Jul 18, 2018
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100 Birthday, Africa's Great Lakes region, Apartheid, beacon of courage, Forest Whitaker, Gandhi, human history, International Day, Jerry Matjila, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Day, New York, paid the price, Penny Abeywardena, prison staff, Republic of South Africa, SDG Global Advocate, social service, Special Envoy for Peace, tyranny, UN, UNESCO, UNHQ, united nations, USA
Forest Whitaker, UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation and SDG Global Advocate, makes remarks during the annual observance of Nelson Mandela International Day. The 2018 observance marks 100 years since Mandela’s birth (18 July 1918) today at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Photos: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire by Kurt Wheelock UNITED NATIONS, July 18 — On Nelson Mandela Day at the UN, actor Forest Whitaker told the audience that Mandela “took the path of resistance and paid the price for it.” He compared Mandela to Gandhi and Martin Luther King, calling each a “beacon of courage.” The UN [Read More]
Mar 24, 2017
News, United Nations
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United Nations, New York, USA, 24 March 2017 – Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova during a Press encounter today at the UN Headquarters in New York after her Security Council Meeting. The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2347 (2017), condemning the unlawful destruction of cultural heritage in the context of armed conflicts, notably by terrorist groups. The resolution also requests Member States to take appropriate steps to prevent and counter the illicit trade and trafficking in cultural property originating from a context of armed conflict, notably from terrorist groups. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations, March 24 2017 UN political chief [Read More]
Jun 25, 2015
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Armed Conflict, Children, children and armed conflict, children’s right, EuropaNewswire, Guidelines, Leila Zerrougui, Luiz Rampelotto, Politics, Protect Schools and Hospitals, Protecting Education from Attack, right to education, safe one, school safe one, schools, Secretary General, Security Council, Special Representative, SRSG, SRSG Zerrougui, UN, UN Security Council, UNESCO, united nations, universities, War, weapons fire, World Health Organization, Zerrougui
Photos by: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire Geneva, Switzerland, June 24 2015 The full spectrum of parties-to-conflict puts schools and universities to use for a multitude of self-serving purposes, including as barracks, or training grounds – even as weapons stores or defensive positions. While some claim there is a military logic to using schools, Governments and military commanders must also be cognizant of the grave repercussions such commandeering has on children’s right to education. At worst, it can turn the school into an immediate target, thereby endangering the lives of any children in the vicinity, and risking structural damage from weapons fire that [Read More]
