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Security Council doubles UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan in face of spreading conflict While most of us were having our Christmas dinners on Christmas Eve, the UN Security Council authorized the increase of the peacekeeping force in South Sudan.

Happy pre-Christmas weekend everybody! Especially those who don’t have to work anymore before Christmas. I am not amongst them this year, but I too will be heading home for the holiday tomorrow night. World news is all about South Sudan and CAR these days. It seems these two topics are going to define headlines for the last days of the year too. Here are some great posts from last week. On world affairs: South Sudan: How Bad Can It Get? Worrisome turning of events in the youngest country of the world. There is no way to predict the outcome yet. Read…

un-library: Are you a person living outside your country of birth? For International Migrants Day on 18 December, share your #IAmAMigrant story on the positive contributions migrants make to development. http://bit.ly/1j330HV

united-nations: On Human Rights Day on Tuesday, take a look at the most important achievements in human rights since the creation of United Nations Human Rights 20 years ago.  Show your support by watching and sharing this video featuring work to defend human rights around the world.

Happy Sunday everybody! As always, welcome to my new readers and thanks to everybody for following! Besides the sad news that lead the last few days’ headlines, this was an eventful week on all counts. Let’s review a few good reads. On world affairs: What is going on in Ukraine? An analysis on the root cause of what seems to evolve to become the second Orange Revolution. While demonstrations still continue in Kiev, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe is about to create an advisory board to investigate the background of these clashes.  Relief for Central African Republic…

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.

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…

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.

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…