Archive for July 2019
International Day of Friendship
The International Day of Friendship is an initiative that follows on the proposal made by UNESCO and taken up by the UN General Assembly in 1997 (A/RES/52/13), which defined the Culture of Peace as a set of values, attitudes and behaviours that reject violence and endeavour to prevent conflicts by addressing their root causes with…
Read MoreWorld Youth Skills Day
Today, there are 1.2 billion young people aged 15 to 24 years, accounting for 16 per cent of the global population. The active engagement of youth in sustainable development efforts is central to achieving sustainable, inclusive and stable societies by the target date, and to averting the worst threats and challenges to sustainable development, including…
Read MoreAttention Finance Recruiters: “Canadian Experience” Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be!
Canada is one of the top countries in the world that has the highest foreign-born population (20%). People come here from far and wide to seek new opportunities, only to find that these are not without their fair share of challenges. While the nation takes great pride in being a cultural melting pot, it turns…
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