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MangoBanana fast & share invitation

By Isabelle | Published: 31 March 2012
Are you a healthy adult and you can eat every day as much as you like? Then this is an invitation for you – but not for another meal. You are invited to share your meals with a starving child or refugee. Through responding to this mangoBanana fast & share invitation, you can share your [...]
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The 2011 UN Day photo contest

By Isabelle | Published: 10 October 2011
2011 marks the 66th birthday of the United Nations. On this occasion, the United Nations in Serbia in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the UN Alliance of Civilizations announces The 2011 UN Day photo contest Theme: Alliance of Civilizations and Serbia – “Embracing Civilizations’’ The contest [...]
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The Generation 9/11 video project

By Isabelle | Published: 19 September 2011
Though the attacks of September 11 were most keenly felt in the U.S., their impact resounded worldwide. For many who came of age around 2001, the events of that day shaped their worldview, sometimes in surprising ways. Ten years later, we asked young adults from across the globe how their perspective on international and cross-cultural [...]
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“Poetry for Peace” contest

By Isabelle | Published: 19 September 2011
Coinciding with the International Day of Peace, the United Nations Department of Public Information, in collaboration with the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, is launching on 15 September 2011 a month-long “Poetry for Peace” youth contest to reinforce the message of a peaceful world. The [...]
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Join A 9/11 Walk

By Isabelle | Published: 22 August 2011
Join A 9/11 Walk, Huffington Post By Troy Jackson As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, many of us are wondering how best to honor the many victims of that tragedy and its aftermath. I found my own answer when a friend asked me to join him and a few others on a walk with [...]
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The North American Interfaith Youth Network of Religions for Peace: call for applications

By Isabelle | Published: 3 August 2011
The North American Interfaith Youth Network – Religions for Peace has opened the nomination process for individuals interested in representing the North American Region at the Global Youth Network of which two will be selected as representatives from North America (one from the US and one from Canada). The Religions for Peace Global Youth Network, [...]
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Campus 15

By Isabelle | Published: 16 February 2011
Type of organization: Exchange Organization Geographic focus: Europe Mandate: CAMPUS15 invites young people from conflict areas aged between 15 and 16 to summer camps, together with young people from Germany and other European countries. Last year in Königswinter, summer camp participants came from Bosnia und Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, and Serbia. Website: [...]
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Connecting Cultures launches their new website

By UNAOC | Published: 10 January 2011
Connecting Cultures has a new website thanks to financial support from UNESCO. It has some great social media technology built in. They’ve started a Global Debate on ‘Culture’. What does the term mean to you? How do we define it? Join the debate at: http://www.connectingcultures.co.uk/debates.aspx?sitesectionid=25&sitesectiontitle=Global+Debate You can also phone in your comments. Call the number [...]
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Building an inclusive society: a discussion between Roger Cohen and Tariq Ramadan

By Isabelle | Published: 9 December 2010
December 20th, 14h-15h30 GMT, in London, UK, and online on IBIS Polarized debates around migration, national identities and integration of Muslims in today’s society are increasing in Europe and North America. Columnist Roger Cohen and Professor Tariq Ramadan will discuss the reasons immigration is perceived as affecting coexistence in Europe, and why Islam is often [...]
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C’MUN, the MUN of Barcelona

By Isabelle | Published: 9 December 2010
The United Nations Association of Spain (UNA-Spain) is organizing the 6th edition of C’MUN, the MUN of Barcelona. After the great success of former editions, C’MUN 2011 is now a reality and we would like to have your participation. The simulation will take place in Barcelona from the 6th to the 9th of April 2011. [...]
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