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UN charity bazaar building friendship among nations

Sunday, 24 November 2019 2:57 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 24 November 2019 3:03 AM ]

Homa Lezgee

Press TV, Vienna

Every year, with the help of ladies from over 80 countries, the UN Women’s Guild organizes an international charity bazaar in Vienna that offers visitors an opportunity to become familiar with a wide range of cultures and traditions from all over the globe.

“The UNWG, made up of the UN’s women staff or spouses of staff uses the money raised in the International Charity Bazaar to financially support charities in Austria and across the developing world.”

Last year more than 135 thousand Euros were raised to support children in need in 21 countries.

Here ladies who spend their working days in various UN positions have decided to stand behind stalls to give visitors a taste of their national art, culture and cuisine.

At the Iranian national stall, handicrafts like Khatam and Mina Kari and food products like GAZ and saffron usually attract a lot of attention.

The international charity bazaar is the UN Women’s Guild biggest fundraising event, where they make the bulk of the money donated every year to children with serious health problems, with no access to drinking water or with limited access to education.

Representing more than one-hundred countries the Guild cites friendship among nations and respect for different cultures at its core values.

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