Organization photos on Flickr

Dr Bile is given a warm send off from WHO Pakistan by Dr Ghulam Nabi Kazi

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olpc meeting, athens, april 2008 by african women organization, athens

World Health Organization by United States Mission Geneva

World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland

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Fort AP Hill Org Day 2014 by Fort Walker

The Fort A.P. Hill Family took a day off from work to have some fun during Organization Day on May 22. The day kicked off with a Memorial Day flag-raising ceremony to honor those who have fallen in battle. Next was a 5-kilometer run and walk at Beaverdam Pond.

As the day unfolded there was a spirited kick ball competition, a fishing derby, a climbing wall, canoe races, horseshoes and a tug of war. There was also a great lunch of grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, baked beans, potato salad, chips and watermelon for dessert.

The culmination of the day was the dunking booth where garrison commander Lt. Col. Peter E. Dargle and Command Sgt. Maj. Keith R. Whitcomb took turns getting dunked. It was all for a good cause, those who threw the balls to dunk the command team donated canned goods and other items to the A.P. Hill Food Bank.

U.S. Army photos by Bob McElroy

Somaliland. Free cataract surgeries implemented by IHH in cooperation with World Health Organization (WHO). June 2012 by IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation

IHH, which has so far sponsored 61,750 cataract surgeries across Africa, 10,000 of which were in Somalia, will sponsor a total of 2,000 cataract surgeries in Somalia as part of its “Africa Cataract Campaign” with World Health Organization (WHO). According to the agreement between the IHH and WHO, 1,000 of the surgeries will be performed in Somaliland, 600 in Puntland and 400 in Mogadishu. Turkish medical teams will take part in the surgeries.

Governor Hochul Announces Over $90 Million in Capital Funding for Arts Organizations Across New York State by Governor Kathy Hochul

06 June, 2023 — New Windsor, NY — Governor Kathy Hochul toured Storm King Arts Center and announced over $90 in capital funding for arts organizations across New York State.

- Pantry organization project by vanherdehaage

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Today we stuck little dots on every crumb of food in the house. The idea is to check back in a year and assess everything with a dot on it.

School Organization by Clif Clark

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At a multi-stakeholder TB Consultation in Islamabad by Dr Ghulam Nabi Kazi

fabriccabinet3 by Lisa Carroccio

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Sewing Room Organization Challenge

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tihs art need us (take a smile) by Mina e Gianni Occidentale

We thank all the organizations, institutions and designers who have allowed, in this way, to collect in this series of 60 images, an art that is disappearing, but that I love deeply and that with this advertisement I want to revive because I feel particularly involved. in the role and I'm a pin up!

The pin up woman is me!

Thank you all for allowing this gallery which is meant to save an art.

Si ringraziano tutte le organizzazioni, enti e disegnatori che hanno permesso, in questo modo, di raccogliere in questa serie di 60 immagini, un'arte che sta scomparendo, ma che amo profondamente e che con questa pubblicità desidero far rivivere perchè mi sento particolarmente coinvolta nel ruolo e io sono una pin up!

La donna pin up sono io!

Grazie a tutti per aver permesso questa galleria che ha lo scopo di salvare un'arte.

small closet organization by Faith Sweetened Style

HEWAD Organization by Zafar Ullah Achakzai

HEWAD Organization organizes of Hewad Youth Program Discussion workshop (Responsibilities of youth to make a peaceful society) on 9th Jan 2010 at conference hall press club Quetta. It is a first workshop of the HYP policy and Discussion

Food Storage Organization by Rubbermaid Products

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Rubbermaid premier, easy find lid and produce saver containers are super easy to store.

Government engages Faith-based organization by Makhuduthamaga.gov

Social Development Deputy Minister, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu led an engagement session with non-profit organizations with a focus on church organizations operating around Sekhukhune district held on Friday, 26 November 2021 at Jane Furse, OAT Lodge.

A DSD report presented by the deputy minister shows that there are 25034 registered NPOs in Limpopo province, and only 8908 of them are compliant.

And there are 2811 registered religious centers around the province, and only 1174 of them are compliant.

With the department's campaign titled 'Know Your NPO Status (KYNS), the social development plans to work closely with all NPOs servicing and interacting with communities on a daily base.

In her address, deputy minister Bogopane-Zulu warned church ministers, pastors and stewards about sexual abuse culture happening on a daily base in their organizations.

Non-compliance in relations to SARS, SA building compliance and any other binding regulations by NPOs and faith based leaders or NPO board directors receiving remunerations might lead to deregistration of such organizations.

This nation-wide campaign is introduced to the public to also remind church leaders about the original objective behind why the church was established in the community.

Makhuduthamaga EXCO member, Cllr Peter Tabane Rankwe delivered welcome address on behalf of Hon Mayor Cllr Minah Bahula.

Deputy Minister announced that her department is due to engage with Sex workers operating around Limpopo this coming Monday.

Photographer: Thomas J Mashabela

Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality

2022 New Student Involvement Fair by University of Nebraska Medical Center

More than 70 registered student organizations across UNMC’s five campuses hosted a New Student Involvement Fair on the Omaha campus Thursday, August 17, 2022. #IamUNMC. Disclaimer: Masks were temporarily removed for purposes of a photo.

2x4 stacks by Windell Oskay

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A simple solution to a minor problem: How to organize your Lego bricks for efficient building.

