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World AIDS Day – 1st December

1 décembre 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: awareness, discrimination, education, facts, health, HIV, money, pandemic, prejudice, reality

What is World AIDS Day?
World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988.

 Why is World AIDS Day important?
Around 100,000 are currently living with HIV in the UK and globally an estimated 34 million people have HIV. More than 35 million people have died from the virus, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.

Today, many scientific advances have been made in HIV treatment, there are laws to protect people living with HIV and we understand so much more about the condition. But despite this, people do not know the facts about how to protect themselves and others from HIV, and stigma and discrimination remain a reality for many people living with HIV. World AIDS Day is important as it reminds the public and Government that HIV has not gone away – there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education.                                                    

Source: Text & Image: Awareness Days UK

International Day of Peace – 27 September

21 septembre 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: acceptance, bigotry, bridges, communities, dignity, discrimination, fear, hope, human rights, humanity, migrants, neighbours, partnership, peace, refugees, respect, safety, societies, support, UN

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

The theme for 2017 is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.”

The theme honours the spirit of TOGETHER, a global initiative that promotes respect, safety and dignity for everyone forced to flee their homes in search of a better life. TOGETHER unites the organizations of the United Nations System, the 193 Member States of the United Nations, the private sector, civil society, academic institutions and individual citizens in a global partnership in support of diversity, non-discrimination and acceptance of refugees and migrants. It was initiated during the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants on 19 September 2016.

“In times of insecurity, communities that look different become convenient scapegoats,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. “We must resist cynical efforts to divide communities and portray neighbours as ‘the other’. Discrimination diminishes us all. It prevents people — and societies — from achieving their full potential.” He added, “Together, let us stand up against bigotry and for human rights. Together, let us build bridges. Together, let us transform fear into hope.”

This year, the International Day of Peace will focus on engaging and mobilizing people throughout the world to show support for refugees and migrants. Its messages will be shared with communities hosting refugees and migrants as well as people concerned that refugees and migrants may bring physical and economic insecurity to their lives.

The Day will highlight solidarity with refugees and migrants and showcase the shared benefits of migration to economies and nations, while also acknowledging legitimate concerns of host communities. Ultimately, it will be about bringing people together and reminding them of their common humanity.

Source: Text & Image: UN

Journée Internationale de la paix – 27 septembre

21 septembre 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: De ceci... de cela...
Mots-clés: citoyens, crantes, dignité, discrimination, diversité, humanité, migrants, musulmans, ONU, Paix, questions, réfugiés, respect, sécurité

Chaque année à travers le monde, nous célébrons la Journée internationale de la paix le 21 septembre. Cette journée a été déclarée par l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies en vue de renforcer l’idéal de paix, tant au sein des pays et qu’entre les pays eux-mêmes.

Le thème de la Journée en 2017 est : « Ensemble pour la paix : Respect, dignité et sécurité pour tous ».

Ce thème a été choisi pour mettre à l’honneur la Campagne ENSEMBLE, une initiative mondiale des Nations Unies qui favorise le respect, la sécurité et la dignité pour toute personne forcée par les circonstances à fuir son domicile à la recherche d’une vie meilleure.

ENSEMBLE réunit les organismes du système des Nations Unies, les 193 États Membres de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, des entités du secteur privé et de la société civile, des établissements universitaires et des citoyens dans le cadre d’un partenariat mondial en vue de soutenir la diversité, la non-discrimination et l’acceptation des réfugiés et des migrants. La campagne a été lancée le 19 septembre 2016 à l’occasion du Sommet des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés et les migrants.

« En période d’insécurité, les groupes dont la différence est visible, sont pris pour boucs émissaires, par facilité », a souligné le Secrétaire général de l’ONU, António Guterres. C’est la raison pour laquelle il faut résister aux forces cyniques qui cherchent à diviser les communautés et à diaboliser autrui. « La discrimination nous avilit tous. Elle empêche les personnes et les sociétés de réaliser tout leur potentiel », a-t-il déclaré en janvier 2017, lors d’un Forum de haut niveau sur la lutte contre la discrimination et la haine envers les musulmans.

Cette année, la Journée internationale de la paix mettra donc en évidence l’engagement et la mobilisation d’individus issus des quatre coins du monde en faveur des réfugiés et des migrants. Nous partagerons les expériences vécues par les communautés qui accueillent celles et ceux forcés de fuir leur foyer, ainsi que des récits de réfugiés et de migrants.

Notre objectif est de mettre en lumière les bénéfices mutuels de la migration mais aussi d’aborder les craintes et les questions qui surgissent au sein des communautés d’accueil. L’initiative vise à réfléchir ensemble à toutes ces questions et défis, tout en rappelant l’un de nos fondements commun : notre humanité.

