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September- 2018, Vol-5, Issue-6

VOICE TO THE VOICELESS English Monthly, Printed from Chennai.

FLASH NEWS

Indian hockey players

remember Major Dhyan Chand

on National Sports Day

For almost four decades, today –

August 29 – is marked as National

Sports Day across the country.

The reason is that this date is the

birth anniversary of arguably the

greatest sportsperson produced

by India hockey Legend Major

Dhyan Chand Like Bradman in

cricket, Dhyan Chand’s exploits on

the field have become the ends

and many of his tales and

accomplishments have assumed

mythical proportions. But while he

may be a mere name from the

history of hockey for most, Dhyan

Chand remains a constant source

of inspiration and awe for the

hockey players of India.

Source:www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Bharathiyar Day – 11th

September

Chinnaswami Subramania Bharati,

also known as Bharathiyar (11

December 1882 – 11 September

1921) was a Tamil writer, poet,

journalist, Indian independence

activist and a social reformer from

Tamil Nadu. Popularly known as

"Mahakavi Bharati", he was a

pioneer of modern Tamil poetry

and is considered one of the

greatest Tamil literary figures of all

time. His numerous works

included fiery songs kindling

patriotism during the Indian

Independence movement.

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GENDER EQUALITY

CJ-UNESCO Education

Camp empowers girls in

STEM education

The CJ Group Donors Camp held

a first ever CJ-UNESCO Girls’

Education Camp for Future

Scientists from 16 to 18 June 2018

in South Korea to foster girls

interest and talent in the fields of

STEM (Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics).

While strides have been made in

improving girls’ access to

education around the world, girls

are held back early in their

education by biases and social

norms that influence the quality of

the education they receive and the

subjects they study. This is

particularly true for STEM

education. Today, only 35% of

higher education students

studying STEM are women, and

only 17 women have won a Nobel

Prize in physics, chemistry or

medicine compared to 572 men.

Source:www.unesco.org Copyright © UNESCO

Somalia has ‘once in a

generation’ gender

equality opportunity – UN

Women chief

Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka’s comments

were made on Sunday in Baidoa,

the interim capital of Somalia’s

South West State (SWS), at the

start of a three-day visit to the

country, said UNSOM, the UN

Assistance Mission in Somalia.

There are 31 female legislators in

South West State’s parliament,

more than in any of Somalia’s

other states.

Somalia is currently reviewing its

constitution, ahead of federal

elections planned for 2020. The

previous federal elections, in

2016, were held under an indirect

suffrage system, which a report

from UNSOM, released earlier this

month, credited with the formation

of a more diverse Parliament:

almost a quarter of those elected

were women, up from 14 per cent

in 2012.

Source: www.un.org

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SPACE

A HOLE IN THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE:

A ragged horseshoe-shaped hole

in the sun's atmosphere is turning

toward Earth, spewing a stream of

high-speed solar wind toward our

planet. NASA's Solar Dynamics

Observatory photographed the

structure earlier today:

This is a "coronal hole," a region in

the sun's atmosphere where

magnetic fields open up and allow

solar wind to escape.

Coronal holes are a primary form

of space weather during solar

minimum--that is, now. Studies

show that coronal holes not only

open more frequently, but also last

longer when sunspots are absent.

During the last solar minimum in

2007-2009, one coronal hole

stayed open for 27 consecutive

solar rotations.

A COMET APPROACHES

(UPDATED):

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner is

approaching Earth for a 0.39 AU

flyby on Sept. 10, 2018. Already,

astrophotographers are capturing

dramatic images of the comet's

approach. On Aug. 17th, Michael

Jäger of Weißenkirchen, Austria,

caught Giacobini-Zinner passing

by the Heart and Soul Nebula in

the constellation Cassiopeia:

GIANT 'ELVE' OVER

RUSSIA:

Source:www.spaceweather.com Copyright © 2018 spaceweather.com

SPACE


SMOKEY MOON HALO:

Wildfires in the western USA and

Canada are pumping extreme

amounts of smoke into the

atmosphere. Fiery emissions have

drifted across North America from

coast to coast, mixing with clouds

to form some unusual atmospheric

optics. On August 20th, Sharon

Watson of Buxton, North Dakota,

photographed this example, a rare

smokey moon halo:

"It did not last long, but it was very

beautiful," says Watson.

