tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34587021495225790492024-03-17T19:59:34.248-07:00PARMIONOVAThe UNITED NATIONS OBSERVANCESInternational Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.comBlogger1668125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-89798397583503122612024-03-15T13:08:00.000-07:002024-03-15T13:08:31.070-07:00 International Day to Combat Islamophobia 2024. March 15th.<b>FORUM</b>: ''<a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/anti-islamophobia-day">Embracing Diversity: Tackling Islamophobia.</a>''<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/408444911566433?ref=newsfeed"> International Day to Combat Islamophobia 2024</a>. We stand in solidarity with those that have suffered intolerance, discrimination, violations and violence, purely on account of being Muslims. <b>Nobody should suffer fear for having or manifesting their religion or belief</b>. Everyone should feel safe and benefit from the equal protection of their human rights, which must be guaranteed by all States. Yet today, hate entrepreneurs, political parties, armed groups, religious leaders and even State actors around the world, are trampling on respect for diversity of religions and beliefs, discriminating, violating human rights, and overlooking or even attempting to justify these violations. Acts of harassment, intimidation, violence and incitement based on religion or belief have risen sharply across the world last year, reaching alarming levels, shocking our conscience and creating a climate of fear and deep distrust. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Press/faith4rights-toolkit.pdf">#Faith4Rights</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=top&q=%23cultureofpeace&src=typed_query">#cultureofpeace</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/antiislamophobiaday?src=hashtag_click">#antitIslamophobiaday</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2315March&src=typed_query">#15March</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kiIxbeU_wYf0rzwIAs7BGcMNns6bOA5qctVFETGRwrEoUX3VmEX46q1gqgYnia4ITFBJuz_i6Kh588W487pMslXpElgGofWlTsVV0P8mn_G-6Lhll5kPEuGTzh7SHoUuyvZfeCR29NqtXFXIxZE_GivPvF8NZhNkYEXHcoJwkKxFpBph7YeTmR7sJVb6/s661/15-March.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="661" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kiIxbeU_wYf0rzwIAs7BGcMNns6bOA5qctVFETGRwrEoUX3VmEX46q1gqgYnia4ITFBJuz_i6Kh588W487pMslXpElgGofWlTsVV0P8mn_G-6Lhll5kPEuGTzh7SHoUuyvZfeCR29NqtXFXIxZE_GivPvF8NZhNkYEXHcoJwkKxFpBph7YeTmR7sJVb6/w488-h325/15-March.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Office of the Director-General will organize a special<a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1l869ddg6"> High-level event to Commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia 2024 </a>on 15 March 2024, 10:00am – 1:00pm from the united Nations office in Geneva. <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1l869ddg6">Watch the commemoration!</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1C_lkGPR84xi2Xol-4nRfdzHCH0VCJlxqL1EbAmnmZd1jt-I8UGWiNLUsVaufzzEQCWJeogGYCzkqym_RgZ7D4Tt3Zc20BN3417U4XN5QaiN4fBoK7qJDJpAl8BhNu_HfYpQdarTY53faJ-ESKdIIagY05hZvmitO2Ro0uFpJaemu6TNIPUT3dqWgSw3/s1086/CONFERENC%20-%20Embracing%20Diversity,%20Tackling%20Islamophobia.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="1086" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1C_lkGPR84xi2Xol-4nRfdzHCH0VCJlxqL1EbAmnmZd1jt-I8UGWiNLUsVaufzzEQCWJeogGYCzkqym_RgZ7D4Tt3Zc20BN3417U4XN5QaiN4fBoK7qJDJpAl8BhNu_HfYpQdarTY53faJ-ESKdIIagY05hZvmitO2Ro0uFpJaemu6TNIPUT3dqWgSw3/w521-h140/CONFERENC%20-%20Embracing%20Diversity,%20Tackling%20Islamophobia.PNG" width="521" /></a></div><br /><b>STATEMENTS</b>: <br /><br /><a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/anti-islamophobia-day/messages">Statement by the United Nations Secretary-General's message for the International Day to Combat Islamophobia 2024; March 15th.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>The International Day to Combat Islamophobia occurs at a time when we see a rising tide of anti-Muslim hate and bigotry in many parts of the world.<br /><br />Institutional discrimination and other barriers are violating the human rights and dignity of Muslims. Divisive rhetoric and misrepresentation are stigmatizing communities. Online hate speech is fueling real-life violence.<br /><br />Much of this disturbing trend is part of a wider pattern of attacks against religious groups and vulnerable populations, also including Jews, minority Christian communities and others.<br /><br />We must confront and root out bigotry in all its forms. Leaders must condemn inflammatory discourse and safeguard religious freedom. Digital platforms must moderate hateful content and protect users from harassment. And everyone must unite to combat intolerance, stereotypes and bias.<br /><br />Together, let us commit to promoting mutual respect and understanding, foster social cohesion, and build peaceful, just and inclusive societies for all.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en">H.E. Mr. António Guterres; United Nations Secretary-General.</a></div><br /><a href="https://www.un.org/pga/78/2024/03/15/pga-remarks-on-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia/#:~:text=On%20this%20important%20day%2C%20as,racism%3B%20and%20any%20form%20discrimination">Statement by the United Nations General Assembly President at the High-Level Event to commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia 2024.</a></div><div><br /></div><div> <br /><br />Your Excellency, Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad of Mauritania, and Chair of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC Member States,<br /><br />Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates,<br /><br />Two years ago, this General Assembly adopted a momentous resolution – proclaiming this day, 15 March, as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.<br /><br />This came in the wake of the senseless Christchurch massacre – where 55 innocent Muslims brutally lost their lives.<br /><br />On this important day, as President of the General Assembly, I stand in solidarity with all Muslims around the world – particularly with all those deliberately targeted by any acts of Islamophobia; any form of racism; and any form discrimination.<br /><br />Excellencies,<br />Freedom of religion, belief or worship; and freedom of opinion and expression, are interdependent, interrelated and mutually reinforcing.<br /><br />The right to one’s religious belief or worship cannot – and must not – be the basis for any form of intolerance and discrimination.<br /><br />Unfortunately, we are witnessing an alarming surge in discrimination, intolerance, and violence against members of many religions in various parts of the world, including cases motivated by Islamophobia.<br /><br />Hate speech, in particular, has become a sickening poison in the hearts and minds of those who perpetrate it – and a relentless torment on those who are targeted by it.<br /><br />I categorically deplore all acts of violence against Muslims and persons of all religions and beliefs – as well as attacks against sacred places of worship, religious sites and shrines. Such demeaning and dastardly acts cannot be hidden behind the cover of freedom of expression. <br /><br /><br />Excellencies,<br /><br /> Intolerance, xenophobia and hate speech – both online and offline – are fueling the exponential increase in hate crimes and conflict, as well as socioeconomic marginalization.<br /><br />In particular, Muslim women – in many regions of the world – face multiple forms of discrimination based on their religion,gender and ethnicity.<br /><br />Not only is this morally wrong, it is a flagrant violation of their human rights and dignity.<br /><br />Every individual has the right to live without fear of violence or any form of prejudice.<br /><br />Upholding freedoms – including those of religion, opinion, and assembly – is crucial to combating intolerance and discrimination of any shape or form.<br /><br />States have the primary obligation to protect and defend all human rights for all – and to eradicate all forms of racism and discrimination.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />But – as responsible global citizens – we, individually, are also duty bound to contribute to combating any form of discrimination; any form of incitement to hatred and violence against Muslims,and by extension, against persons of other belief systems.<br /><br />This is particularly important at this moment, in the context of the ongoing military confrontation in the Middle East – which has led to an alarming rise in both Islamophobia and antisemitism around the world.<br /><br />As President of General Assembly, I stand firmly against racism and all forms of discrimination and call upon the entire international community and on civil society to repudiate racism and xenophobia in all its forms and manifestations, including islamophobia.<br /><br />Together, let us end all forms of intolerance and discrimination.<br /><br />As we mark this International Day to Combat Islamophobia – which this year coincides with the Holy Month of Ramadan – let us stand respectfully, shoulder-to-shoulder, in solidarity with our 2 billion Muslim brothers and sisters.<br /><br />I take this opportunity to wish a blessed month and Ramadan Kareem to all Muslims around the world. This is a moment to embrace empathy and compassion; the beauty and richness of our diversity; and that which unite rather than devide us, that is, our common humanity.<br /><br />Let us not give in to the forces of division and hate, but rather rally for dialogue, tolerance, respect, understading, harmony and compassion for all others – always.</div><div><br />I thank you for your kind attention.</div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://www.unaoc.org/2024/03/video-message-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia/">Remarks by UNAOC High Representative at the Special Event Commemorating the International Day to Combat Islamophobia 2024</a>.</div><div><br />Excellencies,<br />Distinguished guests,<br /><br />Al Salamu Alikom and Ramdan Kareem.<br /><br />It gives me a great honour to be addressing this High-Level event commemorating the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.<br /><br />I wish to applaud the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and particularly the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the Chair of the 49th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, for focusing attention and calling for action, to curb and put an end to Islamophobia.<br /><br />It is alarming to see the overall rise in instances of discrimination, intolerance and violence, directed against members of many religious communities in various parts of the world, including cases motivated by Islamophobia, antisemitism and prejudices against Christian minorities as well as other faith communities.<br /><br />It is particularly heart breaking that many Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan are suffering wars and conflicts.<br /><br />Around the world, Muslims are still facing stigmatization, hate speech and structural bias.<br /><br />Their fundamental human rights are being compromised.<br /><br />Their dignity undermined.<br /><br />Manifestations of discrimination, bigotry and violence against Muslims including the desecration of their holy book, mosques and sacred sites are unjustifiable and are utterly rejected.<br /><br />Across our cross-cutting activities, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations promotes interreligious and intercultural dialogue, emphasizes respect for religious and cultural diversity with the aim of advancing a culture of tolerance and respect among individuals, societies and nations.<br /><br />I stand ready with my office to work closely with you to address Islamophobia through mobilizing concerted actions towards a paradigm of mutual respect among diverse cultures and religions.<br /><br />Concluding, I wish to extend my warmest wishes to all Muslims around the world on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2024/03/un-experts-warn-islamophobia-rising-alarming-levels">Statement by a group of un independent expert on the International Day to Combat Islamophobia 2024; March 15th</a>.</div><div><br /></div><br />“In proclaiming 15 March the International Day to Combat Islamophobia in 2022, the UN General Assembly <a href="https://undocs.org/A/RES/76/254">called</a> for “strengthened international efforts to foster a global dialogue on the promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace at all levels”.<br /><br />Yet today, hate entrepreneurs, political parties, armed groups, religious leaders and even State actors around the world, are trampling on respect for diversity of religions and beliefs, discriminating, violating human rights, and overlooking or even attempting to justify these violations.<br /><br />Acts of harassment, intimidation, violence and incitement based on religion or belief have risen sharply across the world last year, reaching alarming levels, shocking our conscience and creating a climate of fear and deep distrust.<br /><br />We urge States to ground their responses to all forms of religious hatred, including Islamophobia, in the universal values, principles and legal framework of international human rights.<br /><br />Orchestrated public burnings of the Holy Qur’an are deplorable. Expressions of religious intolerance engender deep hurt and fear at individual and community levels, and <a href="https://hrcmeetings.ohchr.org/HRCSessions/HRCDocuments/74/OTH/OTH_3780_90_88ddda39_db76_4a2c_b5cd_3a97aed5646c.docx">must be condemned</a>.<br /><br />Where advocacy of religious hatred constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, it must be prohibited by law in accordance with international standards.<br /><br />During this holy month of Ramadan, we are appalled at the continued refusal by Israel to allow adequate humanitarian assistance and food aid to be provided to the mainly Muslim civilian population in Gaza despite the widespread hunger and signs of severe malnutrition. We are seriously concerned about undue restrictions imposed on access to the Al Aqsa Mosque. These restrictions are particularly alarming, in the context of monumental loss of life and destruction of a significant number of places of worship in Gaza. Cultural property is protected in international humanitarian law during armed conflict since it recognises damage to the cultural property of any people as resulting in damage to the cultural heritage of all mankind.<br /><br />Physical attacks – including killings, harassment, verbal attacks and death threats – motivated by the perceived religious affiliation of the victims are an unacceptable failure of the State to protect all its citizens in line with its obligations. In too many countries in the lead up to elections, State and non-State actors feed religious tensions and promote discriminatory laws and policies against Muslim minorities to gain political advantage. Recent tensions in relation to the Babri Masjid – now Ram Mandir – are a case in point.<br /><br />Across the world, we have witnessed attacks on mosques, cultural centres, schools and even private property belonging to Muslims.<br /><br />States and faith-based actors have human rights responsibilities, and they have to step in to counter such violations, in line with the <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/freedom-of-expression">Rabat Plan of Action</a>. The UN <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/faith-for-rights">Faith for Rights</a> framework provides concrete implementation guidance, while stakeholders can also use the <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Press/faith4rights-toolkit.pdf">#Faith4Rights toolkit</a> to encourage respect for religious diversity.<br /><br />In observing the International Day to Combat Islamophobia this year, we stand in solidarity with those that have suffered intolerance, discrimination, violations and violence, purely on account of being Muslims. Nobody should suffer fear for having or manifesting their religion or belief. Everyone should feel safe and benefit from the equal protection of their human rights, which must be guaranteed by all States.”<div><br /></div><br /><b>LIVESTREAM</b>: <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1l869ddg6">Commemoration of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia 2024</a>.<br /> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2503451/embedPlaykitJs/uiconf_id/49754663?iframeembed=true&entry_id=1_oxvrjlbl&config[playback]={"audioLanguage":"en"}&config[ui]={"locale":"en"}" style="height: 297px; width: 528px;" webkitallowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-46504355954792730032024-03-09T19:14:00.000-08:002024-03-09T19:14:24.300-08:00International Day of Women Judges 2024; March 10th.<b> FORUM</b>: "<a href="https://www.iawj.org/women-judges-day-2024">Empathy and Action: Women and Girls in Carceral Settings</a>." <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1414973725764340">International Day of Women Judges 2024</a>.<b> Women judges contribute to the quality of decision-making and help to build trust in the judiciary</b>. The fight against corruption and other crimes can only be successful if the judiciary is inclusive, diverse and offers different gender perspectives. This year, our focus is on the theme to reflect on the challenges faced by women within prison systems and to recognize the importance of empathy in understanding their experiences and the necessity of taking concrete actions to preserve their rights.As we celebrate the International Day of Women Judges, let us reaffirm our commitment to <b>upholding the rights and dignity of all individuals</b>, especially the most vulnerable among us. Through empathy, and proactive measures, women judges are <b>spotlighting the needs of children with incarcerated mothers</b>, ensuring that their voices are heard. Together, let us strive to build a world where every child has the opportunity to thrive, regardless of their circumstances. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2310March&src=typed_query&f=top">#10March</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IAWJ?src=hashtag_click">#IAWJ</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomenJudges?src=hashtag_click">#WomenJudges</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomenJudgesofEmpathy?src=hashtag_click">#WomenJudgesofEmpathy</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDWJ2024?src=hashtag_click">#IDWJ2024</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomenInJustice?src=hashtag_click">#WomenInJustice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomenForJustice?src=hashtag_click">#WomenForJustice</a>.<p><span style="background-color: white; color: var(--paragraphSmallColor); font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhIWHL9DUDnAEAnBMN0OEO-vjIWfgPJ9Sa1hBMdUN1TfIwhI36G7gZjbuviIi3d4VxakIYPCIrVsoyVWYIqTQBkKShBdcJXRheAnFHXBsRTpFIje8_K_260qQ_z724jdsmrRSj0TmCrjMst_NpsN2QwftyHKVkbqSXgxQhgHVGnM13JYE5Uj2IjdlTj9T/s613/WOMEN%20IN%20PRISONS.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="613" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhIWHL9DUDnAEAnBMN0OEO-vjIWfgPJ9Sa1hBMdUN1TfIwhI36G7gZjbuviIi3d4VxakIYPCIrVsoyVWYIqTQBkKShBdcJXRheAnFHXBsRTpFIje8_K_260qQ_z724jdsmrRSj0TmCrjMst_NpsN2QwftyHKVkbqSXgxQhgHVGnM13JYE5Uj2IjdlTj9T/w465-h183/WOMEN%20IN%20PRISONS.PNG" width="465" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: on March 10th at UNHQ; The<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1414973725764340"> International Day of Women Judges 2024</a> will be held to celebrate Women Judges. On March 8th; A <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lUZK4jGURpKxyXAwEkyR3g#/registration">webinar</a> dedicated to <a href="https://www.iawj.org/women-judges-day-2024">examining the challenges encountered by children with incarcerated mothers</a> will be organized by the<a href="https://www.iawj.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=882224&module_id=475491"> International Association of Women Judges</a>. This event will serve as a platform to illuminate the empathy and proactive efforts undertaken by women judges in addressing the often-overlooked circumstances faced by infants who accompany their mothers in carceral settings. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lUZK4jGURpKxyXAwEkyR3g#/registration">Register to participate!</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPivh2OfqIzATiL8q3NQ7EYLZsKRnbeTqXf6rMSX3GWbXxbZNaG-Sn4AfPTr5cB-Y43RmpOZvym5HegUlk95rcZ7zDkGXE9AOpY3aCPnEZ5oXnhFXadeokeZ4B-ORoTNAGB0JTMU-TH7FsnO2uKvj80tag1OuWOtR4aUgLdtxC0KwdrZMgp5XIEKSiBl1w/s1500/Empathy%20and%20Action,%20Women%20and%20Girls%20in%20Carceral%20Settings..png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPivh2OfqIzATiL8q3NQ7EYLZsKRnbeTqXf6rMSX3GWbXxbZNaG-Sn4AfPTr5cB-Y43RmpOZvym5HegUlk95rcZ7zDkGXE9AOpY3aCPnEZ5oXnhFXadeokeZ4B-ORoTNAGB0JTMU-TH7FsnO2uKvj80tag1OuWOtR4aUgLdtxC0KwdrZMgp5XIEKSiBl1w/w484-h162/Empathy%20and%20Action,%20Women%20and%20Girls%20in%20Carceral%20Settings..png" width="484" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><b>CAMPAIGN</b>: The campaign “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9u4s3HDGgU">Tech for Justice</a>” shows how women judges are using data and technology to address pressing court system issues, including the problem of congested prisons. With the campaign “<a href="http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/women-in-for-justice/index.html">Women in Justice, women for justice</a>” to promote the full and equal participation of women at all levels of the judiciary, to celebrate the progress that has been made and raise awareness about the challenges ahead.<br /><br /><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgDIqQBxGTFqUMx1b5ZiXvvmMbZXSEv5zXeK484yHicEch9JzRCH9DRe_nnHko7hIJBWLQaYEZjfCmwKkhyphenhyphenNWhfXzmC3DV6bzDk4jio1oT6UnD12cK_ktMHxxZg9kppNm44ajejpZxUKehuiDpyuEjRF7G5yUdOO7t5eLBucVcK-DpZMWb30_-n76-_5V/s2000/International_Day_of_Women_judges_2024%20poster.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="2000" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgDIqQBxGTFqUMx1b5ZiXvvmMbZXSEv5zXeK484yHicEch9JzRCH9DRe_nnHko7hIJBWLQaYEZjfCmwKkhyphenhyphenNWhfXzmC3DV6bzDk4jio1oT6UnD12cK_ktMHxxZg9kppNm44ajejpZxUKehuiDpyuEjRF7G5yUdOO7t5eLBucVcK-DpZMWb30_-n76-_5V/w488-h86/International_Day_of_Women_judges_2024%20poster.png" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>STATEMENTS</b>: Read the <a href="https://www.iawj.org/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=882224&item_id=98914&">Statement of Greeting from the IAWJ President on the International Day of Women Judges</a>: Watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9u4s3HDGgU">statement by the Hon. Judge Ivy Velasco of the Court of Philippines on International Day of Women Judges 2024</a> and read the <a href="https://uz.usembassy.gov/promoting-gender-equality-and-empowerment/">Statement of the the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Supreme Judicial Council and the East West Management Institute on International Day of Women Judges 2024; March 10th.</a><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC1UFDuiQt4CSNrNSn6rhtkRshUGnM68-BhfX25VsDh1v9U3wQ4ii6PRYBuVIFyyhSHYeQOkRj4zJmOgjQp2ELY7jXmweJDabpjOfV4BNctvUADGyyOkTm7pi1J6u_J02S0IlYj1CVSixK04cgQ_59nKP401XYGtrlHZYpnYGMtiMoHWFYCdcy2E6hFvp/s889/IDWJ2024.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="876" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC1UFDuiQt4CSNrNSn6rhtkRshUGnM68-BhfX25VsDh1v9U3wQ4ii6PRYBuVIFyyhSHYeQOkRj4zJmOgjQp2ELY7jXmweJDabpjOfV4BNctvUADGyyOkTm7pi1J6u_J02S0IlYj1CVSixK04cgQ_59nKP401XYGtrlHZYpnYGMtiMoHWFYCdcy2E6hFvp/w432-h439/IDWJ2024.PNG" width="432" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-21964014746427860072024-03-07T15:40:00.000-08:002024-03-07T15:47:30.643-08:00International Women's Day 2024; March 8th.<br /><br /><b> FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/announcement/2023/12/international-womens-day-2024-invest-in-women-accelerate-progress">Invest in women: Accelerate progress</a>.” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3709897225939621/">International Women's Day 2024</a>. The world is facing many crises, ranging from geopolitical conflicts to soaring poverty levels and the escalating impacts of climate change. These challenges can only be addressed by solutions that empower women. <b>By investing in women, we can spark change and speed the transition towards a healthier, safer, and more equal world for all</b>. If current trends continue, more than <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2023/09/progress-on-the-sustainable-development-goals-the-gender-snapshot-2023">342 million women and girls could be living extreme poverty</a> by 2030. To ensure women’s needs and priorities are considered, governments must prioritize <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/explainer/2023/11/what-is-gender-responsive-budgeting">gender-responsive financing</a> and increase public spending on essential services and social protection. Policymakers must also <b>value, recognize, and account for the vital contribution women make to economies worldwide through paid and unpaid care work</b>. <a href="https://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/WCMS_633135/lang--en/index.htm">Women spend around three times more time on unpaid care work than men </a>and if these activities were assigned a monetary value they would account for <a href="https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/unpaid-work/measuring-unpaid-domestic-and-care-work/">more than 40 per cent of GDP</a>.<b> Investing in women and championing gender equality</b> turbocharges a future where everyone in society can thrive, creating a world of boundless opportunity and empowerment for all. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/March8?src=hashtag_click">#8March</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InternationalWomensDay?src=hashtag_click">#InternationalWomensDay</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IWD2024?src=hashtag_click">#IWD2024</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Investinwomen&src=typed_query">#Investinwomen</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23accelerateprogress&src=typed_query&f=top">#accelerateprogress</a>.