The UN Millennium Development Goals…and Why You Should Care!

Today, September 25, 2008, world leaders are meeting at the United Nations (UN) in New York to report on the progress we, the world, have made on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are eight goals that were agreed to by UN members in 2000 and are focused on erradicating extreme poverty in the world, [...]

Invitation to Write Prayers

 

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Say a Prayer. Change the world.
“Lifting Women’s Voices: Ending Poverty through Prayer and Action” will be a new book of prayers by Anglican women and girls focusing on the Millennium Development Goals.
While worldwide attention is focused on discord and division, Anglican women and girls can unite to make our voices heard on issues of [...]

Invitation

Invitation to participate in an online discussion on “Women and men: equal
sharing of responsibilities”
You are invited to participate in the online discussion on “Women and men:
equal sharing of responsibilities” organized by the Division for the
Advancement of Women, United Nations, which will run from 7 July to 1 August
2008.
To register, please click on the following link [...]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 2

Ok Brain, let’s get sharp and think about the second article of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or [...]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1

I’ve decided to start a thinking excercise for myself in which I look at 1 of the 30 articles in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a time and try to understand it, apply it to the conditions I see around me and try to offer solutions to improve the conditions around me. [...]