Read more here.

Telescopic loader by František Hajdekr

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Version with functional steering.

IMG_0528 by Groovymarlin

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Front wall of the office (the back wall has the door and a closet, used for storage of luggage, Halloween costumes, and other infrequently used items). The double cabinet looking thing is actually two narrow cabinets from IKEA (surprisingly roomy) stood side by side. In the left I keep all my music stuff (violins, effects pedals, sheet music, etc.). In the right I have my digital camera and accessories, video camera and accessories, and all my various laptop computers.

Carriage of Cargoes & Containers Sub-Committee (CCC 4) by International Maritime Organization

Hazards of bauxite on cargoes

Sub-Committee agenda

New research considered by IMO this week about the behaviour of an aluminium ore that featured in a high-profile shipping casualty in 2015 could lead to changes in industry rules about how such cargoes should be handled.

IMO’s Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) will this week consider the latest research results on the potential instability of bauxite when carried as a ship’s cargo.

Bauxite is one of the world’s major sources of aluminium. In 2015, a bulk carrier sank while transporting bauxite - with the loss of 18 seafarers. IMO has been investigating the hazards and risks associated with the carriage of bauxite.The Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 4, 11-15 September) will review the outcome of a correspondence group on the subject and the findings of a Global Bauxite Working Group, with a view to further developing and updating the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, which is the industry rulebook on how to deal with such cargoes.

The meeting is also expected to finalize the next set of draft amendments (for adoption in 2018) to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code, another code which is used daily by seafarers and shippers to ensure the safe carriage of pertinent cargoes.

As part of its work on the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), the Sub-Committee is also expected to further develop draft amendments to the IGF Code on requirements for fuel cells and draft technical provisions for ships using methyl/ethyl alcohol as fuel. This work has particular relevance for ship looking to use alternative technologies to meet sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon reduction targets.

The meeting was opened by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and is being chaired by Mr. Xie Hui of China.

The Eye of the Beast! by Sarah R

My latest pantry organization project turned into a "use up or toss out" exercise, and in the end I had some chewy, whole wheat cookies encasing large-flake rolled oats, graham cracker crumbs, chopped Cadbury Mini Eggs and milk-chocolate Raisinets.

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Wien, 1. Bezirk, Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (società degli amici della musica, sociedad de los amigos de la música, société des amis de la musique, society of the friends of music), Musikvereinsplatz/Bösendorferstraße/Karlsplatz by Alfred Lex

History of the Vienna Philharmonic

The orchestra of the Vienna Philharmonic was founded on March 28, 1842. It was founded by the German composer Otto Nicolai, whose creations include the opera "The Merry Wives of Windsor". Nearly a century later, the club was dissolved in December 1938 during the Nazi period by the law on the "transfer and incorporation of clubs, organizations and associations" for the time being and the assets fell to the State Theater and the Stage Academy of the City of Vienna. This was, however, a few days later at the urging of the conductor and musicologist Dr. Heinz Drewes largely reversed. Dr. Drewes was the leader of the "entire German musical life" and so he used his influence on the Reich propaganda minister Goebbels. Ultimately, Goebbels decreed in June 1939 that the Vienna Philharmonic as an association should retain their most extensive independence on the condition that the club is subject to his supervision and that the articles of association regarding the National Socialist principles is changed. Thus, the club's assets were released again.

In 1939, the idea of the New Year's Concert, at which time only the music of Johann Strauss was played, was born. This concert series of the New Year's Concert has become one of the cultural highlights of the year and is always broadcast live on television. The magnificent pictures from Vienna are accompanied, among other things, by fantastic flowers and dance performances by the Wiener Ballett. With the end of the Second World War, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra once again became completely independent and the orchestra played two major concert evenings right after the liberation of Vienna in April 1945. A special focus is still the position of the conductor at the Vienna Philharmonic. Because until 1933, the orchestra was directed by a single conductor every season. From 1933 there were only guest conductors. Great merits in the early years had especially the conductors Arturo Toscanini from 1933 to 1937 and intermittently from 1933 to 1954 Wilhelm Furtwängler. Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Paul Hindemith and Daniel Barenboim are among the famous guest conductors. Also as a guest conductor conducted from 1966, the later honorary member Leonard Bernstein repeatedly the orchestra. One of Leonard Bernstein's most outstanding works in collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic is, for example, the adaptation of the works of Gustav Mahler, who himself had directed the orchestra from 1898 to 1901 for three years as a subscription conductor to the Vienna Philharmonic.

Vienna Philharmonic coins

Appropriately to the Vienna Philharmonic, the Austrian Mint, which mints all coins in Austria, has been issuing a bullion every year since 1989, which after the orchestra precisely is called the Vienna Philharmonic. At first, the coins were pure gold. Since 2008 there is also an annual silver version. Their value does not correspond to the nominal value, but the Vienna Philharmonic is a bullion coin whose value depends on the current precious metal value. The motif of the Vienna Philharmonic is always the same. The front of the Vienna Philharmonic Münze designed by Thomas Pesendorfer shows some of the classical orchestral instruments such as bassoon, horn, harp and four violins, as well as a cello in the middle. The reverse shows the organ, which is located in the Golden Hall of the Wiener Musikverein. Only the respective year is changed. The coin is now available in four sizes. As a special coinage, a 1000-ounce coin, the so-called "Big Phil", was released in 2004 on the occasion of the 15th anniversary, and another coin in 2009 for the 20th anniversary. Both are traded as collectors' items because of the limited edition and are therefore more expensive than the actual precious metal value.

