Thursday, 23 May 2013

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International Day for Biological Diversity

International Day for Biological Diversity

Water is essential for life. No living being on planet Earth can survive without it. It is a prerequisite for human health and well-being as well as for the preservation of the environment. The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding... Read more

Pillay:

Pillay:" States have duties to facilitate access to internet…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, says that the internet has "changed enormously the human ... Read more

Over 7 million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa

Over 7 million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa

The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1 million to 7.1 milli... Read more

UN Health Programmes Hard Hit in Syria but the Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA)  says its work is having an impact and calls for donor support

UN Health Programmes Hard Hit in Syria but the Palestinian R…

21 March - Today, during the World Health Organization’s sixty sixth’s Annual World Health Summit, UNRWA released... Read more

Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion

Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion

Following the adoption in 2001 of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, the UN General Assembly declar... Read more

Equality or bust for post-2015 global development goals – UN rights experts

Equality or bust for post-2015 global development goals – UN…

A group United Nations human rights experts today called* for the post-2015 development agenda to be urgently ref... Read more

UK government welcomes first-ever HFA peer review

UK government welcomes first-ever HFA peer review

The UK has become the first country to undergo a peer review to assess its progress in implementing the Hyogo Fra... Read more

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New partnership between UNRIC and 7 Billion Others

On selected international days UNRIC, in partnership with the GoodPlanet Foundation, will post video clips from the 7 billion Others project to communicate the fears, dreams, ordeals and hopes of citizens from all over world.

A visionary idea from the photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, 7 billion Others is an ongoing project that started in 2003, consisting of over 6,000 interviews filmed in 84 countries to create a portrait of humanity today. We chose the International Day of Cultural Diversity on 21 May as a pilot for this new partnership.

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UNRIC competitions

UNEP Leftover Recipe Competition

Deadline: 26 May

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through its GreenUp! initiative has launched a competition that asks global citizens to show their love for leftovers, and submit a recipe that they use to clean out the fridge.

List of Competitions organized by the United Nations

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The Riddle

76 countries still criminalize consensual same-sex relationships and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people everywhere continue to suffer violent attacks and discriminatory treatment.

In this video from the UN human rights office, individuals from diverse backgrounds pose questions directly to the viewer designed to expose the nature of human rights violations suffered by LGBT people around the world.

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Young Professionals Programme 2013

UN Careers - YPP2013

The 2013 YPP examinations will be held on 3 December 2013 in the following job families:

  • Administration | Finance | Legal Affairs | Public Information | Statistics


Participating countries
include:

  • Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden. (Full list of countries)


Additional YPP info | dates | deadlines

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Afsané Bassir-Pour, editorial, May

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Spring may be keeping us waiting here in northern Europe, but partnerships have been blooming in the last month.

The new UN-EU communication initiative Partnering for a better world between UNRIC and the European Commission's Directorate-General for Communication had its 'soft' launch at MIP TV, in Cannes, and a new partnership with Goodplanet's 7 billion Others project is also in the works. 

We have also been working on revitalizing the UN Associations, especially in Europe.

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