International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women November 25 th Women's activists have marked November 25 as a day to fight violence against women since 1981. On December 17, 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution 54/134). The UN invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designated to raise public awareness of the problem on … [Read more...]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – Celebrated November 25, 2010
November 25, 2010 by
Universal Children’s Day – Celebrated November 20th annually.
November 20, 2010 by
Universal Children's Day November 20 Universal Children's Day is celebrated on November 20th, annually. A "Children's Day", as an event, is celebrated on various days in many places around the world, in particular to honor children. Major global variants include an International Children's Day on June 1 as adopted in the former Communist bloc, and a Universal Children's Day on November 20, by United Nations recommendation. Many nations declare days for children on other … [Read more...]
UN: “Say NO-UNiTE” – Ending Violence against Women by Embracing Corporate Social Responsibility Principles
November 19, 2010 by
Secretary-General SG/SM/13257 OBV/937 WOM/1834 Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York Secretary-General, in Message, Spotlights Role of Business in Ending Violence against Women by Embracing Corporate Social Responsibility Principles Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November: As we observe the 2010 International Day for the … [Read more...]
The Courtney Project – Bill Bates Takes Action!
November 19, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women is elated to share that our WOMAN of ACTION - Courtney Leigh Hewitt, is going strong. Her life grows still, more and more each day... and we are sure her spirit, wanting to help other women, is Taking Action! This day, we celebrate Bill Bates, a gentleman, retired Marine, of great honors himself, having devoted his life to others, now takes the time to honor Courtney's Life by helping her Father Todd Hewitt, with his Taking Action! Please listen to Bill, as he … [Read more...]
WOMAN of ACTION: Trisha Smith Taking Action!
November 17, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women shares from one of our inspired WOMEN of ACTION, Trisha Smith an article that will shock you! Trisha's mission for accountibility, the protection of women's rights, human dignity and a change in the Criminal Code of Canada is one that truly needs to be addressed. It is critical that each country of a perpetrator of crime, Take Action and Responsibility of its own citizens! Unless our world comes up with a global, unified solution to Violence Against Women, there would … [Read more...]
UN Women – United Nations Elects Executive Board
November 13, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women is pleased to announce... United Nations Elects Executive Board of New Agency for Women’s Empowerment ECOSOC President Hamidon Ali (left) chairs election of members of the Executive Board of UN Women. (UN Photo/Ryan Brown.) Member States today took the next step in enabling the newly-created United Nations agency on gender equality and women’s empowerment to begin its work by electing countries to serve on its Executive Board. The elections, held in the … [Read more...]
~Celebrate Who You Are~
November 12, 2010 by
~Celebrate Who You Are~ How often do you truly celebrate who you are? Because many of us, myself included, spend so much time and energy focused on what we think is "wrong" with us, celebrating ourselves doesn't often come that easy. For me, I've spent much of my life—as a student, an athlete, in business, in relationships and in general—demanding perfection of myself and, of course, falling short and feeling inadequate on a regular basis. Most people I … [Read more...]
WOMEN of ACTION – Elvira Hopper
November 10, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women is elated to Celebrate the Life of yet another amazing woman... one that has Risen Above Adversity, found her own Spirituality, grew from embracing Change throughout her life; and now devotes her life to helping others. In her own words..... WOMAN of ACTION Elvira Hopper " Life Coach to the Stars ... ! You would be hard-pressed to find anyone more passionate about seeing everyone live their BEST LIFE than me! 27 … [Read more...]
I.W.H.C. – A Just and Healthy Life: Every Woman's Right
November 10, 2010 by
Just imagine yourself as a young child wanting to make their dreams come true to be a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. But then you get married at a young age-do you really think those dreams are still alive? It would take a miracle for those dreams to happen... - From a letter to Senator Barbara Mikulski authored by Mamadou Elhadji Coulibaly, School Girls Unite, age 12 The International Women's Health Coalition has been working in close collaboration with colleagues in Washington to advocate … [Read more...]
LEADERSHIP – Building Organizational Courage in Your Company
November 5, 2010 by
~Take a Leap of Faith in YOURSELF~ I encourage you to make a decision to try whatever that something is that you have become isolated from doing and to take your own Leap of Faith..! Finding personal courage is hard enough, but what happens when an entire organization needs courage? Courage is the will to act in spite of fear or despair, for the purpose of human growth. Organizations are nothing more than people linked together, intricately connected by a web of activity toward a … [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...]
UNFPA – Statement @ Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director
October 30, 2010 by
32nd Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action - UNFPA - Progress and Challenges: Women’s Health and Education for Girls Keynote Address of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director, at the 32nd Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action: Empowering Women – Building Human Security ______________________________________________________________________________ "Thank you very much for the kind introduction and thank you for inviting me here. … [Read more...]
