arthur Brown, Giancarlo Bruno, Giosetta Capriati, Donna Corbat, Somers Farkas, Giselle Fernandez, Olivia Flatto, Julie Weindling Geier, Dr. Karen Burke Goulandris, Susan Gutfreund, Sule Huskell, Leila Heller, Phyllis Hendry, Anthony Ingrao, Jana Jaffe, Katie Jaffe, Daniela Kaitsch, Cheri Kaufman, Randolph Kemper, Yung Hee Kim, Muriel Hosty Lary, Denise LeFrak, Marcia Levine, Yiling Li, Donia Liechti, Jonathan Marder, Erwin and Kim McManus, Amy Mollenkamp-Chidiac, Luiza Petre, Catherine Petree, Lila Prounis, Paola Bacchini Rosenshein, Sahar Baassiri Salam, Aida Saliby, Tim Souris, Shining Sung, Pat Kerr Tigrett, Julie Vacca, Ronnis Vanderlinden, David Walker, and May Zawaideh.

UNWFPA Board of Directors includes Mrs. Ban Soon-taek, Patron; Muna Rihani Al-Nasser, Chair; Carole Haarmann Acunto, Sharon Bush, Rema DuPont, Valbona Neritani, Barbara Winston, and Nassrin Zahedi.

The Awards Luncheon is sponsored by BNY Mellon, Bond No. 9, Citibank Global Millennium Development Foundation, JP group, and REMA.  UNWFPA International Women’s Day events are in collaboration with the Global Millennium Development Foundation, Huffington Post, Institute of International Education (IIE), Italian Academy Foundation, Jeffry Rüdes, 92Y, UNANYC, and SWW Creative LLC.

LUNCHEON TICKET AND TABLE INFORMATION: 

TABLES (for 10 guests)

Leader of Peace Table: $20,000

  • VIP seating
  • Full page, color ad in program
  • Recognition from the stage

Envoy of Peace Table: $10,000 • premier seating • full page, color ad in program

Advocate of Peace Table: $5,000 • Half page, color ad in program

TICKETS 

Patron of Peace Tickets: $2,000

  • Premier seating

Delegate of Peace Tickets: $1,000

  • Preferred seating

Friend of Peace Tickets: $500

PROGRAM ADVERTISMENTS 

Full page, color: $2,500

Half page, color: $1,500

To purchase tickets or tables for the luncheon contact MK Event Studio, Ashley Campbell at 203.298.4722 or RSVP@unwomenforpeace.org