The UN General Assembly on 17 December 1999 in its resolution 54/120, endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
The General Assembly on 17 December 1999 in its resolution 54/120, endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
The Assembly recommended that public information activities be organized to support the Day as a way to promote better awareness of the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, adopted by the General Assembly in 1995 (resolution 50/81).
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyouthday.htm
Youth: Persons between 11 to 25 years.
Team up! It is a great opportunity to rally support and get key actors involved - Governments, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, businesses, and young people - to focus on what has been done to further the World Programme of Action for Youth.
Organize! Hold forums, public discussions and information campaigns in support of young people focusing on youth issues and how they can be addressed.
Celebrate! Plan and organize performances everywhere to showcase - and celebrate – the fact that youth contribute to the societies in which they live. Convene exchanges and dialogues focusing on the rich and varied skills, interests and aspirations of young people.
Take action! A major focus of the Day is practical action to further encourage the empowerment and participation of youth in the processes and decisions that affect their lives. The media have especially an important role to play in support of the observance of the Day to promote public awareness of youth issues.
The United Nations Program on Youth is encouraging youth organizations around the world to host community barter fairs for International Youth Day. Remember, with bartering there is no money involved, only pure exchange of goods and services.
World Teachers’ Day, held annually on 5 October since 1994, commemorates the anniversary of the signing in 1966 of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers. It is an occasion to celebrate the essential role of teachers in providing quality education at all levels.
In our rapidly changing and interdependent world, teachers not only have to ensure that students acquire solid skills in basic subjects, but also that they become responsible local and global citizens, at ease with new technologies and able to make informed decisions about health, the environment and other challenges.
Sustained investment is required to develop a well-trained and motivated teaching force. A global total of 10.3 million teachers should be recruited between 2007 and 2015 just to meet the goal of universal primary education.
Programme of UNESCO
World Teachers’ Day 2009
“Build the future: invest in teachers now!”
5 October 2009
Room XI
UNESCO, 7, Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris
Provisional Program
9:00 – 9:30 a.m: Registration and morning tea/coffee
In front of Room XI, UNESCO Fontenoy Building
9:30 – 10:30 a.m; Welcome Remarks and Presentation
*Chaired by the Assistant Director-General for Education
Signatory representatives of the joint Teachers’ Day statement
share perspectives on the global challenge of increasing the
teaching force and supporting teachers’ capacity to provide quality
education in the context of economic constraints. UNESCO’s
Director-General will make a statement.
10:30 –11:15 a.m : Times of Crisis: Addressing the Teacher Gap
Chaired by the Chief, Section for Teacher Education
UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics present data that illustratesthe teacher gap and highlights key considerations for meeting
the objectives of Education for All.
UNESCO’s Division for Education Strategies & CapacityBuilding: the impact of the international economic crisis on
education budgets.
Group discussion11:15 –11:30 a.m : Outcomes of the 10
th CEART SessionChaired by the Chief, Section for Teacher Education
Presentation of the objectives and outcomes of the 10th sessionof the Committee of Experts on the Application of the
Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers (CEART).
11:30 a.m – 12:30 p.m: Teacher Roundtable: A Global View on Being a Teacher Today
Chaired by the Director, Division of Higher Education
Testimonials by teachers from Africa, Asia and Europe on theunique responsibilities, challenges and rewards of being a
teacher today.
12:30 – 1:00 p.m: Group Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Chaired by the Director, Division of Higher Education
Source: http://www.unesco.org/education/wtd2009/provisionalprogramme.pdf
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Co-operatives around the world celebrate the Day in many different ways. Below are examples of some of the activities organised by co-operatives around the world:
4 July 2009
Theme:"Driving Global Recovery through Cooperatives"
This year's International Day theme focuses on recovery rather than crisis. It aims to highlight the role that cooperatives have in not only promoting economic growth, but also in promoting ethical values - values which have been severely challenged during the financial and food crisis. It underlines that cooperatives can effectively contribute to global economic recovery and that they will do so in respect of the Cooperative Values and Principles which guide their operations.
