Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Universal Children's Day 2015, November 20th.

 Journée Mondiale de l' enfance, 20 novembre.




The Universal Children's Day is dedicated to promoting the well-being and human rights of the world's children, especially those suffering the impacts of poverty, armed conflict, discrimination and exploitation.  The date of the observance -- 20 November -- marks the day on which, in 1989, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Today, we reaffirm our obligation to do everything in our power to enable all children to survive and thrive, learn and grow, have their voices heard and reach their full potential.
This year, I wish to emphasize the importance of ensuring that the commitments made by the international community to the world's children are extended to a group of children who are often forgotten or overlooked: those deprived of their liberty.
Far too many children languish in jail, mental health facilities or through other forms of detention.  Some children are vulnerable because they are migrants, asylum seekers, homeless or preyed on by organized criminals.  Whatever the circumstances, the Convention dictates that the deprivation of liberty must be a measure of last resort, and for the shortest time. Our aim must be to pursue the best interests of the child, prevent the deprivation of liberty and promote alternatives to detention.
With that in mind, and further to a request by the General Assembly, the United Nations is preparing a Global Study that aims to shine a light on the scale and conditions of children deprived of their liberty and secure the protection of their rights. The study will gather relevant data, identify good practices and help countries grasp the worrisome magnitude of the phenomenon and design measures to address it.  A coalition of UN actors has come together to assemble resources and expertise to take the study forward.  I strongly support this effort and urge Member States to do so as well.
This year's observance falls at a time when 60 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes – more than at any time since the Second World War.  Almost half of them are children fleeing oppression, terrorism, violence and other violations of their human rights.  This observance also comes following the landmark adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which can point the way towards peaceful, prosperous and inclusive societies for all.  Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will depend crucially on reaching the most vulnerable children.
On Universal Children's Day, let us reaffirm our commitment to a future in which no child is left behind, including those deprived of their liberty.
Ban Ki-moon

FORUM : Universal Children's Day - 20 November.

 The one thing all children have in common is their rights. Every child has the right to survive and thrive, to be educated, to be free from violence and abuse, to participate and to be heard .
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon


On the basis of the Convention on the rights of the children and joint effort by all the countries and regions, let us promote and celebrate children’s right on the Universal Children's Day, and continuously build up a living-friendly environment for children in the world through dialogues and actions.

#ChildrensDay
 The date 20 November marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989.



Numerous schools and other instructive establishments endeavor to illuminate offspring of their rights as indicated by the Rights’ Declaration of the Child and the Convention on the Child’s Rights. Instructors animate their students to consider the contrasts in the middle of themselves as well as other people and clarify the thought of “rights”. In nations where the privileges of youngsters are by and large very much regarded, educators may attract consideration regarding circumstances in nations where this is not the situation.
In a few regions UNICEF holds occasions to attract specific consideration regarding kids’ rights. These may be to fortify enthusiasm for the media around the globe or to begin across the country battles, for example on the significance of inoculations or breastfeeding.
Numerous nations, including Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, hold Universal Children’s Day occasions on November 20 to stamp the Declaration’s commemorations of the Child’s Rights and the Convention on the Child’s Rights. Then again, different nations hold occasions on diverse dates, for example, the fourth Wednesday in October (Australia) and November 14 (India). General Children’s Day is not saw in the United States, in spite of the fact that a comparative recognition, National Child’s Day, is hung on the first Sunday in June.
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EVENTS : Universal Children's Day Celebrations 2015






 Numerous schools and other instructive establishments endeavor to illuminate offspring of their rights as indicated by the Rights’ Declaration of the Child and the Convention on the Child’s Rights. Instructors animate their students to consider the contrasts in the middle of themselves as well as other people and clarify the thought of “rights”. In nations where the privileges of youngsters are by and large very much regarded, educators may attract consideration regarding circumstances in nations where this is not the situation.  In a few regions UNICEF holds occasions to attract specific consideration regarding kids’ rights. These may be to fortify enthusiasm for the media around the globe or to begin across the country battles, for example on the significance of inoculations or breastfeeding.  Numerous nations, including Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, hold Universal Children’s Day occasions on November 20 to stamp the Declaration’s commemorations of the Child’s Rights and the Convention on the Child’s Rights. Then again, different nations hold occasions on diverse dates, for example, the fourth Wednesday in October (Australia) and November 14 (India). General Children’s Day is not saw in the United States, in spite of the fact that a comparative recognition, National Child’s Day, is hung on the first Sunday in June.
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World Toilet Day 2015, November 19th


better sanitation for better nutrition


Theme 2015 : Better sanitation for better nutrition.