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1v4wesjyc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="843" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9NS1WH7C-sbDgETOBscGcL1r0uypNjxf4S2KhdWOGfZV8uDX0EkKedxUAsLTYJ6dJr6XX8B4QCZb_5TU6YbCKlSBGGy8CFphePSF39GUnIBYOREsI3Ls_fjbpA22r9qfnS1bU-X8-Z7cyCnkKsQ9d7hervKNSOFdQCmFiFuIKehc6YjDP6nsg_bbYHQi/w470-h252/%23iwd2024.png" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: This <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/international-womens-day">March 8th</a>; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3709897225939621/">International Women’s Day 2024</a>, join the United Nations in celebrating under the theme <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/announcement/2023/12/international-womens-day-2024-invest-in-women-accelerate-progress">Invest in women: Accelerate progress</a>. Tune in at 10 am ET to <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1v4wesjyc">watch the live-stream on UN WEB TV</a>. Only 61.4% of prime working age women are in the labour force compared to 90.6% of prime working age men. Most women’s employment is in the informal economy. We need to create decent work opportunities for all -<b> Invest In Women and in care services</b>. The event programme will accentuate the urgency of strategic investment and collaborative alliances, and <b>commemorate achievements in advancing gender equality and women's empowerment</b>. The Observance will reflect the theme of the day and will be opened by the United Nations Secretary-General. It will include statements from other high-level United Nations dignitaries and a <a href="https://teamup.com/4777015/attachment/01HRAH3CW4R9SSYHEN2N8SX8H8/IWD24%20Programme%20PDF.pdf?hash=36329b3fd85d62589ce774a1f4c0a6db45edea85bba7115662dc2e2d85b048b3">panel discussion</a> with women leaders in the United Nations. The observance will also include live musical performances by Rockers on Broadway and the <a href="https://www.unis.org/arts/music">UN International School Senior Choir</a>. Get the<a href="https://teamup.com/4777015/attachment/01HRAH3CW4R9SSYHEN2N8SX8H8/IWD24%20Programme%20PDF.pdf?hash=36329b3fd85d62589ce774a1f4c0a6db45edea85bba7115662dc2e2d85b048b3"> IWD2024 Agenda programme</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1KLi6DfOA7dCXFgWIfDzAAG2EKEidBeaIxUpA5HH5_TbI1mB4wf4v_46WHawWqXiPYnG6A8TRYCt54aHhLv8tyhNUyn4phMFh29L-KI4ggWp6-We3hVtZJbaJteknHZrN4xGp59hbQli2pwMiZgkGmW996V6BKZK-401bJ80PAVEGG6MIBvPwyjtMRm6/s799/%23iwd2024%20agenda%20programme.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Agenda programme" border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="545" height="733" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1KLi6DfOA7dCXFgWIfDzAAG2EKEidBeaIxUpA5HH5_TbI1mB4wf4v_46WHawWqXiPYnG6A8TRYCt54aHhLv8tyhNUyn4phMFh29L-KI4ggWp6-We3hVtZJbaJteknHZrN4xGp59hbQli2pwMiZgkGmW996V6BKZK-401bJ80PAVEGG6MIBvPwyjtMRm6/w500-h733/%23iwd2024%20agenda%20programme.PNG" title="IWD 2024 agenda programme" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Taking place at UNHQ in New York from March 11 to 22, 2024; The<a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw68-2024?fbclid=IwAR2UPmENsnWK_wOLGdxVYY0g90gsxp50IQ5enlHBXCMueelNPMvhA3qYYd4"> 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women</a> (<a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-participation/registration">CSW68</a>) under the priority theme “<b>Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective</b>." and Review theme entitled ‘‘<b> Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls</b> (<a href="https://undocs.org/en/E/CN.6/2019/L.3">agreed conclusions</a> of the sixty-third session)’‘; The Representatives of <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/member-states">Member States</a>, United Nations entities, and <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-participation">ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs)</a> from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session.The Commission's <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/csw68_pow_13_december_2023.pdf">two-weeks session</a> includes the following activities (<a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw68-2024/side-events">CSW68 Side events</a> & <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/csw68_agreed_conclusions_zero_draft_5_february_2024.pdf">Session outcomes</a>). Explore<a href="https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/csw68_pow_13_december_2023.pdf"> Proposed Organization of Work</a>; Read the <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw68-2024/side-events">Information about side events and activities organized outside the formal programme of the session</a>. The outcome of the Commission’s consideration of the priority theme during its 68th session will take the form of agreed conclusions, to be negotiated by all Member States. Read the <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/csw68_agreed_conclusions_zero_draft_5_february_2024.pdf">Zero draft agreed conclusions</a>. The<a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw66-2022/official-meetings"> Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) </a>is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. A functional commission of the <a href="https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/home">Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)</a>, it was established by Council <a href="https://undocs.org/en/E/RES/11(II)">resolution 11(II) </a>of 21 June 1946. The CSW is instrumental in <b>promoting women's rights</b>, <b>documenting the reality of women's lives throughout the world</b>, and <b>shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women</b>. <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-participation/registration">Register to participate to the CSW68!</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7iP9fMQznfBWxY2Fdnw81tE3vKKm7Eewx3bslpSe8FDn04rjCvQxjbv8hWdstEI7KvHHF5NjG9BHXCNnzqNI8yYouO5Y1uWSKPJioJgt31A9NxRGB_orRs9_UltwryYcikFd-mKWcjMuAzatfwKlUAu1Y-Jf7T7MC4DsSN4WhglRHYHpd36cDR4LWH99/s500/CSW68.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7iP9fMQznfBWxY2Fdnw81tE3vKKm7Eewx3bslpSe8FDn04rjCvQxjbv8hWdstEI7KvHHF5NjG9BHXCNnzqNI8yYouO5Y1uWSKPJioJgt31A9NxRGB_orRs9_UltwryYcikFd-mKWcjMuAzatfwKlUAu1Y-Jf7T7MC4DsSN4WhglRHYHpd36cDR4LWH99/w450-h450/CSW68.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="346" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VVjtsdubSj4" width="474" youtube-src-id="VVjtsdubSj4"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><b>STATEMENTS</b>: Read the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day/messages">Secretary-General of the United Nations Statement on International Women’s Day 2024; March 8th.</a> <br /><br /><br />On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women and girls around the world, and we applaud all they have achieved in the fight for equality.<br /><br />Women and girls have made great gains – demolishing barriers, dismantling stereotypes and driving progress towards a more just and equal world.<br /><br />Yet they face immense obstacles. Billions of women and girls face marginalization, injustice and discrimination, while the persistent epidemic of violence against women disgraces humanity. <br /><br />Our world still reflects millennia of male-dominated power relations.<br /><br />And progress is under attack, with a fierce backlash against women’s rights.<br /><br />At our current rate, legal equality is some three hundred years away. <br /><br />We must move much faster.<br /><br />On International Women’s Day, we stand with women and girls fighting for their rights, and we commit to accelerating progress. <br /><br />This year’s theme – invest in women – reminds us that ending the patriarchy requires money on the table.<br /><br />We must support women’s organisations on the front line.<br /><br />And we must invest in programmes to end violence against women, and to drive women’s inclusion and leadership in economies, digital technologies, peacebuilding and climate action.<br /><br />This all depends on unlocking finance for sustainable development so that countries have funds available to invest in women and girls. <br /><br />We also need to increase the number of women leaders in business, finance, central banks and finance ministries. This can help drive investments in policies and programmes that respond to women and girls’ needs.<br /><br />Women’s rights are a proven path to fair, peaceful, prosperous societies. It is good for us all.<br /><br />Together, let’s take urgent action to make it a reality.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">António Guterres; United Nations Secretary-General.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.unfpa.org/press/statement-unfpa-executive-director-dr-natalia-kanem-international-womens-day-2023">UNFPA Executive-Director Statement on International Women’s Day 2024; March 8th.</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_D6lF9ofxlU_FRRJkm6QiDrtD8hFE3flwFM2piMyFxjQJvGwKDeG1au-VW_AiPkik2hhY6R2UJCHa5t9V6g7hVgNbdPo-CGDAcxwjLFg9Goq-kir83fHXnN6jQVViGMuvsynJoB_aaOsb8nGBX679_UVKO-6-0PQJeADyNtNpDhB45Fvbh8paAwAcyWUZ/s1487/POSTER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1487" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_D6lF9ofxlU_FRRJkm6QiDrtD8hFE3flwFM2piMyFxjQJvGwKDeG1au-VW_AiPkik2hhY6R2UJCHa5t9V6g7hVgNbdPo-CGDAcxwjLFg9Goq-kir83fHXnN6jQVViGMuvsynJoB_aaOsb8nGBX679_UVKO-6-0PQJeADyNtNpDhB45Fvbh8paAwAcyWUZ/w479-h199/POSTER.jpg" width="479" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>LIVESTREAM</b>: <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17k9rg6oh" target="_blank">ILO observance of International Women's Day 2024</a>.</div><div><br /></div>In<a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1v4wesjyc" target="_blank"> celebrating International Women's Day 2024</a>, under the theme of '<b>Investing in women: Accelerate progress</b>', the ILO puts a spotlight on the essential and inseparable roles of decent work and gender equality. As this year's International Women's Day falls during the <a href="https://www.ilo.org/gb/GBSessions/GB350/lang--en/index.htm" target="_blank">350th session of the Governing Body</a>, the celebration will be joined by the Director General, GB participants, and ILO colleagues. 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The excessive accumulation in conventional weapons and the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons jeopardizes international peace and security and sustainable development, while the use of explosive weapons in populated areas is seriously endangering civilians. New and emerging weapon technologies, such as autonomous weapons, pose a challenge to global security and have received increased attention from the international community in recent years. Why Do You think disarmement is important?; Follow the conversation with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDDNPA2024?src=hashtag_click">#IDDNPA2024</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%20DISARMANENT&src=typed_query&f=top">#Disarmament</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/disarmamentawarenessday?src=hashtag_click">#disarmamentawarenessday</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/5march?src=hashtag_click">#5march</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nonproliferationawarenessday?src=hashtag_click">#nonproliferationawarenessday</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VCS?src=hashtag_click">#VCS</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/peaceandsecurity?src=hashtag_click">#peaceandsecurity</a>.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6anGawNQZTVKPebAarA_Fd0IGo10fvYQq48dHGqv4y4Gm9mTT8L2yN_Xxx8eGS6-67RyMNfN6LEly9HV70SgezUVJTbRJ0Id_-A1ox2BIhnetKhAZ8xnY_-d3Z0LJ_jZbEK4Sg6dbxxSntmaHn6KP91U1OJS0J1dNGjMkn7dt6KwpXfyXq5njeJLelg4/s823/poster.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="March 5th" border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="819" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6anGawNQZTVKPebAarA_Fd0IGo10fvYQq48dHGqv4y4Gm9mTT8L2yN_Xxx8eGS6-67RyMNfN6LEly9HV70SgezUVJTbRJ0Id_-A1ox2BIhnetKhAZ8xnY_-d3Z0LJ_jZbEK4Sg6dbxxSntmaHn6KP91U1OJS0J1dNGjMkn7dt6KwpXfyXq5njeJLelg4/w443-h446/poster.PNG" width="443" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/disarmament-non-proliferation-awareness-day/events">Activities to Commemorate the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness Day 2024.</a> <br /><br />During the Month of March; A Conversation Series event on <b>reducing the human cost of weapons through a gender lens</b>, with a focus on conventional arms. A Vienna Conversation Series event, planned in cooperation with the Diplomatic Academy Vienna, the Austrian Research Association, and the Kyrgyz Republic, seeks to raise awareness on the role of disarmament in advancing international peace and reducing the human cost of weapons, with a focus on conventional arms. The event also seeks to make a link to International Women’s Day (8 March), highlighting the gendered impact of weapons, as well as the importance of women’s full and equal representation in disarmament processes.<br /><br /><br />From February 28th to March 8th 2024- You’re invited to participate to a interactive game entitled ’’Visibility among the Vienna community”. The <a href="https://disarmament.unoda.org/vienna/">Office for Disarmament Affairs’ (ODA)</a> in Vienna will be kicking off a series of activities to mark the International Day. There will be an exhibition booth at the Rotunda of the Vienna International Center, featuring <a href="https://front.un-arm.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Disarmament-leaflets-1.pdf">educational materials on the human cost of weapons</a>, an interactive game on disarmament facts and fiction, and short videos. Social media activities, including <a href="https://www.disarmamenteducation.org/index.php?go=education">ODA’s e-learning opportunities</a>, will continue during the week.<br /><br /><br />On March 25th 2024; The Cine-ONU screening of the BBC documentary “Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?”. The Vienna Office is partnering with <a href="https://unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/events/CINE-ONU.html">UNIS Vienna Cine-ONU</a>’s initiative to screen the<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vgq5"> BBC documentary, “Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?”</a>. It will be followed by a panel discussion. Open to public, this event aims to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz8MYvJpMCo">raise awareness on the importance of nuclear disarmament</a>.<br /><br /><br />On March 5th 2024; A Online Public Social Campaign on the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness Background Observed. On the International Day, the <a href="https://www.unrcpd.org/about/">United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD)</a> will launch a social campaign to raise awareness on disarmament. The campaign will be kick off with video messages from UN Resident Coordinators in Asia-Pacific. The public can post video responses to <a href="https://www.unrcpd.org/event/">Why do you think disarmament is important?</a>” on social media using the hashtag<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%20%23IDDNPA2024&src=typed_query"> #IDDNPA2024</a>.<br /><br /><br />On March 5th 2024; You are invited to participate to the Youth for Humanitarian Disarmament contest. Mexico, in its capacity as the President of the<a href="https://indico.un.org/event/1004315/"> 12th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions</a>, will launch a youth contest “<a href="https://www.clusterconvention.org/">Igniting change – Youth for Humanitarian Disarmament: Advancing the goals of the Convention on Cluster Munitions</a>”. The contest calls on young people worldwide to share their thoughts, insights and perspectives on the unacceptable harm caused by the use of cluster munitions, focusing on three main themes: risk education, humanitarian disarmament, and the Sustainable Development Goals. For more information on how to join the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaYvD7C6qNLkCyFiNr6X_rEuZoks99xCKQg0DAJwqLlpA5JA/viewform">Youth for Humanitarian Disarmament contest</a>, please click <a href="https://www.clusterconvention.org/">here</a>. Register <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaYvD7C6qNLkCyFiNr6X_rEuZoks99xCKQg0DAJwqLlpA5JA/viewform">here</a> to participate in person or online. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2hyphenhyphenCv0f7i99dUb0Xumq-quFzmOB_PcwtyooEgvud6Tvw2kLBVPrwLL1xYAjaLocbZQbQUc-W1sRRR3x8cwqTZ07HG5CL5ljhVzHa0iR5EZu65s7TI22l-Sz8gYAEbsCQXBPG63vN4Hf1kSbG2Kn23zPSOCWSQjJv7D5aULd_qbSGrnY_Vk7CbYyQ2iSq/s1000/5%20MARCH%202024%20EVENT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness 2024" border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2hyphenhyphenCv0f7i99dUb0Xumq-quFzmOB_PcwtyooEgvud6Tvw2kLBVPrwLL1xYAjaLocbZQbQUc-W1sRRR3x8cwqTZ07HG5CL5ljhVzHa0iR5EZu65s7TI22l-Sz8gYAEbsCQXBPG63vN4Hf1kSbG2Kn23zPSOCWSQjJv7D5aULd_qbSGrnY_Vk7CbYyQ2iSq/w488-h240/5%20MARCH%202024%20EVENT.png" width="488" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/disarmament-non-proliferation-awareness-day/messages"><b>Statement of the Secretary-General on the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness 2024; March 5th.</b></a></div><div><br /> This second International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness comes at a perilous moment, marked by rising levels of military spending, deepening geopolitical tensions and growing violent conflicts across the globe.<br /><br />Meanwhile, some leaders are using apocalyptic rhetoric on the use of nuclear weapons. The proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons, the use of explosive devices in populated areas, and the growing military application of new and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, are also serious concerns.<br /><br />Today reminds us that disarmament and non-proliferation are critical not only to a peaceful future, but to our very existence.<br /><br />Global leaders must invest in peace by strengthening the systems and tools that prevent the proliferation and use of deadly weapons — including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons — and by developing disarmament solutions.<br /><br />The proposed New Agenda for Peace includes new strategies and approaches to eliminate the threats posed by nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and other emerging dangers, such as autonomous weapons systems.<br /><br />On this important day, let us speak with one loud, clear and united voice.<br /><br />It’s time to stop the madness. We need disarmament now.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">António Guterres.</div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>COVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Advancing the goals on the cluster munition convention</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOO_q8fPVRC9FtXxNcLdjlhfYFViCIKs3Jf_SjJxqlo7rTYtY_tXftEIf_DhRawKXxGpRfa6bYphwe3RYz0S_vSYetWO7By7y4t0oZMiIJCGV7lvC3sSGvGoFPFLB6LTSLOrf2gIb1QW9SJ4tizjGudVUiGJTZ2HJh7ye9fd3NBNO6Kt4hUjxY56besEZ/s1414/IGNITING%20CHANGE%20-%20YOUTH%20FOR%20HUMANITARIAN%20DISARMAMENT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1414" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOO_q8fPVRC9FtXxNcLdjlhfYFViCIKs3Jf_SjJxqlo7rTYtY_tXftEIf_DhRawKXxGpRfa6bYphwe3RYz0S_vSYetWO7By7y4t0oZMiIJCGV7lvC3sSGvGoFPFLB6LTSLOrf2gIb1QW9SJ4tizjGudVUiGJTZ2HJh7ye9fd3NBNO6Kt4hUjxY56besEZ/w464-h245/IGNITING%20CHANGE%20-%20YOUTH%20FOR%20HUMANITARIAN%20DISARMAMENT.png" title="YOUTH FOR HUMANITARIAN DISARMAMENT" width="464" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJJsUqNmDstWJtO8UqQV4aaJ78Na75VgQFpX-bV5WWM5Cy6oDQ3JNP3iyXgbsgE8ugOOky9xgD5BZFJrNtbv9VWZTuZIr01lJfp9YitgzWt1ws2VWriJz6ZPRSOcfvumZrA2Jl8q1EB5E7viIlhoU2mT18ZE-07t_uogQBU-1PoXNkCax-rSFufs0J0mC/s882/YOUTH%20CONTEST.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="IGNITING CHANGE - YOUTH FOR HUMANITARIAN DISARMAMENT" border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="622" height="653" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJJsUqNmDstWJtO8UqQV4aaJ78Na75VgQFpX-bV5WWM5Cy6oDQ3JNP3iyXgbsgE8ugOOky9xgD5BZFJrNtbv9VWZTuZIr01lJfp9YitgzWt1ws2VWriJz6ZPRSOcfvumZrA2Jl8q1EB5E7viIlhoU2mT18ZE-07t_uogQBU-1PoXNkCax-rSFufs0J0mC/w461-h653/YOUTH%20CONTEST.PNG" width="461" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-80126748686018215782024-03-02T18:00:00.000-08:002024-03-02T18:00:00.240-08:00World Wildlife Day 2024; March 3rd.<b>FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://wildlifeday.org/en/about"><b>Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation</b></a>.'' <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/39604711611983">World Wildlife Day 2024</a>. For this occasion, we are exploring digital innovation and highlighting how digital conservation technologies and services can drive wildlife conservation, sustainable and legal wildlife trade and human-wildlife coexistence, now and for future generations in an increasingly connected world. We are in the midst of a global digital revolution that is breaking down barriers to people-centered digital governance and to equal opportunities for all to unleash the power of digital transformation. The ‘digital divide’ is slowly narrowing, with better connectivity and Internet access reaching 66 per cent of our global population. However, around <a href="https://www.itu.int/hub/publication/d-ind-ict_mdd-2022/#:~:text=Latest%20figures%20show%20that%20an,over%20own%20a%20mobile%20phone.">2.7 billion people of our global population are still not online</a>. On average, only 36 % of the populations in the least developed countries and landlocked developing countries are online. Women and young people are more likely to experience gaps in Internet access and/or job-ready digital skills. Technological innovation has made research, communication, tracking, DNA analysis and many other aspects of wildlife conservation easier, more efficient and accurate. Yet, uneven access to these new tools, environmental pollution and unsustainable applications of certain technologies remain critical issues for achieving <a href="https://www.un.org/techenvoy/content/global-connectivity">universal digital inclusion by 2030</a>. How are you Connecting People And Planet for the WWD2024?; What Digital Innovation in wildlife conservation inspires you or sparks your curiosity?; What kind of Technology For Wildlife have you (or someone you know) using?. <div><br /></div><div>Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23techforwildlife&src=typed_query&f=top">#TechForWildlife</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%233March&src=typed_query&f=top">#3March</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/worldwildlifeday?src=hashtag_click">#WorldWildlifeDay</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PartnershipsforConservation?src=hashtag_click">#Partnershipsforconservation</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ConnectingPeopleAndPlanet&src=hashtag_click">#ConnectingPeopleAndPlanet</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DigitalInnovation?src=hashtag_click">#DigitalInnovation</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWD2024?src=hashtag_click">#WWD2024</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11javm1pk" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation." border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7R2MeEpC_l2LM3UXtAWcpHEk5wP1ccRLQ3Lxyj-tes8oHzak9oyi5Ro7L8mH5FejNpKleuh1ekCB31oCw1PH-M_AznoQJlVYofmGeBaL-m_LMAwfUvSXmZC15sZHkybocw20V0bTV1AR87IXGletvb8TaXq1AaG1rqJb328CBbF8GOfz3QsUeWO9uw4D/w544-h306/celebration.png" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: While <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11javm1pk">WWD2024</a> will be celebrated on 3 March 2024, the<a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11javm1pk"> high-level event</a> will take place on 4 March 2024 at UNHQ in New York, NY, United States of America. This year, the <a href="https://cites.org/fra/disc/sec/index.php">CITES Secretariat</a> has teamed up with the <a href="https://www.undp.org/tag/wildlife">United Nations Development Programme</a>, <a href="https://wildlabs.net/about">WILDLABS</a>, <a href="https://www.jacksonwild.org/media-awards.html">Jackson Wild</a> (host of the World Wildlife Day Showcase and the <a href="https://wildlabs.net/funding-opportunity/wildlabs-awards-2024-supporting-accessible-affordable-and-effective-innovation">WILDLABS Awards 2024</a>) and the<a href="https://www.ifaw.org/international"> International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)</a> (host of the <a href="https://www.ifaw.org/international/wwd-art-contest">World Wildlife Day Youth Art Contest</a>). The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/39604711611983">World Wildlife Day 2024</a> represents a platform for inter-generational exchange and youth empowerment through art, presentations and conversations on the opportunities ahead for our shared sustainable future in digital wildlife conservation. <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11javm1pk">WWD2024</a> offers a jumping off point for exploring what digital innovations are available now, what intersectional discrepancies we are facing and how we want our digital connectivity to evolve for all people and planet. Get the<a href="https://wildlifeday.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/WWD2024_Agenda.png"> World Wildlife Day 2024 Agenda Programme</a> and <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11javm1pk">watch the livestream</a> on <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en">United Nations WebTV</a>. On and around March 3rd, many side-events, seminars, workshops and excursions will be held worldwide to celebrate the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/39604711611983">World Wildlife Day 2024</a>. Explore the <a href="https://wildlifeday.org/en/events-list">map of WWD2024 celebrations around the world</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakd8hQeAy9mI_F0U6DZw4qqdh2W40mf6gtfrtZmde2DJPuisUueRt6P1r8VrZ6RkVIHmT35zNP0J_-zVYD5L6j4-qH5A3ZVVV4nJ-Hnz0tuYpiycWSJW_N4D3SDyjBZRJt6iFLOMHCwnoEMJK3fAAfzfyXtnz4us9ZcST8c9ngMI3sgkOQxN11pY601pU/s2000/WWD2024%20Agenda%20Programme.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="WWD2024 Agenda Programme" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakd8hQeAy9mI_F0U6DZw4qqdh2W40mf6gtfrtZmde2DJPuisUueRt6P1r8VrZ6RkVIHmT35zNP0J_-zVYD5L6j4-qH5A3ZVVV4nJ-Hnz0tuYpiycWSJW_N4D3SDyjBZRJt6iFLOMHCwnoEMJK3fAAfzfyXtnz4us9ZcST8c9ngMI3sgkOQxN11pY601pU/w551-h780/WWD2024%20Agenda%20Programme.png" width="551" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><a href="https://press.un.org/en/2024/sgsm22132.doc.htm#:~:text=Following%20is%20UN%20Secretary%2DGeneral,can%20help%20to%20save%20it." target="_blank">Statement of the United Nations Secretary-General on World Wildlife Day 2024; March 3rd.</a><br /></b><br /> Human activities have devastated our wildlife. Human ingenuity can help to save it.<br /><br />Pollution, climate chaos, habitat loss and exploitation of nature have pushed a million plant and animal species to the brink of extinction. This is horrifying in itself. It is also a direct threat to the health and livelihoods of billions of people around the world — particularly the most vulnerable.<br /><br />As the theme of this year’s World Wildlife Day reminds us, digital technologies can help to turn things around. Already, satellites are helping to track animals under threat. And data is charting wildlife migration and land use, supporting efforts to protect them.<br /><br />When used responsibly, sustainably and equitably, digital technologies have the potential to revolutionize conservation. But they are a tool in our arsenal, not a silver bullet. We still need concerted efforts by countries, companies, and individuals to help pull the world’s wildlife back from the brink and build a just, sustainable future.<br /><br />At this year’s Summit of the Future, Members States will discuss our proposals to develop new metrics to complement gross domestic product (GDP). Activities like overfishing and forest clearance increase GDP while devastating nature. Complementary metrics can provide balance, by measuring the things that really matter to people and planet.<br /><br />I also urge countries to take urgent action to drastically reduce emissions, adapt to climate extremes, prevent pollution and put the brakes on biodiversity loss, including recognizing the role Indigenous Peoples play in protecting biodiversity.<br /><br />Developed countries must invest in biodiversity and climate action in developing countries. And all Governments must create new national climate plans that align with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as well as national biodiversity strategies that implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.<br /><br />We depend on nature. Let’s show that nature can depend on us — and act now to protect it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General.</i></div><br /><b>OTHER STATEMENTS:</b> Read the other <a href="https://wildlifeday.org/en/messages">Statements and Remarks </a>on behalf World Wildlife Day 2024.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><!--wp:heading {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"20px"}}}-->
