“We need sustainable statistics to support sustainable development” For almost as long as the UN has existed, development data has been collected, generating a crucial asset for the international community. Behind this important effort is UN DESA’s Statistics Division, led by Stefan Schweinfest. In DESA News, he shares what it takes to measure an ever changing world and to prepare for development beyond 2015. “Statistics is one of those quiet areas where the … [Read more...]
Millennium Development Goals, for people of all ‘abilities’
December 2, 2013 by
Opening the door for people of all abilities The global community took a giant step forward during the High-level Meeting on Disability and Development in September to break down barriers for the more than 1 billion persons living with some form of disability. With a historic outcome document adopted, this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, aims to kick-off an action-filled course towards an inclusive society, embracing all human beings. 'About 15 … [Read more...]
December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 2, 2013 by
Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability! Around the world, persons with disabilities face physical, social, economic and attitudinal barriers that exclude them from participating fully and effectively as equal members of society. They are disproportionately represented among the world’s poorest, and lack equal access to basic resources, such as education, employment, healthcare and social and legal support systems, as … [Read more...]
Arlene Dickinson – WOMAN of ACTION™
December 1, 2013 by
A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this woman leader, one that has risen above extraordinary circumstance, divorce, and many challenges that all women face. A woman that took action and today devotes her life to bettering the lives of others through education and finance for the entrepreneur; with a special passionate about entrepreneurship; and children. She is considered to be one of Canada’s most powerful business … [Read more...]
Gender inequalities and HIV
December 1, 2013 by
According to the latest (2008) WHO and UNAIDS global estimates, women comprise 50% of people living with HIV. In sub-Saharan Africa, women constitute 60% of people living with HIV. In other regions, men having sex with men (MSM), injecting drug users (IDU), sex workers and their clients are among those most-at-risk for HIV, but the proportion of women living with HIV has been increasing in the last 10 years. This includes married or regular partners of clients of commercial sex, IDU and … [Read more...]
Celebrating Neale Donald Walsch’s Conversations
December 1, 2013 by
I hope you're enjoying these tips and teachings as much as I enjoy sharing them! To start with today, I'd like you to consider how often you feel stuck in your everyday life . . . Times when you know you need to take action but you're afraid to make a wrong decision. Times when you want to head in a certain direction, pursue a new path, or jump into a new possibility, but you're just not sure it's the right thing. Something holds you back. You imagine the worst outcome, you worry about … [Read more...]
Celebration House™ – Valentine’s Gifts of LOVE Show – FEB 9
November 30, 2013 by
SHOP FOR A CA-- USE & Pre-Celebrate Valentine's Day !!! EVENT DATE: February 9, 2014 Come out and visit our Women’s Education Centre – Raffles, Door Prizes & more!!! YOU are invited to Show Your Talents and sell Your Gifts at this FUN & CELEBRATED DAY. If you are interested in saving Your Spot at this Gifts of LOVE Show, please feel free to contact me anytime at : 647 393-2125 OR email us through our contact page here: www.acelebrationofwomen.org/contact . Please … [Read more...]
‘One Life – One Heart’, International Volunteer Day (Dec 5)
November 30, 2013 by
International Volunteer Day (IVD)- (December 5) is an international observance designated by the United Nations since 1985. It offers an opportunity for volunteer organizations and individual volunteers to make visible their contributions - at local, national and international levels - to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The International Volunteer Day is marked by many non-governmental organizations, including Red Cross, scouts and others. It is also marked and … [Read more...]
Turn On Your Happy Switch!
November 29, 2013 by
Turn On Your Happy Switch! November and December are months that typically bring to mind family and friends. It is often a difficult time for people who have lost a loved one through death, divorce or separation. The following suggestions will help you to focus on giving the gift of happiness, not sadness, first to yourself and to your friends during the final days of this year. Researchers have determined that the human brain is much better at taking in negative experiences than … [Read more...]
Be Grateful for Everything!
November 28, 2013 by
Be Grateful for Everything! We set aside November as a special time to be grateful and to be thankful for all our blessings! I'm thinking that it might be a great idea to pause for a few seconds every day to think about something for which we are grateful. Gratitude inspires kindness and connection. I am most grateful for the power of choice. Every day we make thousands of choices about our thoughts, our feelings and our actions. Each choice brings with it it's own consequences. Some … [Read more...]
CWF: Beverley Wybrow retiring after 22 years!
November 28, 2013 by
Beverley Wybrow is retiring after 22 years as President and CEO of the Canadian Women's Foundation. Thanks to Bev's extraordinary leadership, the Foundation has gone from granting $40,000 in 1991 to investing more than $7.5 million last year to help move women and girls out of violence, out of poverty and into confidence. As CEO, Bev has grown the Foundation from a handful of bold donors to over 9,000 individual and corporate supporters. She has pioneered initiatives that have built the … [Read more...]