The rainbow colors surrounding

the Moon in a circular arc are

caused by ice crystals in cirrus

clouds. The radial streaks and

moody highlights are imprinted by

wisps of smoke--the acrid sign of

western wildfires.

More such halos are likely in the

nights ahead as the Moon waxes

full and the fires continue to burn.

ICE IN THE MESOSPHERE:

As August comes to an end,

summertime noctilucent clouds

(NLCs) are supposed to be long

gone. Normally, the mesosphere

dries up in August, leaving no

water to crystallize around meteor

smoke. This August, however, is

not normal. Only two nights ago,

Adrien Mauduit saw the rippling

forms of NLCs drifting over

Silsand, Norway:

"It is impressive to see some ice

still in the mesosphere at this time

of year!" "The display lasted for at

least 3 hours, and it included a

band of green auroras leftover

from the previous night's

surprisingly strong G3-class

geomagnetic storm."

Source:www.spaceweather.com Copyright © 2018 spaceweather.com

SPACE


UN

Passing of former

Secretary-General Kofi

Annan

Statement by the Secretary-

General, Antonio Guterres

Kofi Annan was a guiding force for

good. It is with profound sadness

that I learned of his passing. In

many ways, Kofi Annan was the

United Nations. He rose through

the ranks to lead the organization

into the new millennium with

matchless dignity and

determination.

Like so many, I was proud to call

Kofi Annan a good friend and

mentor. I was deeply honoured by

his trust in selecting me to serve

as UN High Commissioner for

Refugees under his leadership.

CONFERENCE ON

DISARMAMENT HEARS

FROM ITS PRESIDENT ON

THE DRAFTING OF THE

2018 ANNUAL REPORT

The Conference on Disarmament

this morning heard an update by

its President on the preparation of

the annual report for the 2018

session.

Beliz Celasin Rende, Chargé

d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission

of Turkey to the United Nations

Office at Geneva and President of

the Conference on Disarmament,

thanked all the delegations which

had submitted their comments on

the draft annual report for the

2018 session. The President also

thanked all coordinators of

subsidiary bodies who, following

the conclusion of the subsidiary

bodies’ work on 24 August, had

informed that the convergence

points in their reports far exceeded

the issues of disagreement, and

that the expectations to reach an

agreement on the reports were

very strong. Some coordinators

had already circulated the updated

versions of their reports, while

others had indicated that they

needed more time.

Source: www.un.org

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UN

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NASA

Parker Solar Probe Launches to 'Touch the Sun'

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launches NASA's Parker Solar Probe on a mission to touch the Sun, on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018 from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Parker Solar Probe is humanity’s first-ever mission into a part of the Sun’s atmosphere called the corona. Once there, it will directly explore solar processes that are key to understanding and forecasting space weather events that can impact life on Earth.

Time-lapse Sequence of

Jupiter’s North

Striking atmospheric features in

Jupiter’s northern hemisphere are

captured in this series of color-

enhanced images from NASA’s

Juno spacecraft.

An anticyclonic white oval, called

N5-AWO, can be seen at center

left of the first image (at far left)

and appears slightly higher in the

second and third images. A

tempest known as the Little Red

Spot is visible near the bottom of

the second and third images. The

reddish-orange band that is

prominently displayed in the fourth

and fifth images is the North North

Temperate Belt.

Sun's Magnetic Field

Portrayed

NASA's Solar Dynamics

Observatory (SDO) scientists used

their computer models to generate

a view of the Sun's magnetic field

on August 10, 2018. The bright

active region right at the central

area of the Sun clearly shows a

concentration of field lines, as well

as the small active region at the

Sun's right edge.

