Your "QuoteAction" of the day: "Transform adversity into an enjoyable challenge!" Author and Researcher, Mihalyi Czikszent Your Action for today is 'to take something you have been struggling with and tell yourself that you will find a way to make it more enjoyable. And then proceed to do so.' Have an extraordinary day! Wishing you Love, Light and Peace in your day. Siobhan Wilcox Be the Change that you want to … [Read more...]
Purnima Mane, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme), in Hague
November 3, 2010 by
Building Peace and Human Security Keynote Statement by Purnima Mane, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme), at the Leiden University College Research Centre, in Hague "Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so pleased to join you today in The Hague as we reflect on the 10‐year anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. I would like to thank the Leiden University College Research Centre, the Dutch chapter of the Society for … [Read more...]
Moon moving opposite Jupiter – Take Time for YOU~
November 2, 2010 by
Feel like you're burning your candle at both ends? With the Moon moving opposite Jupiter, the planets urge you to take some time out for your own needs and desires. It's your time to think about what you truly want. As you take time out for some self-discovery, you might have questions. Now is the perfect time to make over any areas of your life that have lost their luster. … [Read more...]
Pakistan floods: Top 3 UN human rights bodies urge the authorities not to leave behind the most vulnerable
October 30, 2010 by
Photo: SAVE THE CHILDREN, SWEDEN http://sca.savethechildren.se/sca/News/News-Archive/Committee-on-the-Rights- GENEVA (27 October 2010) – Three United Nations human rights treaty bodies on Monday issued a joint appeal* to the Pakistani authorities and relief agencies to strengthen the human rights-based approach of their efforts, in order to prevent further victimization of the most vulnerable population affected by the country's worst monsoon flooding in a century. "The floods have … [Read more...]
Michelle Bachelet Taking Action!
October 30, 2010 by
UN Women UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet addresses a meeting of the UN Security Council marking the 10th anniversary of landmark resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, 26 October 2010 (UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz). ______________________________________________ United Nations, New York, 27 October 2010 – UN Under-Secretary-General for UN Women, Michelle Bachelet, has commended the UN Security Council for its willingness to accelerate progress on historic … [Read more...]
THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE WORLD TODAY
October 29, 2010 by
THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE WORLD TODAY Since the early days of the Industrial Revolution, women in Europe and North America have made considerable progress towards equality with men, although much remains still to be done. Of course, the industrialization of Western countries at first had not improved the status of women, but had degraded them even further by exploiting them and their children in factories as cheap labor. In the preceding relatively prosperous … [Read more...]
ELSA P. – Mars leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius, Heads Up: October 28, 2010 – Gladiators And Halloween
October 29, 2010 by
Mars leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius today and you should notice a shift over the next couple days. Where anger was seething, it will now be openly expressed or broadcast. This represents the difference between fighting undercover as opposed to fighting in open space like a Gladiator. Mars moves into the realm of sport which suits it. It's Halloween in the US this weekend. With the Moon in Leo and a stellium in Scorpio, the sky is marvelously well matched to a holiday where people dress up in … [Read more...]
GENDER: Ignoring women with guns with Megan MacKenzie, Helen Basini
October 28, 2010 by
Photo: Sagar Shrestha/IRIN A female Maoist rebel in 2005 Johannesburg, 27 October 2010 (IRIN) - The perception that women are only ever victims of conflict ignores the large numbers of female combatants, which can result in their exclusion from disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) programmes. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) report, State of the World Population 2010: From Conflict and Crisis to Renewal: Generations of Change, released on 20 October 2010, acknowledges the … [Read more...]
VERONICA – The Journey With Your Soul
October 26, 2010 by
The Journey With Your Soul "As one walks through a life it is sometimes difficult to feel the full connection with the soulful energy. If it is indeed a journey, how then does one make that journey with the soul? It is important to remember that by incarnating one establishes a singularity. In the body with all of the linear distractions, that separateness can create a vivid loneliness. Finding oneself in the physical environment without the companionship of the soul can be … [Read more...]
CHANGING TIMES – Selacia – Channel for The Council of 12
October 26, 2010 by
...a message from The Council of 12 channeled by Selacia Right now, we are in the midst of a revolution in human consciousness. This involves such significant changes in how people live and view life that you don’t yet have language for it. "You are having some previews of coming attractions in those fleeting moments when you realize you know something there’s “no way” you could have known. It happens when you lose track of time, and when you discover that some projects typically taking … [Read more...]
West Africa makes efforts to involve Women in Peacemaking
October 24, 2010 by
WOMEN in PEACEKEEPING is Critical The rape of women at a peaceful rally in Conakry in Guinea in September last year has demonstrated the vulnerability of women in West Africa, according to the top United Nations envoy in the region. Said Djinnit Said Djinnit, made the comments while marking the 10th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 which calls for the involvement of women in peacemaking and post-conflict reconstruction. Mr. Djinnit recalled that a declaration … [Read more...]
US-Afghan Women’s Council – Mrs. Khojesta Ebrahimkhel, Chargé d’Affaires
October 23, 2010 by
Mrs. Khojesta Ebrahimkhel, Chargé d’Affaires, met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and members of the US-Afghan Women’s Council WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mrs. Khojesta Ebrahimkhel, Chargé d’Affaires, met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and members of the US-Afghan Women’s Council today for a formal presentation of the Council’s projects. The meeting began with welcomes from Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, and … [Read more...]
