UN Staff and Lebanese Youth Stand Up for MDGs in Beirut A group photo of the youth at the Stand-Up event Around 200 young people, including UN staff, university and Model UN school students and members of Lebanese civil society organizations stood up at the UN House in Beirut and pledged to work for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Lebanon. Marking the onset of a campaign to stand up, take action and make noise for the MDGs in Lebanon, the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in … [Read more...]
IRAQ 2010 – Girls Education
September 29, 2010 by
GIRLS EDUCATION IN IRAQ 2010 Executive Summary This report contains a situation analysis of girls' education in Iraq and recommendations for improving girls' access to good quality schooling. The situation analysis is based on enrolment data provided by the Ministry of Education in Iraq, a range of currently available reports and other documentation, and on the responses of 80 Iraqi girls to a questionnaire relating to their own experiences of school and their views on girls' … [Read more...]
HHS.gov/Recovery Updates
September 29, 2010 by
HHS.gov/Recovery Updates You are subscribed to HHS Recovery Act Plans & Reports for U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. September 2010 Total HHS Recovery Funds Obligated (through grants and contracts): $105.4 Billion Total Gross Outlays (spent by recipients): $87.2 Billion Cumulative Recovery Act Medicaid FMAP State draw downs total about $70.3 billion. Also see: Recovery Act Medicaid FMAP State Awards Savings to States' Prescription Drug (Part D) Costs All … [Read more...]
Governor General of Canada – Last Week of Official Duties
September 27, 2010 by
Governor General's Last Week Governor General’s Last Week of Official Activities OTTAWA—During her last week as 27th Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean will attend the following official activities and functions in Ottawa: Tuesday, September 28 10 a.m. Reopening of the National Capital Commission’s Greenhouses Speech from Her Excellency Rideau Hall OPEN TO MEDIA Noon Reception Hosted by the Speakers of the Senate and the House of Commons Speech from Her … [Read more...]
Team Courtney Taking Action! – AIDS WALK, October 2, 2010
September 27, 2010 by
Team Courtney is Taking Action! October 2, 2010 This coming Saturday, October 2, 2010.....there is an,"Aids Walk", in Washington, D.C. for Aids Awareness and there is a team called,"Team Courtney", that will be representing not only my daughter Courtney, but countless other women, men and children who are living with or have lost their lives to PML and HIV/AIDS. The team members will be carrying posters and wearing Tee Shirts with Courtney's picture on the front and … [Read more...]
Female education vital for all MDGs – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Nawal El Moutawakel
September 23, 2010 by
"Female education vital for all MDGs," says UN Goodwill Ambassador. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Nawal El Moutawakel 22 September 2010 – Growing up in Morocco in the 1960s and early 1970s United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador Nawal El Moutawakel had personal experience of the ills that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) seek to eliminate. “I personally lived these difficulties… access to education, women’s empowerment, environmental protection, improvement in … [Read more...]
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – Education Key to Achievement
September 22, 2010 by
World leaders and experts meet to raise the profile of education on the development agenda. NEW YORK, September 2010 – A brainstorming session to examine ways to make the case for education by showing its powerful impact on all Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will be held on 22 September, as world leaders gather in New York to review progress on the MDGs. A special focus on education is critical, according to the organizers of the session, Save the Children, Qatar, UNESCO and UNICEF. … [Read more...]
UN – Gender Disparities in Education urged to 'end'…
September 19, 2010 by
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...]
UN – Gender Disparities in Education urged to ‘end’…
September 19, 2010 by
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...]
KENYA: Paul Kasuki – Needs HELP Taking Action in Kenya
May 20, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women As all Believers know, a 'House of Worship is Key' to the Sanctuary offering Fellowship and Growth of Faith in Believers...Anyone in a position to assist Paul and the congregation of St. Joseph with the completion of this Church, please email him direct and make DONATION arrangments with him. The following will offer most information required to 'Capture Your Heart'. ....a MESSAGE from the Heart Mr. Paul Kasuki ___________________________ ST. … [Read more...]