Geschichte der Wiener Philharmoniker

Das Orchester der Wiener Philharmoniker wurde am 28. März 1842 gegründet. Ins Leben gerufen hatte es der deutsche Komponist Otto Nicolai, aus dessen Feder unter anderem die Oper "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor" stammt. Knapp ein Jahrhundert später wurde der Verein im Dezember 1938 in der NS-Zeit durch das Gesetz zur "Überleitung und Eingliederung von Vereinen, Organisationen und Verbänden" vorerst aufgelöst und das Vermögen fiel dem Staatstheater und der Bühnenakademie der Stadt Wien zu. Dies wurde jedoch wenige Tage später auf Drängen des Dirigenten und Musikwissenschaftlers Dr. Heinz Drewes größtenteils wieder rückgängig gemacht. Dr. Drewes war der Leiter des "gesamten deutschen Musiklebens" und so nutzte er seinen Einfluss auf den Reichspropagandaminister Goebbels. Letztlich verfügte Goebbels im Juni 1939, dass die Wiener Philharmoniker als Verein ihre weitestgehende Selbständigkeit behalten sollten unter der Bedingung, dass der Verein seiner Aufsicht unterstellt wird dass die Vereinssatzung hinsichtlich der nationalsozialistischen Grundsätze geändert wird. Damit wurde auch das Vereinsvermögen wieder frei gegeben.

Im Jahr 1939 entstand zugleich die Idee des Neujahrskonzerts, bei dem damals ausschließlich die Musik von Johann Strauss gespielt wurde. Diese Konzertreihe des Neujahrskonzerts ist inzwischen einer der kulturellen Höhepunkte des Jahres und wird immer live im Fernsehen übertragen. Die prächtigen Bilder aus Wien werden unter anderem untermalt durch phantastische Blumen und Tanzeinlagen des Wiener Balletts. Mit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde der Verein der Wiener Philharmoniker wieder komplett unabhängig und das Orchester spielte gleich nach der Befreiung von Wien im April 1945 zwei große Konzertabende. Ein ganz besonderer Augenmerk gilt noch der Stelle des Dirigenten bei den Wiener Philharmonikern. Denn bis zum Jahr 1933 wurde das Orchester jede Saison von einem einzigen Dirigenten geleitet. Ab 1933 gab es nur noch Gastdirigenten. Große Verdienste hatten in den Anfangsjahren vor allem die Dirigenten Arturo Toscanini von 1933 bis 1937 und mit Unterbrechungen von 1933 bis 1954 Wilhelm Furtwängler. Zu den berühmten Gastdirigenten zählen unter anderem Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Paul Hindemith oder Daniel Barenboim. Ebenfalls als Gastdirigent leitete ab 1966 das spätere Ehrenmitglied Leonard Bernstein mehrfach das Orchester. Zu den herausragendsten Werken von Leonard Bernstein in Zusammenarbeit mit den Wiener Philharmonikern zählt beispielsweise die Bearbeitung der Werke von Gustav Mahler, der von 1898 bis 1901 selbst drei Jahre lang als Abonnementdirigent der Wiener Philharmoniker das Orchester geleitet hatte.

Wiener Philharmoniker Münzen

Passend zu den Wiener Philharmonikern gibt die Münze Österreich, die alle Münzen in Österreich prägt, seit dem Jahr 1989 jedes Jahr eine Anlagemünze heraus, die nach dem Orchester eben der Wiener Philharmoniker genannt wird. Zunächst waren die Münzen aus reinem Gold. Seit 2008 gibt es auch eine jährliche Silberversion. Ihr Wert entspricht nicht dem reinen Nennwert, sondern der Wiener Philharmoniker ist eine Bullionmünze, deren Wert sich nach dem aktuellen Edelmetallwert richtet. Das Motiv des Wiener Philharmoniker ist immer gleich. Die Vorderseite der von Thomas Pesendorfer gestalteten Wiener Philharmoniker Münze zeigt einige der klassischen Orchesterinstrumente wie Fagott, Horn, Harfe und dazu vier Geigen sowie in der Mitte ein Cello. Die Rückseite zeigt die Orgel, die sich im Goldenen Saal vom Wiener Musikverein befindet. Geändert wird nur das jeweilige Prägejahr. Die Münze gibt es inzwischen in vier Größen zu kaufen. Als Sonderprägungen erschien 2004 zum 15-jährigen Jubiläum eine 1000-Unzen-Münze, der sogenannte "Big Phil", und 2009 zum 20-jährigen Jubiläum eine weitere Münze. Beide werden wegen der limitierten Auflage als Sammlerobjekte gehandelt und sind daher teurer als der eigentliche Edelmetallwert.

www.geschichte-oesterreich.com/musik/wiener_philharmonike...

HHBN Organization Day by Fort Drum & 10th Mountain Division (LI)

Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion hosted an Organization Day at Remington Park on Fort Drum, N.Y., Aug. 2, 2019. The festivities involved live music, food and beverages, bounce houses, sports activities and a speech from Maj. Gen. Brian J. Mennes.

