United Nations Archives - World Moms Network https://worldmomsnetwork.com/category/human-rights/united-nations/ Connecting mothers; empowering women around the globe. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 23:21:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-World-Moms-Network-Logo-512-125x125.jpg United Nations Archives - World Moms Network https://worldmomsnetwork.com/category/human-rights/united-nations/ 32 32 Parents Demand Action at Upcoming Global Climate Talks in Glasgow https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/10/28/parents-demand-action-at-upcoming-global-climate-talks-in-glasgow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parents-demand-action-at-upcoming-global-climate-talks-in-glasgow https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/10/28/parents-demand-action-at-upcoming-global-climate-talks-in-glasgow/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:06:01 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=37527 The irony is not lost on me as I write this post going on almost 48hrs without power. 90,000 other Rhode Islanders lost power as well in the most recent Nor’easter to blow through. Storms and power outages are becoming more frequent and more severe. The climate crisis is here and only going to get […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/10/28/parents-demand-action-at-upcoming-global-climate-talks-in-glasgow/feed/ 0 UN Climate Report: Code Red for Humanity https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/17/un-climate-report-code-red-for-humanity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=un-climate-report-code-red-for-humanity https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/17/un-climate-report-code-red-for-humanity/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:48:34 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=37179 On August 9th, 2021, the United Nations released their report on climate change. The news is not good BUT we still have time to turn things around…If.We.Act.Now!

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/17/un-climate-report-code-red-for-humanity/feed/ 1 UN World Refugee Day is June 20th https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/06/18/un-world-refugee-day-is-june-20th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=un-world-refugee-day-is-june-20th https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/06/18/un-world-refugee-day-is-june-20th/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2021 01:38:07 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=36588 UN World Refugee Day 2021 is themed Together We Can Achieve Anything “Only together can we end this pandemic and recover. Only together can we revive our economies. And then, together, we can all get back to the things we love.” –UN Secretary-General António Guterres United Nations World Refugee Day is a day to build empathy […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/06/18/un-world-refugee-day-is-june-20th/feed/ 2 India: Voices of High School Students: Altruism from Youth #YouthDay #OmegaIntlSchool https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2020/08/27/india-voices-of-high-school-students-altruism-from-youth-youthday-omegaintl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=india-voices-of-high-school-students-altruism-from-youth-youthday-omegaintl https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2020/08/27/india-voices-of-high-school-students-altruism-from-youth-youthday-omegaintl/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2020 02:34:25 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=35863 On the International Day of Youth, World Moms Network – Senior Editor, Purnima from India, met with a few young high school students. Read on to find their take on the state of affairs of the world, their life ahead in times of this pandemic, their passion, their ways of achieving their dreams and goals, […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2020/08/27/india-voices-of-high-school-students-altruism-from-youth-youthday-omegaintl/feed/ 1 World Voice: Can Meditation Impact Gun Laws? https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/06/27/world-voice-can-meditation-impact-gun-laws/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-voice-can-meditation-impact-gun-laws https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/06/27/world-voice-can-meditation-impact-gun-laws/#respond Thu, 28 Jun 2018 02:08:32 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=35299 Sandy Hook, CT, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, FL, Great Mills High School, MD school shootings should be enough to make anyone frustrated and livid about all the senseless violence, but sadly, no. Even more disheartening was the most recent shooting at a Waffle House in Tennessee in which a semi-nude gunman walked in and […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/06/27/world-voice-can-meditation-impact-gun-laws/feed/ 0 Lumbini, Nepal: Buddha’s Birthplace, What Remains Now and the Ethos of the Heart https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/06/03/lumbini-nepal-buddhas-birthplace-what-remains-now-and-the-ethos-of-the-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lumbini-nepal-buddhas-birthplace-what-remains-now-and-the-ethos-of-the-heart https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/06/03/lumbini-nepal-buddhas-birthplace-what-remains-now-and-the-ethos-of-the-heart/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2018 07:02:34 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=35218 THE BIRTH OF Siddhārtha Gautama 6th Century BC: The old nurse looked at her radiant Queen, Maya Devi. She still had the same sweet smile on her face, and nothing seemed to have changed since the day she was born, the day the old nurse picked her up as an infant. Pregnancy only made her […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/06/03/lumbini-nepal-buddhas-birthplace-what-remains-now-and-the-ethos-of-the-heart/feed/ 6 A Global Day of Giving! #GivingTuesday https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/11/28/global-day-giving-givingtuesday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=global-day-giving-givingtuesday https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/11/28/global-day-giving-givingtuesday/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:30:00 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=35006 Giving Tuesday was created to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. It has become an international movement around the holidays dedicated to giving, in the same way that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now synonymous with holiday shopping. After the frenzied commercialism of Black Friday sales (that now […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/11/28/global-day-giving-givingtuesday/feed/ 1 World Moms Network: We’re Back!! https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/09/15/world-moms-network-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-moms-network-back https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/09/15/world-moms-network-back/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:00:52 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=34863     Welcome back, everyone! This summer we all took a well needed “Blogcation” from the site. It was nice to take a break. The summer was busy for me and my family. We were in Europe and splashing along New Jersey’s coast in the USA, as well as, day tripping into New York City. […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/09/15/world-moms-network-back/feed/ 2 WORLD VOICE: The Convention On The Rights Of The Child https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/06/07/world-voice-convention-rights-child/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-voice-convention-rights-child https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/06/07/world-voice-convention-rights-child/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2017 21:41:58 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=34665 When we become parents, we make a promise to our children that we will do everything in our power to protect them and to help them learn, grow and thrive.  But did you know that the world has made a similar promise to all children to protect and promote their rights to reach their full potential? On November […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/06/07/world-voice-convention-rights-child/feed/ 0 #GLOW: #Heartfulness Webinar – Conquering Fear by Ms. Vani Kola #BeBoldForChange https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/02/22/glow-heartfulness-webinar-conquering-fear-ms-vani-kola-beboldforchange/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glow-heartfulness-webinar-conquering-fear-ms-vani-kola-beboldforchange https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/02/22/glow-heartfulness-webinar-conquering-fear-ms-vani-kola-beboldforchange/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:00:11 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=34193 World Moms Network and the Heartfulness Institute have partnered to bring forth a series of online monthly webinar workshops  for women called GLOW which stands for ‘Genuine Loving Outstanding Women’. This helps women everywhere to learn and practice Heartfulness meditation from the comfort of their homes or workplace. The aim is to help women integrate meditation into their […]

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