Celebrating volunteerism. Article written with Martina Voss, UNV, Nepal

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We need to do more to lay the foundations for a stronger volunteerism movement in the country.

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A Model for Working with People with Disability in Nepal

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The US has a number of examples of facilities and processed that can be adapted in Nepal to help persons with disabilities

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2 YAZIDI WOMEN WIN PRESTIGIOUS EU HUMAN RIGHT PRIZE

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Iraqi Yazidi Islamic State survivors and activists Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar receive the EU Parliament’s 2016 Sakharov Prize during a ceremony in Strasbourg on Tuesday 13 December. After escaping sexual enslavement by Islamic State they both became spokespeople for women affected by the terrorist group's campaign of sexual violence and for the persecuted Yazidi minority

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Dynamic Borderlands: Livelihoods, Communities and Flows 5th Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network starts today

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A very interesting conference is starting today in Kathmandu with scholars with an incredibly diverse background attending from all over the world. The conference is organized by Social Science Baha; International Institute for Asian Studies and the Asian Borderlands Research Network (ABRN).

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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO THE COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT SANTOS: Presentation Speech by Kaci Kullmann Five, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

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The speech of Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, presented by Berit Reiss-Andersen, deputy chair of the Committee, Oslo, 10 December 2016. Prize motivation: "for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end"

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International Human Rights day: EU and USA pushes CHINA to free political prisoners ( from the Guardian)

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Surely the EU and USA have a lot to improve themselves and they should not preaching other countries but China needs to find other ways to assert itself and win over its fears. Oppressing activists is not a way for China to claim global leadership.

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Stand up for someone’s rights today Human Rights Day 2016

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Many of us are fearful about the way the world is heading. Messages of intolerance and hatred prey on our fears. But we can change the course by reaffirming our common humanity and taking action to support everyone’s human rights.

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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2016: Message from the United Nations Segretary General Message

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"Upholding human rights is in the interest of all. Respect for human rights advances well-being for every individual, stability for every society, and harmony for our interconnected world" sats Ban Ki Moon

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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2016: Stand up for someone's rights today!

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Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organizations to observe 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.

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International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime: statement of EU FEREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF, FEDERICA MOGHERINI

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Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

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International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime 9 December

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Find here some background info and the message from the UN Secretary General

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WAYS TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM

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In occasion of International Day of Volunteerism, here some ideas on how to be part of a fantastic global movement focused to help those in need. The article first published on Perspective of the Himalayan Times.

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INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY DAY

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The day for the disabled people all over the world.

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What Coaching Wheelchair Basketball means to me

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A piece about my two months coaching wheelchair basketball.

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The True Meaning of Thanksgiving

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My first Thanksgiving in the US since 2008. Full of what the real America is.

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Embedding the NATIONAL PLANNNIG COMMISSION within the Office of Prime Minister

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The Planning Commission is only formally part of the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.In reality is a totally autonomous entity. Here a reflection on fully and operationally merging the two institutions.

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Center for Sport Leadership, Commonwealth University of Virginia: Interview with Carrie LeCrom and Gregory Greenhalgh

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The Center for Sport Leadership is an innovative undertaking of the Commonwealth University of Virginia promoting leadership and best practices within the sport sector. Set up in 1999, the Center develops innovative curricula and hands on learning opportunities. Here the interview with Carrie LeCrom, the Executive Director and Gregory Greenhalgh, Director of student services and outreach.

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