Sanitation is central to human and environmental health as well as to individual opportunity, development and dignity.  Yet today, worldwide, one in every three people lacks improved sanitation, and one in every eight practices open defecation.
The recently adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes the central role sanitation plays in sustainable development.  The integrated nature of the new agenda means that we need to better understand the connections between the building blocks of development.  In that spirit, this year’s observance of World Toilet Day focuses on the vicious cycle connecting poor sanitation and malnutrition.
Poor sanitation and hygiene are at the heart of disease and malnutrition.  Each year, too many children under the age of five have their lives cut short or altered forever as a result of poor sanitation:  more than 800,000 children worldwide — or one every two minutes — die from diarrhea, and almost half of all deaths of children under five are due to undernutrition.  A quarter of all children under five are stunted, and countless other children, as well as adults, are falling seriously ill, often suffering long-term, even lifelong, health and developmental consequences.  Parents and guardians carry the cost of these consequences.  Women in particular women bear the direct brunt.
Despite the compelling moral and economic case for action on sanitation, progress is too little and too slow.  By many accounts, sanitation is the most-missed target of the Millennium Development Goals.  This is why the Call to Action on Sanitation was launched in 2013, and why we aim to end open defecation by 2025.
The 2030 Agenda calls on us to renew our efforts in providing access to adequate sanitation worldwide.  We must continue to educate and protect communities at risk, and to change cultural perceptions and long-standing practices that hinder the quest for dignity.
By working together, and by having an open and frank discussion on the importance of toilets and sanitation, we can improve the health and well-being of one third of the human family.

Ban Ki-moon, United Nations.



Togetherlet's raisea massive stinkfor sanitation onUN World Toilet Day

  The theme for World Toilet Day 2015 is better sanitation for better nutrition, which draws attention to the need for better sanitation to improve health and nutrition for everyone, everywhere.Check out the official UN World Toilet Day website to find out how you can get involved.


Toilets and Health: Better Sanitation for Better Nutrition
19 Nov 2015 - Panel discussion on Toilets and Health: Better Sanitation for Better Nutrition on the occassion of World Toilet Day 2015. Organized by the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations. Flyer



Open Defecation





Have plans for World Toilet Day? Be sure to map your event and be part of the global
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The Urgent Run for UN World Toilet Day, an initiative of World Toilet Organization, is a global run to call for urgent action to end the sanitation crisis. It brings together communities around the world for a run or walk for sanitation in November, in the lead-up to UN World Toilet Day on 19 November.
It’s urgent because: 1 in 3 people on this planet still don’t have access to a clean and safe toilet; 1,000 children die each day due to poor sanitation; and better sanitation supports better nutrition and improved health, especially for women and children.
Join the global Urgent Run, visit www.urgentrun.com
 UN High-Level Water and Sanitation Days 

The UN High-Level Water and Sanitation


The UN High-Level Water and Sanitation Days 2015 are a set of coordinated events taking place from November 18 – 20 at UN Headquarters in New York:
The final meeting of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) spans these three days, concluding on Nov. 20 with the UNSGAB Final Ceremony. The Second UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters will be held on November 18 and UN World Toilet Day will be celebrated on Nov. 19.

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 When Saving Lives - Water.org
 PHLUSH launches


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Tuesday, 17 November 2015

World Philosophy Day 2015, November 19






Theme 2015 :  Plurality of languages and places of philosophy. 



 Statement from Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General on World Philosophy Day 2015.

 The conviction that philosophy can make  an essential contribution to  human well - being, to  ad dressing complexity, to advancing peace stands  at the heart of  World  Philosophy Day . 

The historian Henry Brooks Adams once joked: “ Philosophy: unintelligible answers  to insoluble problems .” Against this, UNESCO puts philosophy  forwa rd  as a force for individual  and  collective emancipation . For to think, while reflecting on what it is to think, is to  philosophize, and all of us do it constantly, driven by the truest motor of all human  ingenuity  – wonder.

Philosophy is dialogue of wonder, across the ages, with art and literature,  in social debates, on political questions,  practiced by al l, without specialized training, far  beyond the classroom. This is UNESCO’s message today  – we must raise the flag for philosophy as high  as possible, to engage every woman and man, and especially every girl and boy. 

We need to share the wonder of philosophy more widely and differently. This is the  goal of the  new UNESCO Chair on Philosophy with Children , at the University of Nantes in France,  the result of  long - standing cooperation between  UNESCO  and networks of philosophy teachers.

