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Built in 1926, The Assembly is a stunning art deco venue in the heart of Leamington Spa. It opened its doors in the summer of 2008 after a multi-million pound redevelopment. The venue won the highly coveted Music Week Award for 'Best Live Music Venue' in 2010. Most importantly, it's the home, every January, of Star Factor.
The US, Nigeria, Norway, World Vision and PATH co-organized a World Health Assembly side event, “Securing the Future: Saving the Lives of Women and Children” on May 22nd. The event focused on increasing access to essential life-saving commodities, the impact of innovation and overcoming barriers to access and financing. The session, moderated by USAID Assistant Administrator Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez, focused on the significance of the work of the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children. The World Health Assembly Resolution in support of the Commission’s work was passed during the Assembly the next day. Panelists included Dr. Pate, Minister of State for Health, Nigeria, Dr. Timothy Evans, Director of Health, Nutrition and Population, World Bank, Dr. Mesfin Teklu, Director, Maternal and Child Health, HIV and Infectious Diseases, World Vision International, Dr. Flavia Bustreo, Assistant Director-General for Family and Community Health, WHO and Michael Schreiber, Managing Director, GBC Health. Dr. Tore Godal, Special Advisor to the Norwegian Prime Minister on Global Health and Princess Sarah Zeid, Global Health Ambassador, Jordan, Dr. Carole Presern, Excutive Director, PMNCH and Rachel Wilson, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, PATH made official comments.
U.S. Mission Geneva / Eric Bridiers
Melanne Verveer, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, speaks at the lunch event on Accelerating Progress toward the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women hosted by UN Women, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on 27 September 2012.
Photo credit: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina
Pre-Assembly event: Planning renewable energy Strategies: Renewable Energy in Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet speaks at the High Level Parallel Event: "The Worldwide Ban on Female Genital Mutilation: From the Decision of the African Union to a United Nations General Assembly Resolution." The event was held at the Church Centre in New York City on Monday February 27, 2012.
Organized by No Peace Without Justice and the BanFGM Coalition
Photo Credit: UN Women/Ryan Brown
The Fifty-Second Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO took place in Geneva, Switzerland from December 10-12, 2013.
Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License.
Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH-1/ Surion)
/ KUH-1P Final Assembly Line in KAI
/ Photo by KAI (2012)
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On Friday, October 24, Miss Orioli, School Counselor at Utica Academy of Science Charter School, gave a presentation to the entire school (staff and students) in the gymnasium during 1st and 2nd periods. The importance of the presentation was how to prevent bullying and spreading awareness. She spoke about how bullying hurts others physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is very important to spread awareness of how students are hurting others with their firsts, their words, and their various methods of intimidation so that everyone is informed and will not continue the behavior. She also focused on turning bystanders into upstanders. The more upstanders in the school, the less bullying because those students who bully will not feel as powerful if other students are standing up to them and helping out the victim. She then led an activity with students called the line activity. This activity asked a series of questions in which students stepped forward if the question was true for them. This allowed students to see what they had in common, where other students may be coming from with different perspectives and to see who has ever seen or experienced bullying themselves.
Curtiss-Wright O-52 "Owl" Production in Buffalo, Kenmore Avenue Plant, winter 1941
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The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim, has urged Member States to seize the opportunity to set bold and set ambitious goals, when they adopt an initial strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping in 2018.
Speaking at the opening of the Organization’s 30th Assembly session, Secretary-General Lim told delegates the whole world would be watching IMO in 2018, looking for something of real substance.
“Next year really will be a time when the world will expect IMO Member States to deliver a clear vision as the first stage of the approved roadmap. I urge you, be bold; set ambitious goals that really will make a difference. You have a real opportunity here to do something of lasting significance. Make the most of it,” he told the packed plenary hall at IMO Headquarters in London. IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is set to adopt an initial GHG strategy in April 2018.
More than 1,500 delegates from IMO Member States, international governmental and non-governmental organizations have registered to attend the 30th session of the IMO Assembly meets from 27 November to 6 December.
Mr. Lim outlined the key elements of the new “Strategic Plan for the Organization” for 2018 to 2023, which is expected to be adopted by the Assembly.
“The seven strategic directions point us now towards more effective rule-making and implementation processes by integrating new and advancing technology to respond to our challenges, among others, to increase ship safety, including addressing new emerging technologies such as autonomous vessels, our contribution to combat climate change, engagement in ocean governance, mitigation of cyber-crimes, and facilitation of international trade, whilst continuing to take due consideration on the human element factor,” Mr. Lim said.
He outlined his ambition to transform IMO into a “knowledge based Organization”, with appropriate analysis to support and improve the already effective rule making process and enhance implementation.
The rapidly increasing pace of change in every sphere raised a fundamental issue, since technology will move far quicker than the regulatory process, he said.
“Digital disruption will arrive in the shipping world very soon; and, when it does, IMO must be ready,” Mr. Lim said. “For me, this means the regulatory framework for shipping must be based firmly around goals and functions rather than prescriptive solutions. This is the only way to ensure that measures adopted by IMO are not rendered obsolete by the time-lag between adoption and entry-into-force. I know we have already made good steps in that direction but we must go further and faster in the coming years.”
The Organization as a whole needed to become more effective, more nimble and more adaptive, Mr. Lim said, drawing attention to his determination to push forward a "Knowledge based Organization" concept, embracing data in the Secretariat’s work and in the decision-making processes.
“We are in the era of digitalization and at the United Nations level we are already looking at frontier issues that include emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and the benefits they could have in society as a whole, and to remain relevant,” Mr. Lim said.