<b>CAMPAIGN MATERIALS:</b> Share your digital innovations in wildlife conservation using this<a href="https://trello.com/b/TT1409U3/world-wildlife-day-2024-social-media-kit" target="_blank"> Social media kit</a> which features official hashtags, post ideas, information about the theme and <a href="https://wildlifeday.org/en/materials">Get the World Wildlife Day 2024 Communication materials!</a><!--/wp:paragraph--></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://trello.com/b/TT1409U3/world-wildlife-day-2024-social-media-kit" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1408" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNpYacI4AtB8xK9fkpJjDV93ECVbp8SEsSrbzAqSjoX536c2N2-TepqzM24SSIw9NTFYAwp-JEdR_LuYIRunmoK14d8MD1J8I2ia4z2xL_VID8Zy1y4TZ7kZM20NrMIFI7qLCShJT25aG20i69P7dB_YGq4xBa4t2AuPx9rF5ur-dQoZ15V6271yjSVre/w492-h280/Connecting%20people%20and%20planet%20-%20exploring%20Digital%20Innovation%20in%20wildlife%20conservation.PNG" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>LIVESTREAM</b>: World Wildlife Day should connect people with our natural world and inspire continued learning and action beyond the event. For WWD 2024, we hope to provide a jumping off point for <b>exploring what digital innovations are available now, what discrepancies we are facing and how we want our digital connectivity to evolve for people and planet</b>. The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), with partners such as the UN Development Programme (UNDP), International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Jackson Wild and others, will host the World Wildlife Day 2024 celebration</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2503451/embedPlaykitJs/uiconf_id/49754663?iframeembed=true&entry_id=1_1javm1pk&config[playback]={"audioLanguage":"en"}&config[ui]={"locale":"en"}" style="height: 297px; width: 528px;" webkitallowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-3830644250281904182024-03-02T17:29:00.000-08:002024-03-02T17:31:40.270-08:00World Hearing Day 2023; March 3rd.<b>FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/02/01/default-calendar/world-hearing-day-2024--introduction-webinar"><b>Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all!</b></a>” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/886865426565513/">World Hearing Day 2024</a>. Globally, over 80% of ear and hearing care needs remain unmet. <b>Unaddressed hearing loss poses an annual cost of nearly US$1 trillion globally</b>. Deeply ingrained societal mis-perceptions and stigmatizing mindsets are key factors that limit efforts for preventing and addressing hearing loss. <a href="https://who.canto.global/v/WorldHearingDay2024/folder/PACB5?display=thumbnail&viewIndex=0&gSortingForward=false&gOrderProp=uploadDate&referenceTo=&from=thumbnail">Changing mindsets related to ear and hearing care is crucial to improving access and mitigating the cost of unaddressed hearing loss</a>. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that unaddressed hearing loss poses an annual cost of $980 billion each year. This is the cost incurred due to<b> the impact of hearing loss without rehabilitation access, including productivity losses and social exclusion</b>. On <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/03/03/default-calendar/world-hearing-day-2024-changing-mindsets-let-s-make-ear-and-hearing-care-a-reality-for-all!">March 3rd</a>, the World Hearing Day 2024 will focus on <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/03/03/default-calendar/world-hearing-day-2024-changing-mindsets-let-s-make-ear-and-hearing-care-a-reality-for-all!">overcoming the challenges posed by societal mis-perceptions and stigmatizing mindsets</a> through <b>awareness-raising and information-sharing, targeted at the public and health care providers</b>. Follow the conservation with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/worldhearingday?src=hashtag_click">#worldhearingday</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hearingcare?src=hashtag_click">#hearingcare</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/3march?src=hashtag_click">#3march</a>.<div><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5bWm7OU9vI4iaB1m6-IPA6DFPkMp3eDf_CS-Bg9C27X7l-gjsNCRDIoP5xL6Lelih0u5bCVBcJR8ujzFhQ865QT2GF5pIlj3Kwglt4LoTY-FM77agSriMkHFi9a1iiXA-dV-bGh7FkPZoPTOq8TE92Qd2aVE9jfH2spBImX3JziAEOHugguGObNn9YLA/s900/3%20MARCH.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="900" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5bWm7OU9vI4iaB1m6-IPA6DFPkMp3eDf_CS-Bg9C27X7l-gjsNCRDIoP5xL6Lelih0u5bCVBcJR8ujzFhQ865QT2GF5pIlj3Kwglt4LoTY-FM77agSriMkHFi9a1iiXA-dV-bGh7FkPZoPTOq8TE92Qd2aVE9jfH2spBImX3JziAEOHugguGObNn9YLA/w472-h471/3%20MARCH.png" width="472" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: On <a href="https://www.internationaldays.org/march/international-day-for-ear-and-hearing-loss">March 3rd</a>, to mark <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/886865426565513/">World Hearing Day 2024</a>; The Member States, partners and stakeholders are encouraged to organize a <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/02/01/default-calendar/world-hearing-day-2024--introduction-webinar">webinar</a> to raise awareness in communities, in order to<a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/02/01/default-calendar/world-hearing-day-2024--introduction-webinar"> address mis-perceptions around ear and hearing problems</a> and <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/02/01/default-calendar/world-hearing-day-2024--introduction-webinar">ensure accessible ear and hearing care</a>. As part of activities promoting World Hearing Day, the<a href="https://worldhearingforum.org/"> World Hearing Forum (WHF)</a>, the <a href="https://www.who.int/activities/promoting-world-hearing-forum">World Health Organization (WHO)</a>, and the <a href="https://coalitionforglobalhearinghealth.org/">Coalition for Global Hearing Health (CGHH)</a> invite proposals for <a href="https://worldhearingday.org/small-grant-2024-application-information/">WHF-CGHH Small Grants for World Hearing Day 2024</a>.Kindly <a href="https://worldhearingday.org/register-a-new-event/">register to participate to World Hearing Day 2024</a> events to get global visibility. The event information will be made available to a wider global audience.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hearing-day/2024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1485" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdWcs4PC4taAGp9wbf6JNanZ_1PvXHkmkmWGsmXUHSazczTRiirG7NkhkOb7XodKKTNm-JQXDi7LQ94QKGazUgmcUnOnrKCEx07IJtKGilGKQ-4dc21ef7kNA_cqjJK34fbM1XfxWM-REkxGWm7Ia6XLMXpqGWVoRTdRT0qjswC-y_ywa8h4xSSTPUq6k/w510-h273/Changing%20mindset.PNG" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><b>EXHIBITS</b>: <a href="https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hearing-day/2024/photo-exhibition">Changing mindsets is essential to making ear and hearing care accessible</a>. Through this <a href="https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hearing-day/2024/photo-exhibition">photo exhibition</a> and related stories, the World Health Organization and the World Hearing Forum will <b>draw attention to the positive impact of timely identification and management of ear and hearing problems </b>in order to <b>correct existing mis-perceptions and change damaging mindsets</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWitMoAriqNKRhPoRFPM09OGFckHhK2oT0Nr5_GXYxX2xjdAIonhRS4OgoUQcczc0PryTj9OZwtIMGeYVpgyhSqRdoe7p0cOA3bUhTvUkF_7ja053MJfUtTDPKAiJ8L5Ur3VT18fBE75PKRY6PPY3iND4OAzvMM9AiwuDd2xEgMb_DZ48FnDIoe6RK7W97/s3968/photo-exhibition.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2806" height="698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWitMoAriqNKRhPoRFPM09OGFckHhK2oT0Nr5_GXYxX2xjdAIonhRS4OgoUQcczc0PryTj9OZwtIMGeYVpgyhSqRdoe7p0cOA3bUhTvUkF_7ja053MJfUtTDPKAiJ8L5Ur3VT18fBE75PKRY6PPY3iND4OAzvMM9AiwuDd2xEgMb_DZ48FnDIoe6RK7W97/w494-h698/photo-exhibition.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>PUBLICATIONS</b>:</div><div><br /></div>- <a href="https://www.who.int/news/item/01-03-2024-who-issues-guidance-to-improve-access-to-hearing-care-in-low--and-middle-income-settings" target="_blank">WHO issues guidance to improve access to hearing care in low- and middle-income settings.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>For World Hearing Day, marked on 3 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released new technical guidance on hearing aid service delivery approaches for low- and middle-income settings. This document is designed to provide practical guidance to countries in developing hearing aid services in areas that lack human resources for assessing hearing, as well as fitting and maintaining hearing aids.<br /><br />The guidance, developed with support from the ATScale Global Partnership for Assistive Technology, is based on the principle of task sharing among specialists and trained non-specialists. It includes two approaches, one targeting adults and the other for children 5 years and over, and is accompanied by resources with tips for healthy ear care practices, use of hearing aids and how to support people living with hearing loss.<br /><br />“<i>Over 400 million people with hearing loss could benefit from using hearing devices. However, less than 20% of these needs are fulfilled,” said WHO Director for the Department for Noncommunicable Diseases, Dr Bente Mikkelsen. “Unaddressed hearing loss is a global public health challenge and incurs an estimated cost of over US$ 1 trillion annually. Given the global shortage of ear and hearing care specialists, we have to rethink how we traditionally deliver services.</i>”<br /><br />The release of the new guide coincides with World Hearing Day. The theme for 2024 is “Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all”,<b> highlighting the importance of correcting misconceptions of hearing loss that are common among the general public and primary health providers</b>.</div><div><br /><b>Existing mindsets limit access to hearing care.</b><br /><br />The first of 2 key challenges in ear and hearing care is the lack of health system capacity for the provision of integrated ear and hearing care throughout people’s lives, as evidenced by a lack of policies, human resources and dedicated finances. The service delivery approaches detailed by WHO aim to overcome this challenge by better utilizing non-specialists in providing hearing care to increase capacity.<br /><br />The second key challenge relates to misperceptions and stigmatizing mindsets about hearing loss and ear diseases, which are deeply ingrained within societies and often limit the success of efforts to improve hearing care. Common misperceptions include the idea that hearing loss is an inevitable part of old age and that hearing aids do not work well or are too expensive.<br /><br /><i>“Common myths about hearing loss often prevent people from seeking the services they require, even where these services are available,” said Dr Shelly Chadha, technical lead for ear and hearing care at WHO. “Any effort to improve hearing care provision through health system strengthening must be accompanied by work to raise awareness within societies and address stigma related to ear and hearing care.”</i><br /><br />Misperceptions are also prevalent among primary health care providers who may consider this to be a specialized or difficult to provide service, resulting in failure to identify and treat even those conditions that do not need specialist care.</div><div><br /><b>Changing mindsets</b><br /><br />Changing mindsets related to ear and hearing care is crucial for <b>improving access and mitigating the cost of unaddressed hearing loss</b>. To address common myths and misperceptions, WHO has released several information products and resources to raise public awareness. A factsheet for health professionals provides a clear rationale and directions for engagement of primary level service providers in hearing care provision. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div> - <b>WHD2024 Planning Guide</b>: This <a href="https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/documents/health-topics/deafness-and-hearing-loss/whd-planning-guide.pdf?sfvrsn=5a94619a_3&download=true">planning guide</a> provides a basic and practical framework for any person or organization interested in observing World Hearing Day to<a href="https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/documents/health-topics/deafness-and-hearing-loss/whd-planning-guide.pdf?sfvrsn=5a94619a_3&download=true"> raise awareness and promote ear and hearing care</a> (EHC) at national and community levels across the world. The guide is a resource for those working in the field of ear and hearing care. It has been prepared to provide you with the World Hearing Day branding and key messages and introduce you to the resources for the development of your campaign. Use it to get involved with World Hearing Day and encourage others to join the global campaign. <b>By uniting our efforts, we can help make ear and hearing care a worldwide priority issue</b>. Read the <a href="https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/sensory-functions-disability-and-rehabilitation/primary-ear-and-hearing-care-training-manual">Primary ear and hearing care training manual</a>.</div><div> <br /><br /><b>PROJECTS</b>: <a href="https://worldhearingday.org/detail-global-projects/">Overview of Global Projects in Specific regions</a>.<br /><br /><b>STATEMENTS</b>: “Hearing loss has often been referred to as an “invisible disability”, not just because of the lack of visible symptoms, but because it has long been stigmatized in communities and ignored by policy-makers.” Read the full Message from the <a href="https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hearing-day/2024" target="_blank">WHO Director-General on World Hearing Day 2024; March 3rd.</a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo19rJGXJXRH2r4LYTnhPM_K4USTvmIVoS4YB_QbU7BbD0XdzkxGm9iP4U6GOz8UyPkXFa08yEhs4qGD_FDHFTpBDfA-LmuNqOAdlFbQyNwymUWfD-YaJd0Ai0KYA5ov4HNBfB7xQckvxo9kwTPcOHJLCFLjKqxk3sPR4gkxQm63khF13Jgx2rhHMRenJ7/s1196/Tedros%20Adhanom%20Ghebreyesus.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1196" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo19rJGXJXRH2r4LYTnhPM_K4USTvmIVoS4YB_QbU7BbD0XdzkxGm9iP4U6GOz8UyPkXFa08yEhs4qGD_FDHFTpBDfA-LmuNqOAdlFbQyNwymUWfD-YaJd0Ai0KYA5ov4HNBfB7xQckvxo9kwTPcOHJLCFLjKqxk3sPR4gkxQm63khF13Jgx2rhHMRenJ7/w494-h276/Tedros%20Adhanom%20Ghebreyesus.PNG" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>GET INVOLVED!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are the ways Governments, Health care providers,Civil society groups, parents, teachers, and physicians can follow:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">Governments should <b>take steps to integrate ear and hearing care within primary health care</b>, <b>implement community based approaches that bring services close to people</b> and <b>lead initiatives to raise awareness and mitigate stigma related to hearing loss</b>. </div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;">Health care providers must also play their role by ensuring they <b>give due attention and care to people with common ear and hearing problems</b>. </div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;">Civil society groups, parents, teachers, and physicians can <b>use WHO’s awareness materials and community resources to inform people</b> about the importance of ear and hearing care.</div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-30289987450555762892024-02-29T15:13:00.000-08:002024-02-29T15:14:44.763-08:00World Seagrass Day 2023; March 1st.<b>FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/seagrass-day"><b>Saving Seagrass</b></a>.” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1010182886742176">World Seagrass Day 2024</a>. Seagrasses have been declining globally since the 1930s, with the most recent census estimating that 7% of this key marine habitat is being lost worldwide per year. It was recently noted that 21% of <b>seagrass species are categorized as Near Threatened, Vulnerable and Endangered Species </b>under the <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/">International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species</a>. The combined pressures of coastal development, pollution, including land-based run-off, climate change, dredging and unregulated fishing and boating activities are key drivers of the degradation of seagrasses and their associated ecosystems. Seagrass improve water quality by filtering, cycling and storing nutrients and pollutants, reducing contamination in seafood.<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>The benefits from conserving and restoring seagrass meadows </b>can also help countries achieve 26 targets and indicators associated with ten <a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/">Sustainable Development Goals</a>.</li><li><b>Given the carbon storage and sequestration capacity of seagrass ecosystems</b>, including them in nationally determined contributions (NDCs) can help nations achieve their targets under the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement">Paris Agreement</a> and the <a href="https://unfccc.int/">United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)</a>.</li><li><b>Inclusion of seagrass ecosystems in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework</b> and the <a href="https://www.cbd.int/">Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)</a> is also critical for <b>protecting the integrity of marine ecosystems and biodiversity</b>.</li><li><b>Restoration of seagrasses</b> also provides countries with opportunities to achieve commitments to be made to the <a href="http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1182090/icode/">United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration</a>.</li></ul>Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueTransformation?src=hashtag_click">#BlueTransformation</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SavingSeagrass?src=hashtag_click">#savingseagrass</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Seagrass&src=typed_query">#Seagrass</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeagrassDay?src=hashtag_click">#worldSeagrassesDay</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=top&q=%231march&src=typed_query">#1march.</a><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QCZPA8eV79s" width="461" youtube-src-id="QCZPA8eV79s"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: On <a href="https://www.internationaldays.org/march/world-seagrass-day" target="_blank">March 1st</a>, to observe the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1010182886742176">World Seagrass Day 2024</a>, a panel discussion will be held at UNHQ to<b> find the ways to save seagrass meadows</b>. The<a href="https://research.csiro.au/iora-blue-carbon-hub/"> IORA Indian Ocean Blue Carbon Hub</a> is holding a <a href="https://research.csiro.au/iora-blue-carbon-hub/international-day-for-the-conservation-of-the-mangrove-ecosystem-photo-competition/">photography competition</a> to <b>highlight these extraordinary ecosystems</b>.<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaP1LZIW8KoDGblZkswyehscoxsSMezLvGIePzlsVdcdpDznO00tUJz-vb5t9f4xpmQ4-gz45HyHSB62GdiLpsxQhIVWdPTv1nb8qMKLcGFBcqtT9QntdhtJqtAVK6NuJC5rAaM5lm4xYWQHkV9qpOVX61X6XZARzQLnVA1xg5fH2jEUOawzQlilZGc4mV/s1796/1%20March.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1796" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaP1LZIW8KoDGblZkswyehscoxsSMezLvGIePzlsVdcdpDznO00tUJz-vb5t9f4xpmQ4-gz45HyHSB62GdiLpsxQhIVWdPTv1nb8qMKLcGFBcqtT9QntdhtJqtAVK6NuJC5rAaM5lm4xYWQHkV9qpOVX61X6XZARzQLnVA1xg5fH2jEUOawzQlilZGc4mV/w465-h253/1%20March.png" width="465" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><b>PUBLICATION</b>: <a href="https://t.co/LvUkTcnOMx">Seagrasses</a> are one of the most widespread coastal habitats on the planet. They provide a range of environmental, economic and social benefits to humans, making them one of the most valuable coastal and marine ecosystems on Earth, but they are under threat. The report, <a href="https://www.unep.org/resources/report/out-blue-value-seagrasses-environment-and-people">Out of the Blue: The Value of Seagrasses to the Environment and to People</a> (UNEP), provides recommendations to help restore them.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3458702149522579049/3028998745055576289#" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The value of seagrass to the environment and people. OUT OF THE BLUE" border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="555" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Rsak3a6j-2fuiFHjktMxv4EeELB9kwvDJ8axo8CtrVXDOMZdP5cs2iOoBi0sUcSAgK3Xx_4qYR7EKqovmMaztRKp-D3cIbHQw9QF-ZkjWEB79Wrsrc8LbiFzaOWs5Vx6qPQvONZSENEo56-4_2xhqTbmTSDUWZKeVWvGD8cNZ6oR1gh8wDcdmb9OmYe5/w483-h540/The%20value%20of%20seagrass%20to%20the%20environment%20and%20people.%20OUT%20OF%20THE%20BLUE.PNG" width="483" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-52078470048610549192024-02-29T15:00:00.000-08:002024-02-29T15:00:00.129-08:00Zero Discrimination Day 2024; March 1st.<p><b> FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://www.unaids.org/en/2024-zero-discrimination-day#:~:text=1%20March%20this%20year%20is,a%20part%20in%20ending%20discrimination."><b>To protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s rights</b>.</a>” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/396111979534057/">Zero Discrimination Day 2024</a>. We can end AIDS – if everyone’s rights are protected. The world has made great <b>progress towards the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030</b>. That progress has been powered by progress in protecting human rights. But laws, policies and practices that punish, discriminate against and stigmatize women and girls, key populations, and other marginalized communities violate human rights and obstruct access to HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care. <a href="https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2024/february/20240227_zero-discrimination-day">Read press statement: On the 10th anniversary of Zero Discrimination Day UNAIDS calls for the protection of human rights as a path to protecting health for all</a>; There is an urgent need to <b>remove laws which harm people’s rights </b>and to bring in laws which <b>uphold the rights of every person</b>. The path that ends AIDS is a rights path. The recent, well-coordinated and well-funded global push back against women’s rights, against the human rights of LGBTQ people, against sexual and reproductive health and rights, against democracy and against civic space is not only a threat to everyone’s freedom, it is a threat to everyone’s health. In response to this threat, the AIDS movement and allies are “pushing back against the push back, <b>reminding world leaders of their commitments to uphold all human rights for all people</b>. As communities across the world stand up for rights, the United Nations is not only on their side but by their side. We know the way that will allow all individuals to enjoy their human rights and reach their full potential in health, dignity and well-being. So, let’s make it happen! <b>Let’s join forces for an unstoppable partnership</b>. Join the Global Partnership today.Follow the conversation with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23March1&src=typed_query">#March1</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZeroDiscriminationDay?src=hashtag_click">#zerodiscriminationday</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zerodiscrimination?src=hashtag_click">#Zerodiscrimination</a>.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUhSxJDzsgiYSRpyROrK53jT-9wK75U23svm8AN3T019zoskDvUDpSC0-p91XY_Gf4i1mXdN8HPCG0innxUiWHvSbKEbJyOrCGKUj8-VIeBGJ36F-XyzktxZsQsNO2Yf4gJFOUCm4pwokvCAVzieu1GWLp3gSMemIPPL5PErPHKjFsOVoXIPeCba4mmY9/s632/2024%20zero%20discrimination%20day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Everyone has the right to health." border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="632" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUhSxJDzsgiYSRpyROrK53jT-9wK75U23svm8AN3T019zoskDvUDpSC0-p91XY_Gf4i1mXdN8HPCG0innxUiWHvSbKEbJyOrCGKUj8-VIeBGJ36F-XyzktxZsQsNO2Yf4gJFOUCm4pwokvCAVzieu1GWLp3gSMemIPPL5PErPHKjFsOVoXIPeCba4mmY9/w446-h287/2024%20zero%20discrimination%20day.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><b>EVENTS</b>: <a href="https://www.internationaldays.org/march/zerodiscriminationday" target="_blank">March 1st</a> marks <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/396111979534057/">Zero Discrimination Day 2024</a> and the <a href="https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media/images/ZDD24_thumb_960.jpg">tenth anniversary of Zero Discrimination Day</a>. Upholding everyone’s rights is the responsibility of us all. <b>Everyone can play a part in ending discrimination</b>. On 1 March, and across the whole month of March, events, activities and messages will remind the world of this vital lesson and<b> call to action: to protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s rights.</b> The EU region and partner countries have addressed HIV-related rights violations, societal barriers, including laws and policies, stigma and discrimination that fuels the AIDS pandemic. To date, 29 countries, none of which are EU member states, have joined the <a href="https://www.unaids.org/en/topic/global-partnership-discrimination">Global Partnership</a> on assisting countries in <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(20)30343-X/fulltext#:~:text=New%2010%2D10%2D10%20targets,girls%2C%20people%20living%20with%20HIV%2C">achieving the 10–10–10 targets</a> by <b><a href="https://www.internationaldays.org/march/zerodiscriminationday" target="_blank">removing laws that harm and creating laws that empower</a></b>.