INTERNATIONAL-LITERACY-DAY Educational institutions and literacy missions around the world commemorates the International Literacy Day on September 8. Endorsed by UNESCO, this day is proclaimed for disseminating literacy awareness amongst world's illiterate community. Recognition of Literacy by UN Adopted in the year 1965 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Literacy Day is observed every year, on this … [Read more...]
68th Venice Film Festival – Buy Ticket Subscriptions
August 19, 2011 by
68th Venice Film Festival Sales are now open for Subscriptions to the 68th Venice International Film Festival, which will be held from August 31st to September 10th 2011. Festival Pass holders for the past edition are given the right for advance purchase which they may exercise between July 1st and 14th, allowing them to purchase their passes in advance and personally reserve the row and seat they desire, among those still available. The 68th … [Read more...]
HHS, Models: Tools to Improve Decision Making about HIV
August 1, 2011 by
For those of us who work in the HIV/AIDS field, the month of July was dominated by exciting HIV prevention news coming out of the International AIDS Society meeting in Rome. Results from the HPTN 052 study showed that early, compared to delayed, antiretroviral treatment resulted in a 96% reduction in HIV transmission to uninfected partners. The TDF2 study conducted by CDC in partnership with the Botswana Ministry of Health, found that a once-daily pill containing two anti-HIV drugs … [Read more...]
UN contest for 'best campaign' to end violence against women
July 21, 2011 by
19 July 2011 – Public voting is under way in a United Nations contest aimed at finding the best advertising campaign to promote awareness in Europe about the battle to defeat gender-based violence, which affects more than two out of every three women worldwide.More than 2,700 entries from 40 European countries – prepared by both creative professionals and ordinary members of the public – have been submitted in the contest, and three winners will be selected, either by a seven-member jury of … [Read more...]
UN contest for ‘best campaign’ to end violence against women
July 21, 2011 by
19 July 2011 – Public voting is under way in a United Nations contest aimed at finding the best advertising campaign to promote awareness in Europe about the battle to defeat gender-based violence, which affects more than two out of every three women worldwide.More than 2,700 entries from 40 European countries – prepared by both creative professionals and ordinary members of the public – have been submitted in the contest, and three winners will be selected, either by a seven-member jury of … [Read more...]
WORLD POPULATION DAY – Celebrate July 11, 2011
July 9, 2011 by
11 July 2011 World Population Day 2011 World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. In 1968, world leaders proclaimed that individuals have a basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the number and timing of their children. Forty years later, modern contraception remains out of reach for hundreds of millions of women, men and young people. World Population Day 2008 reaffirmed the … [Read more...]
