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El mateix gorg de Ventada i fuga però intentant reflectir l'entorn. Són cinc fotos en format horitzonat unides en ps . M'hagués agradat una mica més de marge per l'esquerra però el 17mm no dóna per més.
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El mismo torrent de ventada y fuga pero intentando reflejar el ambiente circundante.Son cinco fotos horizontales unidas.
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Same creek in Gombrèn trying to catch the whole sorroundings. It's five shots panorama stitched in ps.
400d+17-40+tripod
Avui s'ha superat amb escreix la mobilització de la Diada del 2012. M'ha commogut enormement comprovar com es mobilitza tot un poble per assolir una fita gairebé inassolible. Perquè després diguin que la societat no es mou. Famílies senceres amb els seus nens i els seus avis, amb les seves mans unides al llarg de tota la costa catalana, des de França fins a la Comunitat Valenciana, i que s'ha pogut endinsar una mica en aquests territoris. Tots ells demanant només una cosa: la independència.
Hoy se ha superado con creces la movilización de la Diada del 2012. Me ha conmovido enormemente comprobar cómo se moviliza todo un pueblo para conseguir una meta casi inalcanzable. Para que luego digan que la sociedad no se mueve. Familias enteras con sus niños y sus abuelos, con sus manos unidas a lo largo de toda la costa catalana, desde Francia hasta la Comunidad Valenciana, y que se ha podido adentrar un poco en esos territorios. Todos ellos pidiendo sólo una cosa: la independencia.
Today it has far exceeded the mobilization of catalan Diada 2012. I was greatly shocked to see how an entire people are mobilized to achieve an almost unattainable goal. And they say that society does not move. Whole families with their children and their grandparents, with their hands joined along the Catalan coast from France to Valencia, and has been able to enter a bit in those territories. They asked only one thing: independence.
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11/09/2013 - Via Catalana Tram 746
Carrer Sardenya, Barcelona.
18 October 2012. Sharga: Women in Sharga village, in North Darfur, preapre food during the visit of a delegation of ambassadors of the European Union countries into the SAFE centre.
The SAFE Centre is a project promoted by the World Food Program and currently only run by the local community.
The members of this center make fuel efficient stoves for themselves and to sell to the local markets. These stoves reduce around 30% the consumption of firewood and, consequently, it reduces the number of times that women go to the forests to collect firewood.
Besides, the center produces natural firebricks, plants seedlings, runs a forest of gum arabic trees and organizes trainings for illiterate women.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
13 December 2012. Abu Shouk: Masher Duma Abdulmoola, 18 years old. She got married when she was only 13 years old with a 35-years-old-man. She got pregnant when she was just 14 years old and lost her baby before delivering. Now, she can't get pregnant any more. Her husband is a teacher, but he doesn't live with her any more.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
21 November 2010. El Fasher: Women and children from rural areas outside El Fasher have to walk long distances every day by donkey to collect firewood for their families. Twice a week, UNAMID organize patrols to escort women who are farming and collecting firewood in rural areas, like outside Zam Zam IDP Camp (El Fasher, North Darfur). Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID
1944. Acrílic sobre tauler de fibra preparat. 31,9 x 27,4 cm. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. 1984.124.82. Obra no exposada.
14 July 2011. Aramba (Kabkabiya): Families are accomodated in buses right before the departure. More than 200 displaced families (about 800 people) are returning from Aramba to their original village, Sehjanna (100 kilometers distance).After more than seven years in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Aramba (near Kabkabiya, North Darfur) they decided to participate at this voluntary repatriation program organized by UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Sudanese Humanitarian Aid Commission, with the logistical support of UNAMID. The families are farmers who fled their original village in Sehjanna (near Kutum, North Darfur) due to the conflict in Darfur.
The return operation started on Sunday 10 July and will continue for the next days. The returnees are transported by buses and their belongings by trucks for about 10 hours. During the trip, the Rwandan and South African UNAMID troops are escorting the returnees, who are also provided with water jerry cans. World Food Program will provide the returnees with food for the first six months.
This is the largest returnee operation organized in North Darfur for the last years.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
24 January 2012. El Fasher: Doctors and nurses are assisting a women during her delivery of a baby at at the Maternity Hospital in El Fasher (North Darfur).
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
9 August 2012. Kutum: Women from Kassab camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), in Kutum (North Darfur), queue to be examined by doctors.
