World Day Against Child Labour 2016, June 12

 世界無童工日, 6月12日。
Всемирный день борьбы с детским трудом, 12 июня.
World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June.
 Día mundial contra el trabajo infantil, 12 de junio.
Journée mondiale contre le travail des enfants, 12 Juin.
اليوم العالمي لمناهضة عمل الأطفال في 12 حزيران.

 

Theme 2016 : End child labour in supply chains - It's everyone's business!
Thème 2016 :Éliminer le travail des enfants dans les chaînes de production - C'est l'affaire de tous!
2016年主題：結束童工的供應鏈 - 這是每個人的事！
Тема 2016: Конец детского труда в цепях поставок - это дело каждого!
 Tema 2016: Eliminar el trabajo infantil en las cadenas de producción ¡Es cosa de todos!
موضوع 2016: إنهاء عمالة الأطفال في سلاسل التوريد - إنها مسؤولية الجميع!





Statement from the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour 2016, June 12th.

That child labour has no place in well-functioning and well-regulated markets is evident. But the reality is that today, child labour remains widespread in supply chains.

It is unacceptable that there are still 168 million children in child labour, 85 million of whom are in hazardous work. Child labour is found in agriculture – 99 million – to mining, from manufacturing to tourism, producing goods and services consumed by millions every day. Child labour occurs predominantly in the rural and informal economies, beyond the reach of labour inspection, the protection of workers’ organizations or the governance benefits of employers’ and producers’ organizations.

It’s not just the lack of institutional protection in the rural and informal economies that increases the risk of child labour in supply chains; in household production and on family farms, children are often highly vulnerable because parents’ incomes are insufficient or because small family enterprises and farms cannot afford to replace child labour by hiring adults and youth. Piece rate production increases the risk with child labour helping parents to make up quotas and to assure family survival when parents are not earning a living wage. Global supply chains can offer opportunities for inclusive development for supplier firms, workers and host countries, but targeted action is needed to assure just outcomes.

Beyond child labour in high profile, global supply chains, many child labourers are also found in supply chains producing for local and national consumption and they must not be ignored.

There are encouraging signs of a will to act and to prevent child labour, to achieve greater transparency and visibility along supply chains as well as more effective enforcement of relevant laws.

The ILO’s Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) has been ratified by 168 member States and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) by 180 – near universal ratification. Governments are recognizing that the fight against child labour requires coherent policy packages to back child labour legislation: quality education, social protection and decent jobs for parents.

Companies are increasingly exploring how they might contribute to eliminating child labour by strengthening the capacity of enterprises throughout their supply chains – a complex task requiring partnerships involving governments, industry peers and employers’ and workers’ organizations. Forums such as the ILO’s Child Labour Platform allow enterprises to share good practices and develop new models for collaboration.

Global Framework Agreements between global trade union federations and multinational companies are one expression of global cooperation through social dialogue. At the grassroots of value chains too, rural workers’ and informal workers’ organizations are expanding innovative approaches to strengthen collective representation.

The ILO’s Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy of 1977 recognizes the role of enterprises in the elimination of child labour. With its focus on development and strengthening of enterprise capacity and social dialogue, this Declaration holds great potential to guide action against child labour.

The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda reaffirms the goal of ending child labour. Acting together, it is within our means to make the future of work a future without child labour.

 

 

Guy Ryder

ILO Director-General.

 

Other Statements : 2016 World Day Against Child Labor: Child Labor and Supply Chains

U.S. State Department Spokesperson, John Kirby

 

 

 

Forum : World Day Against Child Labour - June 12.

 

This year, the focus for World Day Against Child Labour – marked on 12 June - is on child labour and supply chains. With 168 million children still in child labour, all supply chains, from agriculture to manufacturing, services to construction, run the risk that child labour may be present.

 

How to do business with respect for children’s right to be free from child labour: ILO-IOE child labour guidance tool for business 

 

Live Broadcasting: ILO High Level Panel Discussion - World Day against Child Labour 2016. UN Web TV

 

Live broadcasting: Talk with Mr Jesús Miguel Sanz, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of European Union in Thailand and the NIST International School, Bangkok, Thailand; on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour 2016.