The theme also allows stakeholders to address the response of the cooperative movement to crisis - financial, food, values. However, it is key to be reminded that cooperatives serve their members needs in both good and bad times whether it be economically, socially and/or culturally. They are not tools to address crisis, but a sustainable form of enterprise that outlives crisis and drives recovery.
Source
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/social/intldays/IntlCoops/
The General Assembly of United Nations decides, with effect from the sixty-second session of the General Assembly and guided by the Charter of the United Nations, to observe the International Day of Non-Violence on 2 October each year, with the International Day being brought to the attention of all people for its celebration and observance on this date.
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| Gandhiji sitting behind a spinning wheel or charkha, reading from some papers that he holds in his right hand. Caricature by Ms. Shafali |
Mahatma Gandhi
The Story of My Experiments with Truth, 1927
If mankind was not habitually non-violent, it would have been self-destroyed ages ago.
Mahatma Gandhi
Young India, 2.1.1930
There is a profound philosophical connection between the fundamental principles of human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration and those practiced by Mahatma Gandhi.
The answer for Mahatma Gandhi was always found in action. As he said, “An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.”
The rest of us can seek to emulate his spirit only by practicing the tenets of non-violence, justice and peace.
Today, the legacy and the principles of the Mahatma are carried forward in our celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They are carried forward through the activities of the United Nations and our invaluable partners in civil society: religious leaders, teachers, artists and so many others.
Out task is to ensure that the rights in the Declaration are a living reality -- that they are known, understood and enjoyed by everyone, everywhere.
It is often those who most need their human rights protected, who also need to be informed that the Declaration exists -- and that it exists for them.
The rights of too many people around the world are still violated. That is why the Mahatma’s legacy is more important than ever.
On this International Day of Non-Violence, and this sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, may Mahatma Gandhi inspire us in our mission.
Ban Ki-moon
The International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth date of one of the doctrine’s leading voices, Mahatma Gandhi. “Non-violence”, Gandhi said, “is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.”
We at the United Nations strive to harness the power of non-violence to overcome prejudice, end conflict, and cultivate mutual respect and understanding among peoples and countries. Indeed, the creed of non-violence echoes through the United Nations Charter: “To practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours”; “to ensure ... that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest.”
We work every day to bring these lofty principles to life. We do this by promoting human rights, seeking to resolve conflicts through peaceful means, campaigning to eliminate violence against women, working to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, and building bridges across cultures and countering hatred and extremism everywhere.
This work cannot be left to governments or international organizations alone. Peace may be achieved around the negotiating table, but it is sustained around community tables. Peace starts with people -- it flows from the hearts of committed women and men. Communities, families, and individuals all have a critical role to play in defeating violence and creating a culture of peace.
On this International Day of Non-Violence, let us work together to use the great force of non-violence to build peaceful and just societies for ourselves and for our children.
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Conflict Resolution and Gandhian Ethics (Complete Book Online)
- By Thomas Weber
India and Boer War - By E. S. Reddy
Gandhi's Vision of Peace - By Ela Gandhi
Gandhi's Greatest Weapon - By C. F. Andrews
Conflict Resolution - By Dr. Y. P. Anand
The Tradition of Nonviolence and its Underlying Forces
- By William Stuart Nelson
A Study of the Meanings of Nonviolence - By Gene sharp
Notes on the Theory of Nonviolence - By William Robert Miller
Nonviolence as a Positive Concept - By James E Bristol
Experimentation in Nonviolence: the Next Phase
- By William Robert Miller
The Best Solver of Conflicts - By Richard B Gregg
War and What Price Freedom - By William Stuart Nelson
A Co-ordinated Approach to Disarmament - By Charles. C. Walker
A Disarmament Adequate to Our Times - By K. M. Mahadevan
The Impact Of Gandhi on the U.S. Peace Movement - By Charles. C. Walker
The Gandhian Approach to World Peace - By J. B Kripalani
The Grass-roots of World Peace - By G. Ramchandran
Is There a Nonviolent Road to a Peaceful World? - By Wilfred Wellock
Nuclear Explosions and World Peace - By Horace Alexander
Aspects of Nonviolence in American Culture - By Mulford.Q.Sibley
The Gandhian Way and Nuclear War - By P.T.Raju
A Nonviolent International Authority - By Ted Dunn
A Contemporary Interpretation of Ahimsa - By Agehananda Bharati
Kingian Nonviolence : A Practical Application in Policing - By Captain (Retd.) Charles L. Aiphin
Pilgrimage To Nonviolence - By Martin Luther King Jr.
