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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20310101
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SUMMARY:#OceanDecade UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
DESCRIPTION:The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UNDOS) is a United Nations Decade that runs from 2021 to 2030\, with a vision of “the science we need for the ocean we want”. \nUNDOS offers a framework to strengthen connections and weave partnerships between all communities working to study\, conserve\, and sustainably use the ocean and its resources. The Decade will boost scientific research in this area. Environmental\, social\, and governance (ESG) research in relationship to oceans tackles fundamental questions of “who gets what?” (justice and allocation)\, “who gets to decide?” (democracy and power)\, “how are current systems maintained?” (architecture and agency)\, and “how do these systems change?” (in the present: agency\, adaptiveness and reflexivity; and in the future: anticipation and imagination). Scholars of ESG say that their research is instrumental in addressing governance-related needs of UNDOS. \nFirst\, it can identify salient frames for ocean problems that trigger policy action. \nSecond\, it can inform stakeholder involvement by mapping powerful and marginalized interests and suggesting pathways towards more inclusive participation. \nThird\, it can support viable and effective ocean solutions based on insights into political support coalitions and governance design. \nMainstreaming of governance research into ocean science has also been recommended: The ESG community can facilitate this mainstreaming by enhancing knowledge cumulation around ocean issues within the network; engaging more strongly in the production of actionable and action-oriented knowledge; and seeking integration into inter- and transdisciplinary ocean research. Sub-topics where ESG with regards to ocean governance can be applied are for example governance issues around deep sea mining\, ocean acidification\, marine biodiversity. \nLinks:\nUN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development \n2025 UN Ocean Conference \nStop diepzeemijnbouw voor het begint / Stop diepzeemijnbouw : Noorwegen\, zeg NEE tegen diepzeemijnbouw! – petities \n#30thSessionCouncil #DeepSeabed #TheArea #UNCLOS 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority Part I (TV ISA Web TV) \nVPRO #Tegenlicht : de strijd om de diepzee (TV internet / NPO 2) \nLive session with Free Range Ocean
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/oceandecade-un-decade-of-ocean-science-for-sustainable-development/
CATEGORIES:Maatschappij,Natuur,UN,Zee
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20310101
DTSTAMP:20231116T124258Z
CREATED:20231116T123844Z
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SUMMARY:Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030
DESCRIPTION:In September 2020\, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/74/299 “Improving global road safety”\, proclaiming the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030\, with the ambitious target of preventing at least 50% of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030. \nWHO and the UN regional commissions\, in cooperation with other partners in the UN Road Safety Collaboration\, have developed a Global Plan for the Decade of Action\, which was released in October 2021. The Global Plan aligns with the Stockholm Declaration\, by emphasizing the importance of a holistic approach to road safety\, and calling on continued improvements in the design of roads and vehicles; enhancement of laws and law enforcement; and provision of timely\, life-saving emergency care for the injured. The Global Plan also reflects the Stockholm Declaration’s promotion of policies to promote walking\, cycling and using public transport as inherently healthy and environmentally sound modes of transport. Progress made during the previous Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 has laid the foundation for accelerated action in the years ahead. Among achievements are inclusion of road safety on the global health and development agenda\, broad dissemination of scientific guidance on what works\, strengthening of partnerships and networks\, and mobilization of resources. This new Decade of Action provides an opportunity for harnessing the successes and lessons of previous years and building upon them to save more lives. \nLinks:\nDecade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 \n#WDoR2023 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/decade-of-action-for-road-safety-2021-2030/
CATEGORIES:Maatschappij,UN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260508
DTSTAMP:20260408T132209Z
CREATED:20260401T131316Z
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SUMMARY:Kabinet Jetten: volg uw moreel kompas; geen bezuinigingen op de IVA-uitkeringen! - petitie