Organization Fair by HendersonStateU

August 23, 2018

Kaarina Kaikkonen by NYC No Longer Empty

Something Out of Nothing

Organization: No Longer Empty

Location:Invisible Dog Art Center

51 Bergen Street, Brooklyn

October 3 - Nov 14, 2009

Beware: “The Invisible Dog“ is unleashed this Saturday, October 3rd! The latest group exhibition produced by No Longer Empty, “The Dog” is a show “out of nothing” in a warmly decrepit out-of-use belt factory on Bergen Street in Brooklyn.

Following the tails of the Improv Everywhere stunt last week, the show presents a multitude of site-specific works reflecting both the history of the space and the profound beauty of the Invisible Dog. A rift on the 70’s gag, it’s a void object waiting for creative minds and hands to bring it to life.

Here in the factory, artists grabbed the many trimmings, reels of fabric, leather and other materials and transformed them into something new. The artist duo Steven and William created a “chandelier” of abandoned belt buckles. Guerra del la Paz amassed tons of discarded clothing, one color at a time. Here, la Paz’s “trashy” tribute becomes an imposing, yurt-shaped spectral prism. In the neighborhood spirit, Tom Sanford brings Jonathan Lethem’s novel “Motherless Brooklyn”-- which takes place on this block, to life via a fantastic, larger than life mural. Even the freight elevator is transformed: here, Giuseppe Stampone takes us on a trip from Hell to Heaven al Dante.

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The Invisible Dog, a new three-story art center in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, is an exuberant example of the integration of forward thinking and care for the past. The art center, admittedly, had a leg up: its home came equipped with an irresistable history. Built in the late nineteenth century, the 20,000 square-foot factory went through a number of industrial incarnations before its owners struck gold in the 1970s with the invisible dog trick: a stiff lease and collar surrounding the empty space where a dog would be. A mixture of party-hearty silliness and tongue-in-cheek trompe l’oeil, the trick became an icon of its era. But eventually public taste moved on; meanwhile, over the years, the Brooklyn neighborhood was changing. The factory closed its doors in the late 1990s; the boarded-up building was a blight on its quiet Brooklyn block.

What happened then is a kind of urban fairytale. In December 2008, Muriel Guépin leased the storefront and turned it into Shop Art Gallery, a small gallery with decidedly democratic spirit. Soon after, Lucien Zayan, a recent New York immigrant, stumbled upon Shop Art and inquired after the building behind it. Zayan knew he had hit on something when he heard the building’s history: he’d spent his life working in the French theater, including the Aix-en-Provence festival and Paris’s renowned Théàtre de Odeon and Théàtre de la Madeleine, and he recognized the perfect mise-en-scène. With the support of the building’s current owners, he decided to turn the space into a large-scale art center.

Less than a year later, the Invisible Dog is up and running. The building has been restored for safety and cleaned, but otherwise preserved intact. The rawness of the unfinished space is integral to the Invisible Dog’s identity: Zayan wanted a place that artists could really use, not a pristine renovation without personality. The ceiling on the third floor was restored using floor boards found in other parts of the building, and the enormous elevator shaft (the elevator removed) will be left open, as a unique exhibition space. Everywhere, the commitment to collaboration and community is clear. The ground floor, with its 14-foot ceilings, will be used for public events, performances, educational programs, and exhibitions, organized by guest curators from around the world. The second floor, divided into studios, is already occupied by nine specially-selected artists on one-year leases. They meet regularly with Zayan to discuss their work and the project. The third floor, light-filled and spacious designed by Anne Attal, will be available for flexible rental by the general public.

Artists:

Thomas Bell

Ryan Brennan

Amanda Browder

Rosane Chamecki, Andrea Lerner & Phil Harder

Gina Czarnecki

Jeanette Doyle

Steve DeFrank

Richard Garet

Guerra de la Paz

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Kaarina Kaikkonen

Giles Lyon

Miguel Palma

José Parlá

Rey Parlá

Tom Sanford

Keith Schweitzer

Francesco Simeti

Alfred Steiner

Giuseppe Stampone

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Organization 1 by alison

DSCN0346 by Rubbermaid Products

LEGO Room by iNeedMoreBricks

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A full shot of my work space. The latest addition was the monitor to expand my desktop while building and browsing reference photos or bricklink.

Organizing in 2015 by mimi'sdarlins

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Been saving these boxes, perfect size for magazines and fit nicely into the bookcase. A little nudge from Shelly's blog prairiemoonquilts.com/?p=3512 was all it took to get me into this task which I've been putting off. Later I'll bind the edges w/ colored tape and make them look pretty. Thanks, Shelly, for the motivation!

olpc meeting, athens, april 2008 by african women organization, athens

Juneteenth 2021 by USAG- Humphreys

Organizations and elements from across Humphreys joined together to support the Juneteenth in South Korea's Juneteenth celebration here, June 19. The celebration featured remembrance reflections, a softball tournament, a leadership dunk tank, youth activities, and other events which brought the community together to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans.

Tools by Chris Hood

Vintage Wallpaper Organization by Jessica Enig

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Blogged about at www.suchprettythings.typepad.com

170503191452-2566 by Víctor Sánchez Chumillas

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Green River Overlook, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States

All Eyes on Gaza (2024) by aarsbog

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Kamera: Nikon F3 (1989)

Linse: Nikkor-N Auto 24mm f2.8 (1970)

Film: Kodak 5222 @ ISO 400

Kjemi: Fomadon Excel (stock / 9 min. @ 20°C)

Wikipedia: Gaza genocide

December 5, 2024

Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, the organization said in a landmark new report published today.