Source:www.nasa.gov Copyright © NASA 2018

NASA


NASA invites media to view launch of ICESat-2 from west coast

The ICESat-2 mission will measure the changing height of Earth's glaciers, ice sheets and sea ice, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses per second. Credit: NASA

Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, with a 40-minute window opening at 8:46 a.m. EDT (5:46 a.m. PDT). ICESat-2 will provide precise measurements of the changing height of Earth's glaciers, ice sheets and sea ice. The spacecraft will lift off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on the final launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket.

ICESat-2 will measure the height

of our changing Earth, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses per second.

Source:www.climate.nasa.gov

Florence Crossing Warm Waters on the Way to the Carolinas

As millions of people along the Atlantic Coast of the United States board up windows and evacuate before Hurricane Florence makes landfall, remote sensing researchers and forecasters are monitoring the environmental conditions fueling the powerful storm. They are assembling a suite of satellite images and data products that could aid storm preparedness and recovery efforts by federal and local partners. As Florence approaches land, two key factors will help govern the severity of the storm: ocean temperatures and wind shear, the difference in wind speeds at upper and lower parts of a storm. Warm ocean water and low wind shear are required to sustain and intensify a hurricane. The map above shows sea surface temperatures on September 11, 2018 Source:www.nasa.gov Copyright © NASA 2018

NASA


GLOBE

Countries in Asia and Pacific Region Begin Conducting CMTs for GLOBE Zika Education and Prevention Project

This summer, countries in the Asia and Pacific region – including India, Marshall Islands, Nepal, Palau, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines – are conducting Country Mosquito Trainings (CMTs) as part of the GLOBE Zika Education and Prevention project.

This cutting-edge project is enlisting citizen scientists in 22 Zika-affected countries in three GLOBE regions (and beyond, as the project progresses) in the collection of data on mosquitoes for a global mapping project. Data collection on this scale will provide the information needed to help international scientists predict new outbreaks. The project, funded through support from the U.S. Department of State, is encouraging STEM studies and building networks with public health officials to better control mosquitoes and reduce mosquito-borne infectious disease.

The “Trees Around the

GLOBE” Student Research

Campaign Launches in

Conjunction with the

NASA ICESat-2 Satellite on

15 September!

ICESat-2, which will launch from

Vandenberg Air Force Base in

California, USA, will use lasers

and a very precise detection

instrument to measure the

elevation of Earth’s surface. By

timing how long it takes laser

beams to travel from the satellite

to Earth and back, scientists can

calculate the height of glaciers,

sea ice, forests, lakes and more –

including the changing ice sheets

of Greenland and Antarctica. The

satellite will also measure heights

across Earth's temperate and

tropical regions, and take stock of

the vegetation in forests

worldwide.

The Trees Around the GLOBE

campaign will be focusing on one

exciting variable that the ICESat-2

satellite will measure: tree height.

Source:www.globe.gov Copyright © GLOBE 2018

GLOBE


ISRO

AstroSat Picture of the Month Aug, 2018

This month, for the first time, we bring you an X-ray image from AstroSat. We feature the image of the Tycho Supernova remnant or SN 1572, imaged by the Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT). Located in the constellation Cassiopeia, at a distance of about 10000 light years, SN 1572 is a historic object. It is one of the 8 supernova explosions that were seen with the naked eye. This new star appeared in the sky during early November in 1572, and was observed by many astronomers across Europe and China. It is named after Tycho Brahe since he was the one who studied it in great detail till it faded away in 1574.

He published his observations in his work 'Concerning the Star, new and never before seen in the life or memory of anyone', which included a star chart too. At its peak, it rivalled Venus at its brightest, confounded astronomers at that time, and changed their perspective of an unchanging sky.

Successful Acceptance

Hot Testing of Cryogenic

Engine

The flight acceptance hot test of

Cryogenic engine for

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch

Vehicle (GSLV-F11) flight was

successfully conducted on 27th

August 2018 at the ISRO

Propulsion Complex at

Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. The

hot test was carried out for a

planned duration of 200 seconds

during which the engine was

operated in the nominal and 13%

uprated thrust regimes. All the

propulsion parameters during the

test were found satisfactory and

closely matched with predictions.

