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global teaching and learning project – in the 6 UN languages – Linked on our blogs with What Should Be Done About Child Soldiers?

The United Nations Cyberschoolbus was created in 1996 as the online education component of the Global Teaching and Learning Project, whose mission is to promote education about international issues and the United Nations. The Global Teaching and Learning Project produces high quality teaching materials and activities designed for educational use (at primary, intermediate and secondary school levels) and for training teachers. The vision of this Project is to provide exceptional educational resources (both online and in print) to students growing up in a world undergoing increased globalization. The Global Teaching and Learning Project is part of the Outreach Division of the United Nations Department of Public Information … (full text mission statement).

english Homepage;
Curriculum (Issues); Resources; Quizzes and Games; Community; Gallery; FACs;
See also: Voices of Youth,
Convention on the Rights of Child CRC;

Contact /feedback (scroll down).

About Project /Highlights: Our interactive database, InfoNation, is accessed by thousands of users monthly who pull up accurate official and up-to-date information and statistics regarding the countries of the world. Continuer la lecture de « United Nations' Cyber Schoolbus »

• Dementia affects nearly 6 million people in Europe, and the number is increasing. Many people with mild to moderate dementia want to live at home and manage daily tasks themselves. However, their ability to maintain relationships or to handle different tasks and activities deteriorates progressively and reduces their quality of life. Even people with mild dementia experience frequent failures. This can lead to worries and depression, and in turn to poorer functioning than otherwise could be possible.
• The ENABLE National Reports: … (full text and links on the Homepage).

Technology; Dissemination; Project Work; Archives; Gallery; Partners;
Funded by the European Commission under the Programme Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources.
Contact: not found.

Summary: The objectives of ENABLE were:   Continuer la lecture de « enable – Can Technology Help People With Dementia? »

is an international human rights instrument of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities

• About the Convention on wikipedia.
• Text of the Convention on OHCHR.

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Disability and the UN; Conference of States; Accessibility; News; Resources; Support-Group;
See also: Social Policy, Development; DESA; MDGs;
Address: Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Two United Nations Plaza, DC2-1382, New York, NY 10017, USA;
Contact.

Our Work: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol are serviced by a joint Secretariat, consisting of staff of both the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), based in New York, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva. Continuer la lecture de « enable – Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities »

Linked on our blogs with Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting. – Picked up on Weitzenegger’s latest Newsletter.

… Who is AidData? The AidData team includes scholars in economics, political science, sociology, and computer science, development practitioners, and NGO researchers based out of Development Gateway in Washington, DC, the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, and Brigham Young University in Provo, UT … more information available here (about/ scroll down).

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Projects; Data; Research Releases; Publications; Blog; Help;
Addresses (1 of 3/see contact): AidData, c/o Development Gateway Office, Development Gateway Foundation, 1889 F Street, NW, Second Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006, USA;
Contact.

About: AidData attempts to capture the universe of development finance and foreign aid, increase the value of data by providing more descriptive information about development activities, provide data in an accessible format, and strengthen efforts to improve donor and recipient strategic planning and coordination.  Continuer la lecture de « AidData »

Linked with Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting, – Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter.

The South-South Learning on Social Protection gateway is an online collaborative platform for policy dialogue and knowledge-sharing amongst social protection practitioners in the Global South … (about 1/2).

Homepage; News; Events; Experts; Multimedia; Forum; Partners;
Address: Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco O, 7º andar, UNDP/IPC-IG, Brasília, Distrito Federal, 70052-900, Brasil;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … It is an initiative of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth to foster South-South collaboration. Continuer la lecture de « South-South Learning on Social Protection »

global food security crisis, a UN project – in all 6 UN languages

… The primary aim of the Task Force is to promote a unified response to the challenge of achieving global food security, including by facilitating the creation of a prioritized plan of action and coordinating its implementation … (full text about).

english Homepage;
Structure, functions; Countries; Documents; News; Progress report; Events; Links; see also: UN’s Global Food Security Crisis, Taskforce; Addresses: Via Paolo di Dono 44, 00142 Rome, Italy; / Villa La Pelouse, Palais Des Nations, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland; / 2 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY; USA;
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Background /The Global Food Security Crisis:  … The extraordinary rise of global food prices in early 2008 posed a major threat to global food and nutrition security and caused a host of humanitarian, human rights, socio-economic, environmental, developmental, political and security-related consequences.   Continuer la lecture de « Committee on World Food Security CFS »

Complete residential wind power systems – A wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Windpower, Inc. – also in french, in german and in spanish

For 20 years, Southwest Windpower, Inc. has been bringing low-cost, reliable, clean energy to the world. As the world’s largest producer of small wind generators, we’ve pioneered new technologies to make renewable energy simple. Our latest effort, the Skystream 3.7™, was developed jointly with the U.S. Department of Energy. The initial prototype has been operating at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado for almost two years and has undergone extensive duration, performance, and reliability testing. (full text About Skystream). See also: Southwest Windpower-USA.

english Homepage Skystream;
How it works; Will it work for me; Where to buy; Resources; UpClose; Product Photos;
Address: Skystream Energy Europe GmbH, Mannesmannstr. 6, 50996 Cologne, Germany;
Contacts.

About Southwest Windpower /Mission Statement: The mission of Southwest Windpower is to be a global leader as a responsible designer, producer and provider of wind turbines up to 40kW, offering wind products chosen by customers for their quality, focused technology, performance, reliability, aesthetics, quietness, simplicity and lowest cost of energy … More.  Continuer la lecture de « Skystream »