The World Library of Science is a free online resource for a global community. Developed as a partnership between UNESCO and Macmillan Science and Education, this online Library offers quality Nature Education content in short eBooks and articles, serving a mission to...
World Science Day for Peace and Development
An internationally celebrated day to highlight the importance of science in and for society and that science, peace and development are interlinked. Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role of science in...
World Library of Science: Overview
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
http://www.un.org/en/events/environmentconflictday/On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (A/RES/56/4). Though mankind has always counted its war casualties in terms of dead and...
Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives (TRAILER)
Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives is a film about our deep dependence on the natural world and the significant threat to that world posed by war and preparation for war.
What We Are Leaving Behind In Iraq (TRAILER)
What We Are Leaving Behind in Iraq is a photo-essay produced by Alice and Lincoln Day, documenting the story of U.S soldier Michael Fitzpatrick's post in Iraq. During his time in Iraq he took over 3000 images showcasing the destruction and...
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed annually on November 6. The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict was established on November 5,...
GLADE’s Annual General Meeting 2020
You are cordially invited to GLADE's Annual General Meeting 2020 followed by a presentation and discussion on the theme of 'Black Lives Matter' The event will take place by zoom'commencing at 2.30pm on Saturday 21st November 2020 RSVP to GLADE...
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
A video produced by Al Jazeera Media Network to mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
A video message by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein.
IT IS TIME TO END IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS
There is an environment of impunity for crimes against journalists in Azerbaijan, which gives rise to self-censorship among journalists and suppression of free speech. This was the keynote in the roundtable held in IRFS...
Ban Ki-moon, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
Message by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is a UN-recognized day observed annually on 2 November. The day draws attention to the low global conviction rate for violent crimes against journalists and media workers, estimated at only one in...
Ai Weiwei on Beijing – From the Guardian Cities/Tate Series ‘The Artist and Their City’
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei explores his complex relationship with Beijing - “a city that doesn’t belong to its residents” - and takes us through his neighbourhood Caochangdi, a migrant and artists village on the urban fringe where he has...
Global Cities
The Global Cities Institute focuses on the evolving role of cities and regions in realising social, economic and environmental aspirations. The institute, a not-for-profit initiative by Aecom, draws on the company’s fully integrated...
Growing Cities Trailer
The trailer for the new documentary film, Growing Cities, about urban farming in America. Host a screening at:growingcitiesmovie.com/screenings Home DVD now available from First-Run Features: goo.gl/gAR9FK Or to download from the iTunes...
"The key role of urban design in building sustainable, socially integrated and prosperous urban environments.[..] can help tackle climate change. It reduces the impacts of disaster. It can help make our cities safer, cleaner, and more equal and integrative."...
World Cities Day
The United Nations has designated every 31st of October as World Cities Day. The aim is to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of...
5th Grade Project (United Nations Day 2014)
"The United Nations works for the entire human family of seven billion people, and cares for the earth, our one and only home." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this...
United Nations Day
United Nations Day is devoted to making known to people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations Organization. United Nations Day is part of United Nations Week, which runs from 20 to 26 October. In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly...
Hope For Every Girl (Anti-Slavery Day)
Hope for Justice exists to see the end of human trafficking in our generation. To find out more about how we plan to do that, visithopeforjustice.org.uk
Anti Slavery Day interviews
The Human Trafficking Foundation (HTF) is a UK-based charity which grew out of the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking. HTF was created in order to support and add value to the work of the many charities and agencies operating to combat...
Bittersweet – A tale of modern slavery
Bittersweet is a stop motion animation about the daily routine of Alima, a 14-year-old girl who was trafficked from Mali to become an enslaved child in a West African cocoa plantation. The story reveals the everyday struggles of enduring...
Anti-Slavery Day was created to raise awareness of modern slavery and to inspire government, business and individuals to eliminate it. Visit the website: http://www.antislaveryday.com/
Photos that bear witness to modern slavery
Photographer Lisa Kristine travels the world documenting the unbearably harsh realities of modern-day slavery. She shares hauntingly beautiful images — miners in the Congo, bricklayers in Nepal —...
Unchosen is a unique charity that uses short film and animation to tell people about Modern Slavery in the UK. We believe that short film and animation have a special power to communicate the complexities of slavery in the UK today. Visit the...
What do you see?
A great video for the classroom, this animation shows how Modern Slavery works in the UK. Please visit the website to watch: What Do You See?
Each year the UK and other countries in the EU highlight the plight of people caught in modern day slavery and human trafficking on Anti-Slavery Day (also known as EU Anti-Trafficking Day) which is 18 October. For the last two years a group of Christian charities and...
