UNESCO wants to bridge the gender gap in the digital space

Only 17% of biographies published on Wikipedia are about women. UNESCO aims to increase the visibility of women in the digital space by organizing a global call for contribution, the “Edit-a-thon”, on International Women’s Day, 8 March. The objective is clear: everywhere in the world, people will be invited to create, edit or translate new Wikipedia pages of portraits of women who have played a key role or who still contribute today in the fields of education, science, culture, and communication. Approximately 130 volunteers, among them students, journalists, retirees, representatives…

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International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) Declares March Myeloma Action Month

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is harnessing the power of myeloma patients, their families, and the myeloma community at large to raise awareness of the disease during Myeloma Action Month (MAM), starting March 1, 2018. This year’s campaign focuses on Myeloma Warriors – those individuals surviving with the disease, supporting loved ones, and helping to find the cure. Myeloma, a cancer of the blood plasma cells, affects approximately 90,000 people in the U.S. and is the second most common blood cancer. As it is a relatively unknown cancer, myeloma can…

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du #PostWisely Campaign Inspires Conversations Around Harmful Social Media Usage and Ethical Online Behaviour

According to an Ipsos survey conducted as part of the campaign, three quarters of respondents claim to come across posts of negative situations on their social networks at least once a week The second instalment of du’s Public Service Announcement, themed “If it were your pain, would you share it”? was unveiled today to raise awareness and inspire conversations around conscientious social media usage. The campaign comprises of four compelling videos that address the negative impact of posting people’s misfortunes online and question the motives of the people behind the…

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‘Love Beats Money’ – ING Bank and JWT Amsterdam put the value of friendship to the test

J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam and ING Bank present ‘Love Beats Money’ – a social experiment designed to discover whether people value their friendship or family relationship more than money. The filmed experiment focuses on a series of duos. People with close ties, who used to have a warm relationship – but who are no longer in touch because of a dispute over money.  Everyone is interviewed separately on camera to discuss the money conflict from their perspective – and how it makes them feel. Afterwards, each person gets to watch…

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UNESCO launches the sustainability science guidelines

As a consequence of the international Project on “Broadening the Application of the Sustainability Science Approach”, the UNESCO Natural Sciences and Social and Human Sciences Sectors has launched the production of principles and operational guidelines on sustainability science. They aim broaden the application in research and education for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The project consists of a UNESCO intersectoral initiative funded by the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). In this context, several Member State representatives took part in an event lead by Mr…

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