The civilian population in Kutum received today the first humanitarian assistance since the area was attacked on 1 August. A school in the surroundings of the village has been used as a provisional medical center.
A medical team formed by UNAMID, World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health of North Darfur assisted about 200 people, mostly women and children with injuries from the attacks and other kind of diseases due to the lack of food and potable water.
The series of incidents began on 1 August when the Commissioner of the district of Alwaha, in Kutum town, and his driver were shot dead and his vehicle was carjacked by three unknown armed men. Later in the day, the official’s vehicle was recovered by Government of Sudan security agents 2 kilometres from the Kassab internally displaced persons (IDP) camp.
Subsequently, on the same day armed men surrounded Kassab, looted the market, burnt down the Sudanese Police post in the camp and reportedly killed four persons (three civilians and one police officer) and injured six others.
Similar events leading to the deterioration in the security and humanitarian situation occurred the following days in and around Kutum town, Kassab and Fataborno IDP camps, including fighting between the armed elements and Government Forces, as well as looting and displacement of civilians.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
Edifici romànic d'una nau, coberta a cel ras, amb absis semicircular sobrealçat. És una construcció rústega de pedres unides amb fang. La portada és adovellada i s'obre al mur N. El campanar, de planta quadrada, és d'època més tardana. Originàriament estava decorada, a l'interior, amb unes pintures murals les restes de les quals es conserven al Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
24 October 2012. El Fasher: UNAMID peacekeepers from Egypt participate at the parade march in Al Zubir stadium in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of the commemoration program of the United Nations Day.
UNAMID, UN agencies and the people of Darfur gathered in El Fasher, North Darfur, to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the UN with a special parade, cultural dances, peace songs and exhibitions to promote the principles of the organisation. Similar events were held throughout Darfur.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
31 January 2011. Abu Shouk: Women and children using the Water Rollers in a water point in Abu Shouk camp for Internal Displaced People.
A large number of the Darfurian population has a limited access to water resources and have to carry heavy buckets or jerry cans many times a day because for it is small capacity for long distance. Water Roller is a device for carrying water more easily and efficiently than traditional methods. The hippo roller, with its large drum capacity (usually 75 liters), frees women and children from having to spend a large portion of every day dedicated to collecting water for their households.
The Water Roller project started in South Africa and thousands of them have been distributed worldwide over the past 16 years, benefiting over 225,000 people. It have been used by Word Food Program (WFP), Operation Hunger, Operation Mobilization International as well as many other NGO's.
UNAMID (African Union and United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur), in contribution of the development and early recovery, is distributing 30,000 rollers to returnee villages across Darfur with limited access to water resources. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID
9 August 2012. Kutum: Boys from Kassab camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), in Kutum (North Darfur) collect water donated by UNAMID.
The civilian population in Kutum received today the first humanitarian assistance since the area was attacked on 1 August. A school in the surroundings of the village has been used as a provisional medical center.
A medical team formed by UNAMID, World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health of North Darfur assisted about 200 people, mostly women and children with injuries from the attacks and other kind of diseases due to the lack of food and potable water.
The series of incidents began on 1 August when the Commissioner of the district of Alwaha, in Kutum town, and his driver were shot dead and his vehicle was carjacked by three unknown armed men. Later in the day, the official’s vehicle was recovered by Government of Sudan security agents 2 kilometres from the Kassab internally displaced persons (IDP) camp.
Subsequently, on the same day armed men surrounded Kassab, looted the market, burnt down the Sudanese Police post in the camp and reportedly killed four persons (three civilians and one police officer) and injured six others.
Similar events leading to the deterioration in the security and humanitarian situation occurred the following days in and around Kutum town, Kassab and Fataborno IDP camps, including fighting between the armed elements and Government Forces, as well as looting and displacement of civilians.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
9 August 2012. Kutum: A baby from Kassab camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), in Kutum (North Darfur), waits to be examined by doctors.
The civilian population in Kutum received today the first humanitarian assistance since the area was attacked on 1 August. A school in the surroundings of the village has been used as a provisional medical center.
A medical team formed by UNAMID, World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health of North Darfur assisted about 200 people, mostly women and children with injuries from the attacks and other kind of diseases due to the lack of food and potable water.