For the first time, indigenously

developed copper alloy is used in

this engine.The cryogenic engine

will be further integrated with the

propellant tanks, stage structures

and associated fluid lines to

realise the fully integrated flight

cryogenic stage.

Source:www.isro.gov.in

ISRO


HAM RADIO

RAC Announces

Presentation for Amateur

of the Year Award Co-

Recipients

Don Studney, VE7DS, and Keith

Witney, VE7KW, will receive the

2017 Radio Amateurs of Canada

(RAC) Amateur of the Year Award

on September 11 during a meeting

of the ORCA DX and Contest Club

in British Columbia.

The pair is receiving the award for

their work on the VE100VIMY

Project, during which special event

stations were operated across

Canada during 2017, and special

event station TM100VIMY was

operated at Vimy Ridge in France

during commemorative

ceremonies. Planning and carrying

out the project took more than 6

years.

“Together, Don and Keith made

the project happen, a project that

involved more than 40,000

amateurs around the world,” RAC

said in announcing the co-

recipients.

Ham Radio Equipment for

Emergency

Communication Delivered

in Honduras

The Honduras National

Telecommunications Commission

(CONATEL) on August 22

delivered Amateur Radio

equipment to COPECO — a

government disaster-organization

coordination agency — for use in

an International

Telecommunication Union (ITU)

pilot project that aims to take wider

advantage of the Winlink HF email

system for emergency

communication. The ITU pilot

project includes Central America

and the Caribbean with the aim of

achieving implementation

throughout South America.

“The most important thing is that

CONATEL, COPECO, and radio

amateurs start working with the

Winlink tool,” said ITU Area D

Representative Miguel Alcaine. “I

am very happy to know that we

are doing something before

disaster strikes.”

Source: www.arrl.org Copyright © 2018 American Radio Relay League

HAM RADIO


Long-Time Army MARS

Public Information Officer

Among MARS Presidential

Lifetime Achievement

Award Winners

Bill Sexton, N1IN/AAR1FP, of

Sarasota, Florida, who served for

many years as US Army MARS

Public Information Officer, has

become the second of five MARS

members to be presented with the

Presidential Lifetime Achievement

Award. The President’s Volunteer

Service Award is a civilian honor,

established to honor volunteers

working through the President’s

Council on Service and Civic

Participation. The Lifetime award

recognizes more than 4,000 hours

of extraordinary volunteer service.

Army MARS Program Chief Paul

English, WD8DBY, conferred the

award earlier this month during a

teleconference.

“It is with great pride and pleasure

that I announce that Bill Sexton,

N1IN/AAR1FP, is one of five

MARS members receiving the

Presidential Lifetime Achievement

Award,” said MARS Region 1

Director Robert M. Mims,

WA1OEZ.

IARU Administrative Council Meeting Focuses on WRC-19 Preparation

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council (AC) held its annual face-to-face meeting September 8 – 9 in Seoul, Korea, immediately prior to the IARU Region 3 Conference. The AC is responsible for the policy and management of the IARU and consists of the three IARU international officers and two representatives from each of the three IARU regional organizations.

With International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) now little more than a year away, the efforts of two dozen IARU volunteers to defend Amateur Radio’s frequency allocations against commercial pressures and to seek worldwide harmonization of the 50 – 54 MHz band are reaching a critical stage. Coordination of the IARU team is ongoing during the run-up to the ITU Conference Preparatory Meeting in Geneva next February and WRC-19 itself in October and November. High on the list of concerns is what IARU called “the potential for crippling levels of interference to radiocommunications from high-power wireless power transfer (WPT) for electric vehicles.”

Source: www.arrl.org Copyright © 2018 American Radio Relay League

HAM RADIO


SCIENCE

Saving Whales by Slowing Ships

Every year, several species of large whales travel to California waters to feed. Also traversing these whale-rich waters are large commercial ships. While ships bring us goods and economic exchange, they also put whales at risk. This year alone, five endangered whales were found washed ashore in the Bay Area, killed by ship collision.

The Greater Farallones Association offers classes, excursions and special events.

