Korea national day: A view on a distant culture, full of history and ancient traditions.
Women who are changing the world
Chilean socialist party leader in the Senate María Isabel Allende, 69 years old, was named President of the Senate by the majority. Daughter of Salvador, the ex president of Chile, who was overthrown by a coup d’état in 1973 and sister of Isabel, the famous writer, she will officially assume the post on 11th March. Allende
Chilean socialist party leader in the Senate María Isabel Allende, 69 years old, was named President of the Senate by the majority. Daughter of Salvador, the ex president of Chile, who was overthrown by a coup d’état in 1973 and sister of Isabel, the famous writer, she will officially assume the post on 11th March. Allende declared that it is a huge honour and source of pride”.
Catherine Samba-Panz, who will turn 60 years old on 26th June, is the new President of the Central African Republic during the transition period. Samba-Panz is the Mayor of Bangui and she was elected in the second round by the National Transitional Council with 75 votes on 20th January. She was elected to bring peace to the country in collaboration with foreign troops on mission there, after months of violence. “I call on my children, the anti-balaka, to lay down their arms in response to my appointment” and “stop making suffer populations” Samba-Panz said.
Allende and Samba-Panz are two examples in a long list of female heads of state or leaders of world organisations. We take this opportunity to make a brief tour of the female world.
Besides María Isabel Allende and Catherine Samba-Panz we chose Isra Al Mudallal, Hamas Spokeperson, Sarah Al-Suhaimi, Chief Executive of Saudi Arabia National Commercial Bank, Laimdota Straujuma, Prime Minister of Latvia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia, Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, Cristina Kirchner, President of Argentina, Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica, Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, Laura Boldrini, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea, Janet Yellen, Chair of the Federal Reserve, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Irina Bokova, Director-general of UNESCO.
Siamo anche su WhatsApp. Segui il canale ufficiale LifeGate per restare aggiornata, aggiornato sulle ultime notizie e sulle nostre attività.
Quest'opera è distribuita con Licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 4.0 Internazionale.
It all started in the summer of 1954, when the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) launched an international campaign to rescue the twin Abu Simbel temples in Egypt, threatened by the construction of a dam. The $80 million operation was such a success that it paved the way for world heritage protection
L’obiettivo della giornata è di combattere il settore della droga che minaccia la salute dei cittadini e lo sviluppo dei paesi.
Peace, security, sustainable development, human rights, and fundamental freedoms. These key words are the goals the United Nations (UN) have been setting for 70 years, since the moment when 51 nations (later 193, i.e. all world’s independent countries, apart from Vatican City) autonomously decided to sign – on 26 June 1945 – the treaty that
Thanks to its pavilion and using technology and entertainment, Germany shows its policies aiming to protect the resources of the planet.
The Lax Kw’alaams live not far from Canada’s border with Alaska, in the northern part of the province of British Columbia. The indigenous community has turned down an offer of $1 billion (Canadian dollars) and lands worth $108 million, i.e. $320,000 for each of the group’s members, for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export hub
L’obiettivo della giornata è di sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica sui diritti dei migranti, persone in fuga dalla guerra e dalla povertà.
A new oven designed by Debesai Ghebrehiwet allows households to reduce fuel and firewood usage, improving health conditions and limiting deforestation.
For China National Day (8th June), there has been a parade of Chinese traditional symbols. Dances, colours and the topics dealt with have underlined the message with which the exposition of the China Pavilion is dripped. The attitude of thankfulness and respect of the resources that support the country and the hope that suggests the prospect of