A Celebration of Women is so very excited to share the following news release, as we believe that Women Giving Life should not have to Die in the Process. Please COMMENT in BOX BELOW. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ United Nations Population Fund, and CARE International announced today at the Women Deliver. Conference an agreement to enhance collaboration on maternal health programs in more than 25 countries. This unique collaboration will bring together UNFPA’s effective work with … [Read more...]
UNICEF – Women & Children of the Congo Displaced (US$14Million-urgent)
June 2, 2010 by
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Urgent support required for over a million displaced Children and Women UNICEF Humanitarian Action Update Report- 1 June 2010 Source: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Date: 02 Jun 2010 Full_Report (pdf* format - 337.5 Kbytes) - Armed conflict, violence against civilians, rape, forced recruitment of children into armed forces and major population movement continues to affect large areas of eastern DRC, while the situation remains fragile … [Read more...]
WHO calls for protection of women and girls from tobacco
May 30, 2010 by
World No Tobacco Day 2010 Focuses on the marketing of tobacco to women 28 MAY 2010 | GENEVA -- In observance of World No Tobacco Day 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging global action to protect women and girls against the sickness and suffering caused by tobacco use. "The trends in some countries are extremely worrisome," said WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan. "Tobacco use is neither … [Read more...]
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – May 21
May 20, 2010 by
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 21 May Further to the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity by UNESCO on November 2001, the General Assembly, in Resolution 57/249, welcomed the Declaration and the main lines of an Action Plan for its implementation, and proclaimed 21 May the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The Day provides us with an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the … [Read more...]
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – May 19
May 17, 2010 by
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day May 19, 2010 Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health On the sixth annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we join with these communities in support of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. An estimated 15,100 Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2006,1 the … [Read more...]
UN official enlists advertising industry – celebrate unified efforts!
May 15, 2010 by
UN official enlists advertising industry - celebrate unified efforts! Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary -General for Public Information. 14 May 2010 – A top United Nations official has exhorted advertisers to join efforts to stamp out violence against women, calling on the industry to help defy destructive gender stereotypes, a root cause of the scourge. “The United Nations needs your support in ending one of the most pervasive and brutish challenges of our time, one that affects all … [Read more...]
RWANDA – First Lady Kagame
May 14, 2010 by
In the Face of Challenges, Award Honors Rwandan Girls KARONGI, Rwanda, May 2010 – Among grazing cows in the heart of western Rwanda, three hours away from the nation’s capital, Kigali, First Lady Jeannette Kagame recently helped celebrate some of Rwanda’s most talented young students. On 7 May, the First Lady and founder of the renowned Imbuto Foundation presented awards to 46 primary and lower-secondary school girls for excellence in their studies. With support from UNICEF, the girls … [Read more...]
The World Bank's Reproductive Health Action Plan 2010-2015
May 13, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women Celebrates the World Bank taking ACTION! WORLD BANK cares about the Women of our World and is working towards a 'Reproductive Health ACTION Plan'. Reproductive Health (RH) is a key facet of human development. Improved RH outcomes – lower fertility rates, improved pregnancy outcomes, and lower sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) – have broader individual, family, and societal benefits, including a healthier and more productive work force; greater financial and … [Read more...]
UN – Mothers Dying in Childbirth
May 9, 2010 by
Mothers Dying in Childbirth 7 May 2010 – "Hundreds of thousands of women, nearly all of them in developing countries, die in childbirth every year, but this does not have to be the case", says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, calling for global support for United Nations efforts to make Motherhood safe for all. “No woman should have to pay with her life for giving life,” he writes in an opinion piece published in the Turkish daily Today’s Zaman and several other media outlets, ahead of Mother’s … [Read more...]
NATIONAL WEED DAY – APRIL 20
April 20, 2010 by
April 20 is an infamous date. Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 on this date. The tragic 1999 Columbine High School massacre occurred on April 20 as well. When said in that way, the date doesn’t seem to mean much, unless you happen to know that it is Hitler’s birthday. But change it up a bit, say it as “4/20? and the day takes on a meaning all it’s own. The term ‘4/20? becomes ‘4:20? and as most people know, 4:20 means, “Let’s go smoke the good … [Read more...]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month – April
April 12, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women ... would like to share with Our Women some information of Actions that have been taken in Honor of the Children of Our World, through UNICEF and the United Nations. The following extracted information is 15 Years Old. The Question Today is: "HOW far have we come, as a Human Race?" Some of the following may be 'graphically' unpleasing to the eye; yet, as Women and as Mothers and Human Beings, the following is to remind one and all : "That WE were ALL … [Read more...]
Memorandum of Understanding Signed Between UNIFEM and the Inter-Parliamentary Union
April 10, 2010 by
United Nations, New York — UNIFEM Executive Director Inés Alberdi and the Secretary-General of the InterParliamentary Union (IPU), Anders B. Johnsson, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, with the purpose of providing a framework of cooperation and facilitating collaboration between UNIFEM and IPU in areas of mutual interest. With the Memorandum of Understanding, the Parties agree to cooperate, on a non-exclusive basis, in the areas of gender-responsive budgeting, ending violence … [Read more...]
Fossil ‘Fools’ Day – U.S.A. – April 1
April 1, 2010 by
National Fossil ‘Fools’ Day April 1 The National Day of Action – organized by Rising Tide North America, Mountain Justice, a coalition of Canadian climate activists and others – will feature clownish parades, flyering, subversive advertising, creative street theater, and non-violent direct actions targeting the coal, oil, natural gas and banking sectors. Cities where actions will take place include Asheville, Boulder, Chicago, Edmonton, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Ottawa, Salt … [Read more...]
WORLD REPORT – Russia
March 30, 2010 by
Starting April 1, the Russian government is raising the pension payment by 6.3%. This battle has been going on for years. Below will share progress of political party going back as far as 2006, a time when only seven regions participated in elections. The demographics of our world's aging population is changing rapidly, with an increasing percentage of our world reaching pension age. This is on ongoing silent crisis that someone must address soon. Russia, now working outside a Soviet Union, … [Read more...]
Albania – Celebrate, get to know the Women of our World
March 29, 2010 by
Albania.......a Beautiful Setting .....with Secrets Behind Closed Doors Abas Kupi (1901-1976) Linden 444 Abas Kupi was an Albanian resistance leader during World War II. In 1939, when Mussolini invaded Albania, Mr. Kupi organized and commanded a resistance regiment. In 1942, when the National Liberation Movement was founded, he became one of its leaders, but at the end of 1943 broke with it and headed a royalist legitimist movement calling for the return of King Zog. He chose the name … [Read more...]