Source: Texte: ONU Image: Journée Mondiale

Journée mondiale de lutte contre le terrorisme – 11 septembre

11 septembre 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Mots-clés: discrimination, écoute, loi, ONGs, solidarité, SOS, soutien, terrorisme, victimes

Depuis 2008, le 11 septembre a été reconnu Journée Mondiale de Lutte contre le Terrorisme par de nombreuses associations, comme le MPCT (Mouvement pour la Paix et Contre le Terrorisme). Cette date n’est évidemment par anodine puisqu’elle rappelle l’un des actes de terrorisme les plus marquants de l’Histoire: les attentats du 11 septembre 2001.

Cette journée est l’occasion de renforcer la solidarité envers les victimes et leurs familles et de renforcer les liens entre les diverses associations d’aide aux personnes touchées par des actes de terrorisme. L’association SOS Attentats – SOS terrorisme souhaite, par ce rapprochement, créer un véritable réseau qui apportera des réponses, un soutien, une écoute aux victimes, sans discrimination aucune.

Comment agir ?
Bien que les associations et les Organisations Non Gouvernementales se chargent des actions les plus délicates, telles que la création de loi en faveur des victimes du terrorisme ou la mise en place d’un suivi psychologique, chacun d’entre nous peut agir à son niveau en intégrant une association ou en se mobilisant lors des rencontres internationales.

Un site à visiter : www.sos-attentats.org   Source: Texte & Image: Journée Mondiale

International Albinism Awareness Day – 13 June

12 juin 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: albino, awareness, dignity, discrimination, heriditary disease, inhuman degrading treatment, pigmentation, prejudices, security, social exclusion, UN

On the 13th of June 2017 is International Albinism Awareness Day. It had been proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) to spread information about albinism and to avoid mobbing and discrimination of albinos. The International Albinism Awareness Day aims to increase the global attention to human rights. Albinism is a pigmentary abnormality which leads to an extremely light hair skin and eye color.

Especially among dark skinned civilizations the risk of discrimination and social exclusion is very high whilst among light-skinned people the risk is rather low. In some cultures the so called “albino” are considered as hoodoos. International Albinism Awareness Day aims to clear people’s minds of such prejudices and inform the public about this hereditary disease. The UN-day has been initiated in 2014 but is firstly being realized in 2015.

Source: Text: www.cute-calendar.com

The Right to Dignity
International Albinism Awareness Day was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 18, 2014. The resolution “encourages UN Member States to continue their efforts to protect and preserve the rights of persons with albinism to life, dignity and security, as well as their right not to be subject to torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and to continue their efforts to ensure equal access for persons with albinism to employment, education, justice and the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health.”

Source: Text: Timeanddate.com  Image: International Albinism Day

 

 

 

 

World Bipolar Day – 30 March

30 mars 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: awareness, bipolar disorder, discrimination, disease, émotions, mental health, mood, prejudice, stigma

Like many mental illnesses, bipolar has become a flippant by-word to describe an unpredictable, emotional person. But for the millions of people who deal with themisunderstood condition, bipolar is not a joke.

On World Bipolar Day, those living with the disease, as well as the health experts and charities who help them help to cope, raise awareness of the disease.

Nia Charpentier from Rethink Mental Illness told The Independent: “Bipolar disorder causes your mood to swing from high (mania) to low (depression). Everyone experiences changes in mood but when you have bipolar, the symptoms are severe, affecting all areas of life.

“Bipolar disorder is often misunderstood. Awareness raising is absolutely crucial to reduce the stigma that surrounds it, we know many people with mental illness say the discrimination and prejudice they face can be worse than the illness itself.

“Alongside this, people with Bipolar need a mental health service that’s fit for purpose. For too long support for mental ill health has been the Cinderella service, neglected and underfunded.”

Source: Text: Independent  Image: Pinterest

Rapport de l’ONU…

5 mars 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Actualité
Mots-clés: Bangladesh, Birmanie, bouddhistes, discrimination, droits humains, harcèlement, musulmans, Myanmar, ONU, persécution, réalité, réfugiés, Rohingyas, tyrannie

La photo de la bannière ci-dessus est celle d’une femme de la tribu Rohingya. La photo date d’octobre 2015 alors que ce groupe ethnique faisait les manchettes de l’actualité. À regret, il faut dire que c’est encore le cas aujourd’hui. En effet, l’ONU vient de publier un rapport (février 2017) qui affirme qu’il s’agit là de la population la plus persécutée du monde!…

Habitant le pays du Myanmar, autrefois connu sous le nom de Birmanie, on leur a enlevé leur citoyenneté et on les prive de tous leurs droits.

Dans ce pays de 54 millions d’habitants, plus de 90% sont bouddhistes. Les Rohingyas musulmans font l’objet de discrimination sans précédent : leurs maisons sont brûlées, ils sont torturés et leurs enfants égorgés. Le harcèlement qu’ils subissent a été jugé par l’ONU comme une « oppression systématique ». On estime que 45,000 d’entre eux ont été obligés de chercher refuge au pays voisin, le Bangladesh, et 22,000 ont dû fuir dans des régions autres que la leur au Myanmar.