<div><br /></div><div><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;">STATEMENTS: </span>“Through upholding rights for all, we will be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and to secure a safer, fairer, kinder, and happier world – for everyone.” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0fmvYFBAho" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: unset; background-origin: initial; background-position: unset; background-repeat: unset; background-size: unset; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 0.2em; white-space: initial;" target="_blank">Message from Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, on Zero Discrimination Day 2024, March 1st.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="363" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q0fmvYFBAho" width="472" youtube-src-id="Q0fmvYFBAho"></iframe></div><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS</b>:<a href="https://trello.com/b/HuRZd7og/zero-discrimination-day-2024" target="_blank"> Get the Zero Discrimination Day 2024 Campaign materials!</a></p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://trello.com/b/HuRZd7og/zero-discrimination-day-2024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img data-original-height="276" data-original-width="428" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOa6UKOhciDirluwkWhBAyAzyzy2oVI2pw4rj0oynwK4FBhQ9eTIqhDjA8dMW-NoJcjBwKMx8t66BpMXGKjYsWOSO0yPRU2AOtM5Tqo4fo1ZHuoQ8OTZWlDz7WdCRzdrL3jBCL0qaVOU_JRy8-ZPwSVOAPftDAz_8aISIwJPjXiwSYjYY393N9LyyVq6xM=w476-h307" title="To protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s rights" width="476" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-11096307964538156952024-02-20T14:21:00.000-08:002024-02-20T21:17:55.325-08:00 International Mother Language Day 2024; February 21st.<b>FORUM</b>: ”<a href="https://articles.unesco.org/sites/default/files/medias/fichiers/2024/02/imld-2024-cn-en.pdf">Multilingual education – a pillar of intergenational learning</a>.” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1997044227336401/">International Mother Language Day 2024</a>. Today, 40% of the world’s population does not have <b>access to education in a language they speak or understand</b>. In some countries this figure rises to over 90%. Yet research shows that <b>the use of learners’ own language(s) in schools</b> provides a solid foundation for learning, boosts self-esteem and critical thinking skills, and opens the door for<b> inter-generational learning</b>, language revitalization, and the preservation of culture and intangible heritage. <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubMhl4j1-yADaIrZk7QIB-k2ymPtIrddo4JOtrUmbYKe67riSlJTqqXnv6AWqYjsqFWt1dvV3MVQGoMk-KKxI-QCaWzm7MQGBr0-zb6xWLU29BgxssTum2qih6ewEBEjde_O3_5Haush-6PPWfYa91IrUlf7Qe4atVyyoe5BKTOQyUKtqfESvRayGY90A/s941/%23IMLD2024%20-%20Multilingual%20education,%20a%20pillar%20of%20learning..PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="941" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubMhl4j1-yADaIrZk7QIB-k2ymPtIrddo4JOtrUmbYKe67riSlJTqqXnv6AWqYjsqFWt1dvV3MVQGoMk-KKxI-QCaWzm7MQGBr0-zb6xWLU29BgxssTum2qih6ewEBEjde_O3_5Haush-6PPWfYa91IrUlf7Qe4atVyyoe5BKTOQyUKtqfESvRayGY90A/w419-h331/%23IMLD2024%20-%20Multilingual%20education,%20a%20pillar%20of%20learning..PNG" width="419" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><b>Learning in one’s first language</b> facilitates understanding and interaction, and further develops critical thinking. It strengthens self-confidence and self-esteem and stimulates active participation. In addition to <b>boosting learning, multilingual education contributes to opening the doors to inter-generational learning, the preservation of culture and intangible heritage</b>, and the revitalization of languages. It enriches multilingualism on the web and is essential for digital literacy.<b> Multilingual education</b> also helps in acquiring life skills, especially in the context of emergencies, crises and natural disasters. Thus, refugees, internally or internationally displaced people and those excluded or marginalized from quality education, such as Indigenous peoples, are not left behind. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/intergenerationallearning?src=hashtag_click">#IntergenerationalLearning</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IMLD2024?src=hashtag_click">#IMLD2024</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MotherLanguageDay?src=hashtag_click">#MotherLanguageDay</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MotherTongue?src=hashtag_click">#mothertongue</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/21February?src=hashtag_click">#21February</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MultilingualEducation?src=hashtag_click">#Multilingualeducation</a>.<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3458702149522579049/1109630796453815695#" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="1142" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9_SvJ5OSiyrRJvdVRiQX-MxeJfrBrHpgcwEHunuxVMWwmfZh5YhIxs1Q4ptn3QlFe5yboFY8xySNo0i4w3kqhWzNP_cbIb1vZEpdjbaOMMoQzAgtKEBHJe7Xxm8W7pL-D0YsOiSU_HjDQ13mNsbaeeeXorbNxphaKCw31ARN0r3KnZwlpZ063MFQUikS/w457-h224/21%20February%20-%20%23IMLD2024%20-%20Multilingual%20education,%20a%20pillar%20of%20learning..PNG" width="457" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><b>EVENT</b>: <div><br /></div><div>AT UNESCO HQ ; On <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/international-mother-language-day-2023-multilingual-education-necessity-transform-education">February 21st</a>; The<a href="https://indico.un.org/event/1009931/"> symposium</a> to mark the <a href="https://indico.un.org/event/1009931/">25 th edition of International Mother Language Day </a>and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1997044227336401/">International Mother Language Day 2024</a> will take place from 10:00 am to 13:00 pm in Room X at UNESCO House (Fontenoy). the celebration will <b>highlight the importance of implementing multilingual education policies and practices as a pillar to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4</b> which calls for <a href="https://www.unesco.org/sdg4education2030/en/sdg4">inclusive, quality education and lifelong learning for all</a> as well as to the objectives of the<a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/decades/indigenous-languages#:~:text=The%20United%20Nations%20General%20Assembly,stakeholders%20and%20resources%20for%20their"> International Decade on Indigenous Languages (2022 – 2032)</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Join the experts in early childhood education, literacy, informal learning and indigenous languages as they discuss <b>how multilingual education policies and practices can be implemented to ensure inclusive, quality learning for all that enhances not only learning outcomes but the transmission of inter-generational knowledge, languages, culture and intangible heritage</b>. This year's event at UNESCO HQ will include two panel discussions on multilingual education. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Panel sessions will be<a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w2te2nrh"> webcast</a>. Interpretations will be available in English, French, Spanish. Targeted audiences include Key stakeholders in education, education policy-makers, teachers; Non-governmental organizations, foundations and other bodies supporting multilingualism. <a href="https://indico.un.org/event/1009931/">Register to participate!</a><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>AGENDA PROGRAMME</b></p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hPxdXikLnp2XfaYE2blAw0WNeNR8E44WRJLDw6ws0nkHO3hkiimKdXAGnUJfVi6M1zLO1eCaQtK-i8-xu7E6fSwQK9Boz6i4lOIG4Zq60pwfuinihvAFySPGJXVJi_kPMY7vNDXpIu2JSFo_k4PE0xgfNeJDPfj-qaniuKqYuBE47V-_guKnr-bYy5e4/s800/%2321February%20-%20%23IMLD2024%20-%20Multilingual%20education,%20a%20pillar%20of%20learning..png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It transcends geographical barriers and brings people together to work for the greater cause of humanity. Thus, <b>the power of language is universal</b>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSA7gZcrX3y-_qpEkv6J5eO0C0c_FN76mNx9TlTW-JBwLjhWLt9FEVxcpu74TqZhMyRMuL2tnh2ZvCKpSVjxWBZg32Mblddt_QQ4huQr0tGk6xAn30cJXblmxUIbeyVxTLlXonuMSLjug64vlJubRH8niihKGHdfIK2KNl0PD9Zj9CcNDVCnHeCsrmSO4/s1049/%23IMLD2024%20OBSERVANCE.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1049" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSA7gZcrX3y-_qpEkv6J5eO0C0c_FN76mNx9TlTW-JBwLjhWLt9FEVxcpu74TqZhMyRMuL2tnh2ZvCKpSVjxWBZg32Mblddt_QQ4huQr0tGk6xAn30cJXblmxUIbeyVxTLlXonuMSLjug64vlJubRH8niihKGHdfIK2KNl0PD9Zj9CcNDVCnHeCsrmSO4/w503-h284/%23IMLD2024%20OBSERVANCE.PNG" width="503" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Opening</b> of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1997044227336401/?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=-UK-R">International Mother Language Day 2024</a> event.</div><div><br />- IMLD Theme Song by Sri Chinmoy Group [Amar Bhaiyer Rokte; Rangano Ekushe February]<br />- Welcome Remarks by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Representative of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PMBNY?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=-]K-R">Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York</a><br />- Special Remarks by H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/President-of-the-United-Nations-General-Assembly-110782812307923/?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=kK-R">President of the United Nations General Assembly</a><br />- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/musicalperformance?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=*NK-R">#musicalPerformance</a> by the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UNchambermusic?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=-]K-R">UN Chamber Music Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council</a><br /><b>Panel Discussion Segment </b>- 16:40-17:30 hrs, <br />- Remarks by H.E. Mr. Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Permanent Representative of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/United-Nations-Bahrain-2304397543117411/?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=kK-R">United Nations Bahrain</a>mission.<br />- Remarks by H.E. Mr. Cornel Feruță, Representative of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PermanentMissionofRomaniatotheUnitedNations?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=-]K-R">Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations</a><br />- Remarks by H.E. Mr. Diego Pary Rodríguez, Representativo de la <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BoliviaONU?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=-]K-R">Misión Permanente de Bolivia ante las Naciones Unidas - Oficial</a><br />- Remarks by H.E. Ms. Mathu Joyini, Permanent Representative of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Permanent-Mission-of-South-Africa-to-United-Nations-373616949408268/?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=kK-R">Permanent Mission of South Africa to United Nations</a><br />- Remarks by Mr. Stefan Pretterhofer, Deputy Permanent Representative of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AustriaUNOV?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=-]K-R">Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN - Vienna</a><br />- Remarks by H.E. Mr. Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary-General for<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/undgacm?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=-]K-R">United Nations Department for General Assembly & Conference Management</a> and UN Coordinator for Multilingualism<br />- Remarks by the Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (TBC)<br />- Remarks by Eliot Minchenberg, Director, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UNESCO-New-York-338018362902877/?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=kK-R">UNESCO, New York</a></div><div>- Remarks by the Representative of the Group of Friends of Spanish Language<br />- Remarks by the representatives of interested member states (based on requests made before the event)<br />- Remarks by CSO representative (NGO Committee on Language and Languages)<br />- Message from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nycmayorsoffice?__cft__[0]=AZUozZOIRybyqekNWwgmGlx1wRC-9QMO8xmWypJ8T7WV1sbIfgaNJqrnvZABLb3Ihb2UbDSeUGWj73FW-efcBot5cyBlZX5ZlQHt-u4cR5CAWMWn_j-GXwnqKGheArmQcj6mqw0tHFoxnHKv-dcBpUma&__tn__=-]K-R">NYC Mayor's Office</a><br /><br /></div><div><b>Multilingual Cultural Performance Segment</b>, 17:30-18:00 hrs<br />- Performance by Sneh Art<br />- Poetry recitation by Sri Chinmoy Group<br />- Folk songs by Bangladeshi singers</div><div><br /><b>Closing of the event</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>WEBCAST</b>:<br /><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2503451/embedPlaykitJs/uiconf_id/49754663?iframeembed=true&entry_id=1_w2te2nrh&config[playback]={"audioLanguage":"en"}&config[ui]={"locale":"en"}" style="height: 297px; width: 528px;" webkitallowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-77147559255003007802024-02-19T15:30:00.000-08:002024-02-19T15:30:00.124-08:00 World Day of Social Justice 2024; February 20th.<b> FORUM</b>: "<a href="https://teamup.com/17186489/attachment/01HNPC33KJ0KXENYMFKFEF9A34/social-justice-240220.pdf?hash=2de5c2cc5f4e4a3b22df6a8e00e6ca6c3afb175ff106f73059dccafc66cc3ec6">Global Coalition for Social Justice: Bridging Gaps, Building Alliances</a>." <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/358887856753542">World Day of Social Justice 2024</a>. The theme this year provides an opportunity to foster dialogue on actions needed to <b>achieve social justice by strengthening the social contract </b>that has been fractured by rising inequalities, conflicts and weakened institutions that are meant to uphold and protect the rights of workers. As we have passed the <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/07/1138777">half-way milestone towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda</a>, we must redouble our efforts to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all by <b>focusing on the four interrelated and interdependent dimensions of social justice</b>: universal human rights and capabilities include, which include among others, access to an adequate standard of living, education, healthcare and social security; equal access to opportunities for employment and productive activity that enable people to pursue their material well-being in conditions of economic security; fair distribution outcomes including a just share of the benefits of economic growth, with attention to the most disadvantaged or vulnerable in society; and just transitions on the significant transformations affect people’s well-being over time, which include transformations associated with globalization, technological, demographic, environmental and other transformations, and compounding crises. <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3ZzrnDZsofMRfOAVXJKOmOcxvsZ4kXpyW_ETDr_Il0wYkLkBx20FVPQa13JDk2Rfc4mKUOKptt7Hm9sz1NkhI9JGw12Af_AISOdIccu4XGRd7BDQK1Y4-dwBYV78oERV5UnxNNOCbMqrM_5NN2JpbIG7RWTuSRU3guU1ouY2mIA5z-U_Ew5ik22EMBl4/s882/Watch%20online%20the%20event%20to%20commemorate%20world%20day%20of%20social%20justice%202024.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="882" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3ZzrnDZsofMRfOAVXJKOmOcxvsZ4kXpyW_ETDr_Il0wYkLkBx20FVPQa13JDk2Rfc4mKUOKptt7Hm9sz1NkhI9JGw12Af_AISOdIccu4XGRd7BDQK1Y4-dwBYV78oERV5UnxNNOCbMqrM_5NN2JpbIG7RWTuSRU3guU1ouY2mIA5z-U_Ew5ik22EMBl4/w401-h401/Watch%20online%20the%20event%20to%20commemorate%20world%20day%20of%20social%20justice%202024.PNG" width="401" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><br />By <b>focusing on bridging gaps and building alliances in support of the Global Coalition for Social Justice</b>, we can ensure the promise of enabling our societies and economies to function more cohesively and effectively; <b>unlock the productive potential of countries and people; pave the way for sustained reductions in poverty and inequality</b> – prerequisites for inclusive growth; and contribute to peace, stability and inter-generational solidarity. <br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Key Questions for Discussion: 1. <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k1386pc0xh">In the context of SIDS4, LLDC3, and the Summit of the Future, what specific actions and policy initiatives can be proposed or enhanced to tackle structural inequalities that impede the achievement of the SDGs, including the decent work issues facing the people who are expected to deliver them?</a></li><li>Key Questions for Discussion: 2. <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k1386pc0xh">How can social dialogue between governments, employers, and workers be central to recovery efforts and future economic policies, ensuring decent work and social justice remain priorities?</a></li><li>Key Questions for Discussion: 3. <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k1386pc0xh">In the face of worsening global unemployment and increasing numbers of workers in poverty, what strategies and collaborative approaches should be taken to bridge gaps and create economic opportunities (that uplift workers globally)?</a></li><li>Key Questions for Discussion: 4.<a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k1386pc0xh"> How can Member States strengthen their commitment to the Copenhagen Declaration's pledge during negotiations for SIDS4, LLDC3, the Summit of the Future, and the World Social Summit?</a></li><li> Key Questions for Discussion: 5. <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k1386pc0xh">How can we reinforce the role international cooperation instruments, regional productivity initiatives, and multilateral development funds play in addressing structural issues that hinder the creation of decent and secure jobs globally, especially in the most fragile economies?</a></li></ul>Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%20%2320February&src=typed_query&f=top">#20February</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SocialJusticeDay?src=hashtag_click">#SocialJusticeDay</a>.<br /><div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://live.ilo.org/events/world-day-social-justice-2024-02" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOo-ntSpQxybsdTwnPhZ45IYdcQB5nEBX-mC6m37pgig4bUuestvg2Fx5VSIexdg19KlM8We8kSi88dLWNZys6axX6kyz-7yxf1QuPPLw18r9vRUs0RrgsJAkNXqtjJt1TRrxqBwHaHJ_rvtRP7Ql_a4XupU8KLWqtgyxAe1kthsuONPeYKdtQ4SeT-hKz/w379-h379/Commemorative%20event%20at%20UNHQ.png" width="379" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: On <b>February 20th</b>, from 1:30-2:30 PM. (EST) Room TBC at UNHQ. The International Labour Organization (ILO) brings together leading figures from academia, politics and the world of work with the ILO Director-General to discuss<a href="https://live.ilo.org/events/world-day-social-justice-2024-02"> </a><a href="https://live.ilo.org/events/world-day-social-justice-2024-02">how to advance social justice in the world</a>. The <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k1386pc0xh">conference</a> will be held by the Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the UN and the International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). <br /><br />PANEL DISCUSSION: "Global Coalition for Social Justice: Bridging Gaps, Building Alliances". In support of the <a href="https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/how-the-ilo-works/development-cooperation/WCMS_907100/lang--en/index.htm#:~:text=The%20Global%20Coalition%20for%20Social%20Justice%20is%20a%20ground%2Dbreaking,and%20the%20Decent%20Work%20Agenda.">Global Coalition for Social Justice</a>, a ground-breaking initiative aimed at intensifying collective efforts to urgently address social justice deficits and <a href="https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---africa/documents/publication/wcms_671934.pdf">accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Decent Work Agenda</a>, the 2024 commemorative event will highlight the crucial role of international collaboration and solidarity in addressing social justice within the framework of multilateralism. Moreover, it will be a timely opportunity to emphasize the prioritization of social justice at key intergovernmental milestones of the United Nations this year. This includes the <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/sids2024">Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States</a>, the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/landlocked">Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries</a>, the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda/summit-of-the-future">Summit of the Future</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.cepal.org/en/notes/renewed-commitment-inclusive-social-development-region-moving-towards-next-world-social-summit">preparations for the World Social Summit</a>. Get the<a href="https://teamup.com/17186489/attachment/01HNPC33KJ0KXENYMFKFEF9A34/social-justice-240220.pdf?hash=2de5c2cc5f4e4a3b22df6a8e00e6ca6c3afb175ff106f73059dccafc66cc3ec6"> agenda Programme</a> and Watch the <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k1386pc0xh">Commemorative Event</a>.</div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://live.ilo.org/events/world-day-social-justice-2024-02" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="1079" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xX2SwggM5o__VuRY8hEixGJT8bjQC7nFkdu_ru7Dvhm63ySp45n6PptzlTWX-5AHDNeU1UQbkx9SgFAYTycLX8DXjfTDqiy2OxEfNvPHqAlEHNoVj8EAdkeGX6zN1hWv6EfpPNBJKakJdjw0BVt0PW7rd0WemvgALIwAtdMr8Xb3_PCBF7U8Eoc_OPfi/w444-h220/2024%20Commemorative%20Event.PNG" width="444" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Meubx9h35nUP-4cK1mL6GX8Jr6B7LmpHb0lzi4tPQPeF6qUsNQp9gwcitBCiOvENcLl8CnsbzwozLFJS4tuAdSPnSOYTtx4FLLk8mC1G81RvnIobQ-gZ915bdoRH2lJKoR8HEnYXGzHWzCnenwvE_QCrcbT5QWdPqlGz7vkTOQ-BQmnESqyW_fUM2xfT/s1056/PROPOSED%20SPEAKERS.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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overflow-wrap: break-word;">STATEMENTS</span>: Read the<a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en/latest/sg/statement" target="_blank"> Statement of the United Nations Secretary-General on World Day of Social Justice 2024; February 20th </a>and the <a href="https://live.ilo.org/events/world-day-social-justice-2024-02" target="_blank">Statement of the ILO Director General on World Day of Social Justice 2024; February 20th.</a></p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>PUBLICATIONS</b>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-BxjXPjmDc" target="_blank">World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2024.</a></p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; 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The opportunity provided by the<a href="https://www.internationaldays.org/february/worldradioday"> 100-year-plus milestone of Radio</a> begs to be trumpeted at full volume. The century is an occasion to proudly <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyv2sudQhZoPbWKlUFDKpNw3tH3iF4dZb&si=rV-drfR2mOVM4UOp">celebrate the medium’s extensive virtues and ongoing potency</a>. It comes at an opportune time, as Radio – though statistically popular and enormously trusted by the public – faces increased <b>challenges to audience and revenue numbers </b>from digital platforms, pervasive social media, digital and generational divides, the headwinds of censorship and, for some media, stifling consolidation-induced debt as well as economic hardships exacerbated by a soft advertising market.</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio/radio-next-century" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1038" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqadC0fU5SGlmizPkvyF5-sC2kgqaVSy2lDrBBQB-8nu3SZWifCy3TwGNHwTW0_u2ggbFycxEFq4Gn79pfqNinYyHjVU_TsAsckFBkop25q-Nnn0csRKpWCGCY7O-aHM3b7Pztyp-0Rd8zKHVzwY-94dCrq8V1n2cJCydv93_T6it90kCuCCqaB7cr95z4/w442-h347/%23wrd2024%20-Radio-%20A%20century%20informing,%20entertaining%20and%20educating.PNG" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>EVENTS</b>: On <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio" target="_blank">February 13th</a>, the UNESCO invites the worldwide <strong>Radio industry</strong> in all its many forms - commercial, public, non-profit – to join in this <strong>global celebration of the medium</strong> at this special and pivotal juncture in its century-spanning journey.</div><!--wp:paragraph-->
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000388643_eng#:~:text=DG%2FME%2FID%2F2024%2F07%20%E2%80%93%20Original%3A,in%20the%20years%20to%20come." target="_blank">Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay,Director-General of UNESCO,on the occasion of World Radio Day 2024; February 13th.</a></b></div><div><br /></div>On this World Radio Day, we celebrate not only the history of radio, but also its central
role in our societies, now and in the years to come.
The year 2024 marks a milestone in the history of this medium: it is the year we celebrate
the centenary of the first live radio broadcast of the Olympic Games, on the eve of the
next Games in Paris.
This milestone reminds us that, since its creation at the end of the nineteenth century,
radio has always been with us, bringing us together around powerful moments and
shared emotions. And so, for over a century, it has been informing us, entertaining us,
and also educating us, as this year's theme underlines.
It is all the more true today: despite the growing influence of the Internet and social
networks, radio continues to be a prime source of information and entertainment – it is
estimated that over 4 billion people listen to it.
Radio is also the medium that reaches places others do not: while almost a third of the
population did not have a decent Internet connection in 2023, a proportion that rises to
half of the population in rural areas, radio is more inclusive and accessible, particularly
in crisis situations.
For example, in Afghanistan, following the decision – which UNESCO immediately and
firmly condemned - to deprive Afghan girls and women of their fundamental right to learn
and teach, the Organization has put in place what is in effect education over the
airwaves, supporting Radio Begum in particular. This radio station, run by Afghan
women for Afghan women, provides literacy courses and gives them a voice.
Radio can also be the voice of the voiceless, enabling all individuals and communities
to express themselves, and to bring the diversity of their cultures to life. That is why
UNESCO supports and encourages community radio all over the world.
As we see it, radio is more than a technical means of broadcasting: it embodies a certain
idea of information, cultural diversity and education for all; we could go so far as to say
that radio can and must be a humanist medium.
