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united-nations: On Wednesday’s International Day of Charity, we would like to say “thank you” to everyone who does their part to make the world a better place! Here are some ideas for how you can help change the world: http://bit.ly/1WMIBe4 📷: UNRWA Photo, UN Photo / Sylvain Liechti

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Sunday Smack

Happy Sunday! We are having a long weekend in Hungary due to a national holiday tomorrow, which I am trying to spend resting and catching up with family and friends at home. I hope you are having a great weekend too! Former US presidents appeared yesterday for a hurricane relief concert in Texas. Does this unique club of men ever make you feel nostalgic? Even the ones you never agreed with politically, at least they were competent. Just saying. Anyway, referring back to my #MeToo post, I have given quite a few thoughts to the issue these days, as it…

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3+1 ways to give on #GivingTuesday

Giving Tuesday is about giving (surprise, surprise). After a weekend of eating (Thanksgiving in the US) and shopping (Black Friday and Cyber Monday) like crazy, today is a day to give back. Being grateful that you have enough food to eat and enough money to spend, now is the perfect time to donate to your favourite charity. It doesn’t have to be a huge amount of money, most organizations take any small amount that you have. What I always keep repeating is if everybody who can spare just $5 would give $5 from time to time, most of the world’s problems…

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united-nations: Share this #CharityDay image to say “thank you” to everyone who does their part to make the world a better place! http://j.mp/17s6J7U

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Raising my voice on Blog Action Day 2015

Today is Blog Action Day everybody! If you are also participating and reading this post, please leave a comment with a link of your participation, I would like to check them all out! The theme of this year’s Blog Action Day is #RaiseYourVoice. On this occasion I decided to share my ways of raising my voice with you all, with the hope of inspiring some of you to raise yours in many various ways too. Writing this blog I should say, obviously. One of the stated purposes of this blog is definitely to raise my voice on this platform on…

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5 Meaningful Ways to Help with Disaster Relief in Nepal

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.

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Sunday Smack

Happy Sunday, people! Here is what I have for you today: a great international law analysis, some news from the US and Europe, and even a song! I hope you’ll keep reading! Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014): The “Foreign Terrorist Fighter” as an International Legal Person, Part I and Part II Great analysis of SC Resolution 2178 and its legal effect on actual individuals, the ones the resolution addresses as “foreign terrorist fighters”.  As Senate Confirms More Career Diplomats, Fate of Obama’s Political Nominees Remains Uncertain Hungary is without a US Ambassador for over a year now. I have posted…

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Today is the International Day of Charity!

“Charity plays a significant role in the work of the United Nations and its agencies. On this International Day, I call on people everywhere to act on the charitable impulse that resides in every human being – to start giving and to keep on giving.” /Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon/  Read the full message here. This one is the second International Day of Charity, observed since 2013 on the anniversary of Mother Teresa’s death. Click the picture to learn more.

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The 10 Most Charitable 2012 Oscar Nominees

The 10 Most Charitable 2012 Oscar Nominees

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