The report, 'You Feel Like You Are Subhuman': Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza, documents how, during its military offensive launched in the wake of the deadly Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel on 7 October 2023, Israel has unleashed hell and destruction on Palestinians in Gaza brazenly, continuously and with total impunity.

“Amnesty International’s report demonstrates that Israel has carried out acts prohibited under the Genocide Convention, with the specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza. These acts include killings, causing serious bodily or mental harm and deliberately inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction. Month after month, Israel has treated Palestinians in Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them,” said Agnès Callamard (b. 1965), Secretary General of Amnesty International. 

“Our damning findings must serve as a wake-up call to the international community: this is genocide. It must stop now.”

“States that continue to transfer arms to Israel at this time must know they are violating their obligation to prevent genocide and are at risk of becoming complicit in genocide. All states with influence over Israel, particularly key arms suppliers like the USA and Germany, but also other EU member states, the UK and others, must act now to bring Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza to an immediate end.”

Over the past two months the crisis has grown particularly acute in the North Gaza governorate, where a besieged population is facing starvation, displacement and annihilation amid relentless bombardment and suffocating restrictions on life-saving humanitarian aid.

“Our research reveals that, for months, Israel has persisted in committing genocidal acts, fully aware of the irreparable harm it was inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza. It continued to do so in defiance of countless warnings about the catastrophic humanitarian situation and of legally binding decisions from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Israel to take immediate measures to enable the provision of humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza,” said Agnès Callamard. 

“Israel has repeatedly argued that its actions in Gaza are lawful and can be justified by its military goal to eradicate Hamas. But genocidal intent can co-exist alongside military goals and does not need to be Israel’s sole intent.”

Amnesty International examined Israel’s acts in Gaza closely and in their totality, taking into account their recurrence and simultaneous occurrence, and both their immediate impact and their cumulative and mutually reinforcing consequences. The organization considered the scale and severity of the casualties and destruction over time. It also analysed public statements by officials, finding that prohibited acts were often announced or called for in the first place by high-level officials in charge of the war efforts.

“Taking into account  the pre-existing context of dispossession, apartheid and unlawful military occupation in which these acts have been committed, we could find only one reasonable conclusion: Israel’s intent is the physical destruction of Palestinians in Gaza, whether in parallel with, or as a means to achieve, its military goal of destroying Hamas,” said Agnès Callamard.

“The atrocity crimes committed on 7 October 2023 by Hamas and other armed groups against Israelis and victims of other nationalities, including deliberate mass killings and hostage-taking, can never justify Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.”

International jurisprudence recognizes that the perpetrator does not need to succeed in their attempts to destroy the protected group, either in whole or in part, for genocide to have been committed. The commission of prohibited acts with the intent to destroy the group, as such, is sufficient.

Amnesty International’s report examines in detail Israel’s violations in Gaza over nine months between 7 October 2023 and early July 2024. The organization interviewed 212 people, including Palestinian victims and witnesses, local authorities in Gaza, healthcare workers, conducted fieldwork and analysed an extensive range of visual and digital evidence, including satellite imagery. It also analysed statements by senior Israeli government and military officials, and official Israeli bodies. On multiple occasions, the organization shared its findings with the Israeli authorities but had received no substantive response at the time of publication.

Unprecedented scale and magnitude

Israel’s actions following Hamas’s deadly attacks on 7 October 2023 have brought Gaza’s population to the brink of collapse. Its brutal military offensive had killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, including over 13,300 children, and injured over 97,000 more, by 7 October 2024, many of them in direct or deliberately indiscriminate attacks, often wiping out entire multigenerational families. It has caused unprecedented destruction, which experts say occurred at a level and speed not seen in any other conflict in the 21st century, levelling entire cities and destroying critical infrastructure, agricultural land and cultural and religious sites. It thereby rendered large swathes of Gaza uninhabitable.

Mohammed, who fled with his family from Gaza City to Rafah in March 2024 and was displaced again in May 2024, described their struggle to survive in horrifying conditions:

“Here in Deir al-Balah, it’s like an apocalypse… You have to protect your children from insects, from the heat, and there is no clean water, no toilets, all while the bombing never stops. You feel like you are subhuman here.”

Israel imposed conditions of life in Gaza that created a deadly mixture of malnutrition, hunger and diseases, and exposed Palestinians to a slow, calculated death. Israel also subjected hundreds of Palestinians from Gaza to incommunicado detention, torture and other ill-treatment.

Viewed in isolation, some of the acts investigated by Amnesty International constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law or international human rights law. But in looking at the broader picture of Israel’s military campaign and the cumulative impact of its policies and acts, genocidal intent is the only reasonable conclusion.

Intent to destroy

To establish Israel’s specific intent to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza, as such, Amnesty International analysed the overall pattern of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, reviewed dehumanizing and genocidal statements by Israeli government and military officials, particularly those at the highest levels, and considered the context of Israel’s system of apartheid, its inhumane blockade of Gaza and the unlawful 57-year-old military occupation of the Palestinian territory.

