Aug 22, 2014
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By: Jennifer Bentley New York and other cities around the world are gearing up for this year’s celebration of Brazilian Day. The festival celebrating Brazil’s independence will take place this year on August 31, and has been labeled as part of the official New York City calendar. Brazilian Day is one of the largest festivals held in the city, spanning more than 25 blocks. People from all over the country, and from all over the world join to see musical acts, eat Brazilian food, and buy unique products sold throughout the festival area. Musical groups, including samba drum groups play [Read More]
Aug 20, 2014
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By: Jennifer Bentley Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani woman made famous after being attacked by the Taliban for her activism for education and women’s rights, visited the United Nations on Monday to help the organization kick off the last 500 Days of Action for the Millennium Development Goals. She joined Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and more than 500 other young people. The eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs, were agreed upon in 2000, and include: Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger worldwide Achieving access to primary education for all Promoting gender equality and empowering women Reducing the child [Read More]
Aug 17, 2014
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Photo by Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire Since it was founded in 2011, the United Nations has urged governments worldwide to help fund their Counter Terrorism Centre. Saudi Arabia answered that call on Wednesday, donating $100 million dollars to help support the Centre’s efforts. The country has also issued a challenge to other nations, calling on them to match their support. According to Saudi ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir, the money will be used to help provide technology, tools, and other methods that will allow the Centre to confront and eliminate terrorist threats around the world. When the UN Counter [Read More]
