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October 2005Wednesday, the 26th 6:00pmHealth Education Throughout the World Dr. James Lea, professor, Department of Family Medicine in the School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will speak on Health Education Throughout the World. June 2005Wednesday, the 8th noonWhat does the UN Stockholm Convention on POPs do for the global environment? The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a global treaty, negotiated under UN auspices, to protect human health and the environment from POPs. POPs are chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of living organisms, and are toxic to humans and wildlife. POPs circulate globally and can cause damage wherever they travel. In implementing the Convention, Governments will take measures to eliminate or reduce the release of POPs into the environment. Tuesday, the 21st 6:30pmThe presentation will be organized into three parts:
May 2005Wednesday, the 18th noonDr. Hobbs will explore the nature of global poverty, recent trends, and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals approved by countries of the world at the United Nations Millennium Summit meeting in September 2000. The UN Millennium Project has produced a detailed blueprint for the world to follow in relating to global poverty. These plans will be identified and the extent to which U.S. policies and actions are designed to deal with world poverty will be addressed. Wednesday, the 25th at 6:30pmCulture and Culture Shock in China Angela Pender went to Dalian, People's Republic of China to teach English and conduct research for her Graduate Project in Communication Studies. She intended the project to be on communications within Chinese businesses, but found herself experiencing culture shock worse than she expected. Like many Americans, she went over believing that "people are all the same," and found herself in a culture almost polar-opposite of her own. Fortunately, she recovered without destroying too many friendships, and decided to study her fellow expatriates and their interactions with the Chinese. She successfully wrote and presented her final project, "Culture Shock and the Importance of Self-Monitoring in Daily China: a Practical Workbook," in December of 2004. April 2005Wednesday, the 13th noonCulture and Culture Shock in China Angela Pender went to Dalian, People's Republic of China to teach English and conduct research for her Graduate Project in Communication Studies. She intended the project to be on communications within Chinese businesses, but found herself experiencing culture shock worse than she expected. Like many Americans, she went over believing that "people are all the same," and found herself in a culture almost polar-opposite of her own. Fortunately, she recovered without destroying too many friendships, and decided to study her fellow expatriates and their interactions with the Chinese. She successfully wrote and presented her final project, "Culture Shock and the Importance of Self-Monitoring in Daily China: a Practical Workbook," in December of 2004. Tuesday, the 19th 6:30pmMwila Chigaga from Zambia will be talking about the work of the UN in the developing world, with some specific reference to her native Zambia. Wednesday, the 27th noon in Chapel HillColombia and the War on Terror: Phantoms, Papayas and the Power of Pleasure March 2005Tuesday, the 8th - 6:00 p.m.World View's work with North Carolina teachers & principals Special emphasis well be on the World View trip with teachers to Eastern Europe last year, the upcoming trip to Spain this year, and the work of World View to support global education in every academic subject. Wednesday, the 16th from noon until 2pmNestled in the hear of the Himalayas, Nepal is one of the poorest and least known nations in the world. Occupying a key "buffer" position between China and India, its democratic but fractious government was recently summarily dismissed by Nepal's king because of its inability to deeat a brutal decade-long "Maoist" rebellion which has killed some 10,000 people. Deependra Thapa, a high-level Nepalese civil servent with broad policy making experience, currently a Hubert H. Humphrey fellow at UNC-Chapel Hill, will discuss the developments of the last decade which are changing the face of his country. Tuesday, the 29ndReport on the latest UN findings on developments in women's rights Behjat (Beth) Dehghan has just returned from the UN sessions reviewing the reports from various countries on the changes made to improve women's rights. Ms. Dehghan will give us the latest score card of the countries of the world — plus special comments about Iran, her birthplace. February 2005Tuesday the 8th at 6:00pmThe 18-year old insurgency led by the so-called Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has wreaked untold suffering in Northern Uganda. Estimates suggest that over 20,000 children have been abducted by the LRA, tortured and abused. The girls are forcibly turned into sex slaves as "wives" of rebel commanders, with many becoming scarred child mothers and/or infected with HIV/AIDS. Over 1.6 million people have fled from their homes and hundreds have been killed. Wednesday, the 16th at noonUN Peacebuilding & Establishing/Re-establishing Democracy Three or more UN peacekeeping operations will be described, with emphasis on the establishment, re-establishment, or reinforcement of democratic institutions in culturally diverse countries — the presenter will have first-hand knowledge of at least one of the countries. The latest peacekeeping news will be reported. Wednesday, the 23rd from noon until 2pmNestled in the hear of the Himalayas, Nepal is one of the poorest and least known nations in the world. Occupying a key "buffer" position between China and India, its democratic but fractious government was recently summarily dismissed by Nepal's king because of its inability to deeat a brutal decade-long "Maoist" rebellion which has killed some 10,000 people. Deependra Thapa, a high-level Nepalese civil servent with broad policy making experience, currently a Hubert H. Humphrey fellow at UNC-Chapel Hill, will discuss the developments of the last decade which are changing the face of his country. January 2005Tuesday the 11th at 6:00pmUpcoming Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women The upcoming session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women will be a 10-year review of the Beijing Platform for Action — the outcome document of the 4th World Conference on Women held in Beijing 10 years ago. Ms. Scotto, an international lawyer who has specialized in women's issues, will discuss specific forms of violence against women as well as geographic/regional issues. She will be prepared to discuss such issues as trafficking in persons, the international criminal court, war crimes, children of war, HIV/AIDS, and advocacy at the United Nations; she has organized and presented at conferences and programs dealing with these subjects in countries around the world.
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