Today, 13 February, may we once again acknowledge the road travelled by radio, and
the power of its airwaves to build – to “broadcast” – the possibility of a better world.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">UNESCO Director-General.</div><br />The <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio/radio-next-century">World Radio Day 2024 </a>observance highlights: <br /><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>The indelible history of Radio </b>and its powerful impact upon news, drama, music, sports …</li><li><b>The ongoing utilitarian value of Radio</b> as a relatively free and portable public safety net during emergencies and power outages brought on by natural and human-made disasters such as storms, earthquakes, floods, heat, wildfires, accidents and warfare.</li><li><b>The continuing democratic value of Radio</b> to serve as a grassroots catalyst for connectedness within underserved groups including immigrant, religious, minority and poverty-stricken populations; and as an instantaneous bellwether of public opinion expressed through the auspices of free speech in the public space. </li></ol><br />UNESCO recognizes and understands the tremendous variety of business models and technological architecture in Radio around the world as well as the independent nature of its companies and organizations, large and small, plus the idiosyncrasies of its on-air personalities. Thus, broadcasters are encouraged to bring their own culture, style and sensibilities to their individual celebrations leading up to and during the February 13 event.<br /><!--/wp:paragraph--><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://unesco.sharepoint.com/sites/WorldRadioDay2024/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?ga=1&id=%2Fsites%2FWorldRadioDay2024%2FShared%20Documents%2FGeneral%2FWRD%202024%20visuals&viewid=61c7487b%2D8245%2D4f25%2Db5a5%2D2f98073b6222" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Radio: A century informing, entertaining and educating." border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="677" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxBg00QNRgS3mC5kuTGcQBlOi9GNJiTT15VLNUlT4UTncbdnn_6aEZy0Da_3bt_ik6C6wP7HzTFU2NdCt2_hi_zFVVMY5u76nMmNXQ_XEUvtCrfzXE784i_NIpE8KZ2yP7DDscYR_oAb8uEeQ7JaKd4uz6N1uXUxLD6-eGrpVjXq7G6Nf7axp48SySfy5/w440-h242/World%20Radio%20Day%202024.PNG" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>IDEAS TO CELEBRATE THE DAY</div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>World Radio Day Minutes.<b> Air the UNESCO package</b> of <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio/audios2024">20 pre-produced “World Radio Day Minutes”</a>. They are 60 second audios discussing interesting aspects of the radio medium during its first 100 years of service to humanity. The texts figure in their descriptions so that you have the option of producing your own episodes in other languages. These short-form audios can be programmed on a schedule of your choosing leading up to and on February 13, World Radio Day (WRD). You can run them as non-commercial announcements or offer them for local sponsorships.</li><li><b>Talk Shows Celebrating Radio</b>. Program (pre-produced or live) talk shows with local and national experts talking about the importance of radio for quality information, highlighting its 100-year history and continuing relevance. Recruit legendary and retired radio personalities known to your audience to participate in these programs supplemented by real clips from the past to be aired leading up to or on February 13.</li><li><b>World Radio Day 2024 Live Event</b>. Schedule a live indoor or outdoor event (depending upon climate) on February 13 celebrating World Radio Day 2024. Invite listeners free (or charge admission in conjunction with a charity). Feature a panel discussion about the relevance of the entire audio sector in a changing media world as well as local legends telling stories about their service to the public through radio. Supplement it with display tables presenting local businesses and sponsors. Consider holding it on a local college or university campus in conjunction with the school’s communication department. Organize a group of diverse stations (either under one corporate umbrella/cluster or actual competing ones) to join forces in support of information, entertainment and education through radio in general. The results will be beneficial for everyone involved. </li><li>World Radio Day 2024 <b>Sponsorship with Local Consumer Electronics Store/Chain</b>. Arrange a sales promotion with a local store or chain of stores within your market to offer listeners a significant one-day discount (February 13) on all AM/FM radios and radio-related equipment.</li><li><b>International Dialogue</b>. Schedule interviews/conversations (either live or prerecorded) with your broadcast colleagues from other countries to compare and contrast the history and strength of radio in their respective countries on or leading up to February 13. These shows can be simulcast on both stations or simply be one host interviewing another. <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio/map">For Partnership Opportunities, please check here which stations or partners around the world are interested in collaborative programming and you could contact now</a>.</li><li><b>The Greatest “Radio Songs” of All Time</b>. There are songs in almost every pop music format that contain the word “radio” in them or make reference to the medium of radio. Highlight the “Greatest Radio Songs of All Time” into your playlist intermittently or as a “countdown show” on February 13 in commemoration of World Radio Day 2024. This is an easy and simple way to highlight World Radio Day and create a fun and entertaining programming element.</li><li><b>Visit to a Radio Station</b>. Offer guided tours of your facilities to listeners or local school classes leading up to and on February 13 in celebration of World Radio Day 2024. This will be an effective outreach to a younger generation of new listeners and create community goodwill.</li><li><b>Radio and Emergencies.</b> Emphasize radio’s impact as an informational public safety net entering its second century of service. Use World Radio Day 2024 as a reason to talk about and remind listeners of the value of the medium to provide a lifeline to the public when the electricity goes out and the internet goes down. There are numerous examples in just the past year alone to draw from in terms of earthquakes, wildfires, and storms in which radio news helped people in distress in real time. This is also a talking point in the current issue about some automobile manufacturers choosing to not equip new car models with AM radios.</li><li><b>Theater of the Mind.</b> Use World Radio Day 2024 as a focal point for radio being the “Theater of the Mind” by producing your own locally produced radio dramas and airing them on February 13. You’ll provide intelligent entertainment, support cultural expression, and stimulate listener interest.</li><li><b>Radio, the Original Interactive Mass Medium</b>. Recognize radio’s claim to the title “The Original Interactive Mass Medium” and “The Original Social Media” by using these phrases as often as appropriately possible on February 13. Radio pioneered the concept of taking live calls from listeners on the air to give opinions and receive advice in addition to playing musical requests and announcing dedications in real-time on the air. Highlight the interaction with listeners.</li><li><b>Take Me Out to the Stadium</b>. Radio was the first mass medium to provide live, real-time play-by-play coverage of sporting events. The history of radio’s connection to sports is deep and rich. There is a lot of colorful sports broadcasting history to discuss in celebration of World Radio Day 2024 and nourish vibrant conversations. </li><li><b>Podcasts</b>. Post several new and timely podcasts featuring quality conversations and panel discussions with experts and leaders in the radio profession from around the world as supplemental World Radio Day 2024 content on your station or network website. You can also generate your own podcasts and programs about radio for placement on your website or general distribution.</li><li><b>Positive and Pro-Active – Accomplishment, Pride and Hope</b>. World Radio Day 2024 provides you with a supportive platform and focal point to pursue business, civic and social relationships within your community, and protect free, independent, pluralistic radio. WRD 2024 symbolizes radio’s century of accomplishment, pride in the present and hope for the future. Celebrate World Radio Day 2024 spreading this optimistic perspective leading up to, during and following February 13.</li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio/radio-next-century" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="13 February" border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1731" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMlXKkXmW9Il0caqSX1wrH6lAgEXR_zV2vNp45wLw-WMrbSQCI92Ow8Rbo1ofjKKgnC2-i76loZwWFVAGxvEEPb9BYGzq-w7SxcEFmW_5dC6vO-H21TTFDpGhyphenhyphendWNcT2i0LJ34bvHfH1NqPPj8kG9WIqTXrFkMRqW5xYcnqHNetpYz2o_UJuzl5QFjBxa/w483-h198/%23wrd2024.PNG" width="483" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The First Half Century (1894-1945):<a href="https://www.unesco.org/sites/default/files/medias/fichiers/2022/12/WRD-milestones-in-radio-EN.pdf" target="_blank"> Milestones in radio</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><b>PODCASTS: </b><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyv2sudQhZoPbWKlUFDKpNw3tH3iF4dZb&si=vFPJUGBjop6SwCQG" target="_blank">WRD2024 ''Radio: A century informing, entertaining and educating." </a> </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?si=HMRKUGMkQeaI-itA&list=PLyv2sudQhZoPbWKlUFDKpNw3tH3iF4dZb" title="YouTube video player" width="460"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>POCASTS</b>: A special World Radio Day 2024 podcast on <a href="https://youtu.be/_ilMmwS7Jys?list=PLyv2sudQhZoPbWKlUFDKpNw3tH3iF4dZb" target="_blank">radio for early warning and emergency service</a>s. In recent decades, broadcast radio stations have become a crucial component of the public safety net, too. During emergencies, <b>the portability of radio receivers</b> and <b>wide reach of radio broadcasts</b> can disseminate early warnings before, and support emergency response and recovery during and after a disaster. <b>Access to timely information can mean the difference between life and death...</b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); text-align: start;">
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Despite the progress made in recent decades, still today only one in three researchers globally is a woman. This persistent gender disparity is the result of the numerous <b>barriers that female scientists continue to face</b> – lack of role models and mentorship programmes, <b>disparities in the quality and accessibility of science education</b>, insufficient professional structures and inadequate workplace cultures, and the glass ceiling phenomenon, all of which can discourage girls from pursuing scientific careers and hinder the progress of women in the field. The following discussions will be held on this occasion<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Roundtable 1</b> - UNESCO Campus - Fostering Girls’ Interest in Science through Innovative Education in the Digital Age.</li><li><b>Roundtable 2 </b>- Promoting Empowering Work Environments for Women in Science.</li><li><b>Roundtable 3</b> - Inspiring Women and Girls in Science through Role Models and Mentors.</li></ul><br />Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/11February?src=hashtag_click">#11February</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WomenInScience&src=hashtag_click">#WomeninScience</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GirlsInScience&src=hashtag_click">#GirlsinScience</a>.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysklRlxKYdgA23HM1TckhoDNrNyQCnllUrkugmEUWy26oVboI81IL9BjqxRUuL-2S0m0PHNoWmKtpRLfPeokjpW1IIU0dNtnRTW4DoITWaL2cJ9HzJKgpwfHk8NrQDGQhh4Sqg-PQXY2wdkSBSrEcNDKC2r9ah_K5EGFzxzEnTIPcAmmkz9pmM6GEXKAk/s931/%23poster.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="931" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysklRlxKYdgA23HM1TckhoDNrNyQCnllUrkugmEUWy26oVboI81IL9BjqxRUuL-2S0m0PHNoWmKtpRLfPeokjpW1IIU0dNtnRTW4DoITWaL2cJ9HzJKgpwfHk8NrQDGQhh4Sqg-PQXY2wdkSBSrEcNDKC2r9ah_K5EGFzxzEnTIPcAmmkz9pmM6GEXKAk/w396-h322/%23poster.PNG" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: The <a href="https://rasit.org/awards.html">Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT)</a>, co-organizing and co-sponsoring Member States, UN Agencies and Intergovernmental Organizations are<b> celebrating the 9th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly.</b><br /><br />AT UNHQ -The <a href="https://teamup.com/16094173/attachment/01HNK2PAM8ENCBBS2S61MB0QZB/2024%20IDWGIS%20Agenda%20-%20210124.pdf?hash=3805017ad6e6eb4fbaa477caf234aca1ac3d4cad7db32dc772c693d3810cac6f">9th International Day of Women & Girls in Science Assembly </a>will bring together women in science leaders and experts from around the world, high-level government officials, representatives of international organizations and the private sector to discuss women leadership in achieving the three pillars of Sustainable Development, namely economic prosperity, social justice, and environmental integrity. Recognizing the role of women and girls in science as agents of change and the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, the main theme for the 9th IDWGIS Assembly is: "<b>Women and Girls in Science Leadership – a New Era for Sustainability</b>". Read the <a href="https://teamup.com/16094173/attachment/01HNK2PAM8ENCBBS2S61MB0QZB/2024%20IDWGIS%20Agenda%20-%20210124.pdf?hash=3805017ad6e6eb4fbaa477caf234aca1ac3d4cad7db32dc772c693d3810cac6f">Concept Note</a> and Watch the <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1iiqz8fbp">Part 1 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science</a>, the <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1o5h258j3">Part 2 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science</a> and the <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mftn8qut">Part 3 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science</a>.<br /><br />AT UNESCO HQ - On Friday, February 9th, from 9.30 a.m.to 5.30 p.m. in the Room II. The UNESCO, in collaboration with L’Association fédérative nationale des étudiantes universitaires scientifiques (AFNEUS), will host a full-day event in celebration of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1450395559025378/">International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024</a>. The event will bring together Member States, accomplished and emerging scientists (including the alumnae of the<a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/prizes/women-science"> L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme</a>), stakeholders from the public and private sectors, UNESCO scientific networks and Chairs, as well as students. The event will build on the key findings and recommendations that emerged from the UNESCO Global Forum “The Future for Women and Girls in Science” held in June 2023 and the<a href="https://femmes-en-sciences.fr/congres-femmes-en-sciences-2022/"> AFNEUS “Women in Science” Congress</a> held in February 2022. In particular, it will provide the multi-stakeholder platform:<br />- To unveil the <a href="https://unesco.sharepoint.com/:i:/s/SCTeam/EXsOtgPAVttKiUjzuExJosoBd1WUATStIkA7lxAhNvoRwA?e=p7chvC">UNESCO Call for Action “Closing the gender gap in science”</a> which provides recommendations aimed at<b> tackling the root causes of gender-based inequalities in science</b>. The Call for Action has been developed based on the contributions from a multitude of stakeholders following the <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/global-forum-future-women-and-girls-science">Global Forum "The Future for Women and Girls in Science".</a><br />- <b>To share valuable insights on initiatives, resources, and best practices</b> to put the Call for Action in practice and to discuss ways and means to make significant progress in key action areas, namely: innovative education, empowering work environments, and role models/mentors.<br /><br />Get the<a href="https://unesco.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/SCTeam/EQ-bNfHboFlDlG9RfevW7MUBjnJPpik6TzDXQerGG2i__Q?e=XEXALG"> concept note</a>, <a href="https://unesco.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/SCTeam/EaeAXZ4AWKdHpiBROZjXZq0Baqy2qjfq7g39VjnKReiZYg?e=MVeiVC">agenda programme</a> and the<a href="https://unesco.sharepoint.com/:i:/s/SCTeam/EXsOtgPAVttKiUjzuExJosoBd1WUATStIkA7lxAhNvoRwA?e=p7chvC"> flyer</a> of the event.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9yuRRK5bWJEnGvFWi7T8THQqDPkYAbT_V885Vce1CCig2CPFPkGa4N29oUoUp-A3At0Ux1qHcFyDuwHlVqFxV_vg4i-9dDShWoeoj5ZQPR5bmYUYlIkQ_53MLKJRNieiXbU5Uj75831CkXrLLaBz7GiRw1rfC9yNg62VdEyOLXl9gmtnhp7B9Ai3PpP3/s841/%23poster%20I.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="594" height="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9yuRRK5bWJEnGvFWi7T8THQqDPkYAbT_V885Vce1CCig2CPFPkGa4N29oUoUp-A3At0Ux1qHcFyDuwHlVqFxV_vg4i-9dDShWoeoj5ZQPR5bmYUYlIkQ_53MLKJRNieiXbU5Uj75831CkXrLLaBz7GiRw1rfC9yNg62VdEyOLXl9gmtnhp7B9Ai3PpP3/w423-h599/%23poster%20I.png" width="423" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>WEBCCASTS</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1iiqz8fbp" target="_blank">Part 1 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science</a></li><li><a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1o5h258j3" target="_blank">Part 2 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science</a></li><li><a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mftn8qut" target="_blank">Part 3 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science</a></li></ul></div><br /><br /><a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en/latest/sg/statement"><b>Statement of the United Nations Secretary-General on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024: February 11th</b></a><b>.</b></div><div><br /><br />Gender equality in science is vital for building a better future for all. Unfortunately, women and girls continue to face systemic barriers and biases that prevent them from pursuing careers in science.<br /><br />This deprives our world of great talent. Today, women make up only one-third of the global scientific community, obtaining less funding, fewer publishing opportunities and fewer senior positions at top universities than men. In some places, women and girls have limited or no access to education – an act of self-harm for the societies concerned, and a terrible violation of human rights.<br /><br />From climate change to health to artificial intelligence, the equal participation of women and girls in scientific discovery and innovation is the only way to ensure that science works for everyone.<br /><br />Closing the gender gap requires dismantling gender stereotypes and promoting role models that encourage girls to choose science; developing programmes to support the advancement of women in science; and cultivating a working environment that nurtures the talents of all, including women members of minority communities.<br /><br />Women and girls belong in science. It is time to recognize that inclusion fosters innovation, and let every woman and girl fulfil her true potential.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">António Guterres.</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000388640_eng.locale=en" target="_blank"><b>Joint message from the Director-General of UNESCO and the Executive Director of UN Women, on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 11 February 2024.</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At a time of climate change, green transition and the emergence of new technologies, the world needs more science; but science also needs more women.Yet it is at these crucial moments for our future, when scientists are particularly needed, that gender inequalities in science are most keenly felt. According to the latest UNESCO Science Report, women currently make up only a third of scientists and 37% of ocean science professionals. In all scientific fields women face a glass ceiling. We must realize, however, that society as a whole – and not just women – suffers from these inequalities, because fewer scientists also means fewer scientific innovations, fewer medical discoveries and less sustainable development. Therefore, on this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, UNESCO would like to draw the international community’s attention to these profound imbalances and invite it to seize the opportunity offered by the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024-2033) to strengthen scientific culture in society by focusing in particular on the training of girls and women.Without delay, and as of now, UNESCO is taking action in the field to promote and recognize the talent of women researchers. One example is our flagship L’Oréal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” Programme. The year 2023, which marked the Programme’s 25th anniversary, was an opportunity to pay tribute to the 127 laureates and 3,900 young scientists from 115 countries whom the L’Oréal-UNESCO Prize "For Women in Science" has promoted since its inception. Among them, two researchers were recently awarded Nobel Prizes: Franco-Swedish physicist Anne L’Huillier, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, and Hungarian-American biochemist Katalin Karikó, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. UNESCO strongly applauds them both once again. Women’s access to scientific careers, however, starts well upstream, from the first years of schooling. Every day, UNESCO is committed to breaking down stereotypes and self-censorship, boosting girls’ self-confidence and giving them a scientific culture and education from primary and secondary school onwards. This is the aim of our partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Jamaica: together, we have launched the “UNESCO-UWI Walking in Her Footsteps” mentorship programme in science and technology for Jamaican secondary schoolgirls. In addition, through the Capacity Development for Education Programme (CapEd), we have already trained over 2,000 women teachers in science and gender issues in Burundi, Niger and Uganda. <br /><br />To conduct its work, UNESCO can also draw on the Recommendation on Open Science, unanimously adopted in November 2021 by our Member States, which underlines the urgent need to make science education more accessible and inclusive, particularly with regard to women. To date, 11 countries have incorporated the principles of this Recommendation into their national science policies. In the same vein, UNESCO is helping 10 countries in Europe, Africa and Latin America to apply the principles of the Recommendation in their laws and scientific and educational policies.</div><div>On this International Day, society as a whole must unite in support and appreciation of the women and girls who are breaking the glass ceiling, embarking on scientific careers, and moving the world forward through their research.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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Her Future. Investing in Survivor-Led Movements to End FGM</a>." <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1067161144602242" target="_blank">International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2024</a>. This year, nearly 4.4 million girls – more than 12,000 a day – are at risk around the world. Unless efforts to end this practice intensify, the number of girls at risk is projected to rise to 4.6 million in 2030. An estimated $2.75 billion is needed to end the practice by 2030 in 31 priority countries. <a href="https://www.unfpa.org/female-genital-mutilation">Female genital mutilation</a> limits opportunities for women and girls around the world to exercise their rights and realize their full potential. While<b> progress has been made</b>, there’s much more to be done. Indeed, this progress needs to be at least 10 times faster to <b>meet the global target of ending female genital mutilation by the year 2030</b>. Women-led and survivor-led organizations, especially at the grassroots level, have an in-depth<b> understanding of the challenges that women and girls face and are vital resources on how to advance their rights</b>. With that in mind, the theme of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation this year is: “<b>Her Voice. Her Future. Investing in Survivor-Led Movements to End Female Genital Mutilation</b>.” For more than a decade, the <a href="https://www.unfpa.org/unfpa-unicef-joint-programme-female-genital-mutilation">UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme</a> has supported survivors and prioritized <b>investments in survivor-led initiatives</b>. There are now more than <a href="https://www.unfpa.org/a-piece-of-me">200 million survivors</a>. Share with the world how<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HerVoiceMatters?src=hashtag_click" target="_blank"> #HerVoiceMatters</a> in leading the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndFGM?src=hashtag_click" target="_blank">#EndFGM</a> movement.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.unfpa.org/events/international-day-zero-tolerance-female-genital-mutilation#:~:text=In%202024%2C%20nearly%204.4%20million,2030%20in%2031%20priority%20countries." style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1555" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcILIqdahQvNkIogkFzG3DleMrG4r_IASg7T1qqw0LSgd-lRBVUZFP-eZhF4QiT_2u2u8A5Fn7Akfp9E8WBOgjgGu_L3pMWgDBmbj0C3ZyNiBidRocD8qNoB5m-Rgc-8dNu181Z20c1AgJtDkyULdksLssJU6TZjtO5_CmPjjeL2URwfGVEVGJ17nvywlq/w480-h227/%23HERVOICEMATTERS.PNG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: Join us online on <a href="https://www.unfpa.org/events/international-day-zero-tolerance-female-genital-mutilation#:~:text=In%202024%2C%20nearly%204.4%20million,2030%20in%2031%20priority%20countries." target="_blank">February 6th</a>, to mark the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1067161144602242" target="_blank">International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2024</a>. in <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyv2sudQhZoNVxgpuZCePLzDJ__2muOwR" target="_blank">amplifying survivors’ voices and investing in survivor-led movements</a>. </b><b>The leadership of women and girls is key to accelerating progress</b>, as well as to<b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyv2sudQhZoNVxgpuZCePLzDJ__2muOwR" target="_blank">contributing to equitable social and economic development and ensuring that no girl or woman is left behind</a>.</b><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFEEVNBqi0a1zMVCGYMSsJxDbkkI3ZAeco9X7E3YbBbfKSA_8zarf_faOCxvK5awnFbWqZXM6UV_pcA2xP0jJOOIiINppaJXb_sMKzY6yT4LBp1FD-7p34m3J2B2niBC0A8aGD7PVDY6UEQJy5yxPDp13HAgFbiEuCE3XDxiTg_edSuU2x4Bw49_4pMY9/s881/events.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Her Voice. Her Future. Investing in Survivor-Led Movements to End FGM" border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="881" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFEEVNBqi0a1zMVCGYMSsJxDbkkI3ZAeco9X7E3YbBbfKSA_8zarf_faOCxvK5awnFbWqZXM6UV_pcA2xP0jJOOIiINppaJXb_sMKzY6yT4LBp1FD-7p34m3J2B2niBC0A8aGD7PVDY6UEQJy5yxPDp13HAgFbiEuCE3XDxiTg_edSuU2x4Bw49_4pMY9/w476-h262/events.PNG" width="476" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="332" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H51NCy2WGko" width="459" youtube-src-id="H51NCy2WGko"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-02-06/secretary-generals-message-the-international-day-of-zero-tolerance-for-female-genital-mutilation-%E2%80%9Cher-voice-her-future-investing-survivor-led-movements-end-female" target="_blank">Statement of the United Nations Secretary-General on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2024; February 6th.</a></b><br /><br />Female genital mutilation is an egregious violation of fundamental human rights that causes lifelong harm to the physical and mental health of women and girls. <br /><br />In 2024, some 4.4 million girls are at risk of suffering from this horrific act of gender-based violence. Even one mutilation is one too many.<br /><br />We need decisive action to tackle the social, economic and political norms that perpetuate discrimination against women and girls, limit their participation and leadership, and restrict their access to education and employment.<br /><br />That starts with challenging the patriarchal power structures and attitudes at the root of this abhorrent practice.<br /><br />We need urgent investments to reach the target set in the Sustainable Development Goals of eliminating female genital mutilation by 2030.<br /><br />And we need to amplify the voices of survivors and support their efforts to reclaim their lives, based on their bodily autonomy. <br /> <br />On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation and every day, let’s redouble our efforts and investments to uphold the rights of women and girls, and put a decisive end to female genital mutilation once and for all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">United Nations Secretary-General.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimXuPPVOfV9WqrkvwpQumYWsP-21dsUn8Yecla1YFky8tlqRH_28A_rL9zwExQqHTnhAEl5T2dVuu4Ahuu4HEuz2pioLZv3GqGJbBcl4RQAOB37dRDnL510Y2yNzPgP_UZ1pe76fgPgebQ3q5aMKfdASqM4KynbJo9-Acv1Ew_Tpi3BUUJKwQyPO1ZpPBC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="462" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimXuPPVOfV9WqrkvwpQumYWsP-21dsUn8Yecla1YFky8tlqRH_28A_rL9zwExQqHTnhAEl5T2dVuu4Ahuu4HEuz2pioLZv3GqGJbBcl4RQAOB37dRDnL510Y2yNzPgP_UZ1pe76fgPgebQ3q5aMKfdASqM4KynbJo9-Acv1Ew_Tpi3BUUJKwQyPO1ZpPBC=w471-h175" width="471" /></a></div><br /></div>Female genital mutilation, which involves the altering or injuring of female genitalia for no medical reason, can cause health complications including severe infection, chronic pain, depression, infertility and death. Internationally recognized as <a href="https://www.unfpa.org/resources/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-frequently-asked-questions">a human rights violation</a>, it has been practiced by societies across the ages. <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSESagWLE79N6WfSBPACI46C8yovqVMhOksvDZ2bmNxMyvNRL_QBeWvPZAESpbgbJRYISQ9NjXqcoGiTQ47JDF6AgMK5J8_s60Ftm0-OVB2acThIK_BdtsNCGuUcKgcbsRmoXlaInYEoYNV8Z543j4otjhlmWaGOlLm4jfJ8qMMOY2K4cRKXOuk-93Y8o/s1334/FGM_2024_advocacy_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1000" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSESagWLE79N6WfSBPACI46C8yovqVMhOksvDZ2bmNxMyvNRL_QBeWvPZAESpbgbJRYISQ9NjXqcoGiTQ47JDF6AgMK5J8_s60Ftm0-OVB2acThIK_BdtsNCGuUcKgcbsRmoXlaInYEoYNV8Z543j4otjhlmWaGOlLm4jfJ8qMMOY2K4cRKXOuk-93Y8o/w436-h582/FGM_2024_advocacy_.