UN calls on corporate sector to help eliminate violence against women 25 November 2010 – The corporate sector must engage more closely in the fight against the global pandemic of violence against women and girls, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, stressing the importance role of business leaders in eliminating the scourge. Mr. Ban’s comments came during an address at UN headquarters in New York to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, … [Read more...]
INTERNATIONAL DAY for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – UN calls to action the 'corporate sector'
November 25, 2010 by
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – Celebrated November 25, 2010
November 25, 2010 by
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...]
United Nations Invites Nominations for 2011 Public Service Awards – Take Action, make Nomination!
November 22, 2010 by
Press Release Note No. 6287 Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York Note to Correspondents United Nations Invites Nominations for 2011 Public Service Awards as Competition Adds Gender, Anti-corruption Categories The United Nations is calling for nominations for its Public Service Awards 2011, an international competition designed to promote and support innovations and public service delivery worldwide. Open to all public organizations at the … [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...]
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...]
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...]
WORLD TEACHER’S DAY! – Celebrate October 5, 2010
October 4, 2010 by
WORLD TEACHER'S DAY! October 5, 2010 World Teachers' Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994, commemorates teachers’ organizations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers. According to UNESCO, World Teachers' Day represents a significant token of the awareness, understanding and appreciation displayed for the vital contribution that teachers make to education and … [Read more...]
CELEBRATE: Congolese Rape Victims finally have Day in Court!
October 1, 2010 by
A panel of UN human rights and Congolese officials is set to hear directly from victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The victims of sexual violence including mass rapes recently committed in the eastern part of the DR Congo will tell their stories starting on Thursday. UN Radio's Charles Appel reports. The panel will hold a series of hearings in various provinces throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo with survivors of sexual violence. They will … [Read more...]
Beirut – UN Staff and Lebanese Youth Stand Up for MDGs
September 29, 2010 by
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...]
SUMMIT on the MDG's – 20-22 September, 2010
September 20, 2010 by
Summit on the Millennium Development Goals 20-22 September 2010 With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on world leaders to attend a summit in New York on 20-22 September 2010 to accelerate progress towards the MDGs . Many Women and Girls left out of development gains, UN Agency reports.....!!!! UNIFEM's Executive Director Ines Alberdi 20 September 2010 – In spite of strides … [Read more...]
SUMMIT on the MDG’s – 20-22 September, 2010
September 20, 2010 by
Summit on the Millennium Development Goals 20-22 September 2010 With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on world leaders to attend a summit in New York on 20-22 September 2010 to accelerate progress towards the MDGs . Many Women and Girls left out of development gains, UN Agency reports.....!!!! UNIFEM's Executive Director Ines Alberdi 20 September 2010 – In spite of strides … [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...]
Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition – Celebrating the International Day 23 August !
August 23, 2010 by
“By its decision to proclaim 23 August each year as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, UNESCO sought to pay tribute to the tireless struggle of the Slaves for their Freedom." http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=41189&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Celebrate~~~may it never happen again! International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, August 23 of each year, the day … [Read more...]