  

 

 

Events : List of some activities around the world 

 

News :

• Marking World Day, UN stresses need for coherent policies to end child labour
• Eliminating and preventing child labour: Checkpoints for Companies 
•  A mobile application against child labour
• Tweets #NOchildlabour

 

 Publications :

•  E-learning module “Business and Decent Work: an introduction to the MNE Declaration” 
• Compendium of hazardous child labour lists and related legislation for selected countries 



Eliminating and Preventing Child Labour: Checkpoints app

Resources :

•  ILO's Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
•  Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)
•  ILO's Child Labour Platform 
•  ILO's Tripartite Declaration of Principles
• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• The goal of ending child labour.




Child Labour in Agriculture



Child labour on family farms should be addressed in an appropriate and context-sensitive way that respects local values and family circumstances

 

World Oceans Day 2016, June 8

世界海洋日,6月8日.

Всемирный день океанов, 8 июня.  
World Oceans Day, June 8.
 Día Mundial de los Océanos, 8 de junio.
Journée mondiale de l’océan, 8 juin.
يوم العالمي للمحيطات ,8 يونيو.
 

Theme 2016 : Healthy oceans, healthy planet.
Тема в 2016 году: Здоровые океаны, здоровая планета.
2016年主题：健康的海洋，健康的地球.
Tema 2016 : Unos océanos sanos, un planeta sano.
Thème 2016 : Océan sain, planète saine.
موضوع عام 2016— محيطات صحية تعني كوكبا صحيا

 

United Nations Secretary-General's Message for World Oceans Day 2016, June 8.

Healthy oceans are critical to sustaining life on Earth. They regulate the climate and provide a wide range of services, including natural resources, nutritious food and jobs that benefit billions of people.

In order to protect the health of our oceans, it is crucial for us to know their current state, and understand the impact that human activities and climate change are having on them.  This past December, the General Assembly welcomed the First Global Integrated Marine Assessment, a truly global scientific evaluation of the state of the world’s oceans. We now know that although the oceans are seemingly endless, their capacity to withstand human activities is limited, particularly as they also cope with the threats posed by climate change. Urgent action on a global scale is needed to alleviate the world’s oceans from the many pressures they face, and to protect them from future dangers that may tip them beyond the limits of their carrying capacity.

Last year, in adopting the landmark 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Member States underscored that healthy and productive oceans will play a crucial role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Healthy oceans will also play an essential role in climate change adaptation and mitigation, as we strive to implement the Paris Agreement.

On this World Oceans Day, let us all commit to protecting our oceans and using their gifts peacefully, equitably and sustainably for generations to come. Healthy oceans are essential for a healthy planet and a healthy future for all.

Ban Ki-moon

Forum :  World Oceans Day - June 8th

The official designation of World Oceans Day by the United Nations is an opportunity to raise global awareness of the benefits derived from the oceans and the current challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans. The day is intended to provide an opportunity for people to reflect and emphasize the benefits that the oceans can provide and our individual and collective duty to interact with oceans in a sustainable manner so as to meet current needs without compromising those of future générations.

Events :  The United Nations celebrates World Oceans Day every year on June 8.



Location : Empire State Building

Each year on the evening of World Oceans Day, the Empire State Building is lit in the World Oceans Day colours of white, blue and purple, representing the different layers of the ocean.

Location : United Nations Headquarters

 

The following activities are planned to celebrate World Oceans Day 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters:

 As part of the celebrations, the Office of Legal Affairs, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea organizes several events and hosts a reception at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, where the Secretary-General’s Annual World Oceans Day Message is delivered and the winners of the Annual World Oceans Day Oceanic Photo Competition are announced.

 

Wednesday,  8 June 2016

 

10am to 1:30pm - ''He Lei Holo Puni Honua: Presentation of Declarations Ceremony & Sail of Friendship,” hosted by the Polynesian Voyaging Society  (due to space limitations,  this event is by invitation only).

This World Oceans Day, the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe from the Pacific, Hōkūle‘a, will arrive at the United Nations for the first time in history.  This is a rare moment to share how the oceans unite us and to hear first-hand stories of the state of the ocean and of coastal people shared by these courageous voyagers.  A traditional Hawaiian ceremony will be held dockside and onboard during which the Secretary-General or his designate will be presented with a set of declarations gathered by the crew, which has been sailing across our oceans to support the global movement toward a more sustainable world. This will be followed by a sail of the Hōkūle‘a on the East River. For more information please visit: www.hokulea.com

Location: Gantry Park, Long Island City, Queens

 

3:30pm to 6pm - ''Voyaging to a Sustainable Planet: A Talk Story Uniting Leadership on Oceans” hosted by H.E. Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., President of Palau, in partnership with the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Micronesia, Seychelles and Grenada. This event is open to all UN Missions and Agencies and by invitation to non-UN guests. Email proffice@palauun.org for more information.

