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By Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, May 13 2016 Indigenous People suffer from disproportionately high su***de rates and rates of self-harm among young people. “It is not an issue that is associated with just one part of the globe, it is all over,“ Joseph Goko Mutangah, Member of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues from Kenya, said at a press conference. The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, established in the year 2000, urges to address the issue of su***de and self-harm among young indigenous people. “I don’t understand how we have gotten to the point where we have all [Read More] The post Suffering In Silence: Self-Harm And Su***de Among Young Indigenous People appeared first on Europa Newswire.
United Nations, New York, USA, May 03 2016 UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas along with Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and a group of UN dignitaries promotes peace and abolition of nuclear weapons through art today at the UN Headquarters in New York. By Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, May 4 2016 The United Nations honored the winners of the Poster for Peace Contest with a ceremony attended by academy-award winning actor Michael Douglas. Between October 24 2015 and January 24 2016 artists could participate in a poster competition by creating a poster aimed at raising awareness around nuclear [Read More] The post Michael Douglas at Poster for Peace Award Ceremony appeared first on Europa Newswire.
Book Signing by Ruchira Gupta of River of Flesh and Other Stories: The Prostituted Woman in Indian Short Fiction today at the UN Headquarters in New York. An interview with Ruchira Gupta. By Aruna Dutt UNITED NATIONS, May 4, 2016 United Nations Dignitaries and other renowned personalities gathered on Tuesday to read and discuss Rivers of Flesh, the most recent book edited by award-winning activist Ruchira Gupta. The book is a collection of 21 stories by modern Indian writers around one common theme – prostitution. In India, more than 3 million girls and women are trapped in prostitution [Read More] The post The Oldest Oppression: Discussing Prostitution at the UN appeared first on Europa Newswire.
United Nations, New York, USA, April 05 2016 Paloma Duran, Director of the Sustainable Development Goals Fund at the UN Development Programme (UNDP) during Alejandro Aravena, Chilean architect and winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize for 2016 press encounter on the link between architecture and sustainable development today at the UN Headquarters in New York. By Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, April 28 2016 In 2014, the UN created the Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG Fund). The Fund is supposed to serve as a bridge in the transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals [Read More] The post SDG Fund: Learning from the MDG Experience appeared first on Europa Newswire.
United Nations, New York, USA, April 21 2016 Oscar-winning actor and UNESCO special envoy for peace Forest Whitaker holds a press conference today at the UN Headquarters in New York on the Sustainable Development Goals meetings that is taking place at the UN General Assembly. By Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, April 24 2016 Actor Forest Whitaker held a press conference at the UN in New York, urging world leaders to keep their promise of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensuring that the Global Goals reach everyone. “What we have seen is that throughout history and throughout [Read More] The post Forest Whitaker and the SDGs: Fight Against Inequalities appeared first on Europa Newswire.
United Nations, New York, USA, April 22 2016 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) speaks to the media following the Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. More than 165 Member States were expected to attend the signing ceremony, including an estimated 60 Heads of States and Heads of Governments, setting an all-time record for countries signing an international agreement on a single day. Mr. Ban is joined by (from left) Ségolène Royal, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs of France; François Hollande, President of France; and Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on [Read More] The post The signing of the Paris Agreement at the United Nations appeared first on Europa Newswire.
United Nations, New York, USA, April 19 2016 Enrique Pena Nieto, President of Mexico along with Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Mexico s minister of foreign affairs and his delegation during the Thirtieth special session of the General Assembly on the World Drug Problem today at the UN Headquarters in New York. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations, April 19 2016 In a special session on the world drug problem the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted an outcome document which reaffirmed its member’s determination to tackle the world drug problem and actively promote a society free of drug abuse. The document, which [Read More] The post Enrique Pena Nieto at World Drug Problem Meetings appeared first on Europa Newswire.
Sixth Avenue, New York, USA, April 09 2016 Thousands of Scots march along Sixth Avenue in New York City during the Rainy 2016 Tartan Day Parade. The parade is the largest Scottish celebration in Manhattan and one of the largest Scottish parades in the world By Britta Schmitz NEW YORK, April 10 2016 New York celebrates the contributions made by Scottish-Americans to the United States with a big annual parade. The Tartan Day Parade traditionally takes place in Manhattan after the weekend of National Tartan Day on April 6, a day chosen by the U.S. Senate in 1998. [Read More] The post Outlander Star Sam Heughan Shine at Tartan Day Parade appeared first on Europa Newswire.
United Nations, New York, USA, April 04 2016 Daniel Craig, actor and UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Other Explosive Hazards during his visit to the UN Headquarters in New York. Photo: Cia Pak/EuropaNewswire United Nations, April 04 2016 Marking Mine Action Day, UN Global Advocate on the Elimination of Mines and Explosives Hazards, Daniel Craig, said that as conflicts continue to rage in Syria, in Iraq, in Libya, in Somalia, and in the Sahel, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) “provides a long-term solution to the biggest problem facing the victims of war, how [Read More] The post Daniel Craig UN Advocate for Elimination of Mines appeared first on Europa Newswire.
United Nations, New York, USA, February and March 2016 Construction Workers are all most finished with the Demolition on the North Loan (NLB) and renewing the area in to the Historic Look of UN Headquarters. NLB was a temporary building that housed the General Assembly the office of the Secretary General along with over 20 meeting rooms during the Capital Master Plan (CMP) constructions and Renovation of the Secretariat Building. by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, March 22 2016 – The North Lawn Building (NLB) had been standing on the grounds of the UN Headquarters between 46th and 47th Street [Read More] The post UN North Lawn: Back to the Roots appeared first on Europa Newswire.
United Nations, New York, USA, February and March 2016 Construction Workers are all most finished with the Demolition on the North Loan (NLB) and renewing the area in to the Historic Look of UN Headquarters. NLB was a temporary building that housed the General Assembly the office of the Secretary General along with over 20 meeting rooms during the Capital Master Plan (CMP) constructions and Renovation of the Secretariat Building. by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, March 22 2016 – The North Lawn Building (NLB) had been standing on the grounds of the UN Headquarters between 46th and 47th Street [Read More] The post North Lawn: Back to the Roots appeared first on Europa Newswire.