Celebrating UN Day on 24 October! #UN70
24 October is an important day in the UN calendar! Learn more from the official UN Day website below:
UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being.
24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by Member States as a public holiday.
70th Anniversary of the United Nations: Turn the World Blue!
(Petra, Jordan illuminated blue, photo credit: Office of UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Jordan/Chris Herwig)
Plans are underway to turn the world #UNBlue!
To celebrate the70th anniversary of the United Nations, iconic monuments, buildings, statues, bridges, and other landmarks across the globe will be lit up blue on UN Day, 24 October, to promote the UN's message of peace and dignity for all. World famous landmarks from Australia's Sydney Opera House to the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, from the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro to the Empire State Building in New York, will take part.
Participating in the Turn the World UN Blue campaign offers the unique opportunity to help unite global citizens, promote the message of peace, development and human rights, and showcase your commitment to the ideals and principles of dignity and prosperity for all.
Silent Heroes – Civil Society and the Refugee Crisis
On 15th October, Youth Delegates of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and Germany convened at the German Mission to the United Nations for a panel discussion regarding the current plight of refugees and the silent heroes who are helping.
The panellists discussed the power that grassroots civic organizations can have to assist those seeking asylum, the legal rights and representations of refugees seeking asylum, as well as refugees and the United Nations and future decision making. One panellist, Ellie Alter noted the global nature of this issue, that 'the refugee crisis is not just a European crisis'.
World Statistics Day: Better Data. Better Lives.
Today is World Statistics Day!
This year's theme emphasizes the critical role of high-quality official statistical information in analysis and informed policy decision-making in support of sustainable development. It also reflects the importance of sustainable national statistical capacity to produce reliable and timely statistics and indicators measuring a country's progress.
You can read a Message from the United Nations Secretary General for World Statistics Day below, and learn more on the UN website.
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL
ON WORLD STATISTICS DAY
20 October 2015
Public Health in the post-2015 Development Agenda Series: Integrated Approach Needed to Improve Health Outcomes
This is the third article of the UNAI series Public Health in the post-2015 development agenda. Schools and departments of Public Health at UNAI member institutions were asked to submit articles highlighting research and work relating to the proposed SDGs and to showcase the importance of public health in the post-2015 development agenda. Please note that the articles are for discussion, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
The School of Public Health at the University of Nairobi, as a member of United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), recognizes that lasting impact and improvement of health indicators will only be achieved if public health interventions are integrated with other interventions.
Aspiring Towards a More Peaceful World: Reflections from students on the International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace is commemorated each year on 21 September 2015. The theme this year was Partnerships for Peace - Dignity For All. Over 700 students gathered this year at UN Headquarters in New York as part of a Global Student Videoconference. Learn more about the conference from students studying at East Stroudsburg South High School and their Adviser, Michael Healey below.
UN Academic Impact J. Michael Adams Lecture and Conversation Series: 30 October 2015 at UN Headquarters
The 2nd annual United Nations Academic Impact J. Michael Adams Lecture and Conversation Series will be held on 30 October from 1 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. in Conference Room 4 at UN Headquarters.
This year we have the pleasure of hearing from Ambassador Thomas Pickering, former United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and former US Ambassador to the Russian Federation, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, Jordan and the United Nations in New York. Ambassador Pickering will reflect on 70 years of the United Nations and the future of the organization in a rapidly evolving world.
Please RSVP no later than 28 October at: http://bit.ly/1OzyHpH
Laura swaps Old Aberdeen for New York
Laura Phillips, a PhD student in the School of Biological Sciences at UN Academic Impact Member Aberdeen University in Scotland was recently interviewed by the University of Aberdeen about her experiences during the United Nations General Assembly where she assisted the UN Media Accrediation and Liaison Unit.
You can read the full article on the University of Aberdeen website here.
The Global Diplomacy Lab: The Next 70 years: from the United Nations to the United Actors
Are you in New York or visiting next week? You may be interested to attend the moderated discussion below.
Learn more here from The Global Diplomacy Lab:
The Next 70 years: from the United Nations to the United Actors
German House (871 United Nations, Plaza, New York)
October 12th, 2015, 4 p.m.
Moderated by La Neice Collins (UN Academic Impact), GDL members, participants and a representative of the German Permanent Mission to the UN will discuss the following questions in an interactive Fishbowl-Format:
World Post Day - 9 October 2015: Posts claim their place in the changing communication landscape
World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October. Learn more from the World Post Day website:
The anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969. Since then, countries across the world participate annually in the celebrations. The Posts in many countries use the event to introduce or promote new postal products and services.
Public Health in the post-2015 Development Agenda Series: Addressing Inequalities of End-of-Life Care Through a Public Health and Integrated Approach: from MDG 6 to SDG 3, by Liz Grant, University of Edinburgh
This is the second article of the UNAI series Public Health in the post-2015 development agenda. Schools and departments of public health at UNAI member institutions were asked to submit articles highlighting research and work relating to the proposed SDGs and to showcase the importance of public health in the post-2015 development agenda. Please note that the articles are for discussion, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
2016 CTAUN Conference at UN Headquarters
The 2016 Committee On Teaching About the United Nations (CTAUN) Conference will take place at UN Headquarters, New York on Friday 22 January 2016. The theme of the conference is: Stewardship for a Sustainable World: Education in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Learn more from CTAUN below:
Join Educators, Students, and NGO Representatives in a day-long conference with UN Delegates and Experts to learn about the Sustainable Development Goals, why they are important to all of us, and the part you and your students can play in their implementation!
For further details, go to the 2016 UN Conference page.
Draft Conference Programme
A. Introductory Opening Session
Background & Overview of the SDGs
B. Morning Panel – End Hunger
Public Health in the post-2015 Development Agenda Series: Ensuring Disability and Development are part of the SDGs
This is the first article of the UNAI series Public Health in the post-2015 development agenda. Schools and departments of public health at UNAI member institutions were asked to submit articles highlighting research and work relating to the proposed SDGs and to showcase the importance of public health in the post-2015 development agenda. Please note that the articles are for discussion, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
Public Health in the post-2015 Development Agenda: A new series of articles
25 September was a historic day at the United Nations, it was the day the Global Goals for Sustainable Development were adopted by the Member States of the United Nations.
UN Academic Impact is launching a new series of articles that take a closer look at what is being done, and what can be done by research institutions and schools of public health to advance Global Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being.
The first of five articles will be published later this week. In advance of this, here is an introduction to the series from UN Academic Impact Intern Zinnia Batliwalla:
Public Health in the post-2015 Development Agenda