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Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Since its inception in 1972, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been the global authority that sets the environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
UN Disability Inclusion Strategy
The United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy provides the foundation for sustainable and transformative progress on disability inclusion through all pillars of the work of the United Nations: peace and security, human rights, and development.
The first UNEP synthesis report is titled: “Making Peace With Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies” and is based on evidence from global environmental assessments
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02 April World Autism Awareness Day
04 April International Day of Mine awareness
05 April National Maritime Day
International Day of Conscience
06 April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
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15 April Good Friday
18 April Family Day
21 April World Creativity and Innovation Day
22 April International Mother Earth Day
23 April World Book and Copyright Day
24 April International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
25 April World Malaria Day
27 April Freedom Day
28 April International Girls in ICT Day [ITU]
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
30 April International Jazz Day
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Civil Engineering = Siviele Ingenieurswese Vol. 28, No. 7, pp 1-1 01 August 2020
As we celebrate Women’s Month in recognition of the role phenomenal women, particularly the activists of the 1950s, have played in shaping the freedom and democratisation of our beloved country, we are forever indebted to their contribution. The government has celebrated this month with the theme Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights for an Equal Future. It is a vision that must be pursued relentlessly, and we congratulate the many women who have already established themselves as leaders. We would like to see more women-led companies assisting our country by employing more people, thus reducing the unsustainably high unemployment rate. A pastor defined hope as “developing a picture of the future which is delightful, and then pursuing it with all of God’s wisdom and strength”. With less than 10% of all registered engineering professionals at ECSA being women, in a country where women reportedly make up 51% of the population, more work lies ahead. We all need to pursue a delightful future based on the principles of equality. The other important matters which we need to pay concomitant attention to are the preservation of our natural environment, and food security. It is estimated that by 2050 there will be more pieces of plastic in our oceans than fish. This is not a delightful picture of the future. Alarm bells on food security are also beginning to ring.
Strategies for diversity management
Journal of Public Administration Vol. 36, No. 3, pp 185-201 01 September 2001
The diversity management approach is essential for all public institutions in functioning effectively within the diverse local, national and international environments. It is important that management knows the environment within which they are making such an application in order to be able to apply the correct strategy or combination of strategies in the correct circumstances and at the right time, that is, a contingency approach. As a result of the greater awareness of and insistence on the employment of employees from various cultural groups, the acknowledgement of gender equality and the reality of various age groups, the corps of employees reflect greater diversity than a decade or two ago. Employees from diverse environments with divergent abilities are able to satisfy the various needs of clients more effectively, thereby gaining legitimacy. On the basis of research it seems that the creation of a mission, creative leadership, the predisposition and involvement of senior management, the attainment of objectives, communication, the creation of positive diverse interaction and partnerships are clear indicators of a goal-orientated diversity management.