DESCRIPTION:(Vrijwilligers)werk en een nuttige bijdrage leveren aan de maatschappij is goed en gezond; maar soms lukt het\, ondanks alle wil van de wereld\, niet meer om voldoende mee te draaien in de maatschappij. \nDe overheid wil flink bezuinigen op arbeidsongeschiktheidsuitkeringen. Deze uitkeringen zullen met 20% worden verlaagd. Ook degenen die nu al arbeidsongeschikt zijn. En ook de groep arbeidsongeschikten die zo ernstig ziek is dat zij nooit meer kúnnen en zúllen werken. Zij behoren tot de mensen met een IVA uitkering (volledig en duurzaam arbeidsongeschikt). Mensen die te horen hebben gekregen nooit meer beter te zullen worden: uitgezaaide kanker\, verslechterende spier-of zenuwaandoeningen zoals ALS\, Parkinson of een volledige verlamming. Het verzoek luidt: op humanitaire gronden voorkomen dat de meest kwetsbaren (IVA) inkomen verliezen en in financiële problemen komen. Het ‘omzien naar elkaar’ en ‘bestaanszekerheid’ dreigt in het gedrang te komen. Mensen komen flink in de financiële problemen\, direct leidend tot verlies van hun (soms aangepaste) woning\, sociale- en/of mantelzorg netwerk. Deze plannen zullen zonder uitzondering een forse aanslag vormen op hun toch al verminderde kwaliteit van leven. Dit alles bovenop het feit dat leven met beperkingen ten gevolge van ernstige ziekte al genoeg uitdagingen\, problemen en zorgen oplevert. Bovendien is zelfs een ‘hoge’ arbeidsongeschiktheidsuitkering geen riant inkomen meer. Vanwege nadelige belastingen (verlies van recht op kortingen en toeslagen) is het inkomen veelal net voldoende voor de basisbehoeften. De voorgenomen bezuinigingen zet mensen letterlijk op straat! Mensen met een IVA-uitkering is al heel veel afgenomen: gezondheid\, baan\, sociale contacten. Bezuinigen op het inkomen van zieken die écht nooit meer kunnen werken\, is moreel onjuist. Daarnaast werd de verlaging van deze uitkeringen met 20% op deze manier in geen enkel verkiezingsprogramma genoemd; enkel een ‘activerender stelsel’. Ook hadden de mensen met een huidige IVA-uitkering deze bezuinigingen op geen enkele manier kunnen voorzien. (Extra) verzekeren tegen arbeidsongeschiktheid kan niet meer als iemand al eenmaal ziek en/of arbeidsongeschikt is. De oproep aan het kabinet\, minister Vijlbrief: volg uw moreel kompas en kies voor betrouwbaarheid en rechtvaardigheid. \nLinks:\nKabinet Jetten: volg uw moreel kompas; geen bezuinigen op de IVA-uitkeringen!
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/kabinet-jetten-volg-uw-moreel-kompas-geen-bezuinigen-op-de-iva-uitkeringen-petitie/
LOCATION:Nederland\, Nederland
CATEGORIES:Maatschappij,Mensenrechten,UN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260420
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTSTAMP:20260421T081147Z
CREATED:20260420T081113Z
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SUMMARY:United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues UNPFII Session 2026
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII or PFII) is the UN’s central coordinating body for matters relating to the concerns and rights of the world’s indigenous peoples. \nThere are more than 370 million indigenous people (also known as native\, original\, aboriginal and first peoples) in some 70 countries worldwide. The forum was created on 28 July 2000 by resolution 2000/22\, as an outcome of the UN’s International Year for the World’s Indigenous People in 1993\, within the first International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (1995–2004). It is an advisory body within the framework of the United Nations System that reports to the UN‘s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). More specifically\, the Permanent Forum: \n\nprovides expert advice and recommendations on Indigenous issues to the Council\, as well as to programmes\, funds and agencies of the United Nations\, through ECOSOC;\nraises awareness and promotes the integration and coordination of activities related to Indigenous issues within the UN system;\nprepares and disseminates information on Indigenous issues;\npromotes respect for and full application of the provisions of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and follow up the effectiveness of this Declaration (Art. 42 UNDRIP).\n\nThe first meeting of the Permanent Forum was held in May 2002\, with yearly sessions thereafter. The Forum usually meets for 10 days each year\, at the UN Headquarters in New York. According to the ECOSOC resolution E/2000/22\, the Forum may also meet at the UN Office in Geneva or at such other place that it decides. In addition to the six mandated areas (economic and social development\, culture\, the environment\, education\, health and human rights)\, each session is thematically focused on a specific issue. The Permanent Forum is one of three UN bodies that is mandated to deal specifically with Indigenous Peoples’ issues. The others are the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Permanent Forum’s engagement and role in promoting Indigenous Peoples’ rights are made possible through the Trust Fund on Indigenous Issues\, which overall facilitates follow-up to the Forum’s recommendations\, awareness raising and outreach on Indigenous issues as well as representation and participation of Permanent Forum members at international meetings of significance for its mandate. In addition\, the Trust Fund provides support for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. DESA is charged with the overall management of the Trust Fund\, which is placed under the Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch-Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. 