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“Every great dream begins with a dreamer” From solar-powered hearing aids to floating schools, meet the inspiring game changers who are living out Tubman’s words and making the world a better place for #EVERYchild: http://uni.cf/sowc2015
Jonas Salk (1914-1995) developed the first successful polio vaccine. He chose not to patent it, making it more affordable to the millions who needed it. Find out how game changers like Salk make the world a better place for children - and why we need more innovators to reach #EVERYchild: http://uni.cf/sowc2015
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GAZA – “For the sake of our children, stop the war and make peace”
Father Faysal Hijazen, Superintendent of Schools for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in Palestine calls for the welfare of children who are suffering in the Holy Land in this time of conflict. He invites Israeli politicians to work for peace to save their children and Palestinian children.
In these very difficult times in which the Middle East in general and Palestine in particular are living, we suffer with our children in Gaza and their parents who are deprived of freedom, security, and dignity. They do not sleep because of the continued bombing of their homes, their neighborhoods, and institutions. For years they have demanded their freedom, their dignity, and their security. They are thirsty for a better future and a calm and happy life. I hear the cries of these children: “We want to live our childhood. Free us, save us. We want to play, to study, and to live. ”
At the same time, fear entered the hearts of Israeli children. They are themselves deprived of sleep because of sirens announcing the rockets that might fall on their homes and neighborhoods. They scream at their leaders, with the children of Gaza: “Free us of your hate, your determination, your war, and your occupation. Give us our freedom to play, to study, and to live. ”
We beg the Israeli government, people of power and might, to put an end immediately to the violence out of compassion for their children, the children of Gaza, and of Palestine. War is the destruction of man before it is the destruction of rocks and trees. War is the destruction of man’s future, the future of our children, and of our grandchildren, On behalf of these children who aspire to a better future we beseech and repeat, “Stop the war and make peace.”
Peace-making is the mission and work of all of society. It is our mission… for everyone. To do this, we must remember that educational institutions such as schools and universities are the first place where these children grow up,whether in Palestine or in Israel, learning the culture of peace and not the culture of war. We therefore make an appeal to all consciences in the world and we appeal to all educators and teachers:
– To work towards the dignity of the person;
– To recognize the values and rights of children in particular; and,
– To teach them about peace and justice by defending their rights and recognizing the rights of others.
Pope Benedict XVI in his message for the January 1, 2012 World Day of Peace, said:
“I would also like to address a word to those in charge of educational institutions: with a great sense of responsibility may they ensure that the dignity of each person is always respected and appreciated. Let them be concerned that every young person be able to discover his or her own vocation and helped to develop his or her God-given gifts. May they reassure families that their children can receive an education that does not conflict with their consciences and their religious principles.”
“Anyone who doesn’t have something can’t give it.” What is required of educators and teachers is to adopt the culture of peace and live it with conviction. May they themselves work to create a culture of peace and justice that respects children and young people. May educators themselves help their students to learn their vocation in life in a positive manner, their right to live with dignity and for their betterment, and may teachers help their students to create a future that heralds all that is good.
As the Pope asks in the same message:
“Every educational setting can be a place of openness to the transcendent and to others; a place of dialogue, cohesiveness and attentive listening, where young people feel appreciated for their personal abilities and inner riches, and can learn to esteem their brothers and sisters. May young people be taught to savour the joy which comes from the daily exercise of charity and compassion towards others and from taking an active part in the building of a more humane and fraternal society.”
As Superintendent of Schools of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in Palestine, I am making an appeal on behalf of all the children: so that human dignity might be respected in our schools and educational institutions, I ask all our students, teachers, principals and all staff of our schools to be in solidarity with Palestine by asking for a stop to the war in order to achieve justice and peace, and so that every child in the Holy Land may live in dignity, freedom, justice, and peace, and may enjoy their legitimate rights and freedom of expression, crying out:
“No to death, yes to life.
Stop the war and make peace.”
