Wednesday 31 May 2023

Global Day of Parents 2023; June 1st.

Theme: "Reflect on the Importance of Parents in Life."  Global Day of Parents 2023.
Child development lies its root in their parents. Nothing can overcome the rigidity of a child’s upbringing. A parent thereby acts as a visionary to their children. Some important points that talk about the importance of parents in child growth towards education are mentioned. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #Globaldayofparents, #1June, #myparents, #HonorYourParents

I will always cherish the nurture, encouragement and unconditional love I received from my mother and father. This Global Day of Parents, I am grateful for them and all parents worldwide committed to raising their children in a peaceful & healthy world.

U.N. Secretary General.

Parents and children walking hand in hand


Parents play a pivotal role in their children’s life. They are the pillars of support, guidance, and love. Family is where life begins and love never ends. No matter how old a child gets there’s nothing more comforting and soothing than their parent's arms.

The role of parents in a child’s life is beyond the idea of prompting.

Parenting takes action long before a child’s birth and eventually parents become their children’s alter ego and vice-versa. There is nobody like them who can shape and mould a child’s behavior and development. 

 

So parents should never seize to inspire and assist their children and thereby parents should strive to be the best teacher in their child’s life.

 

Maintaining a good Parent-Child relationship is the first step towards wise parenting. Right from the birth of their offspring, parents should be aware of the enormous reliability and accountability in their child’s life.




Studies show that a foetus’ character development is succumbed by the alterations in its mother’s thoughts during pregnancy. Not giving the proper guidance and love can seriously affect a child’s life and can have serious impacts that will lead to character defects.

The parent is the child’s first teacher and will remain a consistent mentor in a child’s life.

 

What is the role of Parents in a Child's life?
  1. To develop skills

Parenting is a never-ending skill. Once you sign for it there’s no looking back. You will have to take charge and make the most of your time. Parenting and child development are in a symbiotic relationship.

When one flourishes, the other automatically finds balance. And this is the basic rule of every parent-child relationship.


Parents contribute to the cognitive, socio-cultural, physical, mental, and spiritual development of an individual. Parental values and expertise play a vital role in the healthy upbringing of a child in all these areas. 

 

  1. The foundation of all beliefs 

The profile of cognitive abilities, beliefs, ethical values, coping defenses, and salient emotional moods that characterize each child at each developmental stage is the result of diverse influences operating in complex ways.

Most students of human development agree that the most important determinants of the different profiles include the inherited physiologic patterns that are called temperamental qualities, parental practices and personality, quality of schools attended, relationships with peers, the ordinal position in the family, and, finally, the historical era in which late childhood and early adolescence are spent.


As children develop from infants to teens to adults, they go through a series of developmental stages that are important to all aspects of their personhood including physical, intellectual, emotional, and social.  

 

  1. Support and guidance

The proper role of the parent is to provide encouragement, support, and access to activities that enable the child to master key developmental tasks. A child’s learning and socialization are most influenced by their family since the family is the child’s primary social group. Happy parents raise happy children.

Child development lies its root in their parents. Nothing can overcome the rigidity of a child’s upbringing. A parent thereby acts as a visionary to their children.


There’s nothing worldly that comes close to the sacrifices of parenthood. What parents do for their children out of love will always have an indelible remark on the child’s life.

A child who has never ceased to receive a balanced upbringing will continue to advance for the rest of their lives.

Parents also play a major role in the self-confidence of their children. If you want to increase the self-confidence of your child, read 6 Simple Tips to Build Self-Esteem and Confidence your Child.

 

  1. Providing a good lifestyle

Education is one of the landmarks in a child’s development. A good education will hand over a rewarding career to the person and thereby they can serve society and return its bounties.


It is imperative to know how parents influence the lives of their offspring and plays an important role in the child’s physical, mental, financial, emotional, and career development.

 

How can Parents become successful in their roles?

The importance of parents is something that children should comprehend involuntarily. It is not something that can be put forward as a moral or ethical question.

