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World Health Day
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This year the World Health Organization is celebrating World Health Day on April 7, and will focus on ‘urbanization and health.’ With the campaign "1000 cities - 1000 lives", events will be organized worldwide calling on cities to open up streets for health activities. Stories of urban health champions will be gathered to illustrate what people are doing to improve health in their cities.
Solutions exist to tackle the root causes of urban health challenges Urban planning can promote healthy behaviours and safety through investment in active transport, designing areas to promote physical activity and passing regulatory controls on tobacco and food safety. Improving urban living conditions in the areas of housing, water and sanitation will go a long way to mitigating health risks. Building inclusive cities that are accessible and age-friendly will benefit all urban residents.
Such actions do not necessarily require additional funding, but commitment to redirect resources to priority interventions, thereby achieving greater efficiency. Though this is really great info, it may bring up copyright issues ( http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2010/about/en/index.html)
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| January 27, 2010 | 12:43 PM |
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International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
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International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
On 1 November 2005, the General Assembly designated 27 January as the annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust conducted during the Second World War by the Nazi regime (resolution 60/7). On this day, the United Nations pays tribute to the victims of the Holocaust and seeks to mobilize civil society for Holocaust remembrance and education, to raise awareness and to help prevent any repetition of the crime of genocide.
From there on, on January 27 each year, the United Nations (UN) remembers the Holocaust that affected many people of Jewish origin during World War II. This day is called the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.
The day also commemorates when the Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland on January 27, 1945. It is hoped that through remembering these events, people will remember the Holocaust and prevent genocide.
Among the millions of innocent Jews and members of other minorities who were killed during the Holocaust were approximately 1.5 million children. Although they were among the most fragile and most vulnerable of the victims, in some ways, these children were also the strongest. Their survival instinct manifested itself in various games, toys and pictures that they created in an effort to cope with the horrors they faced. These and other artefacts are part of the exhibition "No Child's Play" of Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, that was inaugurated during the ceremony. A version in German was especially produced for the UNIS event, and will be on display at the VIC from 26 January - 2 February. The exhibition can be viewed as part of a guided tour. Paintings of the series "Art against Oblivion" by the artist and Holocaust survivor Adolf Frankl, made available by the Art Forum Judenplatz, Vienna, were also on display.
At United Nations headquarters in New York, the second annual observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust will be held on 29 January, with a ceremony in the General Assembly Hall. Madame Simone Veil, President of the Foundation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah and herself a survivor of the Holocaust, will deliver the keynote address. The memorial event will also focus on the disabled community as one of the many victim groups of the Nazi regime and highlight the importance of education in promoting tolerance and ending discrimination against all minorities, particularly in light of the adoption by the General Assembly on 13 December 2006 of the landmark Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
On 1 November 2005, the General Assembly designated 27 January as the annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust conducted during the Second World War by the Nazi regime (resolution 60/7). On this day, the United Nations pays tribute to the victims of the Holocaust and seeks to mobilize civil society for Holocaust remembrance and education, to raise awareness and to help prevent any repetition of the crime of genocide.
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| January 7, 2010 | 2:20 PM |
Tread lightly
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We at Taking It Global are currently working on an important project that involves the educating of secondary school students to make them aware of their ecological footprint and and the importance of being responsible of it at an early age. Adults who have been going through their lives unaware of their ecological footprint would most likely have difficulties trying to change that, so of course we target our young people, after all they are the ones who will be responsible for ensuring an environmentally friendly society in the near future.
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| November 26, 2009 | 12:44 PM |
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Zeitgeist!
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Cool movie. Zeitgeist is a movie about our world i.e our government, environment, crime, religion and a lot more.
It also talks about how to make our world a better place, where there may some day be no crime and in turn, eventually, there will be no laws. Check it out! (if you want)
Zeitgeist !
Automatically translated into French thanks to WorldLingo
Film frais. Zeitgeist est un film au sujet de notre monde c.-à-d. notre gouvernement, environnement, crime, religion et beaucoup plus.