Seabird Sleuthing

Saturday, September 1st

10am or 1pm

Greater Farallones Visitor Center, 991 Marine Drive, San Francisco

Calling all birders-in-training! Prepare yourselves for a seabird spectacle. Participants will be led on a seabird discovery walk of Crissy Field by our Naturalist, Peter Winch. Observe Pelicans soaring, Cormorants diving, and Gulls scavenging all through the lens of your own pair of binoculars, which we provide!

Bird Walk & Kent Island Restoration Day

Saturday, September 8th

10:00am – 2:00pm

Kent Island, Bolinas, CA

Join the Greater Farallones Association, Marin County Parks, and renowned ornithologist and marine biologist Peter Pyle for a day of restoration and exploration on Bolinas Lagoon’s Kent Island. After an early birding walk, we’ll remove invasive plants that interfere with normal tidal flow. As we work, we will learn about dynamic dune ecology, native plants and animals, and seasonal changes.

Source: www.farallones.org

SCIENCE

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WHO

Statement of the

Eighteenth IHR Emergency

Committee Regarding the

International Spread of

Poliovirus

The eighteenth meeting of the

Emergency Committee under the

International Health Regulations

(2005) (IHR) regarding the

international spread of poliovirus

was convened by the Director

General on 15 August 2018 at

WHO headquarters with members,

advisers and invited Member

States attending via

teleconference.

The Emergency Committee

reviewed the data on wild

poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating

vaccine derived polioviruses

(cVDPV). The Secretariat

presented a report of progress for

affected IHR States Parties

subject to Temporary

Recommendations. The following

IHR States Parties provided an

update on the current situation

and the implementation of the

WHO Temporary

Recommendations since the

Committee last met on 30 April

2018: Afghanistan, Democratic

Republic of the Congo (DR

Congo), Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua

New Guinea (PNG), and Somalia.

Global Preparedness

Monitoring Board

convenes for the first time

in Geneva

WHO and the World Bank Group

today convened the first meeting

of the Global Preparedness

Monitoring Board (GPMB), a new

body set up to monitor the world’s

readiness to respond to outbreaks

and other health emergencies.

The GPMB is chaired by Dr Gro

Harlem Brundtland, former Prime

Minister of Norway and former

WHO Director-General and Mr

Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General

of the International Federation of

Red Cross and Red Crescent

Societies, and includes some of

the most notable leaders in global

health.

The GPMB has been established

to monitor progress, identify gaps

and advocate for sustained,

effective work to ensure global

preparedness. At its first meeting

at WHO’s headquarters in

Geneva, the GPMB today

discussed key issues in global

preparedness and agreed its

terms of reference and

governance structure.

Source: www.who.int Copyright © WHO 2018

WHO


ENVIRONMENT

Indian Ocean Countries to test tsunami warning and evacuation procedures in ocean-wide tsunami exercise

Twenty-four countries bordering the Indian Ocean will engage in Exercise Indian Ocean Wave 2018 large-scale tsunami exercise based on two scenarios that will be enacted on the 4th and 5th September respectively.

The scenario to be tested on 4 September will simulate a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the southern coast of Islamic Republic of Iran. The 5 September scenario will simulate a magnitude 9.3 earthquake off the western coast of Northern Sumatra.

The exercises will give Indian Ocean countries an opportunity to test standard operating procedures, communication links between stake holders, communities’ tsunami preparedness and evacuation procedures.During the last ocean-wide exercise in 2016, over 60,000 people took part in community evacuations. For IOWave18, several Indian Ocean countries including Comoros, India, Indonesia, Iran, Oman, Seychelles, South Africa and Sri Lanka plan to evacuate select coastal areas with the scheduled participation of some 80,000 people.