Studies show that apart from earlier times, contemporary parents have a higher chance of failure to maintain a good relationship with their children despite the nuclear family setups that we have these days.

Here is how you can build a successful rapport with your child. 


  1. Communication is the key

Be it any relationship, communication is the foundation. Talk to your child about topics other than school and studies. This helps in contributing to better bondage between both parties. 

  1. Engage in activities with them 

You inevitably spent quality time with your loved ones. In this case, do something with your kid that is exciting for them. This will eventually help them polish their interests. 

  1. Apologize when you mess up

Transparent and candidness can do wonders in your relationship. Throw away your ego and apologize for your mistakes. So that the child can stand up for themselves during future endeavors. 

 

How can parents' actions influence their children?

A recent study shows that parents who actively interact with children help them develop crucial cognitive skills, life skills, and eventually thrive to be successful. Parents contribute to developing focus, concentration, and self-control in their children.

They also improve critical thinking, empathy, perspective, making connections, and communicating. With a supportive parent, a child never regrets taking risks and this prepares a self-directed child. Parents' interactions have a huge impact on the child’s development, be it physical or mental.

Apart from genetic inheritance, children have a tendency to mimic their parents in almost any field. This increases the liability of a parent to be a role model for their children. The efforts from a parent’s side have great effects on their children. 



Even though each child is different and special in their capabilities, parents are the ones who can shape and assist their children without fail. It is the responsibility of parents to ensure a safe and sound environment for their children.

“The attitude that you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from, more than what you tell them. They remember what you are''; these words by Jim Henson alarm us about the role of Parents in a child’s life and justifies the impact and influence of parents in a child’s life. 

Parenting is sometimes about finding happiness in sacrifices. And these sacrifices will not seize to rapture you in the long run. A child with a remarkable upbringing will never fail to make their parents proud. Parents are responsible to provide the necessary food, clothing, shelter, and medical care insofar as they are able.


They are equally responsible for providing sound education and sound knowledge of their religion as well as the moral training of their children. In the same way, children are responsible to appreciate their parent’s promising efforts to ensure a good life for them.

Having said all these, parenthood is not just about sacrifice, it is also teaching your child to master their life on their own.

They should hand over responsibilities for their children so that they learn problem-solving skills at a young age. This will reduce the chances of being left out when they hit adulthood. 

Parents play a pivotal role in their children’s lives and each of their actions will solely depend upon the parenting techniques adopted by their parents. Our future is our children and in order to ensure a better tomorrow, we have to train and shape our children with care and love.


So it’s imperative that every parent decode their child’s peculiarities and assist them in their overall development and thereby contributing to a better tomorrow. When a child is happy, then parents are happy. Parents do almost all the things to make their child educated and well respected in society.

Whatever the situation or whatever is the problem that a child faces in life, parents should try and motivate and inspire them by their own examples to make a tough into good. Parents try to make the balance in their child’s emotional persistence that helps to improve tough situations faster. 

 

Importance of Parents' in developing Math

Parents play a major role in improving mathematical skills in their children. The most important thing is daily mathematical reasoning.

Early education experts stress reading to children every day, and math should be part of a daily regimen as well.


Since most parents use math in some form every day, they should be able to help their children develop mathematical reasoning without going too far out of their way to design lessons or learn more math themselves.

Parents can help their children apply maths in daily activities like shopping and this brings a lot of difference in their logical skills.

 


Conclusion

  1. The parent-child relationship is important because it lays the foundation for the child’s personality, life choices, and overall behavior. It can also affect the strength of their social, physical, mental, and emotional health. 
  2. Children who have a healthy relationship with their parents are more likely to develop positive relationships with other people around them. They can establish secure bonds and friendships with peers. 
  3. The healthy involvement of parents in their children’s day to day life helps ensure that their kids can perform better socially and academically


WEBINARS




World No-Tobacco Day 2023, May 31th.