2026 Theme: “Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ health\, including in the context of conflict” \nLinks:\nUnited Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/united-nations-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues-unpfii-session-2026/
LOCATION:United Nations\, United Nations Plaza 760\, New York\, 10017\, Verenigde Staten
CATEGORIES:Maatschappij,Mensenrechten,UN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
DTSTAMP:20260502T195949Z
CREATED:20260501T235922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260502T195949Z
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SUMMARY:Wereld Tonijn Dag / World Tuna Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:De Verenigde Naties (VN) wil met Wereld Tonijn Dag dat we ons bewust worden van de cruciale rol die tonijn speelt bij duurzame ontwikkeling\, voedselzekerheid\, economische kansen en levensonderhoud van mensen over de hele wereld. \nDe migrerende tonijnsoorten zijn volgens de VN goed voor 20 procent van de waarde van alle zeevisvangstvisserijen en meer dan acht procent van alle wereldwijd verhandelde zeevruchten. FAO’s Common Oceans Tuna project richt zich op het bereiken van duurzame visserij van alle belangrijke tonijnsoorten in 2027. \nLinks:\nWorld Tuna Day 2 May
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/wereld-tonijn-dag-world-tuna-day-2026/
CATEGORIES:Culinair,Dierenrechten,Maatschappij,UN,Voedselproductie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260508
DTSTAMP:20260507T190136Z
CREATED:20260506T182802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T190136Z
UID:140275-1778025600-1778198399@www.a3veen.nl
SUMMARY:11th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science\, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals
DESCRIPTION:The eleventh annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science\, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from Wednesday\, 6 May\, to Thursday\, 7 May 2026 in Conference Room 4 at the UN Headquarters in New York. \nThe Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa\, who had appointed two co-chairs – Chola Milambo\, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations\, and Gregor W. Koessler\, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations. As per its mandate\, the Forum will be organized by the UN interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT)\, convened by UN-DESA and UNCTAD\, and the 10-Member Group of high-level representatives appointed by the Secretary General. As in previous years\, the theme of the STI Forum will be closely aligned with that of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)\, to be held from Monday\, 6 July\, to Wednesday\, 15 July 2026\, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. The STI Forum will have an exclusive focus on the role and contributions of science\, technology and innovation to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The 2026 HLPF will hold in-depth reviews of five SDGs: SDG 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all; SDG 7. Ensure access to affordable\, reliable\, sustainable and modern energy for all; SDG 9. Build resilient infrastructure\, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation; SDG 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive\, safe\, resilient and sustainable; and SDG 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. Accordingly\, the theme for the STI Forum 2026 is: “Transformative\, equitable and coordinated science\, technology and innovation for the 2030 Agenda and a sustainable future for all.” \nLinks:\n11th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science\, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/11th-multi-stakeholder-forum-on-science-technology-and-innovation-for-the-sustainable-development-goals/
LOCATION:United Nations\, United Nations Plaza 760\, New York\, 10017\, Verenigde Staten
CATEGORIES:AI,IT,Maatschappij,UN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTSTAMP:20260506T094055Z
CREATED:20260506T093532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T094055Z
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SUMMARY:#UNForests UN Forum on Forests – 21st session 2026 (TV UN WebTV)