Before reaching its conclusion, Amnesty International examined Israel’s claims that its military lawfully targeted Hamas and other armed groups throughout Gaza, and that the resulting unprecedented destruction and denial of aid were the outcome of unlawful conduct by Hamas and other armed groups, such as locating fighters among the civilian population or the diversion of aid. The organization concluded these claims are not credible. The presence of Hamas fighters near or within a densely populated area does not absolve Israel from its obligations to take all feasible precautions to spare civilians and avoid indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks. Its research found Israel repeatedly failed to do so, committing multiple crimes under international law for which there can be no justification based on Hamas’s actions. Amnesty International also found no evidence that the diversion of aid could explain Israel’s extreme and deliberate restrictions on life-saving humanitarian aid.

In its analysis, the organization also considered alternative arguments such as ones that Israel was acting recklessly or that it simply wanted to destroy Hamas and did not care if it needed to destroy Palestinians in the process, demonstrating a callous disregard for their lives rather than genocidal intent.

"Our damning findings must serve as a wake-up call to the international community: this is genocide. It must stop now."

- Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International

However, regardless of whether Israel sees the destruction of Palestinians as instrumental to destroying Hamas or as an acceptable by-product of this goal, this view of Palestinians as disposable and not worthy of consideration is in itself evidence of genocidal intent.

Many of the unlawful acts documented by Amnesty International were preceded by officials urging their implementation. The organization reviewed 102 statements that were issued by Israeli government and military officials and others between 7 October 2023 and 30 June 2024 and dehumanized Palestinians, called for or justified genocidal acts or other crimes against them.

Of these, Amnesty International identified 22 statements made by senior officials in charge of managing the offensive that appeared to call for, or justify, genocidal acts, providing direct evidence of genocidal intent. This language was frequently replicated, including by Israeli soldiers on the ground, as evidenced by audiovisual content verified by Amnesty International showing soldiers making calls to “erase” Gaza or to make it uninhabitable, and celebrating the destruction of Palestinian homes, mosques, schools and universities.

Killing and causing serious bodily or mental harm

Amnesty International documented the genocidal acts of killing and causing serious mental and bodily harm to Palestinians in Gaza by reviewing the results of investigations it conducted into 15 air strikes between 7 October 2023 and 20 April 2024 that killed at least 334 civilians, including 141 children, and wounded hundreds of others. Amnesty International found no evidence that any of these strikes were directed at a military objective.

In one illustrative case, on 20 April 2024, an Israeli air strike destroyed the Abdelal family house in the Al-Jneinah neighbourhood in eastern Rafah, killing three generations of Palestinians, including 16 children, while they were sleeping.

While these represent just a fraction of Israel’s aerial attacks, they are indicative of a broader pattern of repeated direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects or deliberately indiscriminate attacks. The attacks were also conducted in ways designed to cause a very high number of fatalities and injuries among the civilian population.

Inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction

The report documents how Israel deliberately inflicted conditions of life on Palestinians in Gaza intended to lead, over time, to their destruction. These conditions were imposed through three simultaneous patterns that repeatedly compounded the effect of each other’s devastating impacts: damage to and destruction of life-sustaining infrastructure and other objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population; the repeated use of sweeping, arbitrary and confusing mass “evacuation” orders to forcibly displace almost all of Gaza’s population; and the denial and obstruction of the delivery of essential services, humanitarian assistance and other life-saving supplies into and within Gaza.

After 7 October 2023, Israel imposed a total siege on Gaza cutting off electricity, water and fuel. In the nine months reviewed for this report, Israel maintained a suffocating, unlawful blockade, tightly controlled access to energy sources, failed to facilitate meaningful humanitarian access within Gaza, and obstructed the import and delivery of life-saving goods and humanitarian aid, particularly to areas north of Wadi Gaza. They thereby exacerbated an already existing humanitarian crisis. This, combined with the extensive damage to Gaza’s homes, hospitals, water and sanitation facilities and agricultural land, and mass forced displacement, caused catastrophic levels of hunger and led to the spread of diseases at alarming rates. The impact was especially harsh on young children and pregnant or breastfeeding women, with anticipated long-term consequences for their health.

"The international community’s seismic, shameful failure for over a year to press Israel to end its atrocities in Gaza, by first delaying calls for a ceasefire and then continuing arms transfers, is and will remain a stain on our collective conscience."

- Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International

Time and again, Israel had the chance to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, yet for over a year it has repeatedly refused to take steps blatantly within its power to do so, such as opening sufficient access points to Gaza or lifting tight restrictions on what could enter the Strip or their obstruction of aid deliveries within Gaza while the situation has grown progressively worse.

Through its repeated “evacuation” orders Israel displaced nearly 1.9 million Palestinians – 90% of Gaza’s population – into ever-shrinking, unsafe pockets of land under inhumane conditions, some of them up to 10 times. These multiple waves of forced displacement left many jobless and deeply traumatized, especially since some 70% of Gaza’s residents are refugees or descendants of refugees whose towns and villages were ethnically cleansed by Israel during the 1948 Nakba.

Despite conditions quickly becoming unfit for human life, Israeli authorities refused to consider measures that would have protected displaced civilians and ensured their basic needs were met, showing that their actions were deliberate.

They refused to allow those displaced to return to their homes in northern Gaza or relocate temporarily to other parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territory or Israel, continuing to deny many Palestinians their right to return under international law to areas they were displaced from in 1948. They did so knowing that there was nowhere safe for Palestinians in Gaza to flee to.

