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VIVAT International Newsletter Available January 6th, 2014

The latest on-line newsletter from VIVAT International contains a variety of interesting articles as well as reports from international VIVAT-sponsored meetings.

Contents include:

• World Food Day
• 2014 Year of Family Farming
• Land Grabbing and Mining
• Executives at the Vatican
• Voices in Brazil
• Right to Water
• Typhoon Haiyan
• Rights of Dalits
• VIVAT Workshop West Africa
• Longing for Peace

UN Days in October October 1st, 2013

Learn about the U.N. Observance Days in October, here. Watch U.N. Web-TV, here.

• October 2, 2013: International Day of Non-Violence is held on Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday and is an occasion to “disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness.” Available: In English; in Spanish; In French.

• October 11, 2013: Day of the Girl Child: Innovating for Girls’ Education: The fulfillment of girls’ “right to education” is first and foremost an obligation and moral imperative. Girls’ education, especially at the secondary level, has been proven to be a powerful transformative force for societies and girls themselves. Click here; in Spanish; in French. Read about the Techno Girl program in South Africa, here. Join in the Day of the Girl Summit here.

• October 16, 2013: World Food Day: Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition: Healthy People Depend on Healthy Food Systems helps increase understanding of problems and solutions in the drive to end hunger. Available: In English; In Spanish; In French; In Italian.

• October 17, 2013: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is intended to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries. Fighting poverty remains at the core of the U.N. development agenda. Available: In English; In Spanish; In French.

• October 20, 2013: World Mission Sunday.

• October 20-24, 2013: CONGO Week will be celebrated all around the world in an effort to bring attention to the ongoing violence in DR-Congo. Visit here.

• October 24, 2013: United Nations Day: Available: In English; In Spanish; In French.

October 16 is World Food Day! October 15th, 2009

October 16th is World Food Day. Celebrate using multimedia, songs, and liturgical and reflection materials found on the JPIC Passionist website.

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October 16 World Food Day:  Materials and multimedia.

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