Peace Paradigms: Five Approaches to Peace - By Nathan C. Funk
Interpersonal Conflict - By Thomas Weber
Conflict, Violence And Education - By Satyabrata Chowdhury
The Emerging Role of NGOs in Conflict Resolution - By Siby K. Joseph
Martin Luther King's Nonviolent Struggle and its Relevance to Asia - By Chris Walker
Terrorism: Counter Violence is Not the Answer - By Bhowani Prosad Chatterjee
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Thanks Raogaaru,
For this informative piece, A timely piece on this great day.
I don't know somehow I missed it. I made some changes hope its acceptable to you.
With best regards,
Philip ariel
PS:
Raogaaru, pl add a picture at the top of the knol, if you can invite me as a co-other i can post one picture or stamp of Gamdhiji
Thank you. At NITIE, we ask our students to post their assignments on Knol. That way the knowledge gathered by the students is available to all other students of the institute as well as other students in all institutions across the world. Many other faculty members in various countries are also doing the same and Knol now has many articles which are posted by students. Some of them are excellent and very useful articles.
Let us see how we will get more authors for Knol.
Thank you for the reply.
Great idea again,
Thanks.
Have a good day
Thank you for the edits.
I am surprised to see that there are 258 page views in this week for this knol. This is what I call traction of Knol. If we at least post a useful theme first and then slowly add content, people are coming to the Knol platform.
We need to appreciate an author if he starts a good theme. Then encourage him to add more and more content. Social media articles take time to develop. Visitors also understand it and appreciate it and cooperate with you. It will be good if existing knol authors recruit one additional knol author by December 2011. Such a campaign will double knol authors and increase knols and visitors.
:-)
P V Ariel - 03 Oct 2010It is nice and also contacting Shafali is also a good initiative. Collaboration among Knol authors in enhance because of such requests and permissions.
Thank you.
I just added one more pic of Shafali with her permission, is that ok the place where I placed?
P V Ariel - 03 Oct 2010Thats really good, let us think of new ideas to promote our knols as well the Knol platform
Thanks for your suggestion, I just added one collection in the interesting knols hope you checked and i posted a comment too to the knol author's page
Best
Philip
Thank you for inclusion of picture. As you can see in one day it attracted 200 page views. I am now appealing to knol authors. Come with themes. We can select some knols and make them trending for a day. Like there can be a theme on Kerala. Onam has just gone. But Kerala tourism can be a theme. If some knols are there, we can promote them on a particular day and get some good visitors. Knol will get some good advertisement and publicity due to that. Plus we are helping the cause or theme in our limited way.
Narayana Rao - 02 Oct 2010Thank you for the comment and for improvement to the knol.These knols come into circulation for limited time every year. So likelihood of missing them is very high. I made similar knols for many international and national days. They get visitors for a limited period of time and will go into hibernation for a year. That is fine.
I thank you for the offer of coauthor. I sent the invitation. I am grateful to you for the offer.
I request you to become coauthor for another knol.
http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao-k-v-s-s/interesting-new-knols/2utb2lsm2k7a/3036#
In this knol, each of us can give some knols which we like from the new knols posted or edited on a day or even old knols if we want to give them (Knols that do not have most viewed or top pick badges) and that way highlight some more knols to visitors. In the case of trending knols, our selection is quantitative. Here the selection is qualitative. Whatever knols you want to recommend you can give. You can give other language knols also. It will be good if we can identify even 50 knols per day. It is ok if we cannot give even one on a day either because we are all busy or because there is nothing worthwhile on a day. Trending Knols will become a most viewed knol by today. I hope this knol also will become popular and help knol authors and Knol platform.
Regards
Nrao
http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/2utb2lsm2k7a/1819
Good work.
http://knol.google.com/k/rajamanickam-antonimuthu/mahatma-gandhi/14dmp09oqdm08/120#view
Short urls
http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/2utb2lsm2k7a/4112
Narayana Rao - 22 Apr 2011