 FORUM: GROW FOOD NOT TOBACCO’’ World No-Tobacco Day 2023. A record 349 million people across 79 countries are facing acute food insecurity, many are in low and middle-income countries, including over 30 countries on the African continent. Many of these countries use large areas of fertile land to grow tobacco rather than healthy food. Tobacco growing countries often face a negative economic impact due to the adverse health, environmental and social impacts of growing tobacco. In many cases, foreign exchange earned from tobacco exports is used to import food. Growing tobacco causes ill health among farmers and farm workers and irreversible environmental loss of precious resources such as water sources, forests, plants and animal species. Tobacco growing harms our health, the health of farmers and the planet’s health. The tobacco industry interferes with attempts to substitute tobacco growing, contributing to the global food crisis. Learn about the Top tobacco growing economies by WHO region, by hectare and follow the conversation with the hahstags: #WorldNoTobaccoDay; #31May; #GrowfoodNoTobacco.



EVENTS: The World No-Tobacco Day 2023 will be observed during a plenary session at WHO Headquaters in Geneva, Switzerland on May 31st. The WHO encourages governments and policy makers to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition.


All along 2023, we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), the global public health treaty that serves as the world’s front-line defence against the tobacco epidemic. Adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2003, it became one of the most rapidly embraced treaties in United Nations history – now with 182 Parties, representing more than 90% of the world’s population. The Convention was the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO), and in 2018 its first protocol – the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products – was adopted, further strengthening tobacco control.







Sunday 28 May 2023

International Day of the United Nations Peacekeepers 2023; May 29th.

FORUM: Peace begins with me.International Day of the United Nations Peacekeepers 2023. Today, peacekeeping is more challenging than ever amidst rising global political tensions. Conflicts are more complex and prolonged, peacekeepers face terrorists, armed groups and their allies who have access to powerful modern weapons and technology. Misinformation and disinformation are fueling violence against our personnel and partners. During the celebrations we will honor the invaluable contribution of uniformed and civilian peacekeepers to the United Nations and the communities that they serve. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #PKday , #Peacekeeping, #29May, #Peacebegins, #PK75, #WomenInPeacekeeping.



Statement from the United Nations Secretary-General on International Day of the United Nations Peacekeepers 2023, May 29th.

United Nations peacekeepers are the beating heart of our commitment to a more peaceful world. For 75 years, they have supported people and communities rocked by conflict and upheaval across the globe.

Today, on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, we honour their extraordinary contributions to international peace and security.

Since 1948, more than two million peacekeepers have served in 71 missions, helping countries navigate the difficult path from war to peace.

They are also critical to the protection of civilians caught up in the chaos of these deadly conflicts, providing a lifeline of hope and help in some of the most dangerous contexts imaginable.

In carrying out this essential work, many peacekeepers have paid the ultimate price. More than 4,200 peacekeepers have lost their lives serving under the UN flag. We stand in sympathy and solidarity with their families, friends and colleagues, and will forever be inspired by their selfless devotion to the cause of peace.

Today, more than 87,000 peacekeepers from 125 countries serve in 12 operations. They face rising global tensions and divides, stagnating peace processes, and more complex conflicts.

Despite these obstacles, and working with a wide range of partners, peacekeepers persevere.

To people living under the shadow of conflict, our teams of Blue Helmets represent hope.

As peacekeepers support humanity, let us always support and recognize them.


António Guterres

EVENTS: For 75 years, the United Nations peacekeeping missions have made a tangible difference in the lives of millions of people caught up in catastrophic conflict. Peacekeepers are ordinary people, working in dangerous and strenuous conditions to achieve extraordinary outcomes. They help prevent conflict, protect civilians, advance political solutions, and support democratic processes. Despite the challenges, peacekeepers persevere, alongside many partners, in the collective pursuit of peace. Join us on May 29th to observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2023 and to Pay Tribute to the fallen. A Wreath Laying Ceremony will be held at the North Lawn building of the UNHQ with the United Nations Peacekeeping.

Medal recipients: At the meeting, by resolution 1121 (1997), the U.N. Security Council established the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Medal as a posthumous award to members of peacekeeping operations "as a tribute to the sacrifice of those who have lost their life as a result of service in peacekeeping operations under the operational control and authority of the United Nations".