Accountability for genocide

“The international community’s seismic, shameful failure for over a year to press Israel to end its atrocities in Gaza, by first delaying calls for a ceasefire and then continuing arms transfers, is and will remain a stain on our collective conscience,” said Agnès Callamard.

“Governments must stop pretending they are powerless to end this genocide, which was enabled by decades of impunity for Israel’s violations of international law. States need to move beyond mere expressions of regret or dismay and take strong and sustained international action, however uncomfortable a finding of genocide may be for some of Israel’s allies.

“The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (b. 1949) and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (b. 1958) for war crimes and crimes against humanity issued last month offer real hope of long-overdue justice for victims. States must demonstrate their respect for the court’s decision and for universal international law principles by arresting and handing over those wanted by the ICC.

“We are calling on the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to urgently consider adding genocide to the list of crimes it is investigating and for all states to use every legal avenue to bring perpetrators to justice. No one should be allowed to commit genocide and remain unpunished.”

Amnesty International is also calling for all civilian hostages to be released unconditionally and for Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups responsible for the crimes committed on 7 October to be held to account.

The organization is also calling for the UN Security Council to impose targeted sanctions against Israeli and Hamas officials most implicated in crimes under international law.

Background

On 7 October 2023 Hamas and other armed groups indiscriminately fired rockets into southern Israel and carried out deliberate mass killings and hostage-taking there, killing 1,200 people, including over 800 civilians, and abducted 223 civilians and captured 27 soldiers. The crimes perpetrated by Hamas and other armed groups during this attack will be the focus of a forthcoming Amnesty International report.

Since October 2023, Amnesty International has conducted in-depth investigations into the multiple violations and crimes under international law committed by Israeli forces, including direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects and deliberately indiscriminate attacks killing hundreds of civilians,  as well as other unlawful attacks on and collective punishment of the civilian population. The organization has called on the Office of the ICC Prosecutor to expedite its investigation into the situation in the State of Palestine and is campaigning for an immediate ceasefire.

For the Hebrew translation of this press release, click here.

Source: Amnesty International - Amnesty concludes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza (Publ. 5 December 2024)

Canadian Contribution to Fight TB in Afghanistan Praised / La contribution canadienne en soutien à la lutte contre la tuberculose en Afghanistan louangée by Canada in Afghanistan / Canada en Afghanistan

On April 3rd, 2012, Mr. Douglas Williams, Canada's Head of Aid in Afghanistan, participated in World Tuberculosis (TB) Day in the company of Dr. Suraya Dalil, Afghanistan's Minister of Public Health (MoPH), Dr. Sima Samar, Chair of Stop TB Partnership, and representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), Afghan Red Crescent Society, and international community. In his remarks, Mr. Williams stressed the remarkable achievements made by the Ministry of Public Health, in partnership with the WHO, to reduce the incidence of tuberculosis in Afghanistan. He also underlined Canada's continued support for control and prevention, particularly among Afghan women and children. Since 2008, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has provided almost $8 million to the National Tuberculosis Control Program in Afghanistan, making Canada one of the largest bilateral donors to TB control in the country.

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Le 3 avril 2012, M. Douglas Williams, chef de l'aide canadienne en Afghanistan, a participé à la Journée mondiale de lutte contre la tuberculose en compagnie du Dr Suraya Dalil, ministre afghan de la Santé publique (MSP), du Dr Sima Samar, présidente du Partenariat Halte à la tuberculose, et des représentants de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), du Croissant-Rouge afghan, et la communauté internationale. Dans ses remarques, M. Williams a souligné les réalisations remarquables faites par le ministère de la Santé Publique, en partenariat avec l'OMS, afin de réduire l'incidence de la tuberculose en Afghanistan. Il a également souligné le soutien continu du Canada pour le contrôle et la prévention, en particulier chez les femmes et les enfants afghans. Depuis 2008, l'Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI) a fourni près de 8 millions de dollars au Programme national de lutte antituberculeuse en Afghanistan, faisant du Canada l'un des principaux bailleurs de fonds bilatéraux dans la lutte antituberculeuse en Afghanistan.

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The Faces Behind VA Services – VA Services Showcase

Veterans and Veteran organizations learn about the services available from the VA at the VA Services Showcase in Arlington, Va.

Sharing information on services for Veterans was the primary focus of the VA Services Showcase held VHA National Conference Center in Arlington, Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Representatives from VA program offices, support services and Veteran-related organizations participated in the event, which gave attendees a chance to interact and share resources with each other. VA is working to let Veterans know that there are a wide range of programs and services, and a dedicated workforce –many of whom are Veterans themselves – ready to help them navigate all the possibilities. Present at the showcase – just a few of the many services VA offers. If you are looking for a specific VA program or service, please post it in the comments and we will do our best to connect you with the best place to start.

My HealtheVet – www.myhealthevet.va.gov

My HealtheVet is VA’s 24/7 online personal health record. It is designed for Veterans, active duty Service members, their dependents and caregivers and helps them partner with their health care team as well as opportunities and tools to make informed decisions and manage their health care.

GI Bill – www.benefits.va.gov/gibill

Veterans Crisis Line – www.VeteransCrisisLine.net

VA responders are standing by 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to provide confidential support by phone or online chat. Assistance is only a phone call or click away. You’ve served us. Now let us serve you.

