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united-nations: “Literacy opens worlds of opportunities to everyone. And reading is fun!” –United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday’s World Book Day. Books change lives. They are a doorway to mutual respect and understanding between people, across all boundaries and differences.📚 Find out more from @unesco: https://bit.ly/2HD4nPj
united-nations: ♻ Reuse and recycle 💡 Turn off lights you don’t need🚲Get on your bike🚮Reduce food waste🚿Use less water On Monday’s Earth Day, learn how you can protect our planet by taking climate action: http://bit.ly/2lLcSgw
united-nations: Flashback Friday to 1963 when Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova visited United Nations Headquarters in NYC, two years after Yuri Gagarin was the first human being to make a space flight. Friday’s Human Space Flight Day celebrates the beginning of the space era for mankind. Today, space science and technology contribute to achieving the Global Goals and help maintain outer space for peaceful purposes. 📷: UN Photo I have two recommendations related to this topic. The first is a great book. I recently read If the Sun Dies by Oriana Fallaci, a report novel about the hopeful…
When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water. Benjamin Franklin (via currentsinbiology)
united-nations: 😁 Wednesday is Happiness Day! 😁 No matter who you are, or where you’re from – everyone aspires to be happy! The pursuit of happiness connects each of us as human beings – and the Sustainable Development Goals are 17 distinct ways to make the world a happier place. On the International Day of Happiness, and every day, let’s resolve to improve our world through sustainable choices, kindness and compassion.http://www.un.org/en/events/happinessday/
united-nations: On Friday’s International Women’s Day, join @un-women in celebrating those who dare to break barriers, challenge unjust systems and think outside the box to build more inclusive societies ➡️ https://bit.ly/19tnmnz
united-nations: “Today we honour the memory of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust – and the many other victims of unprecedented, calculated cruelty and horror… Now more than ever, let us unite in the fight for universal values and build a world of equality for all.” – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday´s #HolocaustRemembrance Day.
I have been noticeably absent from this blog in 2018, which I could easily label the worst year of my life. One of the few highlights though were some traveling experiences that I would like to share here. Hope you’ll enjoy and here’s to a better 2019! 🥂 1. Prague in spring Katalin Tarjan (@katalintarjan) által megosztott bejegyzés, Márc 16., 2018, időpont: 10:17 (PDT időzóna szerint) A bejegyzés megtekintése az Instagramon Wonderful #rainy day in #Prague. ☔ 💖 #travel #rain #longweekend #walk #tourists Katalin Tarjan (@katalintarjan) által megosztott bejegyzés, Márc 16., 2018, időpont: 10:17 (PDT időzóna szerint) We visited Prague…
united-nations: Happy UN Day! At 73 years old, the UN continues to make a difference in the lives of everyone, everywhere. “United Nations Day marks the birthday of our founding Charter – the landmark document that embodies the hopes, dreams and aspirations of ‘we the peoples’. Every day, the women and men of the United Nations work to give practical meaning to that Charter.” – Secretary-General António Guterres
united-nations: The “Good Defeats Evil” Sculpture was presented to the United Nations by the Soviet Union in 1990. It depicts St. George slaying a dragon created from fragments of Soviet SS-20 and United States Pershing nuclear missiles. Achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. Yet, some 14,500 nuclear weapons remain. On Wednesday’s International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons and every day, show your support for a nuclear-free world. 📷: UN Social Media Team / Elif Gulec