The Ocean: From Science to Action Biodiversity loss, pollution, acidification, deoxygenation, global warming and other effects of climate change: these phenomena that affect the ocean not only weaken marine areas but threaten the balance of our entire planet. This conference, organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and the Ocean and Climate Platform*, aims to take stock of the state of ocean science and to outline avenues for developing policies in favor of the protection of marine areas. How can the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) make a difference? These are some of the issues to be discussed during the four sessions of this conference, which will bring together scientists, researchers and policy makers. Participants in this event include the Chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO, Byong Hyun Lee; the French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Frédérique Vidal; the Portuguese Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino; and the President of the Ocean and Climate Platform, Romain Troublé. Source:www.unesco.org Copyright © UNESCO

ENVIRONMENT


WMO

Aeolus satellite will

measure winds, improve

weather forecasts

The European Space Agency’s

(ESA) Earth Explorer Aeolus

satellite has been launched into

polar orbit. Using revolutionary

laser technology, Aeolus will

measure winds around the globe

and play a key role in the quest to

better understand the workings of

our atmosphere. Importantly, this

novel mission will also help

improve weather forecasting.

A Vega rocket carrying the 1 360

kg Aeolus satellite lifted off from

Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,

French Guiana, on 22 August. It is

named after Aeolus, who in Greek

mythology was appointed ‘keeper

of the winds’ by the Gods.

WMO welcomed the mission as a

“very significant step forward in

space-based measurements for

weather and climate.”

WMO wins LUI Che Woo

prize for welfare

betterment

The World Meteorological

Organization has been named as

winner of 2018 LUI Che Woo Prize

award for Welfare Betterment.

The 2018 LUI Che Woo Prize

laureates were announced at a

press conference on 24 August in

Hong Kong, China. WMO

Secretary-General Petteri Taalas

will collect the award at a

ceremony and deliver a public

lecture in early October.

The 2018 Welfare Betterment

Prize focussed on the Reduction

of the Impact of Natural Disasters.

“WMO sets worldwide standards and provides the framework for international cooperation by supporting its 191 member states and territories to implement the adopted policies, leading to better monitoring, forecasting and communication of meteorological hazards on a global scale. Source:www.public.wmo.int

WMO


WMO

WMO showcases climate initiatives in Latin America and Caribbean

At the Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week, WMO showcased its observations-based tools to identify greenhouse gas sources and support emission reductions, as well as activities to build resilience to the impacts of climate change. The event, which included the Carbon Forum, took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 20 to 23 August. It was co-organized by a partnership comprising UN agencies, multilateral banks, a regional energy organization and a private sector association, and was sponsored by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It featured a high-level segment with UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa, Brazil’s Minister of Environment, Edson Duarte; and Uruguay’s Minister of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment, Eneida de León.

Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum focuses on gender

The Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum dedicated its 50th session to gender sensitive weather and climate services in order to promote deeper understanding of how men and women have different needs and roles in climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies. The Forum, now marking its 20th anniversary, issued a consensus regional seasonal climate outlook for the coming months of October to December, which constitute an important rainfall season over the equatorial sector. The outlook, based on climate models and expert opinion, indicates increased likelihood of above to near normal rainfall over much of the equatorial sector. Increased likelihood of near normal to above normal rainfall is indicated over the southern parts of the northern sector and over parts of Tanzania and south-central Kenya. Source:www.public.wmo.int

WMO


SOCIAL WATCH

COMMENTS ON THE

VOLUNTARY NATIONAL

REVIEW REPORT OF

LEBANON AT THE HIGH

LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM

2018

Lebanon participated in the

Voluntary National Review (VNR)

at the High Level Political Forum

(HLPF) 2018, presented its

progress report towards achieving

sustainable development, and had

its Q&A session on July 18th,

2018, at the UN Headquarters in

New York.

These comments, drafted by a

group of civil society

organizations, are intended as a

contribution to the dialogue on the

harmony between Lebanon’s

international commitments to

international institutions and

donors, on one hand, and the

achievement of SDGs, social

justice, and equality, on the other.