 We are working to make  p hilosophy, the most ancient of disciplines,  reach broader  audiences  thanks to cutting - edge technologies  – for instance, through online  teaching tools b ased on the 2015  UNESCO South - South Philosophical Manual .  All a ctivities celebrat ing this year’s  World Philosophy Day will, for the first time,  emphasize the use of new communication technologies to engage global  audiences. In September, world leaders agreed on the  2030 Agenda for Sustainable  Development . This is a  new vision for people, prosperity, peace,  and the planet , for  the next  fifteen years. 

Taking this to fruition requires all  the  skills philosophy can hone, includi ng rigour,  creativity and  critical thinking. Sustainability calls for  new ways  of thinking  about  ourselves and the planet. It requires  new ways of acting, producing and behaving.  Here again, p hilosophy and  all the humanities will be essential . UNESCO was created seventy years ago in a world rebuilding after a devastating  war, inspired by a new vision of peace, drawing on the  intellectual and moral  solidarity of peoples .

Philosophy has always been at the core of this mandate, to  provide women and men with openings for self - discovery and the discovery of  others, to understand change in order to shape it towards a better future for all. Mahatma Gandhi once said: “All our philosophy is dry as dust if it is not immediately  translated into some act of  living service” . This has  always been UNESCO’s message, and it has never been so important.    

Irina Bokova


FORUM : World Philosophy Day - 19 November.

UNESCO is organizing in Paris a Roundtable on plurality of languages and places of philosophy
 
Send us your questions, comments and suggestions – starting now – by email to the following address to: wpd@unesco.org
or on Twitter: #unesco_wpd
 
LIVE WEBCAST
Follow the World Philosophy Day 2015 debates online on 19 November from 2 to 5 p.m. GMT +1
 
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EVENTS : World Philosophy Day 2015: roundtable on plurality of languages and places of philosophy. 

When, local time:  Thursday, 19 November 2015 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Where:  France, Paris Type of Event:
Category 8-Symposium
Contact:  John Crowley, j.crowley@unesco.org

A roundtable debate is being organized on the issues of the plurality of languages and places of philosophy.  The full programme will be broadcast live on the internet, and an effort will be made to ensure the presence of philosophical themes in social media.  The meeting will bring together philosophers from different countries and aims to address issues concerning three major topics: - Knowledge and dissemination of philosophical thought of non-Western cultures, especially through new technologies; - Philosophy outside of the academic enclosure, using new places and formats; and - The variety of places and forms of teaching and learning philosophy.  The UNESCO Chair on the Practice of Philosophy with Children, being established at the University of Nantes (France), will also be presented.
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Monday, 16 November 2015

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2015, November 16th


 

"It's time to Remember - Say NO to Road Crime!





The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is a time to reflect on the needless tragedies that occur each day on the world’s roads.
Despite improvements in road safety, we still face some shocking injury and fatality figures.
Road traffic accidents kill an estimated 1.25 million people each year -- 90 per cent of them in middle- and low-income countries.
Such accidents are the leading cause of death among young people aged between 15 and 29. Almost half of all road traffic deaths are among pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
I call on governments to tighten enforcement of laws on speeding, drinking and driving, and to mandate and enforce the use of seat-belts, motorcycle helmets and child restraints -- all of which have been shown to save lives.
The Second Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety, hosted by the Government of Brazil and supported by the World Health Organization, is being convened this week. Some 1500 delegates from more than 100 countries -- including ministers of transport, health and interior -- will meet to find ways to halve road traffic deaths and injuries by 2020 -- the target set forth in the new Sustainable Development Goals agreed by Member States in September.
On this solemn day, let us re-commit to making our roads safe for all.
Ban Ki-moon



Advocating for Road Safety and Road Traffic Injury Victims - A guide for Nongovernmental organizations.


Since the adoption of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/5, the observance has spread to a growing number of countries on every continent.
The Day has become an important tool in global efforts to reduce road casualties. It offers an opportunity for
drawing attention to the scale of emotional and economic devastation caused by road crashes and for giving recognition to the suffering of road crash victims and the work of support and rescue services. In 2008, remembrance services and other related events were held in such countries as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa, Uganda and the United States, and almost every country in Europe.
A dedicated website was also launched to make the Day more widely known and to link countries through sharing common objectives and the remembrance of people killed and injured in crashes.

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International Day for Tolerance 2015, November 16th.



