The UN:  Worthy of Global Recognition!

World Food Programme awarded

Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 was awarded to

World Food Programme (WFP)

"for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution

to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected

areas and for acting as a driving force in

efforts to prevent the use of

hunger as a weapon of war and conflict."

Must See Video - 9 October 2020

Video Courtesy, https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2020/summary/

Courtesy, THE NOBEL PRIZE

Learn more on the following web page:

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2020/prize-announcement/

Important  Announcement

Climate Ambition Summit 2020

Keep the Date:  December 12, 2020

Courtesy, UN Secretary-General António Guterres (r) with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (file) - UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

" . . . At the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, countries will set out new and ambitious commitments under the three pillars of the Paris Agreement: mitigation, adaptation and finance commitments. There will be no space for general statements.

​

These ambitious commitments will take the shape of new Nationally Determined Contributions, Long-Term Strategies setting out a pathway to net zero emissions; climate finance commitments to support the most vulnerable; and ambitious adaptation plans and underlying policies. These commitments will help to build towards a green and resilient recovery from COVID-19. . . "

Text Courtesy, United Nations

Learn more on the following web page:

https://www.climateambitionsummit2020.org/

It's time to learn more about the history of

Human Rights & Human Rights Day

December 10, 2020

Courtesy, United Nations

https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day

http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/human-rights-day-december-10-2020

United Nations Secretary-General

Theodor Herzl Award

November 2020

Courtesy, United Nations

"The Family of Humanity" 

Around the World Firmly Stands Against  Antisemitism & 

All Forms of Bigotry!

"Harmony & Peace Must Prevail."

Learn more at:  https://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/news/UN-Secretary-General-to-receive-World-Jewish-Congress

Do You Know About . . .

NATO 2030 Youth Summit?

Now is the time to. . .

Learn more about the Youth Summit

November 9, 2020 - Virtual Event:  Start Time 3:30  p.m.

Courtesy, NATO

Question?

Is NATO continuing to keep its Alliance . . .

and all of Humanity safe  in the

next decade and beyond?

YES!

It's up to "YOUTH" to learn more:

https://securityconference.org/en/events/nato2030youthsummit/

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/176155.htm

2020 Theme:

“Acting Together to Achieve Social and

Environmental Justice for All”

We "ALL" have a hand in

STOPPING

POVERTY!

Join the #EndPoverty global campaign

Courtesy, United Nations

https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-for-eradicating-poverty

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/intl-day-eradication-poverty-oct-17

World Food Day

October 16, 2020

Courtesy, United Nations - FAO

http://www.fao.org/world-food-day

http://www.fao.org/3/cb0427en/CB0427EN.pdf

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/world-food-day-october-16-2020

Proudly Celebrating...

Girls Around the World!

International Day of the Girl Child - 10/11/2020

Girls "CAN" do!!

Courtesy, https://www.shikshabhartinetwork.com/dayinhistory.php?eventId=468

Learn more on the following web page:

https://www.un.org/en/observances/girl-child-day

World Teachers’ Day 2020

"In this crisis, teachers have shown, as they have done so often, great leadership and innovation in ensuring that #LearningNeverStops, that no learner is left behind. Around the world, they have worked individually and collectively to find solutions and create new learning environments for their students to allow education to continue. Their role advising on school reopening plans and supporting students with the return to school is just as important.”

Quote Courtesy, 

https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldteachersday

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/world-teachers-day-october-5

October 5, 2020 Theme:

Housing For All - A Better Urban Future!

Every October, UN-Habitat and partners organize a month of activities, events and discussions on urban sustainability.

This year, Urban October activities will begin with World Habitat Day on 5 October.

Courtesy, https://urbanoctober.unhabitat.org/whd

Courtesy,

https://www.un.org/en/events/habitatday/

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/world-habitat-day-october-1

After 151 years from his birth . . .

Mahatma Gandhi's

unmatched spirit of

"PEACE"

lives with us today!