Please join the President of Palau alongside Nainoa Thompson, Master Navigator of the Hōkūle‘a’s Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage at this unique event. This event will share important perspectives on the intersect of the ocean agenda at the United Nations.

The arrival of the Worldwide Voyage at the United Nations is being coordinated with the support from:

Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Indonesia, Italy, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Samoa, South Africa, Sweden, Tonga, United States as well as the Global Island Partnership, Polynesian Voyaging Society, The Pew Charitable Trusts, UN-DOALOS and UN-OHRLLS.

Location: United Nations Headquarters Conference Room 1, New York City

 

 

6pm to 9:30pm - Annual World Oceans Day Reception at UN Headquarters, hosted by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea          

As has become custom, at this year’s Annual World Oceans Day Reception the Secretary-General’s Annual World Oceans Day Message will be delivered and the winners of the Annual World Oceans Day Oceanic Photo Competition will be announced by the multiple time contest winner Ellen Cuylaerts. The evening will also feature musical performances.

Location: United Nations Headquarters  Visitors Lobby (“Sputnik Lounge”)

This reception has been made possible thanks to the generous support of: Pew Charitable Trusts, Blancpain, and Hawaiian Airlines.



Location : Liverpool World Museum 

Our stand will include activities like Lurking Litter, Mysterious Muddy Marks, Fishing for Fishy Facts and a Marine Food Web Game. And the gang will be chatting about our ‪#‎MarineMudness‬ campaign to draw attention to the wonderful Irish Sea and all its wildlife. Only one day until World Oceans Day 2016! Come find us in the Liverpool World Museum 10am until close.
Learn more about what you can discover on our beaches, and in our oceans - all ages welcome!


Location :  UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France .
 

In honour of United Nations World Oceans Day, celebrated each year on 8 June, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) will organize a full day dedicated to the Ocean. This year, under the theme of Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet, it is promoting the prevention of plastic pollution.

UNESCO Campus

Civil Society Round Table: The Ocean is Part of the Solutions

Thematic Round Table: Ocean Science Communication

High Level Panel: The Road to 2030

OceansWeek

Location : World Ocean Network

“Ocean Sustainability: Together let’s ensure oceans can sustain us into the future”

 

Why do we celebrate World Ocean Day?

• To remind everyone of the major part the Ocean has in everyday life. They are the lungs of our planet, providing most of the oxygen we breathe.
• To inform the public on the impact of the human actions on the Ocean.
• To develop a worldwide movement of citizen, towards the Ocean.
• To mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the World Ocean. They are a major source of food and medicines and a critical part of the biosphere.
• To celebrate together the beauty, the wealth and the promise of the Ocean.

Celebrate World Oceans Day :Thousands of organisations celebrated World Ocean Day over 70 countries. In 2016 you can hold your event on the theme “ Healthy Ocean, Healthy Planet”


Location : The Ocean Project.

 

Introducing the World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council

 

This new Advisory Council will help expand the reach and impact of World Oceans Day, on June 8th, and year round. Advisory Council members will be instrumental in helping shape the development of World Oceans Day as it grows, providing new and unique perspectives, ideas, and recommendations. Together, with the Advisory Council and our growing global network of partners from all sectors and dozens of countries, we will also expand opportunities for ocean conservation throughout the year.


Publications : 

Ocean Noise Strategy Roadmap DRAFT.



Ocean Noise Strategy Roadmap DRAFT

Screeming : Ocean Noise.

Take action and take a stand against Ocean noice.

 



Streamed live on 19 May 2016

Sonic Sea is a 60-minute documentary about the impact of industrial and military ocean noise on whales and other marine life. It tells the story of a former US Navy officer who solved a tragic mystery and changed forever the way we understand our impact on the ocean. The film is narrated by Rachel McAdams and features Sting, in addition to the renowned ocean experts Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Paul Spong, Dr. Christopher Clark and Jean-Michel Cousteau. Sonic Sea was produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Imaginary Forces in association with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Diamond Docs.