SDGS IN BANGLADESH: KEY CHALLENGES AND MISSING LINKS

The UN Committee for Development Policy has announced Bangladesh’s eligibility for graduation from Least Developed Country to Developing Country. This success also brings confidence for achieving the SDGs. In the last 15 years, with limited resources, Bangladesh has witnessed one of the fastest reductions in poverty anywhere in the world. The country has met the target in reducing the proportion of population below the national poverty line (currently 22.4%) three years ahead of time. It has reached the targets in reducing infant mortality rate from 92 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 46 now; and in decreasing the prevalence of underweight children less than five years of age from 66 percent in 1990 to 32.6 percent at present. In terms of education, the country has achieved nearly 100 percent enrollment in primary schools; and attained gender parity with more girls than boys in primary and secondary schools. Source:www.socialwatch.org

SOCIAL WATCH


SAILING

Nations Cup Grand Final

heads to San Francisco in

April 2019

St Francis Yacht Club in San

Francisco, USA has been selected

by World Sailing, the world

governing body of the sport, to

host the 2019 Nations Cup Grand

Final on 9-14 April 2019.

Ten Open and ten Women's

division skippers will be invited to

the Grand Final with the host

nation, USA, entitled to one entry

in both. As winners of the last

Nations Cup Grand Final, Russia

will be entitled to an automatic

spot in the Open and USA in the

Women's.

For the 2019 Nations Cup Grand

Final, World Sailing Member

National Authorities (MNA) may

nominate their most recent

National Match Racing Champion

in the Open and Women's

division.

Nominations will be allocated by

region to Africa, Asia, Europe,

North America & Caribbean,

Oceania and South America. The

skipper with the highest ranking

points by region at 30 August

2018 in each division will

subsequently be invited to the

Grand Final.

$10,000 USD prize to be

awarded to World Sailing

11th Hour Racing

Sustainability Award

winner

World Sailing and 11th Hour

Racing are pleased to announce

that a prize of $10,000 USD will be

awarded to each winner of the

World Sailing 11th Hour Racing

Sustainability Award over the next

three years to fund their

sustainability work.

National Federations, sailing

clubs, event organising

committees, individual sailors or

any other sailing related

organisations that have

implemented and delivered a

successful sustainability initiative

after November 2017 are invited to

apply.

Individuals or organisations can be

nominated by its own members

and employees, or by another

individual or organisation. The

project should align with World

Sailing's objectives, demonstrate

meaningful impact, be innovative

and be replicable in other sailing

organisations.

The deadline for applications is

Monday 8 October 2018.

Source:www.sailing.org Copyright © SAILING 2018

SAILING


RECIPIENTS OF ‘SWADHINATA PADAK-2018’ (INDEPENDENCE DAY AWARD) Eighteen distinguished

personalities have been given the

‘Swadhinata Padak-2018’

(Independence Award), the

highest civilian honour of the

country, in recognition of their

outstanding contributions to their

respective fields.

Selina Hossain (Literature)

Selina’s work is focused on contemporary social and political crises, as well as the life of the struggling masses. Her novel “Hangor Nodi Grenade (The Shark, the River, and the Grenade)” brilliantly portrays the

effects of a ravaging war on simple, rural men and women of southern Bangladesh in 1971. AKMD Ahsan Ali (Medicine)

Dr Ahsan’s highest achievement is

integration of TB and leprosy with

general health services. He

pioneered the introduction of

“directly observed treatment short

course” for TB treatment and MDT

to treat leprosy.

Shykh Seraj (Agricultural

journalism)

Seraj’s agriculture show “Mati O Manush (Men and Soil),” which has been aired by BTV since 1982, features investigative documentaries and points out solutions to various agricultural issues.

INDEPENDENCE DAY AWARD


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INDEPENDENCE DAY AWARD

Asaduzzaman Noor

(Culture)

The incumbent

cultural affairs

minister of

Bangladesh is also a

veteran theatre, TV

and film actor who

has been active

since 1973. He got

involved in politics

since 1962 and

actively took part in

the Liberation War.

Humayun Rashid

Chowdhury

(Independence and

Liberation War)

Humayun joined the

Pakistan Foreign

Service in 1953. he

defected to the

provisional

government of

Bangladesh and

negotiated the

recognition of

Bangladesh as a

sovereign country

with over 40

countries.

Motiur Rahman

Mallik

(Independence and

Liberation War)

Matiur was a Bangali

national activist who

played a significant

role during the 1969

uprising, the prelude

to the Liberation War

in 1971. He was

killed by the

Pakistani police

during the 1969

uprising.

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