Tag: united nations
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World Water Day 2013: Global and Canadian Freshwater Concerns
This video presents “UN Secretary-General message “World Water Day 2013”: 22 March 2013 Video Message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the importance of Water Cooperation, the theme of World Water Day 2013 Today is World Water Day. 22 March was designated by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as World Water Day, an international…
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You’re Invited: Celebrate World Habitat Day October 3, 2011
Today is the first Monday of October, which is designated by the United Nations as World Habitat Day 2011 to: reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right to adequate shelter for all and remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat. theme of this year’s…
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Official Stand-Up Count for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
As a prelude to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17, 2010) , the official stand-up-against-poverty count is slated for September 17th – 19th, 2010, to coincide with the United Nations meeting in order to put pressure on world leaders to attend to poverty. Since the world leaders will meet on September…