Join us for a live discussion with the following local experts who will share perspectives on the issue of ocean noise:

- Robert Lewis-Manning, President, Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia
- Kathy Heise, Research Associate, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
- Orla Robinson, ECHO Program Manager, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Our event is made possible by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

SOUND.SONG.SURVIVAL

 

World Environment Day 2016, June 5.

世界环境日, 6月5日.
 Всемирный день окружающей среды, 5 июня.
World Environment Day, 5 June.
Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, 5 de junio.
Journée mondiale de l'environnement, 5 juin.
 .اليوم العالمي للبيئة , 5 حزيران/يونيه

Theme 2016 : Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife.
Tema 2016 : Tolerancia cero para el comercio ilícito de las especies silvestres.
Thème 2016 : Tolérance Zéro à l'égard du commerce illicite d’espèces sauvages.
 2016年的主題 : 对非法野生动植物贸易零容忍.
Тема Дня 2016 года: Политика абсолютной нетерпимости к незаконной торговле дикими животными.
موضوع 2016: عدم التسامح إطلاقاً مع الاتجار غير المشروع بالأحياء البرية

 

#WildForLife

Statement from United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon on World Environment Day 2016, June 5th.

This year’s observance of World Environment Day shines a much-needed spotlight on the illegal trade in wildlife.  There is grave cause for alarm.  Elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory, rhinos for their horns, and pangolins for their scales.  From sea turtles to tigers to rosewood, thousands of species of wild animals and plants are being driven ever closer to extinction.  The businesses and individuals involved are motivated solely by short-term gain at the expense of long-term benefit to communities and habitats.  In many instances, they act in collusion with transnational organized crime networks and groups actively involved in destabilizing nations.

The United Nations and its many partners have resolved to tackle this illicit trade, including by setting clear targets to put an end to poaching in the Sustainable Development Goals, adopted last year by all 193 Member States.  Last month, at the second United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, we launched a UN “Wild For Life” global campaign, led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Convention on the International Trade in Wild Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES).  The campaign asks everyone to pledge to end the illegal trade in wildlife, from ordinary citizens, who can ensure they do not buy prohibited products, to governments, who can pursue change though implementing effective policies to protect species and ecosystems.

Angola, which is this year’s World Environment Day global host, has served notice that it will no longer tolerate the sale of illegal wildlife products, and is strengthening legislation and increasing border controls as part of efforts to restore elephant populations that were devastated by the country’s civil war.  Such action sends a strong message that wild species of plants and animals are a precious commodity that must be sustainably managed and protected from illegal trade.

On this World Environment Day, I urge people and governments everywhere to overcome indifference, combat greed and act to preserve our natural heritage for the benefit of this and future générations.

 

Ban Ki-moon

United Nations Secretary-General

Message Achim Steiner, UN Secretary General and Executive Director of UNEP on World Environment Day 2016, June 5th.

In 2016, our focus for World Environment Day is combatting the illegal trade in wildlife. Angola, this year’s host, is committed to acting on this issue, through efforts such as defining a new elephant management plan, strengthening the enforcement of wildlife laws and regulating domestic markets in line with CITES obligations. We support the actions being considered by Angola to join this good fight.

Thousands of species around the world are under threat and deserve our attention, but today we give special focus to eight: Orangutan, Sea Turtle, Pangolin, Rosewood, Helmeted Hornbill, Tiger, Elephant, and Rhino. Our challenge is formidable.

From 2010to 2012, 100,000 elephants were illegally killed for their ivory and Rhinos are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Pangolins are now the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world. Additional pressures, such as habitat loss and climate change, are further driving species to extinction.

The global fight against illegal trade in wildlife is now witnessing a new wave of commitment and calls for action. It has risen to the top of the UN agenda and is enshrined in the global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

It is also the focus of the new UN campaign, led by UNEP, UNDP, UNODC and CITES to raise awareness of, and reduce demand for, illegal wildlife and forest products. This “Wild for Life” campaign stresses that greed, fashion, ignorance, indifference, investment, corruption,  pseudo-medicinal use and cultural belief should not result in threats to any species.

It’s a cycle of poverty and corruption that drives wildlife crime that we have to break. It is this cycle, where the poorest and most vulnerable are pushed into working against natural resources to survive rather than working with them to build a better future that we need to address. We have to think about this through the lens of sustainable development, with its implications for transparency and global impact. We need to pool all   resources to take the challenge on, we must be united in this cause. We must think globally and locally. And we must have zero tolerance for poaching and illegal trade in wildlife and forest products.

