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World AIDS Day is held on December 1 for the 25th time this year! Combating AIDS as one of the deadliest diseases is an emphasized goal of the United Nations, one of Millenium Development Goals. As there’s only going to be one more World AIDS Day until the target year of the MDGs, click here to find out what has been achieved on this front already.
Happy first day of December and first day of Advent everybody! It doesn’t really feel very Christmassy or even pre-Christmassy for me yet, as it is a bright sunshiny day in Hungary. Some snow would help me get in the mood. A white, snowy Advent and Christmas would surely be nice, but right after the holidays, can it be hot summer again, please? Besides all the other excitements that December holds, I am starting at a new job tomorrow that I am really looking forward to. I wish every one of my readers such an eventful and joyous December that…
25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Violence against women is a human rights violation Violence against women is a consequence of discrimination against women, in law and also in practice, and of persisting inequalities between men and women Violence against women impacts on, and impedes, progress in many areas, including poverty eradication, combating HIV/AIDS, and peace and security Violence against women and girls is not inevitable. Prevention is possible and essential Violence against women continues to be a global pandemic. Up to 70 per cent of women experience violence in their lifetime. Click…
statedept: Following the P5+1 talks with Iran in Geneva, Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to London on November 24 to meet with U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague and Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton accompanied the Secretary as he traveled from Geneva, Switzerland, to London, U.K. Go to state.gov for trip details and more photos from the Secretary’s travel.
united-nations: Join us in thanking everyone, including music artist David Guetta, helping to raise funds for and to raise awareness about typhoon Haiyan relief efforts in the Philippines, the crisis in Syria and other under-funded crises around the world. The facade of the Secretariat building at UN Headquarters in New York City was turned into a huge wall of images on Friday when Mr. Guetta launched his new video. Photo courtesy of the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN.
Happy Sunday, dear readers! The weekend ends with some significant world news. The past week wasn’t quite eventful though, so there are only a couple of reads I recommend today. On world affairs: Barack, Bibi and Iran It is a great article, but now that there is an agreement, I mainly left it in for the picture. It so perfectly describes the outcome of the negotiations as well, doesn’t it? Intervention in the Central African Republic This issue still doesn’t get enough attention in my opinion, although the threat of genocide after what Rwanda and Kosovo taught the international community…
Deal Reached to Halt Iran’s Nuclear Program | The Cable “Even if the deal succeeds in freezing Iran’s nuclear program, meanwhile, Washington and Tehran still remain on opposite sides of the Syrian civil war and face lingerng disputes over Iran’s support for Hezbollah in Lebanon, a network of heavily-armed Shiite militias in Iraq, and Shiite activist groups in Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states. The nuclear deal could clear the way for further pacts down the road devoted specifically to issues like reducing Tehran’s support for the regime of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad. For the moment, though, those disputes…
un-library: In 1954, the General Assembly recommended that all member states institute a Universal Children’s Day to promote the welfare of all children and advocate for understanding and solidarity between all children. 20 November marks the anniversary of the adoption of the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child and 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child. Further Resources UNICEF’s annual State of the World’s Children report UNICEF’s Voices of Youth platform for young activitists United Nations CyberSchoolbus for teaching and learning Above image is credited to Sophia Paris and was retrieved from unmultimedia.org/photo
Another week went by and I cannot believe how close we are to the end of this year already. Once again I had to find that bad things happening to me somehow raise my creativity. And being fired from your job is indeed a bad thing. There are also a number of reasons why I should be grateful and happy about this, starting with the fact that working there was a bad decision for me in the first place, but being fired still sucks. Anyway, I have a lot of new plans and ideas and I am ahead of what needs…
un-library: 16 November is the annual International Day for Tolerance; UN Member States are invited to observe the International Day for Tolerance with activities directed towards both educational establishments and the wider public. The day marks the anniversary of UNESCO’s founding, and its Member States’ adoption of the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance. Further Reading Report of the Secretary-General on promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue (2013) UNESCO’s Integrated Strategy to Combat Racism, Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Intolerance UN Alliance of Civilizations’ “Education About Religions & Beliefs” portal and community Above image is credited to Mark Garten and was retrieved from…
