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Discover the new podcast series from the International Science Council’s Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS), which explores what living in a world of crisis and geopolitical instability means for science and scientists across the world.
PHYSICS EDUCATION: PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE Join us online for engaging discussions and presentations about the future of physics education. The sudden changes to education brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and their implications for the future will be forefront.
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022 Virtual commemoration on 9 August 2022 (09-11 am EST/New York Time) Link to Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81206090975 Interpretation is available in English and Spanish and vice versa. The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated globally on 9 August. It marks the date of the inaugural session of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982. The Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is organizing a virtual commemoration of the International Day from 9 am to 11am (EST) on Tuesday, 9 August 2022, focusing on this year’s theme: “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge”. Indigenous Peoples, Member States, UN entities, civil society, and the public are all invited. Background Indigenous women are the backbone of indigenous peoples’ communities and play a crucial role in the preservation and transmission of traditional ancestral knowledge. They have an integral collective and community role as carers of natural resources and keepers of scientific knowledge. Many indigenous women are also taking the lead in the defence of lands and territories and advocating for indigenous peoples’ collective rights worldwide. The significance of indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge is widely acknowledged: “Long before the development of modern science, which is quite young, indigenous peoples have developed their ways of knowing how to survive and also of ideas about meanings, purposes and values.” As noted by the Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples, the term “scientific knowledge” is also used to underscore that traditional knowledge is contemporary and dynamic, and of equal value to other kinds of knowledge. International consultations jointly facilitated by UNESCO and the Internal Council of Science (ICSU) states that “Traditional knowledge is a cumulative body of knowledge, know-how, practices and representations maintained and developed by peoples with extended histories of interaction with the natural environment. These sophisticated sets of understandings, interpretations and meanings are part and parcel of a cultural complex that encompasses language, naming and classification systems, resource use practices, ritual, spirituality and worldviews.” However, despite the crucial role that indigenous women play in their communities as breadwinners, caretakers, knowledge keepers, leaders and human rights defenders, they often suffer from intersecting levels of discrimination on the basis of gender, class, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Their right to self-determination, self-governance and control of resources and ancestral lands have been violated over centuries. Small but significant progress has been made by indigenous women in decision-making processes in some communities. They are leaders at local and national levels, and stand at the frontlines of defending their lands, their cultures, and their communities. The reality, however, remains that indigenous women are widely under-represented, disproportionately negatively affected by decisions made on their behalf, and are too frequently the victims of multiple expressions of discrimination and violence. The Committee of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) highlighted some of the major issues encountered by indigenous women, particularly noting the high levels of poverty; low levels of education and illiteracy; limitations in access to health, basic sanitation, credit and employment; limited participation in political life; and the prevalence of domestic and sexual violence. Format and invited speakers The virtual commemoration will include an interactive dialogue segment with invited speakers, moderated by Ms Rosemary Lane, Acting Chief of the Indigenous Peoples Development Branch – Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Speakers will share their expertise and experience from their indigenous communities in preserving, reviving, retaining, and transmitting the traditional ancestral knowledge in various fields of communal activities, including but not limited to effective and sustainable climate solutions, use of natural resources, protection of biodiversity, ensuring food security, promoting indigenous languages and culture, and managing indigenous science and medicine. Some of the questions to be discussed are: What is the unique position of indigenous women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge?What are some of the brightest examples of indigenous women-led processes in solving contemporary global issues through the effective application of traditional scientific knowledge?How are indigenous languages crucial to the development, preservation, and transmission of indigenous cultural and knowledge systems? How are women leading the way in maintaining indigenous languages?What was the effect of applying indigenous scientific knowledge and medicine in alleviating the consequences of the COVID-19 epidemiologic crisis? Programme for the Day 2022 | EN | High-level Segment video messages Secretary-General’s message on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH | 📹 video message |World Health Organization, Director General’s video message, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | EN|Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Chairperson’s video message, Dario Mejia Montalvo | ES| Panel Speakers Archana Soreng (Kharia) – Member of UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change Aili Keskitalo (Sámi) – Former President of the Sámi Parliament of Norway Zakiyatou Oualet Halatine (Touareg) – Former Minister of Tourism & Handicrafts, Mali Hannah McGlade (Noongar) – Member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Commentary Commentary on Panel Discussion by His Excellency Ambassador Diego Pary Rodriguez (Quechua), Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations. Participate in Mentimeter by responding to two questions that will be asked at the end of the event, here are the details to join us! Link: www.menti.com and enter the code: 2022 4574. You can also join by clicking the link in the Chat box: [ https://www.menti.com/8q4mv7dgp2 ] Messages on the occasion of the International Day Written Statement of the Group of Friends of Indigenous Peoples | EN | CBD Executive Secretary’s message Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema | EN | 📹 video message EN IFAD President’s video message Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo | 📹 EN FAO Director-General’s video message Mr. QU Dongyu | 📹 EN UNESCO Director-General’s statement Ms. Audrey Azoulay | AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH | UN Women’s Statement EN WIPO Director General’s video message Mr. Daren Tang | 📹 EN WFP Deputy Executive Director’s video message Ms. Valerie Guarnieri | 📹 EN Mensaje del Presidente del FILAC, Sr. Freddy Mamani Machaca | ES | Outreach and Media News items CBD – The Role of Indigenous Women in the Transmission of Traditional Knowledge EN UNDP’s blog. 5 Indigenous women climate activists you should know about EN DPPA’s article: Seeds of Change: How Indigenous Women’s Ancestral Knowledge Can Bolster Climate Security EN UNDP’s article: Women. Tradition. Culture. From looms to lutes, the importance of women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge in China cannot be overstated EN The World Bank article: Indigenous Women Leaders Persevere Amid a Changing Climate EN Inter-American Development Bank article: La triple barrera para reducir brechas digitales para pueblos indígenas ES Social media accounts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unpfii/ Facebook: photo album on the Day Twitter: https://twitter.com/UN4Indigenous Twitter emoji Twitter activated an emoji for the 2022 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The following ten hashtags will trigger the emoji – please use them! #WeAreIndigenous | #IndigenousDay | #IndigenousPeoplesDay | #UNDRIP | #SomosIndígenas | #PueblosIndígenas | #DíaPueblosIndígenas | #SoyIndígena | #DIPI2018 | #autochtones | International day hashtags English: #WeAreIndigenous #IndigenousDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay #UNDRIP French: #autochtones Spanish: #SomosIndígenas #PueblosIndígenas #DíaPueblosIndígenas #SoyIndígena International day logo (in languages) | English | French | Spanish | Russian | Chinese | Arabic | Portuguese | Kiswahili | For all UN outreach and social media materials related to indigenous peoples, visit our trello board here: http://bit.ly/1W8YMB5
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Town Planning Review, the first academic journal devoted to Planning as a discipline, is a leading urban planning and regional planning journal providing a principal forum for communication between researchers and students, policy analysts and practitioners. The first three issues of Town Planning Review Volume 92 (2021) are special viewpoint issues which provide a snapshot of thought, critique and scholarship about the world condition in which we found ourselves in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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