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Forum on Forests is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with universal membership. \nSince its establishment in 2000\, the Forum has set many milestones including the first UN Forest Instrument in 2007\, the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN) in 2015\, and adoption of the first UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2030 and its six Global Forest Goals in 2017. The twentieth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF20) focuses on accelerating progress towards Global Forest Goals 1\, 3\, and 5—addressing deforestation\, expanding sustainably managed forests\, and strengthening forest governance. Watch each session live on UN WebTV. \nLinks:\nUN Forum on Forests
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/unforests-un-forum-on-forests-21st-session-2026-tv-un-webtv/
CATEGORIES:Bossen,Maatschappij,Natuur,UN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260515
DTSTAMP:20260514T171535Z
CREATED:20260514T171148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T171535Z
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SUMMARY:Actiedag Weerbaar Erfgoed 2026
DESCRIPTION:De Actiedag Weerbaar Erfgoed is een jaarlijks initiatief op 14 mei om de weerbaarheid van cultureel erfgoed in Nederland te versterken. \nMet deze actiedag voor en door de sector hopen de Nederlandse Unesco Commissie\, Blue Shield Nederland\, Cultural Emergency Response een stap te zetten in de bescherming van zowel materieel als immaterieel erfgoed bij kleine incidenten maar ook bij grootschalige crises. De Actiedag Weerbaar Erfgoed is dé gelegenheid om met elkaar in actie te komen en het belang van erfgoedbescherming binnen de eigen organisatie\, maar ook lokaal en nationaal onder de aandacht te brengen. Met deze gids bieden we jullie als collega-instellingen een handvat bij het organiseren van eigen activiteiten die bijdragen aan dit doel. Of je nu kiest voor een crisis- oefening\, een workshop risicobeheer of een publiekslezing\, elk initiatief draagt bij aan een veerkrachtigere erfgoedsector in deze uitdagende tijden. Doe mee en verbind je aan een groeiende groep van instellingen en professionals die zich inzet voor de bescherming van onze geschiedenis en cultuur. De keuze voor 14 mei is niet willekeurig. Op deze dag\, in 1954\, werd in Den Haag het Unesco Haags Verdrag voor de bescherming van cultureel erfgoed bij gewapende conflicten ondertekend. \nLinks:\nActiedag Weerbaar Erfgoed
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/actiedag-weerbaar-erfgoed-2026/
CATEGORIES:Cultuur,Maatschappij,UN
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517
DTSTAMP:20260516T124427Z
CREATED:20260516T124427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T124427Z
UID:140578-1778889600-1778975999@www.a3veen.nl
SUMMARY:Day of Living Together in Peace 2026
DESCRIPTION:Living together in peace is all about accepting differences and having the ability to listen to\, recognize\, respect and appreciate others\, as well as living in a peaceful and united way. \nThe UN General-Assembly\, in its resolution 72/130\, declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace\, as a means of regularly mobilizing the efforts of the international community to promote peace\, tolerance\, inclusion\, understanding and solidarity. The Day aims to uphold the desire to live and act together\, united in differences and diversity\, in order to build a sustainable world of peace\, solidarity and harmony. The Day invites countries to further promote reconciliation to help to ensure peace and sustainable development\, including by working with communities\, faith leaders and other relevant actors\, through reconciliatory measures and acts of service and by encouraging forgiveness and compassion among individuals. \nFollowing the devastation of the Second World War\, the United Nations was established to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. One of its purposes is to achieve international cooperation in solving international problems\, including by promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race\, sex\, language or religion. In 1997\, the General-Assembly proclaimed – by its resolution 52/15 — the year 2000 as the “International Year for a Culture of Peace”. In 1998\, it proclaimed the period 2001-2010 as the “International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for Children of the World.” In 1999\, The General-Assembly adopted\, by resolution 53/243\, the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace\, which serves as the universal mandate for the international community\, particularly the United Nations system\, to promote a culture of peace and non-violence that benefits all of humanity\, including future generations. \nThe declaration came about as a result of the long-held and cherished concept — contained within the Constitution of UNESCO — that “since wars begin in the minds of men\, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.” The Declaration embraces the principle that peace is not merely the absence of conflict\, but also requires a positive\, dynamic participatory process\, in which dialogue is encouraged and conflicts are resolved in a spirit of mutual understanding and cooperation. The Declaration also recognizes that to fulfill such an aspiration\, there is a need to eliminate all forms of discrimination and intolerance\, including those based on race\, color\, sex\, language\, religion\, political or other opinion\, national\, ethnic or social origin\, property\, disability\, birth or other status. 2026 Theme: Building Trust through Dialogue\, Inclusion and Reconciliation. \nLinks:\nDay of Living Together in Peace