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-72428494918144057492024-02-03T15:30:00.001-08:002024-02-03T15:30:00.130-08:00International Human Fraternity day 2024; February 4th.<br /><b><br />FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://www.unaoc.org/event/international-day-of-human-fraternity-2024/">Let’s renew our joint commitment to promoting mutual respect, religious and cultural diversity and advancing dialogue.</a>” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1528561627685169">International Day of Human Fraternity 2024</a>. The Celebration of human fraternity and the values it embodies such as mutual respect, diversity of cultures and religions, and the advancement of intercultural and inter-religious dialogue reminds us of the common values that we share as one humanity. This spirit is particularly needed at a time when many communities are divided across religious, ethnic, and cultural lines. Growing religious hatred, stigma, and manifestations of various forms of discrimination against vulnerable communities including minorities are an affront to human rights and United Nations values. Such vile acts risk undermining global efforts to recover and rebuild better in a post-pandemic era. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%234february&src=typed_query">#4February</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HumanFraternityDay?src=hashtag_click">#HumanFraternityDay</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/peace?src=hashtag_click">#peace</a>.<br /><br /><b>EVENT</b>: On the occasion of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1528561627685169">International Day of Human Fraternity 2024</a> on Saturday, 5 February 2024, from 11:00 to 12:00 PM EST (New York time); The<a href="https://www.unaoc.org/event/international-day-of-human-fraternity-2024/"> United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) </a>in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations and Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, are organizing a<a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qbej55nq"> virtual event</a> for Member States, religious leaders, faith actors, and civil society representatives.The upcoming <a href="https://www.unaoc.org/event/international-day-of-human-fraternity-2024/">virtual event </a>will provide an opportunity to highlight the principles and values included in the Document of Human Fraternity and renew our joint commitment to promoting mutual respect, religious and cultural diversity, and advancing dialogue.<br /><br />LIVESTREAM: The<a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qbej55nq"> event</a> will be streamed live via UN Web TV and UNAOC. <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qbej55nq">Watch the livestream!</a><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKtgcHcrkDu0g2fWRE3QMgyfPGOfhjp3cFqsgD31iivqvzK2kXVAak8Z4XgTHMUQ3RKwXY4fwkNAcI7UBV4kEr6sVDaJz8_zG6fZnQyfn78dCjaga_o9Q9aeSmobfHJHo6Y-KnNKwbrAFr5DVUfaLM2gENp87h2lp98awS7ELEKm03PDVGDTObdUSn-Ai/s2048/Human%20Fraternity%202024_flyer.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKtgcHcrkDu0g2fWRE3QMgyfPGOfhjp3cFqsgD31iivqvzK2kXVAak8Z4XgTHMUQ3RKwXY4fwkNAcI7UBV4kEr6sVDaJz8_zG6fZnQyfn78dCjaga_o9Q9aeSmobfHJHo6Y-KnNKwbrAFr5DVUfaLM2gENp87h2lp98awS7ELEKm03PDVGDTObdUSn-Ai/w476-h268/Human%20Fraternity%202024_flyer.png" width="476" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2503451/embedPlaykitJs/uiconf_id/49754663?iframeembed=true&entry_id=1_qbej55nq&config[playback]={"audioLanguage":"en"}&config[ui]={"locale":"en"}" style="height: 297px; width: 528px;" webkitallowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-fraternity/messages">Statement of the United Nations Secretary-General on the International Day of Human Fraternity 2024; February 4th</a>.</b><br /><br />On this International Day of Human Fraternity, we celebrate the spirit of mutual respect and solidarity that binds us together as one human family.<br /><br />Today, these values are being severely tested. Our world is marred by divisions, conflicts, and inequalities. Discrimination is running rampant.<br /><br />We must come together to protect and uphold human rights, combat hate speech and violent extremism, and push back against those who profit from fear.<br /><br />We can take inspiration from the declaration “Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together” – co-authored by His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El Tayeb – to work towards a world where dialogue, compassion, and human dignity prevail.<br /><br />Let us reaffirm our commitment to bridging divides, fostering religious understanding and cooperation among people of all cultures and beliefs.<br /><br />Together, let us forge a path towards a more peaceful, just and harmonious world for all.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">United Nations Secretary-General.</div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-8670675399432616452024-02-03T15:30:00.000-08:002024-02-03T15:30:00.129-08:00World Cancer Day 2024; February 4th.<br /><b><br />FORUM</b>: "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVFpqDlk_0E&list=PLyv2sudQhZoNljPMM4qdJgpryt7HyeiKv&index=5&t=15s&pp=gAQBiAQB">Close the Care Gap</a>." <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1731287090717436/?active_tab=discussion">World Cancer Day 2024</a>. The Day will focus on examining the socioeconomic factors that lead to disparities in cancer prevention, incidence and survival, such as cultural and gender norms, income and education levels, and biases based on age, gender, ethnicity, disability and lifestyle. Additionally, there will be a call for increased action to improve cancer awareness, prevent cancer, support advancements in diagnostics and treatment, and address the shortcomings in health systems highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. There will also be opportunities for interviews with WHO and partners in different regions and WHO countries worldwide. World Cancer Day aims to promote awareness on cancer as a public health issue and to strengthen actions towards improving access to quality care, screening, early detection, treatment and palliative care. This year’s theme marks the second year of the<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3458702149522579049/1951157119719434743#"> campaign “close the care gap”</a> which is about understanding the inequities in cancer care and taking actions to make the necessary progress to address them.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYiimjVu8nEgU0t9nxdJJ-G7cQV8N1JuVaCDAQBvhDxwpcT-xAUt31DdOMgrInJ6Vku3aHLmDkHym9QtOuLYyXjfoagFjsN8ujDxUucdTIt4qjSPj_pf08me14tjoIkXCdhci3p44cA91yZSLI8kJVN1sKIStdnpDqVS_IRZpW6-mrPm8-MFiKXUbol5H/s969/close%20the%20care%20gap.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Close the care gap." border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="969" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYiimjVu8nEgU0t9nxdJJ-G7cQV8N1JuVaCDAQBvhDxwpcT-xAUt31DdOMgrInJ6Vku3aHLmDkHym9QtOuLYyXjfoagFjsN8ujDxUucdTIt4qjSPj_pf08me14tjoIkXCdhci3p44cA91yZSLI8kJVN1sKIStdnpDqVS_IRZpW6-mrPm8-MFiKXUbol5H/w481-h245/close%20the%20care%20gap.PNG" width="481" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: On February 4th, for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1731287090717436/?active_tab=discussion">World Cancer Day 2024</a> various activities will take place globally, including the "<a href="https://www.worldcancerday.org/5kchallenge">5k Challenge</a>" by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), encouraging individuals from all backgrounds to participate in activities such as running, cycling, swimming, hiking or walking to symbolize closing the gap in care. Additionally, there will be "<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3458702149522579049/1951157119719434743#">21-day challenges</a>" for individuals to create new healthy habits, raise awareness about cervical cancer, and educate themselves about inequalities in accessing cancer services.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.worldcancerday.org/faqs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="World cancer Day 2024" border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="1213" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFncNL0Y93PuFImEICuUN5IKOXrZJ-QlxWGDWgoKJ8U9Nxfy5dUJbiYKZ1sOfAZL44Vm4ZtSjaet_88GUeamteBlQ0DrZ4H2Hl6A38PYdjD7XBm5J1ch-QXtaS6PLtn7LszcXn2SQMwmf8yTtTx9fmchceWFsdGyFO6UXMR8n8P6rP8_ICvDJo978SyY35/w491-h210/world%20cancer%20day%202024.PNG" width="491" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>STATEMENTS</b>: Read the <a href="https://www.afro.who.int/regional-director/speeches-messages/world-cancer-day-2024">statement of the the WHO Africa Director-General Dr. Matshidiso Moeti on World Cancer Day 2024; February 4th.</a><br /><br />In August 2023, I attended a cervical cancer meeting with survivors and was excited by the potential of new tools to accelerate access to vaccination, screening, and treatment. One of the things survivors said was the need for leaders to listen to their stories.<br /><br />On the 4th of February every year, the world unites to raise awareness on fundamental cancer issues; we at the WHO African Region connect with the public in spearheading this annual awareness day and beyond. <br /><br />Between 2022 and 2024, the focus of World Cancer Day is to help “Close the cancer gap.” This year marks the third and final year of the campaign. The theme for this year is “Together, we challenge those in power”. This theme encompasses the global demand for leaders to prioritize and invest in cancer prevention and care and to do more to achieve a just and cancer-free world. <br /><br />The cancer situation in Africa is disheartening. In the year 2020, approximately 1.1 million new cancer cases occurred on the continent, with around 700 000 deaths. About 50% of new cancer cases in adults in Africa are due to breast, cervical, prostate, colorectal, and liver cancers. If urgent measures are not taken, cancer mortality in the region is projected to reach about one million deaths per year by 2030. Also, in 20 years, cancer death rates in Africa will overtake the global average of 30%. This is more so because cancer survival rates in the WHO African region currently average 12%, much lower than the average of over 80% in High-Income Countries. <br /><br />Nevertheless, we commend the progress made in cancer prevention and care in our region. For instance, 17 countries have introduced high-performance-based screening tests in line with the WHO recommendations. Also, 28 of our Member States have introduced nationwide HPV vaccination to reach about 60% of the priority population targeted with HPV vaccination. <br /><br />This year’s theme is auspicious as it reinforces all persons and groups’ universal right to health. We believe that regardless of socioeconomic status, geographic location, age, and gender, every person must be afforded an equal chance at the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. <br /><br />We call on the region’s countries, communities, partners, and civil society to unite and foster universal access to cancer prevention and care. <br /><br />Stakeholders must identify feasible priorities, implement evidence-based population-wide interventions and invest in cancer control. <br /><br />Countries should use the updated WHO Best Buys , the facilitative tool designed to enable governments to select lifesaving policies and interventions for noncommunicable diseases. <br /><br />Leaders are responsible for ensuring that cancer prevention and care deploy technologies and therapies that are available at low cost to affected persons and their families, which are value for money. Furthermore, countries should strengthen information systems to gather quality data for decision-making. <br /><br />We reiterate that civil society, especially organizations of cancer survivors or persons with lived cancer experiences, are critical in the fight against cancer in Africa. Such a whole-of-society approach to cancer prevention and care is the essence of this year’s World Cancer Day theme. <br /><br />“Together, we challenge those in power” to go the extra mile for a cancer-free Africa!<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: right;">WHO Africa Director-General Dr. Matshidiso Moeti.</div> <div><b><br /></b></div><b>WEBINARS</b>: Join us for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WViYYefrsTY" target="_blank">a live to kick-off World Cancer Day</a>. Our first speaker will be Cary Adams, CEO Union for International Cancer Control. Tune in to learn about the campaign, get ideas on how to get involved and more.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="378" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WViYYefrsTY" width="455" youtube-src-id="WViYYefrsTY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cancer?src=hashtag_click">#Cancer</a> kills an estimated 3.5M people in the Western Pacific each year. Top cancer risk factors in the Region: Tobacco & alcohol use Infections Obesity UV exposure Tobacco use is the highest cancer risk factor, responsible for approximately 1 in 4 cancer deaths. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldCancerDay?src=hashtag_click">#WorldCancerDay</a><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/WHO">WHO</a> in the Western Pacific Region.<br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TT9maMgSYVc8dsiLyCjhLcFRLG2DXPhY8HMkgc7t9Gt-rwtQVDu_4fdXsykWlpPVm6eGyrvT9YToCVgQa26WUYtIeM2tRtripHTzUMao84TdLNP1Mp0KW3chD0pwEcfF45Dyl0THB8QIMrULRVDXL6vppt4deJZg4qB5KKIiYHVjhB9_a8oFdMOeD17o/s886/3.5%20People%20in%20the%20western%20pacific.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="886" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TT9maMgSYVc8dsiLyCjhLcFRLG2DXPhY8HMkgc7t9Gt-rwtQVDu_4fdXsykWlpPVm6eGyrvT9YToCVgQa26WUYtIeM2tRtripHTzUMao84TdLNP1Mp0KW3chD0pwEcfF45Dyl0THB8QIMrULRVDXL6vppt4deJZg4qB5KKIiYHVjhB9_a8oFdMOeD17o/w429-h425/3.5%20People%20in%20the%20western%20pacific.PNG" width="429" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-54766212978827602252024-02-01T16:45:00.000-08:002024-02-01T16:46:17.788-08:00World Wetlands Day 2024; February 2nd.<b>FORUM</b>: "<a href="https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/about">Wetlands and Human Well-being</a>." <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/889444782566810/">World Wetlands Day 2024</a>. Wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests, and more than 35% of wetlands have been degraded or lost since 1970. This year’s campaign will<b> spotlight how interconnected wetlands and human life are</b> — with people drawing sustenance, inspiration and resilience from these productive ecosystems. Importantly, the theme for 2024 will <b>underscore how all aspects of human wellbeing are tied to the health of the world’s wetlands</b>. It calls on each of us to <b>value and steward our wetlands</b>. Every wetland matters. Every effort counts. Follow the conversations with the hashtags<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldWetlandsDay?src=hashtag_click"> #WorldWetlandsDay</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wetlandrestoration?src=hashtag_click">#wetlandrestoration</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/2February?src=hashtag_click">#2February</a> ,<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReviveAndRestore?src=hashtag_click">#ReviveAndRestore</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wetlands?src=hashtag_click">#wetlands</a>.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCfL2dGoAaRVV4d6f2L3O_kkH1guqDxgqY0AqWb_Es1CCfBDxKfWf0g_2K7q7UCgXbaLec5d58yRi6nos75QPuuY2cyHYDoAGY-RfnumzQ3hvEinDezosinurglRb73_QnlpUgHeXrhm4HfEWKZyDRjDvgYj9BORz5PSLJYVpW28ZGIaiU8PtWdjsSvA9/s731/%232FEB.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wetlands and Human Well-being." border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="731" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCfL2dGoAaRVV4d6f2L3O_kkH1guqDxgqY0AqWb_Es1CCfBDxKfWf0g_2K7q7UCgXbaLec5d58yRi6nos75QPuuY2cyHYDoAGY-RfnumzQ3hvEinDezosinurglRb73_QnlpUgHeXrhm4HfEWKZyDRjDvgYj9BORz5PSLJYVpW28ZGIaiU8PtWdjsSvA9/w455-h418/%232FEB.PNG" width="455" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: On<a href="https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/about"> Feburary 2nd</a> will be held the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/889444782566810/">World Wetlands Day 2024</a>, the <a href="https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/events">celebrations</a> are open to everyone — from international organizations, governments, wetland practitioners, to children, youth, media, community groups, decision-makers, to all individuals — as these ecosystems are important for us all. Get the list of <a href="https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/events">upcoming events</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/en/events" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Interactive map showcasing celebrations happening worldwide." border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1098" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2ni68Zo4Q2lYFVGcd7IUmtYVOX4e0ukxNbaSZajFjCyg8c-RKKbhEdXKVmU-5wwz6d1CAU3gBxyO-0mXtb3HJbZEZwm5dVFtp8QZuSpv50YYE-u-_ub7fyROslqnp75_NB94X8ibTkw50CT1b7acsczFmKAwVrJ0a0gkCd65f_goSgrQiPRf-tglpXPN/w461-h336/interactive%20map%20showcasing%20celebrations%20happening%20worldwide..PNG" title="Celebrations happening worldwide." width="461" /></a></div><div><br /><b>STATEMENTS</b>: Videos messages and statement on behalf the World Wetlands Day 2024 celebrations.<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/story/-/detail/inger-andersen-executive-director-united-nations-environment-programme?redirect=/messages">Statement from Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme</a>.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ivbFZ4qTvZ0" width="414" youtube-src-id="ivbFZ4qTvZ0"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/story/-/detail/dr-qu-dongyu-fao-director-general?redirect=/messages">Statement from Dr QU Dongyu, Director-General, FAO</a>.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/drVpMLSPjfk" width="415" youtube-src-id="drVpMLSPjfk"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/story/-/detail/dr-musonda-mumba-secretary-general-convention-on-wetlands?redirect=/messages">Statement from Dr. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General, Convention on Wetlands</a>.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="353" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GcDOs-tbG-Y" width="425" youtube-src-id="GcDOs-tbG-Y"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>COMMUNICATION MATERIALS</b></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/en/materials" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="World Wetlands Day 2024" border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="798" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvzHyOj4XvnnQHxx37JZm1CgrRhncK3BgTRq-0sjQuETm3DidGCbP0DRRC6C4dzETq8u5MUSlvN4c9ApbQccJHKBgOoICaAXGWDTovE7tVb1-B4iGLyp_OrTEpNdTSY3HZc0mfVqQeZROdLHpCmh9Le4hvlQq1g4K1heNAizIn3qQKMNwMpOHSdDymHn6/w428-h427/World%20Wetlands%20Day%202024.PNG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>MAKE A PLEDGE!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/en/pledges" target="_blank">Make a Pledge to Act for Wetlands!</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-37023555072368936542024-01-26T15:10:00.000-08:002024-01-26T15:10:37.509-08:00International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 2024; January 27th.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/outreach-programme-holocaust/2024-observance-international-day-commemoration-memory-victims" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="2644" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZA08kzPCLkGCTpS_4IfyMhb-T1gmvTmkHsoXrPXULBodORzwLsAhRd3nhJf91ryhCFzEp6h275iPI22PsPhKcnF-AdkeSAB9OAGngpwWS0hxPLe-gTgaHhs58HATaVDYV_0XQGIJtr98JgPPDyi5jQLsXHSunXdFBvw7mXt15yZslJTEjSYbJELlsbT3/w448-h336/2024%20POSTER.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b> FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://www.un.org/en/outreach-programme-holocaust/page/2024">Recognizing the Extraordinary Courage of Victims and Survivors of the Holocaust</a>". <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/719082516860389/">International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 2024.</a> During the Holocaust, the Nazis went to great lengths to dehumanize their victims. Defying the Nazis took extraordinary courage. In 2024, the United Nations is paying tribute to the bravery of all those who stood up to the Nazis, despite the grave risks. We will honor their legacy with their remarkable stories and history. In the memory of all victims and survivors, we will step up our efforts to counter Holocaust denial, antisemitism and racism. Share your reflections with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2327JANUARY&src=typed_query&f=top">#27January</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HolocaustRemembranceDay?src=hashtag_click">#HolocaustRemembranceDay</a>.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://forms.office.com/e/LDpzWc6WrM?origin=lprLink" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="1077" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Y44Rl1xQ9gMq6f4zn74X026c3hBdTb9eUZRFCKaB9XtWqOskylxxnwksxypkR_9-62lHlIGQx1W5PEHk1JI4YaRy0KrWpeIowaz_q68anx-VeAaRDXWpGIpbZVqbciVIpczr8XrSw_z5HtK4WyTeETe7Vvs44UMag4W24lycwM5FbWBjzz5HH7RWsc5N/w454-h203/Commemoration%20at%20un%20headquarters.PNG" width="454" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>COMMEMORATIONS</b>: On 26 January 2024, 11:00 a.m. EST will be held the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txrBGzhyYE4">annual Holocaust Memorial Ceremony</a> central<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txrBGzhyYE4"> event</a> organized in observance of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/719082516860389/">International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust 2024</a> at the United Nations General Assembly Hall. Survivors of the Holocaust will share their testimonies along with invited speakers who include the United Nations Secretary-General; the President of the 78th session of the General Assembly (through recorded message); the Permanent Representative of Israel and a representative of the Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations.. The Holocaust Memorial Ceremony will be hosted by Ms. Melissa Fleming, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications. Invited speakers include the Permanent Representative of Israel and the United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Watch at <a href="https://media.un.org/en/webtv/">UN WebTV</a>, <a href="https://youtube.com/live/txrBGzhyYE4">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJOymwPoZKR">X</a>.<p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;">From 22 January to 23 February 2024 </span>will be held an<span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> exhibition entitled “Fighting for the Whole World" – Lower Saxony under Nazi Rule</span> at <span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;">the Visitors' Lobby</span>,<span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> United Nations Headquarters. </span>This exhibition traces how events unfolded from 1933 to 1945 in what is today’s state of Lower Saxony, Germany. How the Nazi regime shaped society in Lower Saxony to reflect Nazi ideology, the state-sanctioned crimes, state-fomented violence and intimidation, and responses to the actions of the state and its agents, reflects the experience across Germany and in occupied territories. A closer look at Lower Saxony illuminates the larger history of the Holocaust and expands our knowledge and awareness of the experiences of all who were caught up in the history.</p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> On <span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Tuesday, 27 February 2024 </span>will be held a<span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Book Talk entitled “The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles during the Holocaust" - 1:00 p.m. EST</span> at<span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> UN Bookshop, United Nations Headquarters</span>.<span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> </span>Jewish mathematician Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg operated in Lublin, headquarters of Aktion Reinhard, the SS<em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"> </em>operation that murdered 1.7 million Jews in occupied Poland. Masquerading as a Polish aristocrat, the “Countess” persuaded SS officials to release thousands of Poles from Majdanek concentration camp. She secured permission to deliver food and medicine for thousands more inmates, and she smuggled supplies and messages to incarcerated resistance fighters. Incredibly, she eluded detection, survived the war, and emigrated to the United States. Join co-authors Elizabeth B. White and Joanna Sliwa as they discuss how they pieced together Dr. Mehlberg's history and ask why so little about this unrecognized hero is known by the broader public. Elizabeth B. White is the former Research Director for the Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Joanna Sliwa is the historian at the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.</p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p><br /><b>COMMEMORATION AT UNESCO</b><br /><br />Concert and official ceremony start at 6 p.m. in Room I, UNESCO Paris. Doors open 5 p.m. Entrance from Avenue de Suffren.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://indico.un.org/event/1009048/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="826" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDrHBYRoRIXTyLYpvhKxudkgcwTpnT4jO-hHtJfXy1qdXatUQl5ehuqU2t0gg8N5gYQKU4TERLyZ91KDBRThsTiPlWDX5iswjFR8wUr64pwOUPE9uRpVk_JPlYDRHUDQlRqkbDCrt4O6NMZwYU-BCQ8E8vI9leYJCUYLLg5a2Fm1nz5ysTn1OeUpXp_AD/w424-h233/unesco%20event.PNG" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />In 2024, UNESCO will mark the <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/days/holocaust-remembrance">International Day</a> with a series of events organized at UNESCO Headquarters, <b>commemorating the memory of millions of victims of the Holocaust</b> and<b> reflecting on the universal legacy of this genocide through music, art and survivor testimonies.</b><br /><br />The 2024 commemoration is organized in partnership with the <a href="https://www.fondazioneilmc.it/en">Foundation "Institute of Concentrationary Music Literature",</a> <a href="https://sfi.usc.edu/">the USC Shoah Foundation</a> and <a href="https://www.memorialdelashoah.org/en">the Shoah Memorial</a>. The events are generously supported by the Permanent Delegations of Belgium, Germany, Italy and Monaco to UNESCO and <a href="https://www.fondationshoah.org/en">the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah</a>. <br /><br />UNESCO also acknowledges the valuable support from the <a href="https://museeholocauste.ca/en/">Montreal Holocaust Museum</a> and <a href="https://wearethetreeoflife.com/index1.html">"We are the tree of life"</a> association.<p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p><b>Commemoration ceremony and concert reviving the music from the Holocaust</b><br /><br />Thursday 25 January 2024, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. <br />UNESCO Paris, Room I, doors open at 5.15 p.m. Early arrival is advised.<br /><br />To commemorate the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, UNESCO will host a world premiere of a special concert reviving music from the concentration camps and ghettos. Italian composer and conductor Francesco Lotoro spent years recovering compositions created and played under Nazi persecution - a powerful reminder of the endurance of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable horrors. At the concert, his orchestra will bring these melodies to life on stage for the first time since World War II, coupled with survivors’ testimonies. The ceremony will also include traditional Jewish prayers in the memory of Holocaust victims, including a recital of Kol Nidre (All Vows) on a violin rescued from the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp and Kaddish, performed by the opera singer David Serero.<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>In the presence of: Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General</li><li>Francois Heilbronn, Vice-President of the Shoah Memoria</li><li>Charlotte Knobloch, World Jewish Congress Holocaust Memory Commissioner and President of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria</li></ul>The commemoration ceremony will be moderated by Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education.<br /><br /><b>"Blue skies": exhibition reflecting on collective trauma and remembrance<br /></b><br />From 23 January to 9 February 2024, Monday to Friday from 9 to 5.30 p.m.,<br />UNESCO Paris, Pas Perdus Hall<br /><br />The <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/blue-skies-exhibition-reflection-holocaust-remembrance-and-memory-1078-photos/">multimedia exhibition “Blue Skies” </a>by Belgian artist Anton Kusters is a striking reflection on collective trauma and remembrance. Kusters spent 6 years photographing empty skies above Nazi concentration and extermination camps across Europe - locations where millions were killed, yet little physical evidence remains today. Each of his 1078 blue sky images, stamped with GPS coordinates and victim numbers and accompanied by a video installation and a sound piece by Ruben Samama, explores how we witness, process pain and choose to remember almost 80 years after the liberation of the last camp. The Blue Skies Project is curated by Monica Allende. <p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>CAMPAIGN MATERIALS</b></p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvb_0-kz5q0lSGUBneD0ueZzd2syBdF5Vay2_RklGFNL6v1jf-I3WKU5t3-NAbfSpqwhhC5FThd0xGeZu-xAY6SvaX8yNueDuElvFHMdE4zi0XMatyxTxUFNKDgX1DKKvu2sg_uvzUgyhn5SO1_14Ix7IBYKunJZQ1Wik4XB8rU1jZtUGF4zWEOBb3Fdn/s1600/We%20remember%20-%20IHRD2024-banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1600" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvb_0-kz5q0lSGUBneD0ueZzd2syBdF5Vay2_RklGFNL6v1jf-I3WKU5t3-NAbfSpqwhhC5FThd0xGeZu-xAY6SvaX8yNueDuElvFHMdE4zi0XMatyxTxUFNKDgX1DKKvu2sg_uvzUgyhn5SO1_14Ix7IBYKunJZQ1Wik4XB8rU1jZtUGF4zWEOBb3Fdn/s320/We%20remember%20-%20IHRD2024-banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQDi9ZB33eedgTDkZJMLfgayuIcuzicTpDW27m-3tHTwvS9FajB3vR8xvY6klFqEtFIywPwqiz410Cyy1j9N7moidAqjuDIdnEmBgJlqFnWocys6jBGECC3aHYVi2UQnsxPsm0Xm3yk44XKt1l-51YYHocVunPSwBRpWGFEC9IAr7AesX-yLtpBBpI3kw/s666/WE%20REMEMBER.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="666" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQDi9ZB33eedgTDkZJMLfgayuIcuzicTpDW27m-3tHTwvS9FajB3vR8xvY6klFqEtFIywPwqiz410Cyy1j9N7moidAqjuDIdnEmBgJlqFnWocys6jBGECC3aHYVi2UQnsxPsm0Xm3yk44XKt1l-51YYHocVunPSwBRpWGFEC9IAr7AesX-yLtpBBpI3kw/s320/WE%20REMEMBER.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other statements</div><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-statement-2024/" target="_blank"></a><ol style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-statement-2024/" target="_blank"></a><li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-statement-2024/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-statement-2024/" target="_blank">Statement from President Joe Biden on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024</a></li><li><a href="https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/holocaust-memorial-day-2024/" target="_blank">Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 - House of Lords Library</a></li><li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2024)757610" target="_blank">International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024: The fragility of freedom - European Parliament Think Tank</a></li><li><a href="https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/remembrance-day/index.asp" target="_blank">Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2024 - <span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px;">Yad Vashem</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.jmberlin.de/en/holocaust-remembrance-day-and-yom-ha-shoah" target="_blank">About the Holocaust Remembrance Day and Yom ha Shoah - Jüdisches Museum Berlin</a>.</li></ol><div><br /></div><a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1d6h6j3i6" target="_blank">UNOV Commemorative Ceremony </a>to mark the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 2024<div><br /></div>