The series of incidents began on 1 August when the Commissioner of the district of Alwaha, in Kutum town, and his driver were shot dead and his vehicle was carjacked by three unknown armed men. Later in the day, the official’s vehicle was recovered by Government of Sudan security agents 2 kilometres from the Kassab internally displaced persons (IDP) camp.
Subsequently, on the same day armed men surrounded Kassab, looted the market, burnt down the Sudanese Police post in the camp and reportedly killed four persons (three civilians and one police officer) and injured six others.
Similar events leading to the deterioration in the security and humanitarian situation occurred the following days in and around Kutum town, Kassab and Fataborno IDP camps, including fighting between the armed elements and Government Forces, as well as looting and displacement of civilians.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
18 October 2012. Sharga: A woman in Sharga village, North Darfur, pictured during the visit of a delegation of ambassadors of the European Union countries to the SAFE centre.
The SAFE Centre is a project promoted by the World Food Program and currently only run by the local community.
The members of this center make fuel efficient stoves for themselves and to sell to the local markets. These stoves reduce around 30% the consumption of firewood and, consequently, it reduces the number of times that women go to the forests to collect firewood.
Besides, the center produces natural firebricks, plants seedlings, runs a forest of gum arabic trees and organizes trainings for illiterate women.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
9 December 2012. Kabkabiya: Members of the Mongolian medical team posted in Kabkabiya UNAMID team site, North Darfur, meet before practicing a mock surgery operation in the Level 2 Hospital in the base.
The contingent has 68 personnel, 34 men and 34 women, and operates the level 2 hospital in the team site, which has dentist clinic, surgery theatre, pediatric service, trauma and neurologic service, among others.
For the last two years, the hospital attended 11,000 people (7,000 people from the local community). The hospital assists around 20 persons from the local community every day.
Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID.
9 August 2012. Kutum: Women and children from Kassab camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), in Kutum (North Darfur), queue to be examined by doctors.
The civilian population in Kutum received today the first humanitarian assistance since the area was attacked on 1 August. A school in the surroundings of the village has been used as a provisional medical center.
A medical team formed by UNAMID, World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health of North Darfur assisted about 200 people, mostly women and children with injuries from the attacks and other kind of diseases due to the lack of food and potable water.
The series of incidents began on 1 August when the Commissioner of the district of Alwaha, in Kutum town, and his driver were shot dead and his vehicle was carjacked by three unknown armed men. Later in the day, the official’s vehicle was recovered by Government of Sudan security agents 2 kilometres from the Kassab internally displaced persons (IDP) camp.
Subsequently, on the same day armed men surrounded Kassab, looted the market, burnt down the Sudanese Police post in the camp and reportedly killed four persons (three civilians and one police officer) and injured six others.
Similar events leading to the deterioration in the security and humanitarian situation occurred the following days in and around Kutum town, Kassab and Fataborno IDP camps, including fighting between the armed elements and Government Forces, as well as looting and displacement of civilians.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
24 October 2012. El Fasher: A UNAMID peacekeeper from Egypt participates at the parade march in Al Zubir stadium in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of the commemoration program of the United Nations Day.
UNAMID, UN agencies and the people of Darfur gathered in El Fasher, North Darfur, to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the UN with a special parade, cultural dances, peace songs and exhibitions to promote the principles of the organisation. Similar events were held throughout Darfur.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
15 August 2012. El Fasher: (right on green thobe) Iman Mohamed Halim works on the construction of a community center in Althoura Shemal in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of a Community Based-Labour Intensive Project (CLIP) sponsored by UNAMID DDR (Disarmament Demobilization Reintegration).
During three months, UNAMID provides training to 80 young people (60 men and 20 women) to construct this building.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
18 October 2012. Sharga: Women in Sharga village, in North Darfur, preapre food during the visit of a delegation of ambassadors of the European Union countries into the SAFE centre.
The SAFE Centre is a project promoted by the World Food Program and currently only run by the local community.
The members of this center make fuel efficient stoves for themselves and to sell to the local markets. These stoves reduce around 30% the consumption of firewood and, consequently, it reduces the number of times that women go to the forests to collect firewood.