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/day-of-living-together-in-peace-2026/
CATEGORIES:Maatschappij,UN
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260516T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260516T170000
DTSTAMP:20260516T125606Z
CREATED:20260516T125419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T125606Z
UID:140580-1778918400-1778950800@www.a3veen.nl
SUMMARY:#Lightday2026 Day of Light / Dag van het Licht 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Day of Light is a global initiative that provides an annual focal point for the continued appreciation of light and the role it plays in science\, culture and art\, education\, and sustainable development\, and in fields as diverse as medicine\, communications\, and energy. \nThe broad theme of light will allow many different sectors of society worldwide to participate in activities that demonstrates how science\, technology\, art and culture can help achieve the goals of UNESCO – education\, equality\, and peace. \nLinks:\nDay of Light
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/lightday2026-day-of-light-dag-van-het-licht-2026/
CATEGORIES:Maatschappij,UN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTSTAMP:20260517T184109Z
CREATED:20260516T223717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260517T184109Z
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SUMMARY:#WHA79 79th World Health Assembly
DESCRIPTION:The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is governed by its 193 member states\, it is the world’s highest health policy setting body and is composed of health ministers from member states. \nThe members of the WHA generally meet every year in May in Geneva\, Switzerland\, at the Palace of Nations\, the location of WHO Headquarters. The main tasks of the WHA are to decide major policy questions\, as well as to approve the WHO work programme and budget and elect its Director-General (every fifth year) and annually to elect ten members to renew part of its executive board. Its main functions are to determine the policies of the Organization\, supervise financial policies\, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA79) takes place in Geneva\, Switzerland from 18 to 23 May 2026\, bringing together delegations from WHO Member States to set global health policy and advance the Organization’s strategic priorities. It will build upon the momentum of the last year’s 78th World Health Assembly\, which adopted the Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health\, an updated road map for an enhanced global response to the adverse health effects of air pollution\, and the elevation of climate change as the first strategic objective of WHO’s Fourteenth General Programme of Work (GPW14\, 2025–2028). Looking forward to COP31\, co-hosted by Türkiye and Australia\, this Assembly offers an opportunity for the global climate and health community to convene and sustain the political momentum secured at WHA78. \nLinks:\n79th World Health Assembly \nKlimaatverandering bedreigt ook de volksgezondheid\, waarschuwen experts
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/wha79-79th-world-health-assembly/
LOCATION:Geneve\, Zwitserland
CATEGORIES:Maatschappij,Medisch,UN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
DTSTAMP:20260526T230102Z
CREATED:20260524T225615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T230102Z
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SUMMARY:Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories 2026
DESCRIPTION:In the UN Charter\, a Non-Self-Governing Territory is defined as a territory “whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government.” \nIn 1946\, several UN Member States identified a number of territories under their administration that were not self-governing and placed them on a UN list. Countries administering Non-Self-Governing Territories are called administering Powers. As a result of the decolonization process over the years\, most of the territories were removed from the list. Chapter XI of the UN Charter – the Declaration regarding Non-Self-Governing Territories – provides that Member States administering Territories\, which have not attained self-government recognize “that the interests of the inhabitants of these territories are paramount” and accept as a “sacred trust” the obligation to promote their well-being. Furthermore\, administering Powers\, in addition to ensuring the political\, economic\, social