We ask you to use your own sphere of influence to help end the illegal trade in wildlife, by engaging in the campaign and making a pledge. Please act now. Our collective actions will determine the future of these beautiful animals, and thousands of others. Together, we must be #WildforLife.

 

Achim Steiner

UNEP Executive Secretary

Global Environment Outlook - GEO6

Forum : 5 June - World Environment Day.

World Environment Day aims to inspire more people than ever before to take action to prevent the growing strain on planet Earth’s natural systems from reaching the breaking point. The 2016 theme highlights the fight against the illegal trade in wildlife, which erodes precious biodiversity and threatens the survival of elephants, rhinos and tigers, as well as many other species. It also undermines our economies, communities and security. This year’s slogan "Go Wild for Life" encourages you to spread the word about wildlife crime and the damage it does, and to challenge all those around you to do what they can to prevent it.


Events :  Angola is the World Environment Day 2016 host Country.



This year’s World Environment Day 2016 celebrations are hosted by Angola, a country seeking to restore its elephant herds, conserve Africa’s biodiversity-rich wildlife, and safeguard the environment as it continues to rebuild after more than a quarter-century of civil war.
“Angola is delighted to host World Environment Day, which will focus on an issue close to our hearts,” said Angolan Environment Minister Maria de Fatima Jardim. “The illegal wildlife trade, particularly the trade in ivory and rhino horn, is a major problem across our continent. By hosting this day of celebration and awareness-raising, we aim to send a clear message that such practices will soon be eradicated.”

Ahead of WED, Angola has:

• Vowed to end the trade in illegal wildlife products in the country, including at Benfica Market in the capital, Luanda, one of the largest ivory markets in Africa.
• Announced tougher border and airport screening controls to counter the smuggling of illegal wildlife products.
• Joined 12 other African nations in signing the Elephant Protection Initiative, which focuses on safeguarding elephants through measures such as closing down domestic markets.
• Pledged to undertake a robust inventory of its ivory stockpile.
• Promised to fulfill its commitments under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), including stepping up implementation of its National Ivory Action Plan.
• Hosted the International Conference of the Africa Prosecutors' Association, which resulted in a declaration calling for strengthened cooperation within the CITES Framework.

World Wildlife Crime Report (UNODC)

Special high-level event on “Wildlife Crime and New York Launch of the

 

World Wildlife Crime Report.

co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Germany and Gabon, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

The launch will provide a key opportunity to take stock of international efforts to address wildlife crime, as we work towards implementing the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN last fall, which in Goal 15 calls upon all governments to "Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products,"and to "Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities." Wildlife and forest crime destroys diversity and hinders sustainable development on our planet. Billions of dollars in profit are made from this crime. In 2015, 1,175 rhinos were poached in South Africa, while Central Africa has now lost 64 per cent of its elephants in less than a decade. The industrial scale of the killing, the heinous murder of park rangers, the seizures of shipments measured not in kilos, but tons, point to organized crime's involvement in these acts of unconscionable greed. If we are to conserve animal and plant species for successive generations, we must take on the criminals and end the impunity often associated with this crime. To achieve this, an integrated approach is needed to reduce demand and interrupt supply through the seizure of shipments, assets and proceeds.

 

Live Broadcasting :

Edmond Mulet (Chef de Cabinet) , World Wildlife Crime Report (UNODC)
Yury Fedotov (UNODC), World Wildlife Crime Report.
Mogens Lykketoft (General Assembly President), World Wildlife Crime Report (UNODC).


 

 

News :

° UNEP-INTERPOL Report: Value of Environmental Crime up 26% .
° An elephant in the backyard - speech by UNEP Deputy Executive Director Ibrahim Thiaw at the Nairobi Celebrations of World Environment Day.
° UNEP Head Opens Wildlife Ranger School in Angola.
° If wildlife crime makes you wild – get wild for life.
° From Kashmir to Barcelona, WED community gears up to celebrate environment, fight wildlife crime.
° UNEP Statement on discovery of tiger cub bodies in thilandpnuma.
° It Takes a Village to Save an Elephant. It Takes a Community to Protect 500 of Them.
° Stand with the United Nations and Angola, Global Host for World Environment Day 2016, by pledging your support and joining the global fight against the illegal trade in wildlife.
° Backed by Stars, Unprecedented UN Campaign Seeks to Mobilize Millions to End Illegal Trade in Wildlife.
° New Task Force Set to Stop Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds.
° As Kenya Stages Largest-Ever Ivory Destruction, UNEP Reiterates Zero Tolerance for Illegal Trade in Wildlife.
° Gearing up for UNEA- 2, African Ministers Pledge Accelerated Action on Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Illegal Trade in Wildlife.
° Angola announces major push against ivory trade as it gears up for World Environment Day.
° New UN Web Tool Demonstrates Climate Benefits of Protecting Apes

 

 

 



 

India : Tigers Face Extinction.