La tyrannie dont ils font l’objet fait craindre que ce peuple soit voué à la disparition. Il semble que le but de la politique birmane à leur endroit soit leur élimination pure et simple. Un livre publié récemment a pour titre : Nous, les innommables.

 Triste actualité, terrible réalité, où en est… l’humanité?…

Source: Images: BBC, The Huffington Post

Migrants sit on their boat as they wait to be rescued by Acehnese fishermen on the sea off East Aceh, Indonesia. (AP Photo/S. Yulinnas)

World Radio Day – 13 February

13 février 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: challenges, change, dialogue, discrimination, human rights, information, problems, radio, sustainable development, truth, UNESCO

Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the World Radio Day      

We are living a revolution in how we share and access information – and, yet, in the midst of deep change, radio has never been so dynamic, engaging and important.
This is UNESCO’s message on World Radio Day, 13 February 2017.

At a time of turbulence, radio provides an enduring platform to bring communities together. On the way to work, in our homes, offices and fields, in times of peace, conflict and emergencies, radio remains a crucial source of information and knowledge, spanning generations and cultures, inspiring us with the wealth of humanity’s diversity, and connecting us with the world. Radio gives voice to women and men everywhere. It listens to audiences and responds to needs. It is a force for human rights and dignity and a powerful enabler of solutions to the challenges all societies face.

This is why radio is important to taking forward the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Advancing fundamental freedoms and promoting public access to information is essential to bolstering good governance and the rule of law, to deepening inclusion and dialogue. In tackling new challenges, in responding to climate change, in countering discrimination, radio can provide an accessible and real-time medium to bridge divides and strengthen dialogue.

This requires a new commitment by all to radio. Broadcasters, regulators and audiences alike should nurture and make the most of its power. Listener clubs and forums are uniting communities around common issues with the power to hear themselves on the airwaves and to have others listen to them. Audience engagement policies are placing listeners at the heart of broadcasts. Media and information literacy has never been so vital, to build trust in information and knowledge at a time when notions of ‘truth’ have been challenged. This is how radio can provide a beacon for innovative solutions to local problems, and continue to advance human rights, gender equality, dialogue and peace.

On World Radio Day, UNESCO calls on everyone to nurture the power of radio to foster the conversations and the listening we need for cooperation to tackle the challenges all humanity faces.

Source: Text & Images: UNESCO

International Epilepsy Day – 8 February

8 février 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: discrimination, epilepsy, illness of the brain, neurological disorder, sickness, success

International Epilepsy Day is marked in order to recognise that epilepsy is an illness and spread the message that people who suffer from it can be successful.

It is estimated that one in every 100 people suffers from epilepsy. Despite it being a recognised neurological disorder, there is still a lot of stigma and discrimination associated with epilepsy.

Epilepsy South Africa’s Gauteng Director, Magdaleen Kruger, says many people succeed in life despite living with the condition.  

“It is not a mental illness. It is not a psychiatric disorder and it is not infectious or contagious. It is a normal illness of the brain characterised by unusual electrical activity in the brain. People who suffer from epilepsy can live a full life if their condition is accepted as an illness.”

Source: Text: SABC Image: International League Against Epilepsy

International Holocaust Remembrance Day – 27th January

27 janvier 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: Auschwitz-Birkenau, discrimination, education, génocide, Holocaust, intolerance, Jews, libération, Nazi regime, remembering, UN, violence

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is annually observed on the 27th of January. It’s a solemn commemoration of the Holocaust which is considered to be the darkest period during the Nazi regime wherein millions of Jews including all other cultural minorities are brutally killed in mass concentration camps across the German-occupied Europe. The primary objective of the holiday is to honor both the deceased and surviving victims as well as to promote awareness of the Holocaust worldwide.

On November 1, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly has formally designated January 27 as the day of the holocaust commemoration through UN resolution 60/7. 27th of January was also specifically chosen because it was the day of liberation for Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration or extermination camp nicknamed as “The Death Factory.”

All UN member states and offices observe the holiday with their own respective events and activities but from 2010, the UN started designating specific annual themes to focus on.

Holocaust 2017 – Holocaust Remembrance: Educating for a Better Future
The UN charter which established the holiday also stressed the reasons why the annual commemoration is observed. The holiday primarily aims to remember and honor the Holocaust victims. Second is the development of educational programs or materials about the Holocaust and its lessons. Related to this is the establishment of a Holocaust and the United Nations outreach program to be able to achieve said education purpose.

It also rejects any denial about the veracity of Holocaust and urges the preservation of Holocaust or Nazi-related artifacts and sites like the concentration, labor and prison camps. The resolution also condemns ethnic or religious discrimination as it states “Condemns without reserve all manifestations of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin or religious belief, wherever they occur.” But ultimately, all these aspects point to the aim of preventing a similar case of genocide today and in the future.

Source: Text & Picture: World Religion News: « 2017 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Events » http://www.worldreligionnews.com/?p=34495