Drop by Drop: Top 30 finalists selected
Thirty ads from seventeen countries have now been selected in the Drop by Drop – the Future We Want, UN European Ad Competition on water preservation. A jury of experts presided over by Jacques Séguela, the veteran French advertising guru, will now select one of the top 30 ads as the overall winner of the Drop by Drop competition which will be announced on 5 June. |
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May
2012 Theme: "Women and Girls in ICT"
Gender equality is a basic human right enshrined in the UN Charter, and it is one of the main objectives of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). ICTs are tools that can help accelerate progress towards achieving this target.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants to hear from you!
Calling all young people! What future do YOU want?
Join a global conversation about the Future We Want on Twitter using the hashtag #GCModelUN.
Ban Ki-moon will review your ideas and share selected posts with students attending the Global Classrooms Model UN event on 17 May in New York City.
The Future We Want is a global conversation to build the future through a positive vision for tomorrow.
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Hungarian designer wins the Drop by Drop Youth Prize
Eszter Szigethy of Hungary has won the Youth Prize in the Drop by Drop Ad Competition for her entry 'Save Earthlings'. |
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“Punish violence and hatred, not love”
Message by Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay talks about the human cost of homophobia and transphobia. Around the world, people are arrested, attacked, tortured and killed, just for being in a loving relationship. "We cannot let these abuses stand", the High Commissioner says, calling on States to repeal discriminatory laws and ban discriminatory practices. "Punish violence and hatred, not love," she says.
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United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC Brussels)
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