Every year John Isaac, an Indian-born photographer, travels from New York City in the United States to document the rare Bengal tigers of Rajasthan, India. But with every journey he is more and aware of their precarious fate- factors including loss of land to encroaching human settlements, loss of forest cover due to Climate Change, and Poaching are putting the lives of these magnificent tigers at risk of extinction.
 

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 2016, June 4.

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, 4 June.
Día Internacional de los Niños Víctimas Inocentes de Agresión, 4 de junio.
Международный день невинных детей — жертв агрессии, 4 июня.

受侵略戕害的无辜儿童国际日, 6月4日.

Journée internationale des enfants victimes innocentes de l'agression, 4 juin.
اليوم العالمي للأطفال الأبرياء ضحايا العدوان، 4 يونيو.

The United States Department of Justice : The National Crime Victimization Survey is a nationally representative survey of victims in the United States that's designed to provide estimates of Victimization that are representative of the population for persons ages 12 and older in the U.S.

FORUM : International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, 4 June

The purpose of the day is to acknowledge the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse. This day affirms the UN's commitment to protect the rights of children.




The 12 recommendations form the UN Study on Violence against Children

Concept note & programme: High-Level Thematic Conversation Children affected by violent extremism.

 

 

 

Violent extremism represents one of the most complex challenges faced by our global community today. Our children and youth are often the most vulnerable to the scourge of radicalization and violence. The threats faced by youth and children require the United Nations to double its efforts and refine its responses to addressing the challenges of violent extremism.

 

In this regard, the President of the UN General Assembly will host a High Level Thematic Conversation (HLTC) of the General Assembly on 3 June 2016. The HLTC will be structured around several High Level Panel Discussions addressing the versatile nature of threats of violent extremism to children and youth, as well as examine ways to strengthen prevention efforts and reinforce existing strategies to counter violent extremism with a specific focus on children and youth.

 

Children and Youth affected by violent extremism

 

 

The HLTC will offer key stakeholders a platform to discuss the “push and pull” factors that may lead to radicalization and violent extremism, as well as to share good practices that promote rehabilitation and social integration of children and youth involved in acts of violent extremism.

 

 

 

• (Part 1) Children and Youth affected by Violent Extremism - General Assembly, High Level Thematic Conversation.
• (Part 2) Children and Youth affected by Violent Extremism - General Assembly, High Level Thematic Conversation.

 

 

Publications : "Toward a World Free from Violence: Global Survey on Violence against Children"

Positive developments identified in the Global Survey.

Responses to the Global Survey indicate that progress in addressing Violence against Children has been made in a number of important areas.

These include the following:

• the growing impact of sustained advocacy and mobilization efforts, illustrated by steady progress in the ratification and implementation of the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, Child Prostitution and Child pornography, and follow-up to the World Congresses Against the Child sexual exploitation and Adolescents;

• an increase in the number of countries with a policy agenda on violence against children, from 47 at the time of the UN Study in 2006 to more than 80 today;

• a growing number of States with national legislation on violence against children consisting of overall legal prohibitions or separate legislation to address distinct manifestations of violence. When the UN Study was finalized, only 16 countries had laws setting out a comprehensive ban on violence against children: today, 35 countries have a comprehensive legal prohibition;

• significant progress in the legal protection of children from sexual exploitation, with over 90 per cent of respondents indicating a legal prohibition on sexual violence against children, including prostitution, a ban on the procurement or supply of children for pornography, and a prohibition on the possession and dissemination, online or offline, of images of child abuse;

• increasing momentum around legislation banning the use of violence as a form of Punishment or sentencing. More than 60 per cent of Government responses indicated legal prohibitions in place on inhuman sentencing for children, including life Imprisonment and Capital Punishment;

