On the eve of the Rio+20 conference (20-22 June) , the Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) are urging policymakers to put out-of-school children on the agenda. According to newly released data, an estimated 61 million children of primary school age are being denied their right to education. Failure to reduce this number condemns these girls and boys to poverty, poor health and lack of opportunity, while weighing heavily on efforts to … [Read more...]
Solar Eclipse – MAY 20, 2012
SOLAR ECLIPSE - MAY 20, 2012 On May 20-21, 2012 an annular eclipse of the Sun will be visible from within a narrow corridor along Earth's northern Hemisphere -- beginning in eastern Asia, crossing the North Pacific Ocean, and ending in the western United States. A partial eclipse will be visible from a much larger region covering East Asia, North Pacific, North America and Greenland. During an annular eclipse the moon does not block the entirety of the sun, but leaves a … [Read more...]
Brazil-Canada, President Rousseff & Prime Minister Harper Taking Action!
Brazil-Canada joint statement August 8, 2011 Brasília, Brazil At the invitation of President Dilma Rousseff, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is making an Official Visit to Brazil from August 7 to 9, 2011. The two leaders held a productive exchange of views today, August 8, in Brasilia, and reaffirmed that Canada and Brazil will enhance their bilateral partnership based on common objectives of enhancing and promoting democracy, human rights, social inclusion and … [Read more...]
Nuclear 'HOT PARTICLES', SHIRLEE HALL is Taking Action!
HELL on EARTH , is it MAN-MADE? Here in the video below we are looking at nuclear hell on earth, a night film of the radioactive steam that continues to rise from Fukushima 24 hours a day. Arnie Gundersen, a former nuclear power industry executive, is one of the experts who has been saying from day one that the nuclear crisis in Japan was much worse than they were telling us. VIDEO ONLINE ONLY He was absolutely correct. Finally, three months later we are getting some numbers on … [Read more...]
Nuclear ‘HOT PARTICLES’, SHIRLEE HALL is Taking Action!
HELL on EARTH , is it MAN-MADE? Here in the video below we are looking at nuclear hell on earth, a night film of the radioactive steam that continues to rise from Fukushima 24 hours a day. Arnie Gundersen, a former nuclear power industry executive, is one of the experts who has been saying from day one that the nuclear crisis in Japan was much worse than they were telling us. VIDEO ONLINE ONLY He was absolutely correct. Finally, three months later we are getting some numbers on … [Read more...]
UNDP – New Publication (pdf)- Grassroot Women's Groups Taking Action!
http://in2eastafrica.net/arusha-to-host-2011-grassroots-womens-land-economy/ Changing Climate, Changing Leadership: Grassroots Women's Groups Model Climate Resilient Development http://womensearthalliance.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html Grassroots women leaders shared their local inovations to confront climate change in their communities last week in an event at the United Nations where they spoke alongside partners from the Norwegian and Guatemalan governments as … [Read more...]
UNDP – New Publication (pdf)- Grassroot Women’s Groups Taking Action!
http://in2eastafrica.net/arusha-to-host-2011-grassroots-womens-land-economy/ Changing Climate, Changing Leadership: Grassroots Women's Groups Model Climate Resilient Development http://womensearthalliance.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html Grassroots women leaders shared their local inovations to confront climate change in their communities last week in an event at the United Nations where they spoke alongside partners from the Norwegian and Guatemalan governments as … [Read more...]