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</iframe></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-4565548555967559582024-01-25T17:46:00.000-08:002024-01-25T17:46:33.278-08:00International Day of Clean Energy 2024; January 26th.<b>FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyv2sudQhZoPHW9Qx3q3G5malhcQAkLLv">Remind the world its commitment to universal clean energy access and meeting the Paris Agreement climate goal.</a>” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/751718726513649/">International Day of Clean Energy 2024</a>. With a dedicated focus on advocating for clean and renewable energy sources, this occasion serves as a unifying platform for governments, businesses, and individuals across the globe to expedite the shift towards more sustainable and efficient energy systems.<b> Let us unite in advancing awareness, innovation, and collaborative efforts to address climate change and ensure a cleaner, greener planet for generations to come</b>. Clean energy plays a key role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and helping communities access reliable power sources. The <a href="https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals/affordable-and-clean-energy">Sustainable Development Goal 7 (affordable and clean energy) </a>aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030. The IRENA’s <a href="https://www.irena.org/Publications/2023/Jun/World-Energy-Transitions-Outlook-2023">World Energy Transitions Outlook</a> calls for a tripling of annual renewable power capacity additions from around 300 gigawatts (GW) to 1000 GW on average until 2030 globally. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/SEforALLorg">#SE4LL</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SDG7&src=hashtag_click"> #sdg7</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CleanEnergyDay?src=hashtag_click">#cleanenergyday</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=top&q=%2326January&src=typed_query">#26January</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RenewableEnergy?src=hashtag_click">#renewableenergy</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EnergyTransition?src=hashtag_click">#energytransition</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreenEnergy?src=hashtag_click">#greenenergy</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmartGrids?src=hashtag_click">#smartgrids</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CleanEnergy?src=hashtag_click">#CleanEnergy</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GbF4xLDVeTXFE4LYlr-LSxKTfTkI_kCza2qS9go5LkihFeONqTY4S3M5nOUugAS_AMGcY3xSh9W7azgUOGBpJwzJOLFpoh7FPI_K2YZJlKRfpATLxaKWlqV4XNt9ee6d-wEgx4jCOf5Ev_pAgLIw79dArnO6T8OG1bE7CHtEkwXxB-Vkystghk0aAq_Y/s1302/%2326%20JANUARY.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Drawing global attention to the debate on the fastest way to phase out coal without damaging our economies." border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1302" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GbF4xLDVeTXFE4LYlr-LSxKTfTkI_kCza2qS9go5LkihFeONqTY4S3M5nOUugAS_AMGcY3xSh9W7azgUOGBpJwzJOLFpoh7FPI_K2YZJlKRfpATLxaKWlqV4XNt9ee6d-wEgx4jCOf5Ev_pAgLIw79dArnO6T8OG1bE7CHtEkwXxB-Vkystghk0aAq_Y/w479-h323/%2326%20JANUARY.PNG" width="479" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>EVENTS</b>: On <b>January 26th</b>, the United Nations wil<b>l mark the first International Day of Clean Energy</b>, representing a significant milestone in our collective commitment to a sustainable future. the <a href="https://www.un.org/fr/hlde-2021/page/un-energy">UN-energy</a>, the <a href="https://www.undp.org/">United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)</a>, the <a href="https://www.unido.org/">United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)</a>, the<a href="https://www.iaea.org/"> International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)</a>, the <a href="https://www.irena.org/">International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)</a> and stakeholders will held a <a href="https://sdg.iisd.org/events/international-day-of-clean-energy-2024/">high-level event</a> to mark the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/751718726513649/">International Day of Clean Energy 2024</a> to showcase the ways to achieve a just and inclusive energy transition. The event will Explore our new <a href="https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2023-09/seforall-strategic-plan-2024-2026.pdf">Strategic Plan for 2024-2026</a>. This plan will guide our activities over the coming three years and has been designed to<a href="https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2023-09/seforall-strategic-plan-2024-2026.pdf"> address the biggest obstacles to a just and equitable energy transition</a>.<div><br />From 4-6 June; The <a href="https://www.seforall.org/forum">2024 Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum</a> will be held in Bridgetown, Barbados, co-hosted by <a href="https://www.seforall.org/">Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)</a> and the Government of Barbados, led by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. The<a href="https://www.seforall.org/forum/about"> SEforALL Global Forum</a> has become the landmark global gathering to drive faster, broader progress on universal access to sustainable energy, as called for by SDG7. It is a platform for government, business and finance leaders, entrepreneurs, youth and community representatives from around the world to come together to broker new partnerships, spur new investment and address challenges at the nexus of energy, climate and development. The 2024<a href="https://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_small_desktop/public/2023-09/thumb-forum-2024_4.png?h=6a8d3f02&itok=NHIGygsr"> event</a> will give particular <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlQXHidqDGE">focus to the imperative for a just and equitable energy transition</a> that delivers climate progress while forging development opportunities for low- and middle-income countries and Small Island Developing States by ending energy poverty. Register to participate to the <a href="https://www.seforall.org/forum">Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum 2024</a>.<br /><br /><b>WEBINARS</b>: On February 16th 2024 a webinar entitled ‘‘<a href="https://www.seforall.org/events/africa-renewable-energy-manufacturing-initiative-south-south-virtual-policy-dialogue-series">Africa Renewable Energy Manufacturing Initiative: South-South Virtual Policy Dialogue Series</a> will be held online. Get informations on the <a href="https://www.seforall.org/news-and-events/events-and-webinars">upcoming webinars</a>!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNk92p2PzHU4gvxv188M1eWLw1SCvT2vi5bU97RhqABeJF-89TqC1bGakram7ntY0Qo5XrQL_03aGKinurLqitgU_F5QKPaVN8HE8-IKr7oc5dzVWP26gz7zt6RNYKtwq1LYgSp8h2rwmC9yERJ-bwO0vbCGNsaOC_yz1CTU_ier8jCq97hau3wVlpPXq/s598/%23Accelerate%20action%20on%20energy%20and%20climate%20which%20are%20currently%20fragmented%20and%20lack%20accountability..PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="598" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNk92p2PzHU4gvxv188M1eWLw1SCvT2vi5bU97RhqABeJF-89TqC1bGakram7ntY0Qo5XrQL_03aGKinurLqitgU_F5QKPaVN8HE8-IKr7oc5dzVWP26gz7zt6RNYKtwq1LYgSp8h2rwmC9yERJ-bwO0vbCGNsaOC_yz1CTU_ier8jCq97hau3wVlpPXq/s320/%23Accelerate%20action%20on%20energy%20and%20climate%20which%20are%20currently%20fragmented%20and%20lack%20accountability..PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOn1K68s3YVDic9hI-_BoDhevvYB5_JMv8jrUL6SPVcECQYd1W65PLZDzW3FQlFmPHKR0KpNzclAqtCBk2DQfOy6nQD_N60F4xtf2ZYZGA-7bU0Tf_RHxQxmzAoUkE7vByHX9CrKn3456r-XEjjrK9abWRyYAbuN9i4co-ALQDo8TaLwnZpk0rfH3fzb46/s609/%23Achieve%20SDG7%20and%20catalyze%20strong%20climate%20action%20and%20enable%20achievement%20of%20many%20other%20SDGs..PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="609" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOn1K68s3YVDic9hI-_BoDhevvYB5_JMv8jrUL6SPVcECQYd1W65PLZDzW3FQlFmPHKR0KpNzclAqtCBk2DQfOy6nQD_N60F4xtf2ZYZGA-7bU0Tf_RHxQxmzAoUkE7vByHX9CrKn3456r-XEjjrK9abWRyYAbuN9i4co-ALQDo8TaLwnZpk0rfH3fzb46/s320/%23Achieve%20SDG7%20and%20catalyze%20strong%20climate%20action%20and%20enable%20achievement%20of%20many%20other%20SDGs..PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DXq_AiP58qlayKfbdJ-YZYqJGZo13tA2W6tojuYFDpqUaQjI8Zxt5Nw11Qj1Y8WcoWU_d0dn9uRqTBFo0a67I-bkUrG3c0_-HTez0gd_r0Btxu7rIDKjXHt67xAhJWVLhoX2IGSWt3Du52ukVTUGUl8ygjBJxybMNhf7xKXx5kTjoGxlsvucF3DEQAA5/s601/%23Counter%20the%20negative%20effects%20of%20climate%20change%20that%20disproportionately%20impacts%20developing%20economies..PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="601" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DXq_AiP58qlayKfbdJ-YZYqJGZo13tA2W6tojuYFDpqUaQjI8Zxt5Nw11Qj1Y8WcoWU_d0dn9uRqTBFo0a67I-bkUrG3c0_-HTez0gd_r0Btxu7rIDKjXHt67xAhJWVLhoX2IGSWt3Du52ukVTUGUl8ygjBJxybMNhf7xKXx5kTjoGxlsvucF3DEQAA5/s320/%23Counter%20the%20negative%20effects%20of%20climate%20change%20that%20disproportionately%20impacts%20developing%20economies..PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njwI-LWJjVY&list=PLyv2sudQhZoPHW9Qx3q3G5malhcQAkLLv&index=1&pp=gAQBiAQB">Statement of the United Nations Secretary-General on International Day of Clean Energy 2024; January 26th</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2503451/embedPlaykitJs/uiconf_id/49754663?iframeembed=true&entry_id=1_k340fxem&config[playback]={"audioLanguage":"en"}&config[ui]={"locale":"en"}" style="height: 297px; width: 528px;" webkitallowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Clean energy is the gift that keeps giving: It can purify polluted air; Meet growing energy demand; Secure supplies; And connect billion of people to affordable power – helping to ensure electricity access to all by 2030. That is all while saving money and saving the planet. A fair, just, equitable, and urgent transition from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy is essential to avoid the worst of climate chaos and spur sustainable development.<br />So, I celebrate this first International Day of Clean Energy; I applaud the work of the International Renewable Energy Agency; And I welcome the call made by countries at COP28 to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030.<br />It is my firm belief that fossil fuel phase out is not only necessary, it is inevitable. But we need governments to act, to accelerate the transition, with the biggest emitters leading the way. That means unleashing a surge in climate finance – particularly, governments reforming the business model of multilateral development banks so that affordable finance flows. It means countries creating new national climate plans by 2025 that map a fair and just transition to clean power. And it means governments closing the door on the fossil fuel era – with justice and equity. Our clean energy future is unstoppable. Together, let's bring it into being faster. Thank You.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">United Nations Secretary-General.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;">OTHER STATEMENTS</span></p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><li style="list-style-type: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="sqsrte-small" style="color: var(--paragraphSmallColor); font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p></li><li style="list-style-type: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="sqsrte-small" style="color: var(--paragraphSmallColor); font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/cleanenergyday/740516751192817664/statement-from-the-administrator-of-the-united?source=share" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: unset; background-origin: initial; background-position: unset; background-repeat: unset; background-size: unset; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 0.2em; white-space: initial;" target="_blank">Statement of Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Programme and Co-Chair of UN-Energy on International Day of Clean Energy 2024; January 26th</a>.</p></li><li style="list-style-type: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="sqsrte-small" style="color: var(--paragraphSmallColor); font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/cleanenergyday/740516471029006336/statement-by-the-special-representative-of-the-un?source=share" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: unset; background-origin: initial; background-position: unset; background-repeat: unset; background-size: unset; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 0.2em; white-space: initial;" target="_blank">Statement of Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy on International Day of Clean Energy 2024; January 26th</a>.</p></li><li style="list-style-type: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="sqsrte-small" style="color: var(--paragraphSmallColor); font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/cleanenergyday/740516188560474112/statement-from-the-united-nations?source=share" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: unset; background-origin: initial; background-position: unset; background-repeat: unset; background-size: unset; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 0.2em; white-space: initial;" target="_blank">Statement of Mr. Li Junhua, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and head of the UN-Energy Secretariat on International Day of Clean Energy 2024; January 26th</a>.</p></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-84945983308818471222024-01-25T17:29:00.000-08:002024-01-25T17:29:20.154-08:00International Customs Day 2024; January 26th.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b> FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://www.wcoomd.org/en/about-us/international-customs-day/icd-2024.aspx">Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose</a>.” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/736060121403292">International Customs Day 2024</a>. The <a href="https://www.wcoomd.org/en.aspx">World Customs Organization (WCO)</a> is dedicating 2024 to . 4 to Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose. The Secretariat is inviting Members to look at how they support newly-recruited officers, facilitate the sharing of knowledge, and heighten the sense of pride in being part of this institution and of the global Customs community. The WCO Members will have the opportunity to showcase the efforts and activities in this domain. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InternationalCustomsDay?src=hashtag_click">#InternationalCustomsDay</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=top&q=%20%2326January&src=typed_query"> #26January</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/customs?src=hashtag_click">#Customs</a>.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.internationaldays.org/january/international-customs-day" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="International Customs Day 2024" border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1668" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlNys88GKxpXnhKynvpRc78CBa3D_rxZqMUIpHOWcRpV3a4br89-MCjeu3sJpe44WWnEv0hRcE-ZU6wxjd9bSEORkFT5CASfMEFtmW9S7h49ErDCOUaenr954O_prA3SF-3L3ogEMExGMKlhSnASGjgb2bZ3LYNKmAinKLk2KW9_rG1C3fpp5rybL45lH/w404-h240/INTERNATIONAL%20CUSTOMS%20DAY.png" width="404" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: While the observance of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/736060121403292">International Customs Day 2024</a> is on January 26th, this date is even more special as it marks the Anniversary of the WCO - a unique Organization dedicated to international cooperation and the sharing of knowledge. <br /><br /><b>UPCOMMING CONFERENCES</b>: <a href="https://globalaeo2024.wcoevents.org/">Register to participate </a>to the <a href="https://www.wcoomd.org/en/events/upcoming-events/wco-global-aeo-conference-2024.aspx">WCO Global AEO Conference 2024</a> which will be held from 8 to 10 May 2024 in Shenzhen, China. the 6th WCO Global AEO Conference will explore the theme of "Harnessing the Power of AEO Programmes for Inclusive and Sustainable Global Trade." This global 3-day event will bring together key stakeholders from around the world to delve into the transformative potential of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programmes. Experience insightful plenary sessions, engaging discussions on empowering women in global trade, leveraging technology for risk management and trade facilitation, and much more. The Exhibition, running in parallel to the Conference, offers ample opportunities for networking and gaining detailed insights concerning the AEO programmes all over the world. Do not miss this unique opportunity to shape the future of AEO programmes and their impact on global trade. Follow us on social media using #WCOAEO2024 for updates and join us in Shenzhen to be part of this dynamic conversation.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wcoomd.org/en/about-us/international-customs-day/icd-2024.aspx" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="“Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose" border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1668" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcQbXMqGvfPYKKPPt2QFckClru8FUjzKZNVcYfPCOL153Kjgiw_ICbUDaawSC1UxhBQUj36c4Kl29Q7elAaI-8ePHoEiKttYh-fxxWbs3yj_qcLs1UH6wwOYkpWbrd6kFIQtNiMhPcOSX4j-5kQT3StE0yGg37elgGaPSEyeQbcsaG9oPQq5O26TnHKW1/w463-h275/Customs%20engaging%20traditional%20and%20new%20partners%20with%20purpose.%20poster.png" width="463" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>PUBLICATIONS</b>: Get the following resources to read about Customs!<br /><br />The <a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/sites/default/files/styles/scale_and_crop_379x389/public/products/The%20HS%20a%20universal%20language%20for%20international%20trade.webp?itok=USTj0V_I">Harmonized System (a Universal Language for International Trade) </a>allows a world of many languages to speak with one. It enables the<a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/en/products/harmonized-system-about-customs/hs-universal-language-international-trade"> identification of thousands of products that cross our borders</a> thanks to its 6 digits hierarchical structures. It is a multipurpose nomenclature and a reference for trade, the HS is one of the most successful instruments developed by the World Customs Organization. Its Convention has 156 Contracting Parties and the HS is used by more than 200 countries, territories and Customs or Economic Unions. It forms<a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/en/products/harmonized-system-about-customs/hs-universal-language-international-trade"> the basis for Customs tariffs and statistical nomenclatures around the world</a>, and is used for around 98% of world trade. <br /><br /><br />This<a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/sites/default/files/styles/scale_and_crop_379x389/public/products/4-%20Softs%20covers%20booklets%2015x29.webp?itok=tKQFrqUw"> fourth volume deals with the Global Information and Intelligence Strategy</a> developed by the Secretariat of the World Customs Organization together with Customs Administrations Members of WCO. It is a summary document which sets out the framework for an information and intelligence management plan aimed at <a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/en/products/about-customs/global-information-and-intelligence-strategy">optimizing controls on the cross-frontier movement of goods and facilitating legitimate trade</a>. This material is intended both for Customs administrations and for their partners, being both the sources and the users of information and intelligence.<br /><br /><br />The <a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/sites/default/files/styles/scale_and_crop_379x389/public/products/Handbook%202022.webp?itok=9xQRsOaq">World Customs Organization (WCO) Handbook on HS Classification</a> is an essential introduction to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, also known as the Harmonized System or HS. This <a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/en/products/harmonized-system/hs-classification-handbook-3rd-edition-2022">3rd edition 2022 of the HS Manual</a> expands on the previous 2013 version in several ways and will be of interest to experts and beginners alike. It explains the origins of the Harmonized System, the complete procedure leading to classification decisions, sets out the provisions for its maintenance and describes the complementary publications of the Harmonized System.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/sites/default/files/styles/scale_and_crop_379x389/public/2023-03/Classification%20Opinions%202022%20v2.webp?itok=FviIGMhZ">The Compendium of Classification Opinions</a> regroups the list of classification opinions taken by the Harmonized System Committee. Most of these classification <a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/en/products/harmonized-system/compendium-classification-opinions-hs-2022">opinions are present at a sub-heading level (6 digits) in the Nomenclature and address the classification of products</a> such as “Mozzarella cheese” 0406.10. The Classification Opinions aim to facilitate the interpretation of the HS Nomenclature and its Explanatory Notes. For the last 35 years, the Harmonized System has become a universal customs language for classifying goods and is the foundation of all National tariff around the world.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/sites/default/files/styles/scale_and_crop_379x389/public/2023-03/Explanatory%20Notes%202022%20%28A%29%20v2.webp?itok=f2WdoaKS">Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System 2022</a> are interpretative texts developed by the Harmonized System Committee and adopted by the Council. They provide <a href="https://www.wcoomdpublications.org/en/products/harmonized-system/explanatory-notes-2022">technical descriptions of goods and practical indications for the classification and identification of products</a>.<br /><br /><b>STATEMENTS</b>: Message by the Secretary-General of the WCO on International Customs Day 2024; January 26th.</div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-86402241717854520162024-01-23T15:17:00.000-08:002024-01-23T15:22:58.069-08:00International Day of Education 2024; January 24th.<div><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.unesco.org/sites/default/files/medias/fichiers/2023/12/educationy-day-2024-cn-en.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="International Day of Education 2024; January 24th." border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1179" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhLnA0X8dhp9rpkYY9th-9re2SDh7agatyfXeTiE0eEaUMmN9-OIKaokEur0wmA7c0l1BcZFXOGBQTEfhSJtwo9ajl8K17CPhZWqdUglssd67U0EWaaLPq_s7vAMNZzsFBdqlny0KUgCUQA1FTG_JrhDw8xx5CSuXtLYes4J6FHE5uwqrds9814pOoSwt/w502-h330/Learning%20for%20lasting%20peace%20-%20International%20Day%20of%20Education%202024;%20January%2024th..PNG" width="502" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://www.unesco.org/sites/default/files/medias/fichiers/2023/12/educationy-day-2024-cn-en.pdf"><b>Learning for lasting peace.</b></a>“ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1081782499910082/">International Day of Education 2024</a>. The world is seeing a surge of violent conflicts paralleled by a concerning rise of discrimination, racism, xenophobia, and hate speech. According to the <a href="https://www.visionofhumanity.org/resources/global-peace-index-2023/">Global Peace Index 2023</a>, the <a href="https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/">average level of global peacefulness deteriorated for the 13th time in the last 15 years</a>. 2022 was recorded as the deadliest year since 1994, the year of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, and the Yugoslav wars. In 2022, the overall global economic impact of violence increased by USD 1 trillion to a total of about 17.5 trillion, almost a quarter of global GDP. In our interconnected and interdependent world, these numbers do not capture the magnitude of human suffering, nor of the shocks they cause to the societal fabric around the world. The impact of conflicts is felt far beyond war zones and transcends any boundary based on geography, gender, race, religion, politics, offline and online, and leaves a legacy of traumas. <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/countering-hate-speech">Hate speech</a>, in particular, not only causes harm at the personal level and can incite group-targeted violence: it is also an attack on inclusion, diversity and human rights. In this context, an active commitment to peace is more urgent than ever. This commitment ought to surpass security and defense measures to prevent or stop conflicts, for peace does not begin where violence ends. Sustaining peace requires a strong foundation of inclusive, democratic and participatory governance, dialogue, solidarity, mutual understanding and cooperation, sustainable development, gender equality and the general realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Education is key to this endeavor. This pertinent role of education should reverberate in the ongoing negotiations towards <a href="https://www.un.org/en/summit-of-the-future">a Pact for the Future</a> to be launched at the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda/summit-of-the-future">Summit of the Future in 2024</a>. The <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/global-citizenship-peace-education/need-know">Education for peace </a>needs to be transformative at its core, as jointly underlined by the <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/education/1974recommendation">UNESCO Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development</a>, and the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/summit-of-the-future">report of the International Commission on the Futures of Education</a> which calls for a new social contract for education. Anchored on a strong foundation of accessibility, equity and quality, education, especially when mainstreamed in global peacebuilding efforts, can play a protective role when there is a continuity of learning, especially for those marginalized during conflict. Education can also contribute to redressing inequities inequalities and injustices by ensuring that all learners are represented and recognized in all facets of education. Lastly, it can<a href="https://doi.org/10.17609/N8S94K"> facilitate post-conflict recovery justice and reconciliation</a>. Education placed at the center of our commitment to peace can help empower learners with the necessary knowledge, values, attitudes and skills and behaviours to become agents of peace in their immediate communities. As conceptualized in <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/global-citizenship-peace-education">UNESCO’s Global Citizenship Education</a>, these defenses of peace include cognitive, social and emotional skills, and behavioural competencies to, for example, address issues ranging from hate speech and discrimination to all violent conflicts. The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1081782499910082/">International Day of Education 2024</a> aims to:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Mobilize Member States and partners to maintain education at the top of the political agenda and deliver on their TES and Education 2030 commitments;</li><li>Generate visibility at the local and global levels on the importance of education in strengthening and sustaining peace, as outlined in SDG4 Target 4.7, and other global education efforts;</li><li>Advocate for higher levels of domestic and international financing for education in general, and education for peace in particular, especially through innovative and multi-stakeholder mechanisms and partnerships;</li><li>Highlight and celebrate the peacemaking role of youth and educators in and through education towards just, inclusive and peaceful societies;</li><li>Provide a platform to discuss priorities and challenges for education for peace in contexts of increased protracted global crisis and conflicts;</li><li>Rally influencers and the wider civil society to push forward the movement to bring education into the center of local national regional and global peacebuilding efforts;</li><li>Raise awareness for effective approaches in education for peace and mobilize commitment for their implementation.