• a growing awareness of the potential of the internet and mobile communication devices to raise awareness and report on violence, and the efforts of certain States to empower children and increase knowledge of the risks and opportunities associated with the online environment;

• the increasing influence of regional institutions and organizations in promoting Advocacy and shaping national policies and legislation, and their growing role as bridges between international commitments and national realities;

• growing support for children’s participation, including children’s involvement in research initiatives on violence against children;

• signs that children’s developmental stages – and early childhood in particular – are beginning to be taken into account when addressing violence against children;

• a more sophisticated understanding of how social, cultural, political, economic and environmental factors influence levels of violence against children and how, in turn, this violence is experienced by children; and

• growing visibility of violence against children on the policy agenda and in public debate, and a gradual recognition of the human and social cost of this phenomenon, together with the high social return that investment in prevention can bring.

 

Resources

• Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
• The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  • Child protection
  • 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
• High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR)
  • Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • The United Nations Study on Violence against Children
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
  • Securing the future – advocating for children

Global Day of Parents 2016, June 1.

Всемирный день родителей, 1 июня.

Global Day of Parents, June 1.

Día Mundial de las Madres y los Padres, 1 de junio.

Journée mondiale des parents, 1er juin.

全球父母节, 6月1日.

اليوم العالمي للوالدين، 1 يونيو.

 

 

 

 

 

Theme 2016 : Honouring your Father and Your Mother.

 

 

The Global Day of Parents is observed on the 1st of June every year. The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2012 with resolution A/RES/66/292 and honours parents throughout the world. The Global Day provides an opportunity to appreciate all parents in all parts of the world for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship.

In its resolution, the General Assembly also noted that the family has the primary responsibility for the nurturing and protection of children and that children, for the full and harmonious development of their personality, should grow up in a family environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding.

The resolution recognizes the role of parents in the rearing of children and invites Member States to celebrate the Day in full partnership with civil society, particularly involving young people and children

 

 

 

 

Forum :

Global Day of Parents, 1 June.

 

Today we're celebrating parents and caregivers for the Global Day of Parents 2016!

To mark the occasion we asked 7 people on Wellington's waterfront what they love most about their own parents.

 

 

 

Event :

The Importance of Fatherhood and Motherhood for Integral Development

 

 

On Wednesday, June 1, from 3-5 pm at the United Nations, the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See will be hosting a special conference on the importance of fatherhood and motherhood for the integral development of men, women, children and society. Co-sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation, it is being held on the day that the United Nations has designed as Global Day of Parents.

The Conference will feature several experts on motherhood, fatherhood, the raising of children and the family, including Brad Wilcox, Meg Meeker, Brian Caulfield, Deborah McNamara and Cheryl Wetzstein. The event, to be held in UN Conference Building Room 1, will be chaired by Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN, and will also feature remarks by Dr. Thomas Walsh, President of the Universal Peace Federation.

Those interested in attending the free conference must have a UN pass, which can be obtained by registering for the event by May 30 at holyseemission.org/rsvpJune1.

 



The Importance of Fatherhood and Motherhood for Integral Development

 

Resources :

United Nations Trust Fund on Family Activities

The rights to an education, particularly the primary rights of children and parents, are being proclaimed

Global health statistics - UNICEF

Publications





World No-Tobacco Day 2016, May 31.

World No Tobacco Day, May 31.
Día Mundial Sin Tabaco, 31 de Mayo.
Journée mondiale sans tabac, 31 mai.

Всемирный день без табака, 31 мая.

年世界无烟日, 5月31日.

اليوم العالمي للامتناع عن تعاطي التبغ,31 أيار/ مايو

Theme 2016 : Get ready for plain packaging.
Tema2016 : Подготовиться к простой упаковке табачных изделий.
 Tema 2016 : Prepárate para el empaquetado neutro.
Thème 2016 : Préparez-vous au conditionnement neutre des produits du tabac.
 2016年世界无烟日：为平装做好准备
استعدوا للتغليف البسيط

Statement by the U.N. Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon on World No-Tobacco Day 2016, May 31.

Cigarettes and other tobacco products kill almost 6 million people every year.  Sustainable Development Goal 3 aims to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”.  As part of that approach, Governments have committed to strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries to reduce the proportion of people who use tobacco.