Help for Homeless Veterans – www.va.gov/homeless

VA provides individualized care through a wide range of services for Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Veterans of all eras and branches may be eligible for VA services. Make the call and take the first step to access help from VA.

Pension Benefits / VA Benefits for Disabled Veterans- www.va.gov/benefits

VA provides compensation to eligible Veterans who were disabled during or because of their military service. VA also offers compensation to eligible dependents of Veterans, including a surviving spouse, children and/or parents.

eBenefits - www.ebenefits.va.gov

The eBenefits web portal is an online resource for tools and benefits-related information. The portal serves Veterans, Servicemembers, their families and their caregivers.

Blind Rehabilitation Service – www.patientcare.va.gov/rehabilitationservices.asp

The Blind Rehabilitation Service provides lifetime rehabilitation care for Veterans who are visually impaired.

VA for Vets – www.VAforVets.va.gov

VA for Vets is a comprehensive career development program that helps Veterans launch or advance their civilian careers at VA and other federal agencies.

VA for Vets

VA-Guaranteed Home Loan Benefits – www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans

The objective of the VA Home Loan Guaranty program is to help eligible Veterans, active-duty personnel, surviving spouses and members of the Reserves and National Guard purchase, retain and adapt homes.

Center for Minority Veterans – www.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/

The Center for Minority Veterans is charged with identifying barriers to service and health care access, as well as increasing local awareness of minority Veteran related issues by developing strategies for improving minority participation in existing VA benefit programs.

VHA Women’s Health Services – www.womenshealth.va.gov

Women’s Health Services works to ensure that timely, equitable, high quality, comprehensive health care services are provided in a sensitive and safe environment at VA facilities nationwide.

Center for Women Veterans – www.va.gov/womenvet

VA’s Center for Women Veterans monitors and coordinates the administration of health care and benefits services, and programs for women Veterans. The center serves as an advocate for a cultural transformation in recognizing the service and contributions of women Veterans and women in the military, and works to raise awareness of the responsibility to treat women Veterans with dignity and respect.

Veterans Transportation Service – www.va.gov/healthbenefits/vts/

VA’s Veterans Transportation Service program is used to pick up Veterans and take them to their VA Medical Facility for appointments. Many times, the service staff members are the first and last person Veterans see from the VA on their appointment day.

VetCenter – www.vetcenter.va.gov

Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide a broad range of services to assist in readjusting to civilian life. There are 300 Vet Centers throughout the U.S. and territories.

Make The Connection- www.MakeTheConnection.net

Powerful personal stories and testimonials from Veterans of all service eras and backgrounds are at the heart of Make the Connection, illustrating how Veterans and their families face and overcome issues and challenges.

Volunteer Service – www.volunteer.va.gov

As VA has expanded its care of Veteran patients into the community, volunteers have become involved. They assist Veteran patients by augmenting staff in such setting as hospital wards, Community Living Centers, outpatient clinics, community-based volunteer programs, end-of-life care programs, adaptive sports, creative arts, Veteran outreach centers, national cemeteries, and Veteran benefits offices.

Healthy Living – www.prevention.va.gov / www.move.va.gov

Talk with your health care team about your goals. You will be an active player in this journey and your health care team will be your “coaches.”

National Cemetery Administration – www.cem.va.gov

The National Cemetery Administration honors Veterans and their families with final resting places in national shrines and with lasting tributes that commemorate their service and sacrifice to our Nation.

Veteran Population Projection – www.va.gov/vetdata/Veteran_Population.asp

The Veteran Population Model provides the latest official Veteran population projection from the VA.

The VA Chaplain Service – www.va.gov/chaplain

The VA Chaplain Service integrates the spiritual dimensions of health care into all aspects of the VHA missions of patient care, research, emergency medical preparedness, and health care education.

VocRehab – www.benefits.va.gov/vocrehab/index.asp

Veterans may receive help with job training, employment accommodations, resume development, and job seeking skills coaching. Other services may be provided to assist Veterans in starting their own businesses or independent living services for those who are severely disabled and unable to work in traditional employment.traditional employment.

VHA- Office of Rural Health – www.ruralhealth.va.gov

VA’s Office of Rural Health supports the unique health care needs of Veterans residing in geographically remote areas. From transportation, telehealth and care coordination to workforce development, mental health, community outreach and innovative models of care delivery, the VHA Office of Rural Health has a diverse portfolio that is structured to bring quality care closer to home.

VA photos by Robert Turtil.

Somaliland. Free cataract surgeries implemented by IHH in cooperation with World Health Organization (WHO). June 2012 by IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation

IHH, which has so far sponsored 61,750 cataract surgeries across Africa, 10,000 of which were in Somalia, will sponsor a total of 2,000 cataract surgeries in Somalia as part of its “Africa Cataract Campaign” with World Health Organization (WHO). According to the agreement between the IHH and WHO, 1,000 of the surgeries will be performed in Somaliland, 600 in Puntland and 400 in Mogadishu. Turkish medical teams will take part in the surgeries.

Juneteenth 2021 by USAG- Humphreys

Organizations and elements from across Humphreys joined together to support the Juneteenth in South Korea's Juneteenth celebration here, June 19. The celebration featured remembrance reflections, a softball tournament, a leadership dunk tank, youth activities, and other events which brought the community together to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans.

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A simple solution to a minor problem: How to organize your Lego bricks for efficient building.

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