The call “to practice tolerance” was written into the identity of the United Nations 70 years ago. Today, in a world buffeted by turbulence and change, the Charter’s summons remains a vital touchstone for our work.
People are more connected–- but this does not mean there is more understanding. Societies are ever more diverse – but intolerance is growing in many places. Sectarian tensions can be found at the heart of many conflicts, with the rise of violent extremism, massive human rights violations, and cultural cleansing. And the biggest crisis of forced displacement since the Second World War has spawned hatred and xenophobia against refugees and others.
Tolerance is much more than passively accepting the “other”.  It brings obligations to act, and must be taught, nurtured and defended. Tolerance requires investment by States in people, and in the fulfilment of their full potential through education, inclusion and opportunities. This means building societies founded on respect for human rights, where fear, distrust and marginalization are supplanted by pluralism, participation and respect for differences.
This is the message of the International Day for Tolerance – reflected in the UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance, adopted in 1995. This same idea animates the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022), which is being led forward by UNESCO across the world.
On the International Day for Tolerance, let us recognize the mounting threat posed by those who strive to divide, and let us pledge to forge a path defined by dialogue, social cohesion and mutual understanding.
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations




Tolerance is a new idea, one which we need now more than ever.It leads us to respect cultural diversity, ways of life and expressions of our own humanity. It is a necessary condition for peace and progress for all people in a diversified and ever-more connected world.
UNESCO was created exactly 70 years ago, on 16 November 1945, the International Day of Tolerance, on the basis that wars could be avoided if people learned to get to know each other better and understood that, in the fertile diversity of their cultures, that which unites them is stronger than that which divides them. These principles were reaffirmed 20 years ago in the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance, adopted by UNESCO in 1995. In a globalized world, home to people from many cultures and backgrounds and flooded with pictures of and information about other peoples, tolerance is the cornerstone of sustainable citizenship.
Tolerance is not passive or silent acceptance of differences; it is inseparable from respect for fundamental human rights. It is constant commitment to facilitating exchanges and dialogue, despite difficulties and a lack of understanding which can lead to inward-looking attitudes. It is a call to question prejudice and commonly-held beliefs.
When violent extremism spreads messages of hate and intolerance, both on the ground and on social media; when human beings suffer persecution, exclusion or discrimination on the basis of their religion or background; when economic crises accentuate social divides and stand in the way of acceptance of others, such as minorities, foreigners or refugees; we must offer up a different discourse, an open message which calls for tolerance. We must make the lessons of the past more visible and remind people of the extreme situations which can result from rejection of others, racism and anti-Semitism.
Diversity is a reality, calling us to adapt our policies and act appropriately, for which tolerance is key. Today’s world presents us with considerable opportunities to better understand each other, share our stories, create a public space on a global scale, enrich our outlook on life and combine our perspectives. It is an invitation for us to strengthen moral and intellectual solidarity between peoples through educational cooperation, dialogue among cultures, knowledge-sharing and free distribution of information. Tolerance is a means of constructing peace; it accelerates innovation and creation, opening our minds to other ways to view the world. This founding mission of UNESCO is not decreed through laws and declarations: it relies on the will and daily efforts of the citizens of the world who are developing this culture of tolerance, and today is the time to support them.

Irina Bokova, UNESCO

 Forum : International Day for Tolerance - 16 November.
Tolerance Day



Events : UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.

In 1995, to mark the United Nations Year for Tolerance and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, UNESCO created a prize for the promotion of tolerance and non-violence.
The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence rewards significant activities in the scientific, artistic, cultural or communication fields aimed at the promotion of a spirit of tolerance and non-violence.
Established through the generous donation of the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Indian artist, writer and diplomat Madanjeet Singh, the prize honors his lifelong commitment to the cause of peace and tolerance.
Madanjeet Singh passed away on 6 January 2013. The award of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence for the year 2013 will be postponed.
The prize is awarded every two years on the International Day for Tolerance, 16 November. The Prize may be awarded to institutions, organizations or persons, who have contributed in a particularly meritorious and effective manner to tolerance and non-violence.

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Sunday, 15 November 2015

World Diabetes Day 2015, November 14th

World Diabetes Day, 14 November. 
Theme 2015 : “Healthy Living starts at Breakfast”




UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Diabetes Day 2015.