and educational advancement of the peoples\, undertake to assist them in developing self-government and free political institutions. Administering Powers also have an obligation to transmit regularly to the Secretary-General information on the economic\, social and educational conditions in the territories under their administration. In a later agreement\, the UN General Assembly\, by its resolution 54/91 of 6 December 1999\, urged the administering Powers concerned to take effective measures to safeguard and guarantee the inalienable rights of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories to their natural resources\, including land\, and to establish and maintain control over the future development of those resources\, and requested the administering Powers to take all necessary steps to protect the property rights of the peoples of those territories. It also urged all States\, directly and through their action in the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system\, to provide moral and material assistance to the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories. Through the same resolution\, the General Assembly requested the annual observance of the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories. In 2026\, there are 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories remaining. \nLinks:\nWeek of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/week-of-solidarity-with-the-peoples-of-non-self-governing-territories-2026/
CATEGORIES:Maatschappij,UN
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SUMMARY:Day of UN Peacekeepers 2026
DESCRIPTION:On the Day of UN Peacekeepers\, the United Nations (UN) honour peacekeepers past and present and reaffirm our shared responsibility to respect and strengthen their work. \nFor nearly 80 years\, UN peacekeepers have delivered tangible change to communities across the globe. From Liberia and Namibia to Cambodia\, Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste\, their presence has been life-saving and transformative in some of the most volatile political and security contexts\, guiding countries from conflict towards sustainable peace. Observed under the theme “Invest in Peace” the 2026 International Day calls for decisive action to ensure civilian and military peacekeepers have the resources to carry out their vital mandates. More than 51\,000 civilians\, military\, and police personnel serve in 11 UN peacekeeping missions\, confronting increasingly complex and interconnected challenges shaped by a shifting geopolitical landscape. In this era of rising tensions\, peacekeeping is a proven and cost-effective way to restore stability and hope. The International Day pays tribute to their unwavering service and sacrifice\, as well as the resilience of the communities they support. It also solemnly honors the nearly 4\,500 peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the cause of peace\, including 59 in 2025 alone. \nLinks:\nDay of UN Peacekeepers \n 
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/day-of-un-peacekeepers-2026/
CATEGORIES:Maatschappij,Oorlog,UN
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SUMMARY:#InternationalDayOfPotato Day of Potato 2026
DESCRIPTION:On 30 May\, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) spotlights the potato\, Solanum tuberosum (L.) – a crop regularly consumed by billions of people\, potatoes are a key crop across diverse farming systems globally\, ranging from smallholders producing diverse heirloom varieties by hand in the Andes\, to vast commercial\, mechanized farms in different continents. \nPotatoes contribute to the food security and nutrition as well as and livelihoods and employment of people in rural and urban areas the world over. The Day is an opportunity to build on the International Year of the Potato\, which was observed in 2008. The observance will also be used to underscore the importance of the crop to combating hunger and poverty and addressing environmental threats to agrifood systems. The roles of small-scale family farmers\, a significant proportion of whom are women\, in safeguarding the wide spectrum of the crop’s diversity\, will also be recognized\, while the cultural and culinary dimensions of the crop’s cultivation and consumption will be celebrated. The third observance of the International Day of Potato will be on 29 May 2026 (as 30 May falls on a Saturday)\, with the theme Where potatoes grow\, livelihoods flourish. The theme positions the role of potatoes in strengthening livelihoods for farmers and value chain actors —from the highlands of the Andes to Africa\, Europe\, Asia and beyond. By advancing potato farming and value chain development\, the crop contributes to poverty reduction\, resilience and more inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems.
URL:https://www.a3veen.nl/event/internationaldayofpotato-day-of-potato-2026/
CATEGORIES:Culinair,Maatschappij,UN,Voedselproductie
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