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Water ,water, every - where are you?
Posted Sun, 26 May 2013 19:07:25 GMT by Colin RickettsWhile millions bathe at their leisure in spas and enjoy healthy water and diet, billions already savour the future of a dry world with little to drink!
Water ,water, every - where are you?
International Day of Families - 15th May
Posted Wed, 15 May 2013 10:44:00 GMT by Michael EvansFamily-related provisions are usually important components of UN policy decisions since they form part of an integrated comprehensive approach to development. UN International Day of Families has been celebrated on 15th May every year since 1995. It can be celebrated in many ways, but whatever the emphasis might be, it is important to remember that the family unit has great value and is something that should be cherished.
International Day of Families - 15th May
3rd May - World Press Freedom Day
Posted Fri, 03 May 2013 07:22:23 GMT by Michael EvansPress freeom is vital to democracy. A free, independent and pluralistic media environment, online and offline, must be one in which journalists, media workers, and social media producers can work safely and independently without the fear of being threatened or even killed. It needs to be an environment where attacks, intimidations, harassments, abductions, arbitrary imprisonments, and threats are the exceptions and not the norm.
3rd May - World Press Freedom Day
The UN International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Posted Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:24:00 GMT by Michael EvansOn 25th March each year the United Nations International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade honours the lives of those who died as a result of slavery, or who experienced the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade. The day also presents an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of the dangers of racism and prejudice. The theme for 2013 is Forever Free: Celebrating Emancipation when tribute will be paid to all those who worked tirelessly to overturn the acceptance of the slave trade as an institution that was legitimate and moral.
The UN International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Posted Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:22:00 GMT by Michael EvansThe International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21st March. It marks the anniversary of what has become known as the Sharpeville Massacre, when on 21st March 1960 South African police opened fire on demonstrators who were a peacefully protesting about the country's apartheid 'pass laws'. In a statement to observe the Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Navi Pillay said, "We mark the anniversary to remember also the millions of people around the world who today are still victims of racism and racial discrimination".
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
International Women's Day - 8th March 2013
Posted Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:39:00 GMT by Michael EvansIt is a hundred years since the first truly International Womens Day and during that time great progress has been made with respect to the rights of women. Although women now hold high government office, have been into space, piloted aircraft, captained passenger liners, fought alongside men in the military forces, areas of discrimination still remain.International Womens Day gives us the chance to highlight those areas that still need to be addressed.
International Women's Day - 8th March 2013
World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation - 4th March
Posted Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:02:49 GMT by Michael EvansSexual exploitation is capable of destroying the lives of countless people every year, but it is a trade that can only function as a result of the perverse demands of others. The answer is to eliminate these demands and there will no longer be any need for supply, but that is a very uphill task. Having a special day presents the opportunity of raising the international profile of the problem.
World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation - 4th March
International Mother Language Day - 21st February
Posted Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:24:11 GMT by Michael EvansOn 21st February each year the world's linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism is celebrated by International Mother Language Day. Mother tongues are representative of the linguistic and cultural traditions of peoples throughout the world. They are capable of inspiring solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue and should be celebrated, cherished and safeguarded.
International Mother Language Day - 21st February
The World Day of Social Justice - 20th February
Posted Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:39:01 GMT by Michael EvansIn 1995 world leaders pledged to make the conquest of poverty, the goal of full employment and the fostering of social integration the overriding objectives of development. This was known as the Copenhagen Declaration. Following a UN declaration in 2007, the first World Day of Social Justice was observed in 2009. World Day of Social Justice is an opportunity to show support for the eradication of poverty, the promotion of full employment, respect for all human rights, decent work, gender equality, access to social well-being and justice for all.
The World Day of Social Justice - 20th February
World Radio Day - 13th February 2013
Posted Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:17:00 GMT by Michael EvansRadio is widely accessible, is relatively cheap and very easy to use. It has the power to reach remote communities and vulnerable people: the illiterate, the disabled, women, young people and the poor. It can offer a platform to intervene in the public debate, irrespective of peoples educational level. Sadly it is said that up to a billion people worldwide still do not have access to radio. This must be yet another challenge for the first World Radio Day on Wednesday 13th February.
World Radio Day - 13th February 2013
International Holocaust Remembrance Day ~ 27th January
Posted Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:45:00 GMT by Michael EvansInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day is when we remember the 6 million jews, 2 million Gypsies, 15,000 homosexuals and countless others who perished as a result of the Nazi extermination programme.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day ~ 27th January
Martin Luther King Day
Posted Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:07:00 GMT by Michael EvansMartin Luther King is acknowledged as being the first great mover for Civil Rights in the United States during the mid-20th century. Although he was assassinated at the young age of 39 in 1968, his influence has continued to be felt throughout the world. His achievements have been an inspiration to Civil Rights workers in many countries.
Martin Luther King Day
Global Family Day - 1st January
Posted Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:59:00 GMT by Michael EvansGlobal Family Day gives us a time to focus not only on our own families, but on the worldwide family of the human race. It is only by having a full understanding of our fellow members of the human race that we will all be able to work together to achieve world peace.
Global Family Day - 1st January
International Human Solidarity Day - 20th December
Posted Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:10:00 GMT by Michael EvansThe world is going through a period of transition and the eradication of global poverty must be a prime objective. In order for this to be achieved there must be solidarity between nations.
International Human Solidarity Day - 20th December
Human Rights Day ~ 10th December
Posted Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:56:52 GMT by Michael EvansThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights date from 1948 and Human Rights Day from 1950. Throughout the world countries affirm their support, but in many cases inequalitie continue to be endemic.
Human Rights Day ~ 10th December
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Posted Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:15:00 GMT by Michael EvansDuring the Rwandan genocide an estimated 500,000 women were raped. Sexual violence is a common weapon of war, but in addition to rape, violence against women also includes domestic violence, harrassment at work, abuse in school and genital mutilation. Men are predominantly responsible for all violence against women and it is up to the young men of the world to break the ingrained behaviour of generations. Wearing a white ribbon on 25th November will at least show that they care.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
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