Close to 350 million people in the world have diabetes, and the prevalence is rising rapidly, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.  There is much all of us can do to minimize our risk of getting the disease and, even if we do get it, to live long and healthy lives with it.
People who have diabetes lose their ability to properly regulate their blood sugar.  Out-of-control blood sugar can lead to nerve damage, heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and lower-limb amputation.
Most people with diabetes have a form of the illness — type 2 — that disproportionately strikes people who are overweight and sedentary.  This means that the steps we take to steer clear of type 2 diabetes are the same steps we can take to maintain good health.
“Steps” is the right word.  Anyone who can stand instead of sit, walks a little bit more each day and is generally more active should do so.
Diabetes also affects our wallets.  Many who suffer complications lose their incomes because they cannot work.  Moreover, treatment can be expensive.  Insulin is unaffordable for many people in low- and middle-income countries, where most people with diabetes live.  Even in high-income countries the cost has increased in recent years beyond the reach of many.  For those people who produce none of their own insulin — as in type 1 of the disease — going without insulin is a death sentence.
Just as individuals must take steps to live healthy lives, so can Governments create enabling environments.  Health facilities can expand care for diabetes.  The private sector can improve the availability and affordability of healthier products and essential medicines.
The world recently took a major step in adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and incorporating a target to reduce by one third the deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, by 2030.
On World Diabetes Day, let us recognize the progress we have made, but let us also acknowledge that it is not yet enough.  Let us all step up to limit the impact of diabetes.
Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations.



To mark World Diabetes Day on 14 November, WHO is calling for greater action to turn the growing tide of the global diabetes epidemic.


WHO is also marking World Diabetes Day by announcing that the Organization’s annual World Health Day, which recognizes its birthday on 7 April, will focus on the issue of diabetes.
World Health Day will provide an important platform for promoting efforts to prevent diabetes and ensure optimal management of the condition for people living with one of the various forms of disease.
Multiple actions can be done to reduce the impact of diabetes, through adopting healthy lifestyles, such as partaking in physical activity and healthy diets, to government action on curbing the marketing of unhealthy foods and ensuring health systems provide the required services and care for people living with the disease.

World Health Day 2016 on diabetes

As the prevalence of diabetes increases, the need to learn how to minimize one’s risk of getting it, and to know how to detect and treat it, are all increasing in importance. That is why WHO is promoting efforts to highlight the disease on the next World Health Day, 7 April 2016.
Through World Health Day 2016, WHO will seek to:
  • increase awareness about the rise in diabetes, and its staggering burden and consequences, in particular in low-and middle-income countries;
  • trigger a set of specific, effective and affordable actions to tackle diabetes. These will include steps to prevent diabetes and diagnose, treat and care for people with diabetes;
  • launch the first Global report on diabetes which will describe the burden and consequences of diabetes and advocate for stronger health systems to ensure improved surveillance, enhanced prevention, and more effective management of diabetes.
Importantly, the world took a major step recently to address the diabetes epidemic by setting a target to reduce by one-third the deaths attributed to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. In this regard, WHO helps countries put in place policies to minimize the impact of NCDs, which include diabetes, cancers, and cardiovascular and lung diseases.

Background

Close to 350 million people in the world have diabetes, a chronic disease that occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or when it cannot effectively use the insulin it does produce to help the body metabolize the sugar that is formed from the food we eat.
Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar, which gives us the energy we need to live. Unable to get into the cells to be burned as energy, the sugar can build up to harmful levels in the blood.
In 2012, diabetes was the direct cause of some 1.5 million deaths, with more than 80% of them occurring in low- and middle-income countries. WHO projects that diabetes will be the 7thleading cause of death by 2030.
There are two main forms of the disease. People with type 1 diabetes typically make none of their own insulin and therefore require insulin injections for survival. People with type 2 diabetes, the form that comprises some 90% of all cases, usually produce their own insulin, but not enough or they are unable to use it properly. People with type 2 diabetes are typically overweight and sedentary.
Over time, high blood sugars can wreak havoc on every major organ system in the body, causing heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, blindness, impotence and infections that can lead to amputations.
But, properly treated, the impact of diabetes can be minimised. Even people with type 1 diabetes can live long and healthy lives if they keep their blood sugars under tight control.


Forum :  November 14 - World Diabetes Day

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On World Diabetes Day, UN calls for greater action to turn tide of growing global epidemic
World Diabetes Day 2015 - Pan American Health Organization

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Thursday, 12 November 2015

World Science Day for Peace and Development 2015, November 10.

