The International No Diet Day (INDD) is celebrated on May 06. It is an annual celebration of body acceptance and diversity. This day is also dedicated to promoting a healthy life style and raise awareness of the dangers and futility of dieting. The symbol of the No Diet Day is a blue ribbon, similar to the red ribbon of the World AIDS Day. International No Diet Day was created by Mary Evans Young in 1992, Mary is the director of the British group "Diet Breakers". After personally … [Read more...]
Good Friday, celebrated by Christians around the globe!
Good Friday is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Tridum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black Friday, or Easter Friday, though the latter properly refers to the Friday in Easter week. Good Friday is the Friday before Easter, which … [Read more...]
Women: Key to Global Economic Growth
Currently, barriers of law and custom stop many women from getting financing for business. Removing those barriers can help overcame the gender gap, and unleash economic growth. To learn more, go to: HERE The above video was produced almost ten years ago. Has much changed? In 2022, women's current issues are or should we say are "still": 1. Pregnancy and Parenting Discrimination 2. Violence Against Women 3. Women's Rights in the Workplace 4. Women's Rights in Education 5. … [Read more...]
Spirituality: Your Search for the Truth
Integrate Spirituality to a Higher Degree in your Daily Lives! You are seeking a Higher Connection a renewed connection with the Divine and you wish you could immerse yourself read, study, learn, or meditate take it all in at once. The exhilaration of moving up to a Higher level of Consciousness is challenging; slow down and enjoy the process. Trust that the same Power that brought you to your Spiritual Path... will also take care of everything for you. Enjoy the … [Read more...]
10 Tips For Growing Your YouTube Channel
The best way to develop your business is through YouTube. It may also be a wonderful method for self-expression. However, if you want your channel to flourish, you must put in some effort. Here are 10 strategies for expanding your YouTube channel and gaining more subscribers! Encourage Comments and Feedback This is a very important point. Using end screens, for example, to urge people to leave comments, ask questions, or share your material with their friends might be another fantastic … [Read more...]
Easy Methods about How to Get YouTube Subscribers
If someone is just starting their YouTube career, they will definitely need some advice on how to take the right first steps to becoming famous. There are dozens of videos available on YouTube itself that shows a potential YouTube star what strategies often-times work on building a big channel fast. Tips to increase YouTube subscribers We will focus on the simple techniques that will help you attract more subscribers on your YouTube channel. Here are some general tips one should … [Read more...]
Giving Girls in Uganda an Equal Chance
“I want to be a nurse.” This comment was made in response to my age old question of, “What would you like to be when you grow up?” I’ve asked this question to children in the United States, but this time I was in Uganda, speaking with a 14-year-old girl, Malacondia, who attends St. Luke’s Primary School in the northern part of Uganda, near the border with South Sudan. The school educates children from Uganda as well as refugees from South Sudan, displaced by the horrific unrest there. Not … [Read more...]
A world on the move: Refugees and Migrants
For a world on the move: The UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants The world is on the move, and the number of international migrants today is higher than ever before. In 2015, 244 million people lived in a country other than where they were born, including more than 20 million refugees and asylum-seekers escaping violence or persecution in their home countries. People have always moved in search of sustenance, safety and opportunity. By crossing borders and residing in other lands, … [Read more...]
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development last year marked a watershed year for sustainable development. Its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets are expected to stimulate action over the upcoming years in areas of critical importance for people and the planet. The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), meeting under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly, is the UN’s central platform for the follow-up … [Read more...]
World Refugee Day 2016, June 20
"Our responses to refugees must be grounded in our shared values of responsibility sharing, non-discrimination, and human rights and in international refugee law, including the principle of non-refoulement." — UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon Each day war forces thousands of families to flee their homes. People like you, people like me. To escape the violence, they leave everything behind – everything except their hopes and dreams for a safer future. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency … [Read more...]
Gender Equality in Emergencies, UN Women
Gender Course Module on Gender Equality in Emergencies Now Available! UN Women Training Centre is pleased to introduce Gender Equality in Emergencies, a new module part of the “I Know Gender” online course. This module, developed in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), addresses the importance of promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women during all operations, including humanitarian emergencies. The module Gender Equality in Emergencies, will help learners: … [Read more...]