</li></ul><br />Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23EndLearningPoverty&src=hashtag_click">#EndLearningPoverty</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Education2030&src=typed_query">#Education2030</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=top&q=%23DayofEducation&src=typed_query">#DayofEducation</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=top&q=%2324January&src=typed_query">#24January</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=top&q=%23EducationforPeace&src=typed_query">#EducationforPeace</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=top&q=%23Learningforpeace&src=typed_query">#Learningforpeace</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/education?src=hashtag_click">#education</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SDG4&src=hashtag_click">SDG4</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPAsN7gXhOBsfUAKmyr4ix3LZuSzdLRA0ekdrniYJcJkTrU546Sn8YR0eImEqzevjM_MJuGPXlV1ja8JGagEvWd8xqS1gsqc74vTHpCj5SJtCKU_Rm4VNVJT0joivLw8VN8EILpgLhtEIiCk923bLopQqsLbgmqezf_932MQuVEyPSvqGG0pGE_SZ1CGf/s800/INTERNATIONAL%20DAY%20OF%20EDUCATION%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Learning for lasting peace." border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPAsN7gXhOBsfUAKmyr4ix3LZuSzdLRA0ekdrniYJcJkTrU546Sn8YR0eImEqzevjM_MJuGPXlV1ja8JGagEvWd8xqS1gsqc74vTHpCj5SJtCKU_Rm4VNVJT0joivLw8VN8EILpgLhtEIiCk923bLopQqsLbgmqezf_932MQuVEyPSvqGG0pGE_SZ1CGf/w481-h241/INTERNATIONAL%20DAY%20OF%20EDUCATION%202024.png" width="481" /></a></div><p class="sqsrte-small" style="font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: On <a href="https://www.internationaldays.org/january/international-day-of-education">January 24th</a>, the celebration of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1081782499910082/">International Day of Education 2024</a> with the theme “<a href="https://www.unesco.org/sites/default/files/medias/fichiers/2023/12/educationy-day-2024-cn-en.pdf">Learning for lasting peace.</a>” will be held at UNESCO Heaquaters in Paris. Learning for peace must be transformative, and <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/days/education#:~:text=2024%20celebrations,%2C%20xenophobia%2C%20and%20hate%20speech.">help empower learners with the necessary knowledge, values, attitudes and skills and behaviours to become agents of peace in their communities</a>. A transformed and well-resourced education system can be an effective long-term preventative tool that protect, build and sustain peace before, during and after conflict. Before conflict, such an education can lay the preventative foundations that make conflicts difficult to erupt by <b>helping all learners realize their fundamental human right to accessible and equitable quality education</b>. Read<a href="https://www.unesco.org/sites/default/files/medias/fichiers/2023/12/educationy-day-2024-cn-en.pdf"> UNESCO’s concept note for the 2024 celebration</a>, download the programme and <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kj3a0ot2">watch the event</a>.</p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKgB7aXu8BAMo5WR24OvcIaVHszgResarRTIhiDF5k10ktemZWcgAr_Gkcd0cp-6IMUSSne5jD8OB6cnTYXJB9ROcEQ0GtYVp4oG-3lN0Y3hdXVgEYKoVUbZLXeu-3spKC-XHaVObLIscRaDKvAOn2Javhtau757Clin8EP7mbpXFm9aCiHSGDL4ZXlVe/s1368/EVENTS.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="1368" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKgB7aXu8BAMo5WR24OvcIaVHszgResarRTIhiDF5k10ktemZWcgAr_Gkcd0cp-6IMUSSne5jD8OB6cnTYXJB9ROcEQ0GtYVp4oG-3lN0Y3hdXVgEYKoVUbZLXeu-3spKC-XHaVObLIscRaDKvAOn2Javhtau757Clin8EP7mbpXFm9aCiHSGDL4ZXlVe/w501-h216/EVENTS.PNG" width="501" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br />STATEMENTS</b>: Read the<a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kj3a0ot2"> Statement by the United Nations Secretary-General on International Day of Education 2024; January 24th</a> and the <a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kj3a0ot2">Statement of the Director-General of the UNESCO on International Day of Education 2024; January 24th</a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>HIGHT LEVEL EVENT</b>: Learning for lasting peace - International Day of Education 2024 at ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ.<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Poppins; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Livestream</span><p></p></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2503451/embedPlaykitJs/uiconf_id/49754663?iframeembed=true&entry_id=1_kj3a0ot2&config[playback]={"audioLanguage":"en"}&config[ui]={"locale":"en"}" style="height: 297px; width: 528px;" webkitallowfullscreen="">
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Braille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots to represent each letter and number, and even musical, mathematical and scientific symbols. Braille (named after its inventor in 19th century France, Louis Braille) is used by blind and partially sighted people to read the same books and periodicals as those printed in a visual font. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Worldbrailleday?src=hashtag_click">#Worldbrailleday</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LouisBraille?src=hashtag_click">#LouisBraille</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/braille?src=hashtag_click">#braille</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/4January?src=hashtag_click">#4January</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braillecode?src=hashtag_click">#Braillecode</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/braille-day" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Brailla alphabet" border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="891" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9r70l4hZQe78Zr4xre3aYaRr2zhI58Ztbb0fD_JMdpb9a3S3H53-Lhm-iXpA1ZVMhNEKoq0H4kch6OrUklqaoJZysOnkk5Ykv6X6-gF2YjwXnS4GPiEanIz6bXQejgOyrdgjookKx2HavYmB03mAI2mofycvfpFby-d8KGHbk8oiph6zMa3Uz2zAf59Z/w424-h237/braille%20alphabet.PNG" width="424" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; font-size: 15.2px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><b>EVENTS</b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Source Sans Pro;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.2px;">: </span></span></span>On Thrusday, <b>January 4th</b>, for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/881496980368358/?__cft__[0]=AZU-70ojB3O9gczmcIaVkdG8FV26KwPolINx7FJM-0SmWTDH_duu3kTHDxHBWjZBqdzdlYwbrmJvhAifrZE0-TxYALmkGNaSXTYvJQibr6oDgufVEFvrLg4NZ3RhHyQlnlFacEBLwF8tgCDppW3VVMdOGAbG_7VlvmGO0l2hoMl8YtzRTtfzwk38SvqlLsEJWrY&__tn__=-UK-R">World Braille Day 2024</a>; The <a href="https://www.un.org/en/department-global-communications">United Nations Department of Global Communications</a>, the <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en">UNESCO</a>, the<a href="https://www.un.org/dgacm/en"> DGACM</a> and <a href="https://unric.org/">United Nations Regional Information Centres </a>will host a<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM2xjDbHzBQ&list=PLyv2sudQhZoNF4p7taVGdBzTM7dh6XShI&pp=gAQBiAQB"> webinar</a> to <b>mark the birth anniversary of Louis Braille</b>.</p><p><span style="color: #333333; 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text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>WEBINARS</b>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM2xjDbHzBQ&list=PLyv2sudQhZoNF4p7taVGdBzTM7dh6XShI&pp=gAQBiAQB">Enhance Braille Literacy</a>, hosted by the <a href="https://www.csb-cde.ca.gov/outreach/programoverview/index.aspx">California School for the Blind</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Source Sans Pro;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Source Sans Pro;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="341" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sM2xjDbHzBQ" width="442" youtube-src-id="sM2xjDbHzBQ"></iframe></span></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Source Sans Pro;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><b>PUBLICATION</b>: <a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000071103" target="_blank">World Braille usage: a survey of efforts towards uniformity of Braille notation.</a><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>CAMPAIGN</b>: </span>Everyone deserves, and is legally entitled to, information in a format they can understand and this day raises awareness of braille as an additional accessible format.<span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; font-size: 15.2px;"><br /></span></span><p></p></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-429750008785870692023-12-31T13:14:00.000-08:002023-12-31T13:28:50.752-08:00New Year Address to the Nation.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5u661t9ctX0IqBMKQU6e6Y9eDvZd8_NZDCEDMpktQkf-BlxT6z0nWXwraJOZtKKsOymMh4-qAQ-h7IkizoH71K1F7mNv7nsjU0ek1MisZwro3EUEJgVXnXm-Vm-5wMWuWXJo5eVEUuGVRRUPHX0ioqfyop3-CkPrpRkiIBeJKIbZCqXThIF9U9yViyWt/s1015/Clock%2000-00%20Moscow,%20red%20square.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Clock 00:00- Moscow, red square." border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="1015" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5u661t9ctX0IqBMKQU6e6Y9eDvZd8_NZDCEDMpktQkf-BlxT6z0nWXwraJOZtKKsOymMh4-qAQ-h7IkizoH71K1F7mNv7nsjU0ek1MisZwro3EUEJgVXnXm-Vm-5wMWuWXJo5eVEUuGVRRUPHX0ioqfyop3-CkPrpRkiIBeJKIbZCqXThIF9U9yViyWt/w484-h245/Clock%2000-00%20Moscow,%20red%20square.PNG" width="484" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Vladimir Putin: Citizens of Russia, friends," border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="1016" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoRcrpjBL4uZdiblgCz8paZfMMF4m0ZYtgRrMLKtc_cy2kAiJH8SWpDi15QysK2QSop5VV17U6l8NQ49OmWa03EL_rBWsThhpjhoe0LwiZXTz5nK3l5ulilytlS9cDd8mleQbwB9CnbRxyHotfAx1D9JUyIxZsLXwXkzXCCtcw6TqMaXdSpPzD2OcmhbO/w485-h291/New%20Year%20Address%20to%20the%20Nation.PNG" width="485" /></a></div><br /><div><br />Citizens of Russia, friends,</div><div><br />We are bidding farewell to 2023. Very soon it will become part of history and we will have to move forward, create the future.<br /><br />We have worked very hard and accomplished a lot over the past year. We were proud of our common achievements and happy about our successes. And we were firm, protecting the national interests, our freedom and security, and our values which continue to provide us with an unshakeable foundation.<br /><br />And the main thing which has united us is the destiny of the Motherland. There is a deep understanding of the utmost importance of the historic period which Russia is going through, those large-scale objectives which society is facing and the colossal responsibility for the Motherland which every one of us feels.<br /><br />We are acutely and clearly aware of how much depends on us during this period, on our positive attitude, and our aspiration to support each other in word and deed.<br /><br />Work for the collective good has united society. We are united in our thoughts, tasks and in combat, whether at work or on days off, displaying the main traits of the Russian people – solidarity, mercy and firmness.<br /><br />I would like to address our military personnel – everyone who is on duty, who is on the front lines fighting for truth and justice. You are our heroes. Our hearts are with you. We are proud of you and we admire your courage.<br /><br />I am well aware that now you feel the love of those nearest and dearest to you, the powerful, sincere support of millions of Russian citizens, the support of the entire people.<br /><br />We have proved over and over again that we are able to tackle the most difficult tasks and we will never back down as there is no force that can divide us, make us forget the memory and the faith of our fathers, or stop our development.<br /><br />Friends,<br /><br />At all times, the New Year celebrations have been associated with bright hopes and the sincerest wish to bring joy to loved ones.<br /><br />The upcoming year of 2024 has been declared the Year of the Family in our country. And a truly big family is definitely a family where children grow up, where parents are given attention, and treated with warm-heartedness and care, and where everyone loves and respects each other.<br /><br />Devotion to the Motherland is nurtured via such kinship of all generations, love of home.<br /><br />I would like to convey my very best wishes for the new year to all Russian families. After all, the history of our huge, wonderful and beloved Motherland is shaped by the history of each family. We – the multinational people of Russia – decide and create its fate.<br /><br />We are one country, one big family. We will ensure the steady development of the Motherland, the well-being of our citizens, and we will become even stronger.<br /><br />We are together. And this is the most reliable guarantee of the future of Russia.<br /><br />Happy New Year, friends! Happy 2024!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200/videos" target="_blank">President of Russia</a>, <a href="http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200/audios">Vladimir Putin</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://kremlin.ru/misc/73200/videos/5510" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDydaLDp6FPh4KCjDJay9c87xUft5T8qnyfgz0dobGDdczex_4A7sZdwHLbf168H4JUuuCQ_ospOJh2xpckpnIJzJb6FKAzn993srI2zomBZdDZ4t43JjkVwONpX-1DwzzI2HwnnfoLgu65REn5RkIpTObenCocfrX2w93wMGLXCNd0SK_UEpamV1-Epa/s1017/Clock%2000-00%20Moscow,kremlin.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Москва; Кремль." border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1017" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDydaLDp6FPh4KCjDJay9c87xUft5T8qnyfgz0dobGDdczex_4A7sZdwHLbf168H4JUuuCQ_ospOJh2xpckpnIJzJb6FKAzn993srI2zomBZdDZ4t43JjkVwONpX-1DwzzI2HwnnfoLgu65REn5RkIpTObenCocfrX2w93wMGLXCNd0SK_UEpamV1-Epa/w477-h267/Clock%2000-00%20Moscow,kremlin.PNG" title="Кремль." width="477" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200" target="_blank">Новогоднее обращение к гражданам России</a>.</div><div><time class="read__published" datetime="2023-12-31" itemprop="datePublished" style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #020c22; display: block; float: left; font-family: "ITCFranklinGothicW10-Bk 862339", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200" target="_blank">31 декабря 2023 года</a> - 23:55 P.M. - Москва; Кремль.</time><time class="read__published" datetime="2023-12-31" itemprop="datePublished" style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #020c22; display: block; float: left; font-family: "ITCFranklinGothicW10-Bk 862339", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></time><time class="read__published" datetime="2023-12-31" itemprop="datePublished" style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #020c22; display: block; float: left; font-family: "ITCFranklinGothicW10-Bk 862339", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></time><time class="read__published" datetime="2023-12-31" itemprop="datePublished" style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #020c22; display: block; float: left; font-family: "ITCFranklinGothicW10-Bk 862339", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></time><time class="read__published" datetime="2023-12-31" itemprop="datePublished" style="background-color: #fefefe; 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margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></time></div></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-8039537195172658282023-12-29T20:19:00.000-08:002023-12-29T20:20:58.323-08:00New Year's 2024 Message.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjP1PlXkR8IQ4FGvjX00knDxOgv6lA_TcH4yZtMJTV0M2QzCVJVhdigbaWmHGj369y-KrBBI9zWH6iD69Pdi-__NB7pb-0IK1jcNvoS3u_HlZr0TxS1DyT-nbcTD0KHwsUwAWsYWRFOblY8sCcw0vJ8QZVY5A8XlkBYqGa7BinMCbjl0eJfHLAOA4TI_8C/s740/NEW%20YEAR%20MESSAGE%202024%20-%20UNSG.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="2024 New Year's message" border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="740" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjP1PlXkR8IQ4FGvjX00knDxOgv6lA_TcH4yZtMJTV0M2QzCVJVhdigbaWmHGj369y-KrBBI9zWH6iD69Pdi-__NB7pb-0IK1jcNvoS3u_HlZr0TxS1DyT-nbcTD0KHwsUwAWsYWRFOblY8sCcw0vJ8QZVY5A8XlkBYqGa7BinMCbjl0eJfHLAOA4TI_8C/w475-h248/NEW%20YEAR%20MESSAGE%202024%20-%20UNSG.PNG" width="475" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j/k1j2m7605v" target="_blank">Message of the United Nations Secretary-General tor New Year 2024.</a><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">"2023 has been a year of enormous suffering, violence, and climate chaos. Humanity is in pain. Our planet is in peril. 2023 is the hottest year on record. People are getting crushed by growing poverty and hunger. Wars are growing in number and ferocity. And trust is in short supply. But pointing fingers and pointing guns lead nowhere. Humanity is strongest when we stand together. 2024 must be a year for rebuilding trust and restoring hope. We must come together across divides for shared solutions. For climate action. For economic opportunity and a fairer global financial system that delivers for all. Together, we must stand up against the discrimination and hatred that are poisoning relations between countries and communities. And we must make sure new technologies such as artificial intelligence are a force for good.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The United Nations will keep rallying the world for peace, sustainable development and human rights. Let's resolve to make 2024 a year of building trust and hope in all that we can accomplish together. I wish you a happy and peaceful New Year".</span><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: right;">António Guterres.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2503451/embedPlaykitJs/uiconf_id/49754663?iframeembed=true&entry_id=1_j2m7605v&config[playback]={"audioLanguage":"en"}&config[ui]={"locale":"en"}" style="height: 297px; width: 528px;" webkitallowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-29265433440263794372023-12-26T15:08:00.000-08:002023-12-29T15:21:08.663-08:00 International Day of Epidemic preparedness 2023; December 27th. <b>FORUM</b>: "<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/12/1145107">Enhance collaboration, cooperation, and equity in responding to pandemics of the future.</a>" <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1035426160997923/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZURm2WemeNoX5yLL4EJfWlVjb6_BKL9ZzuDqdD4n12YPzyNuewecpkJzxEh8BO-oXNDBUM4TtbSs0oTB8K5FjO9MVLJWO3QXUn_LiTRAUXh3cPNkMHQ1IVl_69_9fgVL_aoo-EvMr6K7KoZuRMpfRL7O4o5hguiOA7Dd6m4LuMPRrad9Lg0KijMtPmlzGpd7S8&__tn__=H-R&ref=newsfeed">International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2023</a>. The <a href="https://www.un.org/coronavirus">COVID-19</a> pandemic affected hundreds of millions of lives, caused millions of deaths and inflicted devastating impacts on humanity. After three years of unprecedented global efforts, on 5 May the <a href="http://www.who.int/en/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> declared <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/speeches/item/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing---5-may-2023">an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency</a>, stressing however, that it does not mean the disease is no longer a global threat. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23EpidemicPreparedness&src=typed_query">#EpidemicPreparedness</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=top&q=%2327December&src=typed_query">#27December</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InternationalDayofEpidemicPreparedness?src=hashtag_click">#InternationalDayofEpidemicPreparedness</a>.<p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0dB3FscBBE&list=PLyv2sudQhZoOguoN_5qu9ttfps84kxyIS&pp=gAQB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="884" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKR-GMw82hPdML7zmpto8gSa36iyoL2CRwq6r_lqhYWqkqspEqGCcUps8ffJb13CPScf2YHFWvOYWWvYldjZUEGdXDfIP82EwdceXtwDc-y4qD2hd9z7UgEPGcQmniSYk9S-eN-m2WbuGPgFvXIEz0RWp_iABT6chbo5SXOUizNNJ3AHcoA4_NUr8h4TxK/w400-h299/%2327DEC%20-.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p><b>EVENTS</b>: On <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/epidemic-preparedness-day">December 27th</a>, the <a href="https://www.who.int/about/governance/world-health-assembly">World Health Assembly (WHA)</a> and <a href="https://www.who.int/about/funding/invest-in-who/investment-case-2.0">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> will hold a webinar to mark the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1035426160997923/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZURm2WemeNoX5yLL4EJfWlVjb6_BKL9ZzuDqdD4n12YPzyNuewecpkJzxEh8BO-oXNDBUM4TtbSs0oTB8K5FjO9MVLJWO3QXUn_LiTRAUXh3cPNkMHQ1IVl_69_9fgVL_aoo-EvMr6K7KoZuRMpfRL7O4o5hguiOA7Dd6m4LuMPRrad9Lg0KijMtPmlzGpd7S8&__tn__=H-R&ref=newsfeed">International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2023</a>. The Secretary-General said these <b>efforts are making progress</b> and recalled that the <a href="https://indico.un.org/event/1006816/#:~:text=Date%3A%2020%20September%202023,PPPR)%20on%2020%20September%202023.">High-level meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response</a>, held in September, concluded with a robust <a href="https://www.who.int/activities/preparing-for-the-un-high-level-meeting-on-pandemic-prevention--preparedness-and-response--2023">political declaration</a> which complements negotiations underway towards a pandemic accord. The pandemic accord will help to <b>create a safer and healthier world with a universal system of response to disease eruptions</b>, he added. <p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc4TiVwUjXY14TN6c65SRI0Ht6Fuwm7TYRIuoKc9jXLk7tY39eCiZ3pBXrhwNkMXqQ3uJxE8Ky1IRczNS7Yz0lT716W85OgQacWm_kKB9QTZu5U7oM2zz0V6y5Y63m_4mFMRWpESqaw9DpleBkzLms0lMXS6-CE9kM8LEpzTbSB6nUpKEWngCWh2kWnxI/s880/epidemic%20preparedness%20day.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="880" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc4TiVwUjXY14TN6c65SRI0Ht6Fuwm7TYRIuoKc9jXLk7tY39eCiZ3pBXrhwNkMXqQ3uJxE8Ky1IRczNS7Yz0lT716W85OgQacWm_kKB9QTZu5U7oM2zz0V6y5Y63m_4mFMRWpESqaw9DpleBkzLms0lMXS6-CE9kM8LEpzTbSB6nUpKEWngCWh2kWnxI/w414-h265/epidemic%20preparedness%20day.png" width="414" /></a></div><p></p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></em></span></p><b>STATEMENTS</b>: "This first-ever global agreement aims to <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/12/1145092">enhance collaboration, cooperation, and equity in responding to pandemics of the future</a> " said<a href="https://www.who.int/director-general"> WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus </a>in his end-of-year message. <p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2023-12-27/secretary-generals-message-the-international-day-of-epidemic-preparedness-scroll-down-for-french-version" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: unset; background-origin: initial; background-position: unset; background-repeat: unset; background-size: unset; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 0.2em; white-space: initial;">Statement from the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the International Day of Epidemic preparedness 2023; December 27th</a>. </b></p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="background-color: white; font-family: Poppins; font-size: calc((var(--small-text-size-value) - 1) * 1.2vw + 1rem); line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><br /></b></p>COVID-19 is no longer the international public health emergency it was, but it is still circulating, and its devastating effects are still with us. Economic damage inflicted by the pandemic endures. Many healthcare systems are struggling. Millions of children are threatened by disease after missing out on routine childhood vaccinations. And three years after the first COVID-19 vaccines were developed, billions of people remain unprotected – overwhelmingly in developing countries. <br /><br />When the next pandemic arrives, we must do better. But we’re not yet ready. We must prepare and act on the lessons of COVID-19. <br /><br />Working together, the world must improve surveillance of viruses, strengthen health systems, and make the promise of Universal Health Coverage a reality. We must renounce the moral and medical disaster of rich countries hoarding and controlling pandemic healthcare supplies, and ensure everyone has access to diagnostics, treatments and vaccines. And we must strengthen the World Health Organization’s authority and financing.<br /><br />These efforts are making progress. The High-level meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in September agreed a robust political declaration. This complements the negotiations on a pandemic accord in Geneva.<br /><br />On this International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, I urge countries to build on this momentum by delivering a strong, comprehensive accord, focused on equity, by next year’s World Health Assembly in May.<br /><br />Together, let’s act on the lessons of COVID-19, prepare, and build a fairer, healthier world for all.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">United Nations Secretary-General.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="402" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/v0dB3FscBBE" width="484" youtube-src-id="v0dB3FscBBE"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458702149522579049.post-42479458474915384932023-12-19T19:06:00.000-08:002023-12-19T19:06:31.937-08:00 International Human Solidarity Day 2023; December 20th.<br /><br /><b> FORUM</b>: “<a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/un-desa-voice/more-from-undesa/2023/12#:~:text=Every%20year%20on%2020%20December,well%2Dbeing%20of%20all%20people.">A call for unity and action</a>.” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/882839489914327/">International Human Solidarity Day 2023</a>. <b>Solidarity</b> is the principle that recognizes our common humanity and the interconnectedness of our destinies. It highlights the need for collective effort, cooperation, and <b>mutual understanding to solve complex challenges such as poverty, hunger, climate change, and conflict</b>. This day serves as an opportunity to <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-solidarity-day">celebrate achievements made through solidarity</a> and to <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-solidarity-day">recommit to building a more just and equitable world</a>. To <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-solidarity-day">promote human solidarity</a>, it is important to <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-solidarity-day">actively engage in your community, and get involved in different activities and events</a>. This means<b> helping out and supporting causes that help people who are in need</b>. By doing this, we can bring people from different backgrounds together and help them understand each other better. It’s also important to support local projects that help address homelessness, education, and health. In this way, we show compassion for our community members, making sure every individual is cared for. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SolidarityDay?src=hashtag_click">#SolidarityDay</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2320december%20&src=typed_query">#20December</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HumanSolidarityDay?src=hashtag_click">#HumanSolidarityDay</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheWorldWeWant?src=hashtag_click">#TheWorldWeWant</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PromotingSolidarity?src=hashtag_click">#PromotingSolidarity</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeaveNoOneBehind?src=hashtag_click">#LeaveNoOneBehind</a>.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXccrINXhPE6c6JgAwzdrjeKVQcTHARQat2YweUnkIh_uqo-8oK7P8f9RbycjEoFvDn0lQEbJ_HtWEP6h8VTKBz91o5YULyRnVzo3TVuI_BZT-9-fD8-Hl2xx_u0npPtL59ouM1ZmPsJjyShUbWeZ3R406Q-z1o-SVaYuOeDeyw5d7c-w6fkRHUmy8m7r5/s531/A%20call%20for%20unity%20and%20action..png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A call for unity and action." border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="531" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXccrINXhPE6c6JgAwzdrjeKVQcTHARQat2YweUnkIh_uqo-8oK7P8f9RbycjEoFvDn0lQEbJ_HtWEP6h8VTKBz91o5YULyRnVzo3TVuI_BZT-9-fD8-Hl2xx_u0npPtL59ouM1ZmPsJjyShUbWeZ3R406Q-z1o-SVaYuOeDeyw5d7c-w6fkRHUmy8m7r5/w435-h328/A%20call%20for%20unity%20and%20action..png" width="435" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>EVENTS</b>: On <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-solidarity-day">December 20th</a>, the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-system">United Nations system organizations</a> will hold an<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/882839489914327/"> event</a> to<b> celebrate unity, kindness, and diversity</b> during the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/882839489914327/">International Human Solidarity Day 2023</a> at the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/3312370402">UNHQ</a>. The Observance of the <a href="https://social.desa.un.org/international-human-solidarity-day">International Human Solidarity Day</a> is a special day that reminds us that we are all part of the same human family. It teaches us <b>the importance of working together and helping each other</b>. When we work<a href="https://www.un.org/fr/desa/sustainable-future-all-depends-%E2%80%98resolve-act-together-solidarity%E2%80%99"> together in solidarity</a>, we can overcome any problem or difficulty. This day encourages us to<b> think about how we can make the world a better place for everyone</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5dvmZKFPTBZSqua0cCZwo8FopsX9uNADWOi1734DWIg3CRY1wozXXnVFPgyxIL8krk6EhmLY4LUQ_xKV1qHOZa4IOAWpNFgm7EGC1HZeatJifiDYJJAoxu-6vQFcjcPREILN9qA0vwavIXXWkzCRVBK3clZOCWjYxvt0l9PLIk6v3v4sXfp_-qUa6SWu/s1600/20DEC.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5dvmZKFPTBZSqua0cCZwo8FopsX9uNADWOi1734DWIg3CRY1wozXXnVFPgyxIL8krk6EhmLY4LUQ_xKV1qHOZa4IOAWpNFgm7EGC1HZeatJifiDYJJAoxu-6vQFcjcPREILN9qA0vwavIXXWkzCRVBK3clZOCWjYxvt0l9PLIk6v3v4sXfp_-qUa6SWu/w494-h278/20DEC.png" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>SUMMIT</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0E35R6UpWuM" width="480" youtube-src-id="0E35R6UpWuM"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>International Dayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452282584671408121noreply@blogger.com0