New UN report urges push to 'end' Gender Disparities in Education Girls learn to read in Bubel village in Orissa, India September 2010 – Girls and boys in only 85 countries will have equal access to primary and secondary education by 2015 if present trends continue, according to a new United Nations report, which calls for greater efforts to reduce gender disparities in education. The annual edition of the Global Education Digest, published by the UN Educational, Scientific and … [Read more...]
BUDDHIST – NAMO BUDDHAY, India
September 18, 2010 by
NAMO BUDDHAY We are now start BUDDHA India's 1st hightest statue in varangaon dist-jalgaon (maharashtra) without political help. Our trust is normal buddhist human personality like doctor, advocate, engineers collect charity and start historical work now. Can you help this Trust. Please see, read and tell for more, Buddhist Donators our Website. www.buddhastrust.com BHAWATU SABBA MANGALAM.... … [Read more...]
UNESCO – Global Education Digest~Edition 2010
September 17, 2010 by
Two out of three countries in the world face gender disparities in primary and secondary education and as many as half will not achieve the goal of gender parity in education by 2015, according to a new report by the UIS. The 2010 edition of the Global Education Digest focuses on gender and education to mark the 15th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. Shortly after this landmark conference in 1995, the international community pledged to eliminate gender disparities … [Read more...]
IRAQ ILLITERACY – Women (24%) is more than double that of Iraqi men (11%).
September 16, 2010 by
Literacy in Iraq Fact Sheet Sept. 2010 Facts and Figures One in five Iraqis, aged 10 – 49, cannot read or write. There are significant disparities in literacy rates across gender, age and urban versus rural areas. Illiteracy among Iraqi women (24%) is more than double that of Iraqi men (11%). Rural populations are more adversely affected by illiteracy (25%) than urban (14%) populations, and within rural areas the literacy divide between men and women is wider. In functional literacy … [Read more...]
UN – 'MDG' Summit – September 20-22, 2010
September 16, 2010 by
GLOBAL: Banging a drum for the MDG Summit Photo: Whiteband.org The Global Call to Action against Poverty in action NEW YORK, September 2010 (IRIN) - Activists are pulling out all the stops ahead of a development summit at UN headquarters on 20-22 September. Pro-aid and anti-poverty lobbyists are trying everything from giant letters to banging pans to raise awareness of the high-level event. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) suffer from a lack of widespread public … [Read more...]
57th National Film Awards Winners @ September 15, 2010
September 15, 2010 by
57th National Film Awards Winners 15th Sep 2010 has been announced. National Film Award for Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan for the film Paa. National Film Award for Best Actress - Ananya Chatterjee for the film Abohoman. National Film Award for best co-actor goes to Farooq Farooq Sheikh for the film Lahoor. National Film Award goes to Kutty Srank, Malayalam film, total the film got five awards. National Film Award for Best Director prize goes to Rituparno … [Read more...]
Haiti: UN launches new campaign against Rape and Gender-based Violence.
September 15, 2010 by
HAITI Rape and Gender-based Violence Edmond Mulet, head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti September 2010 – The United Nations has launched a new operation to combat rape and gender violence in Haiti, where some 1.3 million people were made homeless by January’s devastating earthquake, with the majority still living in camps. Police and soldiers from the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSTAH) and Haitian national police (PNH), who are often the first responders, are being … [Read more...]
Embassy of Afghanistan – HAIDARI: Celebrate ~ 'Progress amid Violence'
September 13, 2010 by
HAIDARI: Progress amid Violence Quality of life has improved for most people This summer, the Afghan government hosted the first International Conference on Afghanistan in Kabul. Our allies from around the world recommitted to a firm partnership with the Afghan government as we begin taking over and gradually leading the stabilization and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. We welcomed Pakistan as an important regional partner in the fight against terrorism and extremism, which destabilize … [Read more...]
AVAAZ – "Fox News North"
September 9, 2010 by
Our campaign to keep "Fox News North" from getting special access to our cable fees is working! The media giant behind the project has launched a massive assault on Avaaz in response, including smear pieces and intimidation tactics -- threatening a lawsuit with a 24 hour deadline. Let's give them our answer by raising a large campaign fund to win the fight for Canadian media and democracy: In just 6 days, our petition to stop "Fox News North" from getting special access to our cable … [Read more...]
AVAAZ – “Fox News North”
September 9, 2010 by
Our campaign to keep "Fox News North" from getting special access to our cable fees is working! The media giant behind the project has launched a massive assault on Avaaz in response, including smear pieces and intimidation tactics -- threatening a lawsuit with a 24 hour deadline. Let's give them our answer by raising a large campaign fund to win the fight for Canadian media and democracy: In just 6 days, our petition to stop "Fox News North" from getting special access to our cable … [Read more...]
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – 'Stand Up and Take Action'
September 9, 2010 by
CITIZENS' VOICES AGAINST POVERTY WILL CRESCENDO IN NOISES HEARD AROUND THE WORLD AS HEADS OF STATE TRAVEL TO UN SUMMIT. Citizens Will Make their Expectations that Governments Achieve the Millennium Development Goals Too Loud to Ignore at Events Across the Globe on September 17-19 September 9, 2010 - On September 17-19, people across the globe will turn up the volume on their call for heads of state gathering at the United Nations on September 20-22 to demonstrate leadership in order to … [Read more...]
MDG Report 2010 is Launched! {A Must Read}
September 9, 2010 by
__________________________________ CLICK HERE: MDG Report 2010 launched June Reminder to Read It! The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010 was launched in New York by the Secretary-General on 23 June 2010. The report, which presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the MDGs, warns that while some progress has been made, it is uneven. And it pinpoints the areas where the accelerated efforts are needed to meet MDGs by 2015. (Press materials) The report is based on a … [Read more...]
Donna Guest – Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Director.
September 6, 2010 by
Cambodia urged to release jailed Human Rights Worker. Human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have urged the Cambodian government to immediately release a human rights worker who was sentenced to two years in prison for giving out anti-government leaflets. Leang Sokchouen, who works for the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), was convicted on charges of "disinformation" on Monday after a trial marked by numerous procedural … [Read more...]
