MRS LORNA GOLDING TO ADDRESS U.N FORUM

MRS LORNA GOLDING TO ADDRESS U.N FORUM

ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT- APRIL 16:

Mrs. Lorna Golding wife of Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will champion the advancement of early childhood education in Jamaica when she addresses the Women's International Forum (WIF) at the United Nations next week.

Mrs. Golding, will be one of four speakers at the forum under the theme, "The First Ladies Speak", on Friday, April 16 at the UN in New York. Mrs. Golding is the founder and Chairman of the Jamaica Early Childhood Development Foundation (JECDF) and   patron of the Jamaica Aids Foundation (JAF).

She will showcase Jamaica's advancement in early childhood education and the environment. The meeting is expected to be attended by Permanent Representatives of the member states of the UN and their spouses, high-ranking officials of the UN as well as the Consular corps and prominent figures in New York.

The other three speakers will be the UN Secretary-General's Spouse, Madame Ban Soon-taek (Patron of the Women's International Forum); the First Lady of Egypt, H.E. Madame Suzanne Mubarak and the First Lady of Malaysia, H.E. Datin Sri Rosmah Mansor.