On World No Tobacco Day 2016, the United Nations is lending its support to one simple measure with proven effectiveness in reducing demand:  the plain packaging of tobacco products.  As laid out in the United Nations tobacco control treaty, this entails restricting or prohibiting the use of logos, colours, brand images or any promotional information other than brand and product names displayed in a standard colour and font.

Tobacco use is one of the largest causes of preventable non-communicable diseases, including cancers, heart and lung disease.  It also diverts valuable household income.  Plain packaging reduces the attractiveness of tobacco products, restricts tobacco advertising and promotion, limits misleading labeling, and increases the effectiveness of health warnings.
On this World No Tobacco Day, I call on Governments around the world to get ready for plain packaging.

Ban Ki-moon,

United Nations Secretary-General

Statement from Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO on World No Tobacco Day 2016, May 31.

 

This year on World No Tobacco Day, being held on 31 May, WHO is calling on governments to get ready for plain packaging of tobacco products. Dr Margaret Chan WHO Strip back the glamour and glossy packaging that contain tobacco products, and what is left? A product that kills almost 6 million people every year. Tobacco packaging is a form of advertising and promotion that often misleads consumers and serves to hide the deadly reality of tobacco use. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) is drawing attention to the role of plain packaging of tobacco products as part of a comprehensive approach to tobacco control, including comprehensive bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship and graphic health warnings. We do this for a very good reason: plain packaging works. New evidence from Australia, the first country to fully implement plain packaging, shows that changes to tobacco packaging there led to over 100,000 fewer smokers in Australia in the first 34 months since implementation in 2012. The evidence tells us that plain packaging reduces the attractiveness of tobacco products. It restricts tobacco advertising and promotion. It limits misleading packaging and labelling. And it increases the effectiveness of health warnings. 

The evidence explains why plain packaging was included in guidelines to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). It also explains why governments, like those in Australia, France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, have passed plain packaging laws. The strength of this evidence has been rigorously tested, including recently in the High Court of England and Wales, which rejected all 17 of the industry’s challenges to the UK plain packaging law. In doing so, the court stated that some of the tobacco industry evidence was “wholly untenable and resembled diatribe rather than expert opinion”. This decision came in the same week that arbitrators revealed that they refused to hear a Philip Morris claim against the Australian law on grounds that the company had engaged in an abuse of process in bringing the claim. These results are a cause for celebration, but governments must remain vigilant. We have seen over and over again how industry, fuelled by its deep pockets, has been able to develop new strategies in an attempt to protect profits generated from its deadly products. In the case of plain packaging, it has been the target of a massive tobacco industry misinformation campaign dating as far back as 1993.

 

  WHO has stood up against this campaign, replacing falsehoods with the facts. While plain packaging represents a power tool for tobacco control, it also builds upon other measures that governments have at their disposal to curb tobacco use. It is recommended that plain packaging be used as part of a comprehensive multisectoral approach to tobacco control. On this World No Tobacco Day, we are telling the world to get ready for even more comprehensive tobacco control. Get ready to further accelerate implementation of the WHO FCTC. Get ready to improve global health, reduce premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like cancers, heart and lung disease, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. And get ready for plain packaging.

 

Magaret Chan,

WHO Director-General.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forum : World No-Tobacco Day [WHO] - 31 May.

 

Defying the tobacco industry.

 

“Plain packaging is going global as more and more countries seek the important health gains it can bring to communities,” says Dr Bettcher. “The tobacco industry has been getting ready for plain packaging for some time, conducting massive misinformation campaigns to block the measure."

Campaign brochure 

 Posters: Get ready for plain packaging

WHO's work on tobacco control

 

Events :

 

Africa :  Winners of the 2016 World No Tobacco Day Awards in the African Region.

Europe :  World No Tobacco Day Awards 2016 recognize several countries in European Region.

Latin America : PAHO honors Canadian and U.S. academics, Brazilian NGO with regional 2016 World No Tobacco Day awards.

 

News  :

 

• On World No Tobacco Day 2016, UN urges plain packaging of tobacco products to save lives.
• WHO: get ready for plain packaging on tobacco | United Nations Radio
• Plain packaging of tobacco products: evidence, design and implementation.
• CDC - Fact Sheet - Tobacco Industry Marketing - Smoking & Tobacco Use.
• Reports of the Surgeon General on the adverse health consequences of smoking and tobacco have triggered nationwide efforts to prevent tobacco use.
• Manual for developing Tobacco Control Legislation in the region of Americas.