World Science Day for Peace and Development, 10 November.
 Всемирный день науки за мир и развитие, 10 ноября.
 世界科學日爭取和平與發展,11月10日。
 Journée mondiale de la science pour la paix et le développement, 10 Novembre.
 Día Mundial de la Ciencia para la Paz y el Desarrollo, 10 de noviembre.
 اليوم العالمي للعلوم من أجل السلام والتنمية، و 10 نوفمبر تشرين الثاني.

 
10 november 2015 - World Science Day for Peace and Development, Theme Sience for a sustainable future



 Theme 2015 : Science for a Sustainable Future.
 Тема 2015: Наука для устойчивого будущего.
主題2015：科學促進可持續發展的未來。
 Thème 2015 : La science au service d’un avenir durable.
 Tema 2015 : La ciencia al servicio de un futuro sostenible.
 موضوع عام 2015: العلم من أجل مستقبل مستدام.

 
Science and Sustainable Future



Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the World Science Day for Peace and Development, 10 November 2015.

Science for a Sustainable Future;


This World Science Day for Peace and Development comes two months after agreement on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development .
This new agenda embodies a new vision for humanity, for the planet, for peace, for the next 15 years – science stands at its heart as a for ce for positive transformation and a development multiplier. All G overnments recognise today the power of science to provide key answers for the better management of water, for the conservation a nd sustainable use of the ocean , for the protection of ecosystems and biodiversity, to tackle climate change and disasters, to foster innovation and to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality. To make the most of this power, we need to understand more clearly the global landscape of science and we need bett er tools to monitor progress.
This is the importance of the UNESCO Science Report , issued every five years, to identify trends in science, technology and innovation, across every region. We launch this new edition on World Science Day for Peace and Development , to highlight the rising focus on science, technology and innovation by countries at all levels of development.
Growing concerns with recurrent drought, flooding, hurricanes and other natural phenomena have led Governments to adopt strategies a t both national and regional levels to protect agriculture, reduce disaster risk s and diversify national energy mix es . Rising investment in the sciences reflect s greater recognition of the need to build green societies along with green economies bringing together changes in policy and legislation as well as values and behaviours.
These questions will be addressed in the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) to be held in Paris, when leaders from across the world will gather to adopt a new agreement on international cooperation to mitigate the consequences of climate change. Science, technology and innovation is essential here, and we must do everything to support societies across the world, on every continent,to create and share knowledge.
The 2030 Agenda, with the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, calls for new efforts to build robust national science,
technology and innovation policies and systems, to facilitate the transfer of technology and solutions, to which UNESCO is fully committed.
This is the message of the UNESCO Science Report and this World Science Day for Peace and Development, and I invite everyone to join us in taking this across the world, to build a better future for all.

Irina Bokova




FORUM : World Science Day for Peace and Development - 10 November

Established by UNESCO in 2001, World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated worldwide on 10 November each year. This year's theme highlights the contribution of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to sustainable development, which is recognized in the recently adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.



UNESCO Science Report 2015


 EVENTS :Celebration of the World Science Day for Peace and Development 2015

Many partners around the world will be joining UNESCO in order to make the day a truly worldwide celebration. This list below of events organized worldwide is not exhaustive. We invite you to join us in celebrating the day and to share information with us about the activities you organize.


Launch of the new UNESCO Science Report, Towards 2030

10 November 2015, 18:30 - 22:00, Room IX
The UNESCO Science Report will be launched on World Science Day for Peace and Development (10 November 2015) at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. This unique report monitors the status of science, technology and innovation around the world every five years, providing a snapshot of current trends and developments in human and financial investment, research priorities and scientific productivity, using data provided by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and other sources. Small exhibition of posters highlighting some of the report’s findings will also be displayed in the hall between Room IX and the Delegates’ Bar.


World Science Forum 2015 ( 4-7 November)



After 3 days of intense discussions delegates of the 7th World Science Forum approved the declaration of WSF2015 at the Parliament pledging to advance the use of science advice, a shift for new, sustainbale development paths and an ambitious agreement at the COP21 Paris Summit on Climate Change. WSF participants called upon balanced investment in science, and an international co-operation for capacity-building in the developing world to overcome the pressing challenges of our age and reduce our vulnerability to natural and manmade disasters.
"The threat is real, our time is limited, but we can still make a change" urged János Áder President of Hungary. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO emphasized the need for new innovative solutions that can balance the growing scarcity of resources in the world. His Majesty King Abdullah II idn Al-Hussein, the King of the Hashemtie Kingdom of Jordan called for the collaboration of scientists of all nations and cultures of the world anticipating the theme of the next World Science Forum "Science for Peace" to be organised by Jordan in 2017.
International Programmes
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