Award: The United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award recognises the dedication and effort of an individual peacekeeper in promoting the principles within the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. It was first given out in 2016.

Wreath Laying Ceremony: The commemorations are held at the U.N. Headquarters, United Nations offices and at different U.N. Peacekeeping missions Here is the List of Personnel to be Posthumously Awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal.













TIME SQUARE EXHIBIT: Peace begins with me, with you and with all of us. May 26, 2023. 11 AM Duffy Square. Join us for an inside out action to celebrate peace together.







Sunday 21 May 2023

International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

FORUM: “From agreement to action: Build back biodiversity.” International Day For Biological Diversity 2023. This year’s global celebrations bring with it a renewed sense of hope with the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at COP 15. To mark this incredible and historic achievement, the proposal for this year’s theme; This theme builds on the results of COP 15. Now that the world has the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (agreement), the focus must quickly shift to its implementation (action). Follow the conversation with the hashtag #BiodiversityDay, #22May, #biodiversity, :#BuildBackBiodiversity, #AgreementToAction, #KMGBF, #HarmonyWithNature, #30by30, #ForNature, #ActionDecade #post2020.


EVENTS: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Biodiversity, the IPBeS, the UNESCO Man and the biosphere (MAB) programme, the UN Environment, the UNDP, the UNCCD, the UNFCCC, the UNEP/CMS, the CITES Secretariat, the FAO, the Ramsar secretary and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) along with the United Nations Member States, governments, indigenous peoples,ocal communities, non-governmental organizations and concerned individuals are pleased to invite you to debate on the theme: “From agreement to action: Build back biodiversity” during the celebration of the International Day For Biological Diversity 2023, on May 22nd at United Nations Headquaters. Register to participate and get the IDB2023 Agenda programme.

 

STATEMENTS

Statement by H.E. Mr. António Guterrez, Secretary-General United Nations on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we reflect on our relationship with humanity’s life-support system. From the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the energy that fuels us and the medicines that heal us, our lives are wholly dependent on healthy ecosystems. Yet our actions are devastating every corner of the planet. One million species are at risk of extinction -- the result of habitat degradation, skyrocketing pollution, and the worsening climate crisis. We must end this war on nature. Last year’s agreement on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework marked an important step – but now is the time to move from agreement to action. This means ensuring sustainable production and consumption patterns. Redirecting subsidies from nature-destroying activities towards green solutions. Recognizing the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities, the strongest guardians of our world’s biodiversity. And pushing governments and businesses to take stronger and faster action against biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. Let us work together across governments, civil society, and the private sector to secure a sustainable future for all.

U.N. Secretary-General.

Statement by Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

Statement by Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

Statement by Mr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General of th Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

H.E. Huang Runqiu, COP 15 President and Minister of Ecology and Environment of China on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

H.E. Akihiro Nishimura, Minister of the Environment Government of Japan on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

H.E. Steffi Lemke, Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Federal Government of Germany on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

H.E. Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

H.E. Christianne van der Wal, Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy, Government of the Netherlands on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

WRITTEN STATEMENTS
Small island developing states (SIDS) Coalition for Nature on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.



EVENT PROGRAMME






Video Message from Mr. David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary; Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on the International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.




Statement by Mrs. Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

Statement by Mrs. Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

Statement by Mrs. Musonda Mumba, Secretary-General of the Convention on Wetlands (RAMSAR) International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

Statement by Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility (GEF) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

Statement by Anne Larigauderie, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

Statement by Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

Statement by Mr. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

Statement from Shen Xiaomeng, United Nations University (UNU) Vice-Rector in Europe & Director of UNU's Institute for Environment & Human Security (UNU-EHS) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.

Statement by Mrs.Valerie Hickey, The World Bank, Global Director for Environment, Natural Resources, and the Blue Economy (ENB) on International Day of Biological Diversity 2023; May 22nd.ACTIONS