Il parle également de comment faire notre monde qu'un meilleur endroit, où il ne peut un certain jour y avoir aucun crime et alternativement, par la suite, là ne sera aucune loi. Vérifiez-le dehors ! (si vous voulez)
¡Zeitgeist!
Automatically translated into Spanish thanks to WorldLingo
Película fresca. Zeitgeist es una película sobre nuestro mundo es decir nuestro gobierno, ambiente, crimen, religión y mucho más.
También habla de cómo hacer nuestro mundo que un lugar mejor, en donde no puede un cierto día haber crimen y alternadamente, allí no será eventual ningún ley. ¡Compruébelo hacia fuera! (si usted desea)
Zeitgeist!
Automatically translated into Italian thanks to WorldLingo
Film freddo. Zeitgeist è un film circa il nostro mondo cioè il nostro governo, ambiente, crimine, religione e molto più.
Inoltre parla di come fare il nostro mondo che un posto migliore, in cui non ci può un certo giorno essere crimine ed alternativamente, finalmente, là sarà leggi. Controllilo fuori! (se desiderate)
Zeitgeist!
Automatically translated into German thanks to WorldLingo
Kühler Film. Zeitgeist ist ein Film über unsere Welt d.h. unsere Regierung, Klima, Verbrechen, Religion und viel mehr.
Es spricht auch, über wie man unsere Welt bildet, die, ein besserer Platz, in dem es eines Tages kein Verbrechen geben kann und der Reihe nach, schließlich dort keine Gesetze ist. Überprüfen Sie es heraus! (wenn Sie wünschen)
Zeitgeist!
Automatically translated into Portuguese thanks to WorldLingo
Filme fresco. Zeitgeist é um filme sobre nosso mundo isto é nosso governo, ambiente, crime, religião e muito mais.
Fala também sobre como fazer nosso mundo que um lugar melhor, onde não possa algum dia haver nenhum crime e por sua vez, eventualmente, lá não será nenhuma lei. Verifique-o para fora! (se você quer)
Zeitgeist!
Automatically translated into Swedish thanks to WorldLingo
Kyla filmen. Zeitgeist är en film om vår värld dvs. vår regering, miljön, brott, religionen och ett lott mer.
Det talar också om hur man gör vår värld ett bättre att förlägga, var det kan någon dag inte finnas något brott och i sin tur, slutligen ska där är inga lagar. Kontrollera det ut! (om du önskar),
Zeitgeist!
Automatically translated into Russian thanks to WorldLingo
Холодное киноий. Zeitgeist будет киноим о нашем мире т.е. наше правительство, окружающая среда, злодеяние, вероисповедание и намного больше.
Оно также talk about как сделать наш мир более лучшее, котор место, где может некоторый день быть никакое злодеяние и в свою очередь, окончательн, там будет никакие законы. Проверите его вне! (если вы хотите), то
Zeitgeist!
Automatically translated into Dutch thanks to WorldLingo
Koele movie. Zeitgeist is movie over onze wereld d.w.z. onze overheid, milieu, misdaad, godsdienst en a lot more.
Het spreekt ook over hoe te om tot onze wereld een betere plaats te maken, waar er één of andere dag geen misdaad kan zijn en beurtelings, uiteindelijk, er geen wetten zal zijn. Controle het uit! (als u behoefte)
[زيتجيست]!
Automatically translated into Arabic thanks to WorldLingo
فيلم باردة. [زيتجيست] فيلم حول عالمنا [إي.] حكومتنا, بيئة, جريمة, دين و [ا لوت مور].
هو أيضا [تلك بووت] كيف أن يجعل عالمنا مكان جيّدة, حيث هناك يمكن بعض يوم كنت ما من جريمة وبالتّالي, أخيرا, هناك سيكون ما من قانون. فحصت هو خارجا! (إن أنت تريد)
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| October 23, 2009 | 3:20 PM |
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