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5 Meaningful Ways to Help with Disaster Relief in Nepal In case you were wondering about the best ways to help those affected by the Nepal earthquakes, here’s a quick guide for you from The Everygirl.
Happy Sunday! This was an eventful week world affairs-wise with a lot of great posts all around the blogosphere. These are just a few of them. Are Human Rights Hurting Migrants at Sea? This issue rapidly became ever urgent and pressing in the past few weeks, one that needs to be effectively dealt with in the European Union as a whole, but also on individual member state levels. The Economic Roots of Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa Another migration related issue from this week. Xenophobic violence sparks once again in one of the few economically stable African states. Yemen is…
23 April is a symbolic date for world literature. It is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors, such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It was a natural choice for UNESCO’s General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the…
This Earth Day, I ask Americans and concerned citizens everywhere to crank up the volume. Let’s act on climate. Secretary Kerry on Earth Day, April 22, 2015 (via statedept)
Earth Day has a special meaning in the year which is crucial for the fight against climate change. This year the United Nations will decide on the Sustainable Development Goals and we will see whether member states are willing and able to take necessary action to preserve our Earth for the next generations. On a lighter note, have you played Google’s Earth Day Quiz? Turns out I’m a woolly mammoth! (”So unique, you’re technically extinct. But on the bright side, scientists hope to be able to clone you some day!” – uhm, good for them…)
Happy Sunday everybody! Check out this week’s posts… U.S. Support for the Saudi Air Campaign in Yemen: The Legal Issues Legal issues are everywhere, aren’t they? Does whatever the US is doing in Yemen constitute as intervening, and if the US is indeed intervening, on what grounds? Top UN Officials Warn of Ebola’s Stubborn Persistence in West Africa The worst of the outbreak might be over now, but making it stay that way and wiping the ebola virus out for good, requires continuous fight from health workers and affected countries as well. Failing to Face the Gender Challenge – note…
Happy Sunday, everybody! Yesterday was the Day of Poetry in Hungary and on that occasion another one of my old posts went viral. It is the second time in a short period that this happens. Thank you to everybody for sharing and liking my posts! ❤ Hope you are having a beautiful Sunday and now ready to take a few minutes to read my favorite posts of the week. One Doctor’s Account of Yemen Under Siege Yemen quickly became a humanitarian disaster in just a few weeks time. This recount shows how serious the situation is. What Does the Word…
united-nations: What is in your meal? Where did the ingredients come from? Were they properly – and safely – handled from every stage, from farm to plate? World Health Organization (WHO) is advocating for action in these areas ahead of next week’s World Health Day, as it calls on producers, policy-makers and the public to promote #SafeFood. More at: http://j.mp/1EW6YaC Today (April 7) is World Health Day, marking the 67th anniversary of the founding of the WHO.
/photo via/ Happy Easter for those who celebrate it, and happy ordinary spring weekend for everybody else! I hope you are having a great weekend either way! There were plenty of news concerning world affairs this week, it was hard to pick but a few posts again. Check them out. 5 Keys To Decoding the Nigerian Elections For Nigeria this is undoubtedly positive. But whether it is huge enough to impact the whole region, time will tell. Kenya Attack: Are schools the Newest Terrorist Targets? Sadly enough. Yet again, this proves how extremists consider education and knowledge their biggest enemy….
un-dpa: Dina Kawar, Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN and President of the Security Council for April, briefs journalists. UN Photo/Mark Garten 2 April 2015 – The United Nations Security Council today unveiled its latest programme of work, featuring open debates on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, the role of youth in countering violent extremis, and sexual violence in conflicts. Read More