“For IMO, we need to have more detailed and deeper analysis of statistics and data so that we can really understand underlying trends and causal factors behind shipping casualties; and we must make sure that additions and amendments to the regulatory framework are also based, wherever possible, on relevant statistics, studies and analysis. This would pave the way for better regulation, one that not only takes into account the work carried out to reduce administrative burdens, but to avoid disproportionate requirements, as well as addressing obsolete and unnecessary ones.”
IMO’s work to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the associated Sustainable Development Goals was also stressed. “Because most of the elements of the 2030 Agenda will only be realized with a sustainable transport sector supporting world trade and facilitating the global economy, aspects of IMO’s work can be linked to almost all of the individual SDGs,” Mr. Lim said.
Mr. Lim concluded by referring to the forthcoming anniversary in 2018, marking 70 years since the Convention establishing IMO was adopted in March 1948. “The theme we have selected for next year – “Our heritage – better shipping for a better future” – looks both at the past and into the next 70 years that lie ahead. It provides an opportunity to reflect and showcase how IMO has adapted over the years as a crucial player to the global supply chain,” he said.
The Rt Hon Mr. John Hayes CBE MP, Minister of State for Transport Legislation and Maritime of the United Kingdom Government, also welcomed delegates to the Assembly, as the representative of the Host State.
The outgoing President of the Assembly, Mr. Federico Trillo-Figueroa y Martínez-Conde, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the United Kingdom and Permanent Representative of Spain to IMO, and the incoming President, His Excellency Mr. Rolando Drago Rodríguez, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Chile to IMO, also addressed the Assembly.
Election of Officers
The Assembly elected the following officers:
Assembly President
His Excellency Mr. Rolando Drago Rodríguez, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Chile to IMO.
Vice-Presidents
1st Vice-President: His Excellency Mr. Euripides L. Evriviades, High Commissioner and Permanent Representative of Cyprus to IMO; and
2nd Vice-President: Her Excellency Ms. Tamar Beruchashvili, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Georgia to IMO.
IMO Assembly
The 30th Assembly of IMO is meeting in London at IMO Headquarters from 27 November to 6 December 2017. More than 1,500 delegates from IMO Member States, international governmental and non-governmental organizations have registered to attend the Assembly, IMO’s highest governing body.
All 172 Member States and three Associate Members are entitled to attend, as are the intergovernmental organizations with which agreements of co-operation have been concluded, and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with IMO.
The Assembly normally meets once every two years in regular session. It is responsible for approving the work programme, voting the budget and determining the financial arrangements of the Organization. It also elects the Council.
Imaging the magnetic assembly of iron nanoparticles. The room lights are diffracted by the nanoparticles as they assemble on the surface.
By: Ray Belliveau, Hydrogen Isotope Processing Science, Savannah River National Laboratory, and Dr. Simona Hunyadi Murph, Environmental, Materials & Energy Sciences Directorate, Savannah River National Laboratory
UNDP Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan and other UNDP officials with Yemen's Minister of Planning and International Co-operation H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al-Sa’adi, and other Yemeni officials
Photo: Dylan Lowthian/UNDP
ArtsLink Assembly 2022: Greener Grass? Cultivating Transborder Connections Between Ukrainian Cultural Communities is a platform for Ukrainian artists, curators, and cultural leaders to share perspectives and ideas for the future of the cultural life of the country.
Curators of this Assembly
Lia Dostlieva, Donetsk, Ukraine, currently in Poznan, Poland
Andrii Dostliev, Donetsk, Ukraine, currently in Poznan, Poland
Anna Gaidai, Lviv, Ukraine, currently in Vienna, Austria
Yulia Kostereva, Yuriy Kruchak, Open Place, Kyiv, Ukraine; Yulia currently in Warszawa, Poland, Yuriy in Kyiv
Mariia Volchonok, Anastasiia Manuliak, Ukrainian Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine
Curatorial statement in Ukrainian and English
With commissioned work, dialogues, presentations, and panel discussions, the ArtsLink Assembly brought together over forty key Ukrainian artists and cultural leaders to reflect on what needs to happen now, and what strategic decisions are needed for the future.
Acknowledgements
ArtsLink Assembly 2022 was hosted by Ujazdowski Castle Center for Contemporary Art, Warszawa, Poland.
ArtsLink Assembly 2022 was made possible by support from the Culture of Solidarity-EUNIC Ukraine Fund, in partnership with the European Cultural Foundation and EUNIC with core financing led by the Goethe Institut; the Trust for Mutual Understanding; and the Kirby Family Foundation.
ArtsLink Assembly 2022 is produced by CEC ArtsLink (New York, USA) and Ukrainian Institute (Kyiv, Ukraine), in partnership with Open Place (Kyiv, Ukraine).
Warsaw, Poland
Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, 2022
Photo by Dominika Jaruga
Courtesy of CEC ArtsLink
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Secondary schools pupils sat on the floor of their school hall during weekly assembly. The morning sun could still lighted those who sit near the opened wide door.
This is the Assembly Hall in Medole. One of my favorite places. The picture was taken few days ago during one day assembly. The sky was cloudy. From this point is wonderful to see the blue sky reflections on the windows and doors.
The Fifty-Third Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO took place in Geneva, Switzerland from May 8-9, 2014. The General Assembly reappointed Francis Gurry for a second term as Director General of WIPO.
Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License.
Lawn furniture foot stools make a nice long bench for boxes, parts and tools. The back of the truck was used too.
When I visited the historic California Capitol Building in Benicia recently I took this photo of the Assembly Chamber located on the second floor.
OCHS Homecoming Assembly 2022
September 23, 2022.
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