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, concludes her first visit to Myanmar
Yangon, 16 July 2015 – The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for children and armed conflict, Leila Zerrougui, concluded a five-day visit to Myanmar today. Her first visit to the country, at the invitation of the Government, aimed to assess the impact of the conflict on children in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution 1612, focusing in particular on the implementation of the Joint Action Plan (JAP) signed in 2012 by the Government and the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting (CTFMR) to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children by the armed forces of Myanmar (Tatmadaw). The SRSG visited Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay and Myitkyina (Kachin state).
In her high-level meetings with key ministries, SRSG Zerrougui commended the important progress made by the Government in the implementation of the JAP. She welcomed the new directives and mechanisms put in place to address underage recruitment, and noted that since 2012, 646 former child soldiers have been released by the Tatmadaw. The SRSG was encouraged by the openness of Government interlocutors with whom she had frank and constructive discussions.
“Despite this progress,” the SRSG emphasized, “it is critical to close the remaining gaps to protect children and ensure that no one can recruit them.” In this regard, the SRSG pointed to the need to apply robust age assessment within the centralized military recruitment process, and include the prevention of violations against children in the standard military curriculum. “A professional army does not need children within its ranks.”
The SRSG underlined the importance of criminalizing the recruitment and use of children, whether it be committed by civilian brokers or military personnel. She expressed concern about the detention of children who have allegedly ‘deserted’ the army. “These children should never have been recruited in the first place,” she said. “Detain the recruiters, not the children.”
In this context, the SRSG welcomed the intention of the Government to sign the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict in the near future, and to include a chapter on children and armed conflict in the new Child Law.
Reflecting on her meeting with former child soldiers, some of whom are living with long-term physical and emotional scars of conflict, Ms. Zerrougui stressed the need to address the root causes that foster child recruitment, including through increasing access to education and employment opportunities.
The SRSG also took the opportunity to enter into dialogue with several of the seven ethnic armed groups also listed for recruitment and use of children*. During her meetings with representatives of ethnic armed groups, the SRSG expressed the hope that the seven listed groups will enter into action plans to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children under 18. She called for access by the United Nations to the conflict-affected areas to negotiate action plans directly, to monitor the situation, and to provide humanitarian services.
The SRSG highlighted the importance of including child protection in the ongoing peace process between the Government and ethnic armed groups. “Addressing common concerns relating to the protection of children can be an entry point for building trust and de-escalating tensions between the parties. In my experience, this has worked well in other peace processes,” she said.
“I am encouraged by the meaningful dialogue I have had during my visit. Now I would like to see the Government translate its expressed commitment into proactive measures to close the gaps and fully implement all provisions of the JAP,” said Ms. Zerrougui. “I call upon all parties to the conflict in Myanmar to immediately stop the recruitment and use of children under 18. By doing so, they will demonstrate their true commitment to peace.”
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In Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, UN Secretary-General António Guterres met with fishers whose health and livelihoods are now threatened by a Sargassum seaweed invasion, triggered in part by climate change and pollution from far away.
“Oceans don’t know borders, nor does the climate emergency. It is on all of us to take climate action now,” said the Secretary-General.
Our ocean contributes to ending poverty by providing food and jobs, and acts as the primary regulator of the global climate. Despite this importance, the ocean is in serious trouble.
The UN Ocean Conference, 5-9 June, will bring together all stakeholders to take action to conserve and sustainably use our marine resources.
Details: oceanconference.un.org
Most promising underwater photographer of the year – winner.
Orca Pod by Nicholai Georgiou (UK).
Location: Tromsø, Norway
Georgiou got this shot during a winter sunset, with the water down to just 5C. As an envious judge pointed out, “Most underwater photographers would be happy to get a shot of a single killer whale, but Nicholai had the composure not to panic and time the shot perfectly as a pod of killer whales passed by heading into the setting sun. I’m jealous.”
Photograph: Nicholai Georgiou/UPY2017
I love this photo, but I hate how the colour turned out. Either way, this Octopus was not a fan of having his photo taken and did one of the best camouflage I have seen in person. Ono Island, Fiji.
A pod of orcas (including a young calf) near the tropical island of Mayotte, which is nestled between Mozambique and Madagascar.
Photo from Sea Blue Safari Mayotte.
Monday´s World Environment Day is also the first day of the United Nations Ocean Conference.
People from around the world are gathering at UN Headquarters in New York to save our Ocean
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