2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948

Learn more about the "Life & Legacy" of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi

Proudly Celebrating

International Day of Older Persons

October 1, 2020

Courtesy, United Nations

The 2020 Theme aims to:

• Inform participants about the strategic objectives for the Decade of Healthy Ageing.

• Raise awareness of the special health needs of older persons and of their contributions to their own health and to the functioning of the societies in which they live.

• Increase awareness and appreciation of the role of the health care workforce in maintaining and improving the health of older persons, with special attention to the nursing profession

• Present proposals for reducing the health disparities between older persons in the developed and developing countries, so as to “Leave no one behind”.

• Increase understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on older persons and its impact on health care policy, planning, and attitudes.

Above Text Excerpt Courtesy, United Nations

Learn more about on the following web page:

https://www.un.org/en/observances/older-persons-day

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/intl-day-of-older-persons-oct-1

UN General Assembly Special Announcement

General Assembly Closing Statement

75th President of the General Assembly

His Excellency Mr. Volkan Bozkir - Turkey

Must See Video - 29 September 2020

Courtesy, United Nations

“This meeting has been substantive and exceptional,” said Volkan Bozkir, wrapping up the Assembly’s 75th anniversary high-level segment, held against the backdrop of the global pandemic.

For the first time in the history of the United Nations, global leaders were not able to meet in person for the General Assembly’s annual debate, but the 193-Member body’s President said on Tuesday that the precautions forced by the COVID-19 pandemic “did not prevent multilateralism from operating at the highest levels.”

Text Courtesy, United Nations; LEARN MORE AT:

https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/09/1074312

http://webtv.un.org/

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/un-75th-general-assembly-2020-2021

UN General Assembly Special Announcement

UN 75th General Assembly

15 September 2020 - 30 September 2020

Virtual UNGA75:  five things you need to know

75th President of the General Assembly

His Excellency Mr. Volkan Bozkir - Turkey

Courtesy, United Nations

THEME OF THE GENERAL DEBATE

OF THE 75TH SESSION OF

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

"The Future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment

to multilateralism – confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action."

Caption-Quote Courtesy, United Nations; LEARN MORE AND WATCH LIVE AT:

https://gadebate.un.org/generaldebate75/en/

http://webtv.un.org/

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/un-75th-general-assembly-2020-2021

9.11.2001: 

NEVER FORGET. NEVER AGAIN.

September 11, 2020

Courtesy,  https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielcassady/2020/08/15/cuomo-reignites-annual-911-tribute-lights/#557412ff1a4a

Every Lawless Act of Terrorism  

Must Cease to be . . . From Shore-to-Shore

From Sea-to-Shining Sea! 

Let not the light of loved ones lost fade away:

Donate Now!  TODAY!

https://www.911memorial.org/

International Literacy Day 

September 8, 2020

2020 Theme:  " Literacy teaching and learning in the

COVID-19 crisis and beyond."

Courtesy, https://www.unicef.org/mexico/educaci%C3%B3n-y-aprendizaje

Learn more on the following web page:

https://www.un.org/en/events/literacyday/

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/international-literacy-day-sept-8

Secretary General's Message for 2020

Courtesy, United Nations

" . . . The nuclear menace is once again on the rise.

A complete ban on nuclear testing is an essential step

in preventing the qualitative and quantitative improvement of nuclear weapons and in

achieving nuclear disarmament . . . "

Quote Courtesy, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

Learn more at:  https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-nuclear-tests-day

See also EPACHA's web page at:

NO

NUCLEAR

TESTS!

https://www.epacha.org/intl-day-against-nuclear-tests-8-29

Does the World Remember 14-Year Old

Emmett Till?

July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955

Is the Lawless Killing of Innocent

Human Beings Guaranteed & 

Etched in Stone at Will? 

Learn more about the heinous "Killing of

Emmett Till" on the following web page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till

World Humanitarian Day

August 19, 2020

"A global campaign that celebrates Humanitarians - a “THANK YOU”

to the people who have

committed

their lives to helping others!"

