World Diabetes Day - November 14th

World Diabetes Day is celebrated worldwide. It brings together millions of people in over 160 countries to raise awareness of diabetes, including children and adults affected by diabetes, healthcare professionals, healthcare decision-makers and the media.

World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes Melittus world and is held on November 14 of each year. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to the alarming rise of diabetes around the world. World Diabetes Day is a campaign that features a new theme chosen by the International Diabetes Federation each year to address issues facing the global diabetes community. While the campaigns last the whole year, the day itself marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.

Each year, World Diabetes Day is centred on a theme related to diabetes. Topics covered have included diabetes and human rights, diabetes and lifestyle, diabetes and obesity, diabetes in the disadvantaged and the vulnerable, diabetes in children and adolescents. and talking about Diabetes.


World Diabetes Day, UN urges action to help hundreds of millions stricken by disease



For 2009–2013, the theme is Diabetes Education and Prevention.

• World Diabetes Day – Official website
• International Diabetes Federation – Official website
• World Diabetes Day: Global Events Roundup
• World Diabetes Day - Diabetes.co.uk: How World Diabetes Day is celebrated
•  Diabetes Facebook Page

World Pneumonia Day - November 12

	World Pneumonia Day occurs annually on November 12th

	Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs (alveoli)—associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space (consolidation) on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes. Infectious agents include: bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.

World Science Day for peace and Development 2011

UNESCO Director-General's Messages
Message from Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
10 November 2011 - World Science Day for Peace and Development 2011

What kind of society do we need for a sustainable future?

This question is raised every day by a world that is changing quickly. Natural disasters remind us of the vulnerability of our communities. Climate change is impacting on our societies. The loss of biodiversity is increasing at the fastest rate known in geological history, mainly due to human activity. The pressures of the global economic crisis are rising.

This is the question that the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development must address in Rio next year –- Rio+20.

Science lies at the heart of the answer. It is a core part of the roadmap that UNESCO will bring to Rio to make the most of the transformative power of education, the sciences, culture and media. Our position is clear – for a sustainable future, we must build inclusive and equitable ‘green societies’ along with ‘green economies.’ The two must go together. This is our message for this 2011 World Science Day for Peace and Development, which comes under the theme: “Towards Green Societies: Equity, Inclusiveness, Participation.”

Green societies must be knowledge societies, which harness science to identify emerging challenges and to respond in innovative ways. For this, science must be mobilized and it must be inclusive.

These goals guide UNESCO in all its action. We are working with countries to build capacity in science, technology and engineering and to create international networks. We cooperate with Governments across the world, especially in Africa, to strengthen national policy frameworks for science, technology and innovation. We lead the international community in marine and freshwater sciences, through the unique contributions of our Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and International Hydrological Programme.

Green societies must be inclusive. We must draw on all voices and sources of experience, including local and indigenous knowledge. UNESCO works to empower girls and women in the creation of scientific knowledge. We lead the United Nations Decade for Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) to foster the attitudes and behaviours necessary for a new culture of sustainability. Small Island Developing States are a special focus of our work. We are committed to capturing the knowledge of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves and our World Heritage Sites. We must identify the links between cultural and biological diversity and build on them.

We must build a greener society also at the global level. This calls for democratizing the creation and achievements of science for the benefit of all. It means tackling the disparities that exist between countries in the development and use of scientific knowledge.

UNESCO will bring all of this to Rio+20. 2012 must be a turning point towards green societies, built on the inclusive and equitable development of science to the benefit of all. This is our message for the 2011 World Science Day for Peace and Development.

• GA resolution 43/61 proclaiming the "International Week of Science and Peace"
• Proclamation of World Science Day for Peace and Development - resolution 31C/20 (adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO at its 31st session)
• Feasibility Study on a World Science Day for Peace and Development (UNESCO Executive Board document 162 EX11)
• UN documents related to Science and Peace

10 November - World Science Day for peace and Development

World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD)

WHAT IS THE WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT ?

Established by UNESCO in 2001, the WSDPD is celebrated on 10 November each year. The Day is an occasion to remind the UNESCO's mandate and commitment on science.

The WSDPD's objectives are:

• To strengthen public awareness on the role of science for peaceful and sustainable societies
• To promote national and international solidarity for a shared science between countries
• To renew national and international commitment for the use of science for the benefit of societies
• To draw attention to the challenges faced by science and raise support for the scientific endeavor

The theme of 2011's World Science Day for Peace and Development is "Towards Green Societies: Equity, Inclusiveness, Participation."

Green societies must be knowledge societies, which harness science to identify emerging challenges and to respond in innovative ways. For this, science must be mobilized and it must be inclusive.

WSDPD 2011 - Towards green societies : Equity -Inclusiveness - Participation,
Programme of Activities WSDPD2011

JMSSPD 2011 - Vers des sociétés vertes : Equité - Inclusion - Participation
Journée mondiale de la Science au service de la Paix et du Development
Programmes des activités

Globally $35 billion will be required for immunization in the next ten years to save an additional ten million lives. The money will go towards reaching more children with basic vaccines, improving health care systems and introducing new vaccines such as those for pneumococcus, rotavirus, meningitis and Japanese encephalitis, a UNICEF and WHO report released here revealed.

Mission World Immunization Day - November 10 Join us on Facebook : November 10 - World Immunization Day

To protect against infectious disease, your child needs various immunisations. To determine what type of Vaccines is required and when it needs to be administered enter the date of birth of your child and the immunisation scheduler will workout the required schedule for immunisation of your child. Please remember to inform your child’s Pediatrician, if your child has any of the following, so that appropriate modifications to the schedule/vaccines used, may be made: 1. The child was born prematurely. 2. The child has an underlying chronic medical condition (heart, kidney, lung etc). 3. If the child has an underlying neurological condition. 4. If she is an adoptive child. 5. If there is a history of immune deficiency disorders in the child’s family. 6. If the child has had a reaction to a previous vaccination (persistent crying for 4 hours or more, difficulty in breathing, unusual body movements like a fit etc).

U.S.Presidential Proclamation on World Freedom Day 2011

The United States pays tribute to the “brave individuals who, despite all risks, tear down barriers that obstruct democracy and justice for all,” President Obama says in a proclamation for World Freedom Day 2011.

November 6th, International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Secretary-General's Message

6 November 2011

Since the declaration, ten years ago, of the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the UN family has made important progress in understanding the complex relationship between war and the environment, and the role that natural resources play in fuelling and financing instability and violence.

From Sierra Leone to Timor-Leste, countries have been helped to mitigate the environmental risks to building peace and to harness the economic potential of using their natural resources sustainably.  However, there is still major cause for concern.  The environment continues to be among the casualties of warfare.  At the same time, the demand for natural resources continues to grow to meet the needs of a rising global population.  Fragile nations, including post-conflict countries, could face significant resource competition in the coming decades.  This will only be exacerbated by the predicted consequences of climate change on water availability, food security, sea-level rise and population distribution.
Strengthening national capacity for transparent, equitable and sustainable management of natural resources will continue to be an important part of peacekeeping and peacebuilding, as well as our overall development support to Member States.  Given their critical role in supporting countries emerging from conflict, United Nations peacekeeping operations are well-placed to positively influence how the environment is protected and natural resources are managed.  This can start with minimizing the environmental footprint of our own operations. 

As we mark this International Day, let us recognize the wide-ranging and long-term consequences of damaging the environment – both in peace and times of war.  And let us reaffirm our commitment to the sustainable management of natural resources as a critical element of durable peace and security.

Ban Ki-moon