Besides, the center produces natural firebricks, plants seedlings, runs a forest of gum arabic trees and organizes trainings for illiterate women.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
El Patrimoni de la Humanitat o Patrimoni Mundial (en anglès World Heritage) és un pla de protecció dels béns culturals i naturals del món, proposat per l'Organització de les Nacions Unides per a l'Educació, la Ciència i la Cultura (UNESCO), a través de la "Convenció sobre la Protecció del Patrimoni Mundial Cultural i Natural", aprovat el 1972. També és conegut amb altres noms com ara Patrimoni Mundial de la Humanitat, Patrimoni Comú de la Humanitat, Patrimoni Cultural de la Humanitat (en el cas dels béns culturals) o Patrimoni Natural de la Humanitat (pel que fa als béns naturals).
A data de 15 d'agost del 2010, conformen la llista del Patrimoni de la Humanitat 911 béns, dels quals 704 són culturals, 180 naturals i 27 mixtos (culturals i naturals), pertanyents a un total de 151 estats. Des de la seva instauració el 1977, només dos béns han perdut la distinció de la UNESCO: la reserva de l'òrix blanc d'Oman (el 2007) i la Vall de l'Elba a Dresden (Alemanya) el 2009.
Un cas a part són les Obres Mestres del Patrimoni Oral i Immaterial de la Humanitat, proclamades els anys 2001, 2003 i 2005; en total n'hi ha catalogades 90 arreu del món, de les quals forma part la Patum de Berga o el Misteri d'Elx. La llista fou ampliada el 2009 amb 88 nous elements, com el Tribunal de les Aigües de València, i ampliada el novembre de 2010 amb elements com els castells i el Cant de la Sibil·la.[1] Tots plegats formen part de la llista del Patrimoni Cultural Immaterial de la Humanitat (en anglès Intangible Cultural Heritage, ICH).
Espasens, municipi de Fontcoberta (Pla de l'Estany)
Construcció romànica del segle XII, d'una sola nau sobrealçada. La façana consta d'una porta dovellada. El campanar d'espadanya, amb un finestral, és d'època posterior. Del romànic conserva els murs i l'absis semicircular. És sufragània de Santa Maria d'Ollers. Documentada des del 1048 per donació de Ramon Arnau i la seva muller Ellardis a la Seu de Girona, els quals van establir una sagrera (terreny sagrat, posat sota la protecció i immunitat eclesiàstica,
que envoltava les esglésies consagrades) de 15 passes en aquesta església, a canvi de que estigues sota la dependència de Sant Martí d'Ollers.
Localització: des de Banyoles cal anar fins a Vilavenut i seguint la carretera uns dos quilòmetres més trobarem un camí de terra a la dreta en bon estat, que porta a l'església de santa Caterina, sobre d'un turonet. Darrera mateix d'aquesta i en direcció sud trobarem restes de murs a ran de terra, acuradament excavats i protegits per una tanca metàl·lica, són les restes del castell.
Ressenya Històrica: ben poca cosa sabem dels esdeveniments històrics d'aquest petit castell, tan sols tenim fe de la seva existència per la memòria a nivell popular, per existència d'una nissaga feudal de nom Espasens i per les restes que podem veure avui en dia del castell. Sabem que el 1015 n'era castlà Guixtardus Spada, primer cavaller conegut del llinatge d'Espasens i que Ramon d'Espasens assistí a les Navas de Tolosa el 1212. L'any 1379 la jurisdicció d'Espasens fou venuda per Pere el Cerimoniós a Pere d'Usall i en el mateix segle es parla de la capella de "Santa Maria d'Espasens" dins de la Parròquia de sant Martí d'Ollers, però no es fa referència a cap castell. Arquitectura i estat actual: creiem que fou el castell origen de la família d'Espasens, molt documentada al llarg de l'Edat Mitjana. Devia ser del tipus casa forta, dels segles XIV-XV, possiblement reutilitzat després com a masia, i avui totalment enderrocat, en la actualitat ha estat excavat i netejat de terra i runes, malgrat que hi manquen rètols que expliquin de que es tracta. Es veuen sorrenques i calcàries poc treballades unides per morter de calç. Es poden seguir bé les diferents estances de la part baixa de l'edifici.
www.fontcoberta.info/turisme/espasens-sta-caterina.html
Construcción románica del siglo XII, de una sola nave sobrealzada. La fachada consta de una puerta adintelada. El campanario de espadaña, con un ventanal, es de época posterior. Del románico conserva los muros y el ábside semicircular. Es sufragánea de Santa María de Ollers. Documentada desde el 1048 por donación de Ramón Arnau y su esposa Ellardis en la Sede de Girona, los cuales establecieron una sagrera (terreno sagrado, puesto bajo la protección e inmunidad eclesiástica,
que rodeaba las iglesias consagradas) de 15 pasos en esta iglesia, a cambio de que estuviese bajo la dependencia de San Martín de Ollers.