Quote Courtesy, United Nations - Photo:  WFP/Hussam Al Saleh

Staff at the Ghasouleh warehouse package food assistance commodities. They are now wearing masks and taking regular temperature checks to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections.

#RealLifeHeroes

C o u r t e s y ,

https://www.un.org/en/observances/humanitarian-day

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/world-humanitarian-day-aug-19-2020

August 12, 2020

Courtesy, United Nations - https://ykcenter.org/7580-2/

Secretary-General António Guterres

Courtesy, United Nations

" I call on leaders and adults everywhere to do everything possible

to enable the world’s youth to enjoy lives of safety, dignity and

opportunity and contribute

to the fullest

of their great potential."

Courtesy, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-day

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/decade-of-action/

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/international-youth-day-8-12-2020

Proudly Celebrating . . .

International Day of the World's

Indigenous Peoples

9 August 2020

Secretary General's Message for 2020

"COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on more than

476 million indigenous people around the world."

MUST SEE VIDEO:

C o u r t e s y ,

www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday/

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/intl-day-of-indigenous-peoples-aug9

Secretary-General's message to event

hosted by Hiroshima Prefecture:

"UN75 In Hiroshima"

August 6, 2020

Courtesy, UN; Caption:  https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/hiroshima-japan-75th-anniversary-atomic-bomb-attack-20200806.html

On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of his city, the mayor of Hiroshima warned the world about the rise of "self-centered nationalism" and appealed for greater international cooperation to overcome the coronavirus pandemic.

Courtesy, United Nations

"I am pleased to send greetings to this dialogue on “UN75 in Hiroshima”.   This year marks seventy-five years since the United Nations was born from the ashes of the Second World War.
 
It also marks three quarters of a century since the atomic incineration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki heralded the advent of terrible new weapons that pose an existential threat to humanity.
 
Since 1945, one of the United Nations’ top priorities has been the elimination of nuclear weapons.  It is clearly encapsulated in Article 26 of the Charter, which calls for minimizing the “diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources.”  The founders did not want the world’s limited resources to be spent on weapons but on development. . . . "

Quote Courtesy, UN Secretary-General António Guterres

Learn more on the following web pages:

75 years after the bomb, Hiroshima still chooses ‘reconciliation and hope’

https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2020-08-06/secretary-generals-video-message-event-hosted-hiroshima-prefecture-un75-hiroshima

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/un75-in-hiroshima-august-6-2020

Humanity at Work for . . . Education!

The Lamp of Learning must not be extinguished!

Parents. Teachers. Students.

The Corona Virus [COVID-19] global 

pandemic has the whole world

concerned about education!  

Learn more . . . Click Below:

https://www.epacha.org/uop-tuitionfree-online-university

See Also . . .

https://www.epacha.org/khan-academy-freeonline-education

Special Announcement

Save the Date:  July 23, 2020

An Evening for Human Rights Watch

Courtesy, https://www.hrw.org/

"Worldwide protests have made abundantly clear the need and the desire for human rights to prevail.

It’s time for us to unite in strength and create

the equitable future we want to see.

We invite you to a special evening, an event that

is free to everyone. There will be special guests,

performers, and experts to celebrate our

shared values, highlight the ways we

are uniquely poised to tackle

these challenges, and raise

funds to continue our critical work."

Quote Courtesy, Human Rights Watch

July 23, 2020

7:00PM CET (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)
5:00PM PST/8:00PM EST (North and South America)
7:00PM JST/8:00PM AEST (Asia and Australia)

Global Event Registration Required:

https://events.bizzabo.com/hrwglobalchallenge/page/1539344/register

See Also:  https://www.epacha.org/human-rights-watch-global-vigilance

Global Citizen and The European Commission

A Campaign to Ensure COVID-19

Treatment

Tune in to Change the World:  June 27, 2020

Learn more on the following web pages:

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/global-goal-unite-for-our-future-lineup/

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/connect/globalgoalunite/