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The director of Humanitarian Services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spoke Monday at the United Nations in New York City about the importance of collaborating with others to solve the problem of poverty.
Participating on a panel at the UN Commission on the Status of Women about partnering against poverty, Sharon Eubank said the life of a 19th-century Latter-day Saint woman provides a pattern to follow today. Martha Hughes Cannon, a well-educated medical professional, helped establish a public health system in Utah to help mothers and their babies — even defeating her husband in a senate race to do it.
“The great message of Martha Hughes Cannon is — you’ve got to work together,” Eubank said. “Your politics are different in your own family and in the legislature and in the community, and the only way to make progress is to build bridges with people who may feel differently than you. You’ve got to build common ground. That’s where I see the greatest progress coming. It’s what motivates me.”
The other panelists were Megan Gilgan, deputy director of UNICEF’s private fundraising and partnerships division, and Aghadeer Jweihan, officer in the Royal Court of His Royal Majesty, Jordan’s King Abdullah, and acting director of the office of HRH Princess Taghrid Mohammad.
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