Localización: desde Banyoles hay que ir hasta Vilavenut y siguiendo la carretera unos dos kilómetros más encontraremos un camino de tierra a la derecha en buen estado, que lleva a la iglesia de Santa Catalina, sobre una colina. Última mismo de ésta y en dirección sur encontraremos restos de muros a ras de suelo, cuidadosamente excavados y protegidos por una valla metálica, son los restos del castillo.
Reseña Histórica: muy poco sabemos de los acontecimientos históricos de este pequeño castillo, sólo tenemos fe de su existencia por la memoria a nivel popular, por existencia de una familia feudal de nombre Espasens y por los restos que podemos ver hoy en día del castillo. Sabemos que en 1015 era castlà Guixtardus Spada, primer caballero conocido del linaje de Espasens y que Ramón de Espasens asistió a las Navas de Tolosa en 1212. En 1379 la jurisdicción de Espasens fue vendida por Pedro el Ceremonioso a Pedro de Usall y en el mismo siglo se habla de la capilla de "Santa María de Espasens" dentro de la Parroquia de San Martín de Ollers, pero no se hace referencia a ningún castillo. Arquitectura y estado actual: creemos que fue el castillo origen de la familia de Espasens, muy documentada a lo largo de la Edad Media. Debía de ser del tipo casa fuerte, de los siglos XIV-XV, posiblemente reutilizado luego como masía, y hoy totalmente derruido, en la actualidad ha sido excavado y limpiado de tierra y escombros, a pesar de que faltan letreros que expliquen de que se trata. Se ven arenosas y calizas poco trabajadas unidas por mortero de cal. Se pueden seguir bien las diferentes estancias de la parte baja del edificio.
24 October 2012. El Fasher: UNAMID police advisors participate at the parade march in Al Zubir stadium in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of the commemoration program of the United Nations Day.
UNAMID, UN agencies and the people of Darfur gathered in El Fasher, North Darfur, to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the UN with a special parade, cultural dances, peace songs and exhibitions to promote the principles of the organisation. Similar events were held throughout Darfur.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
30 May 20012. Forog: A member of the rebel movement Sudan Liberation Army (Abdul Wahid faction), escorts the population in Forog (North Darfur) during the arrival of a UNAMID delegation who came to officially open a new clinic. The mission has also sponsored the construction of three new schools in the same area (Endero, Misteria and Deleba).
The local population reported a serious shortage of water and medicines during their meeting with the UNAMID deputy Joint Special Representative, Aichatou Mindaoudou.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran
19 August 2012. El Fasher: Sudanese muslims from El Fasher, North Darfur, attend the morning prayer at the outskirts of the city to celebrate the Eid ul-Fitr, the feast marking the end of the fast of Ramadan.
One of the main bridges that gives access to El Fasher broke down yesterday due to the heavy rain and many people living in the West part of the city couldn't attend the religious celebration at the main mosque.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
29 May 2011. El Fasher: Police women at the UNAMID commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at Arc Compound, led by the Deputy Joint Special Representative, Mohammed Yonnis. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID
1 August 2012. Kuma Garadayat: Girls from Kuma Garadayat (North Darfur) perform a song during the inauguration of six development projects in the locality - commonly known as Quick Impact Projects -, implemented by UNAMID in the areas of education, sanitation, health, community development and women empowerment. The projects (a clinic, a women center and several schools) have been executed by UNAMID peacekeepers from Senegal.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
La 112.01 de FGC, per ara única tot i que la 112.03 acaba d’iniciar el procés de renovació, amb el tren D189 a Terrassa Nacions Unides a l’entrada de Les Planes.
La 112.01 de FGC, por ahora única a pesar de que la 112.03 acaba de iniciar el proceso de renovación, con el tren D189 a Terrassa Nacions Unides en la entrada de Les Planes.
The 112.01 EMU of FGC, for the time being the only one despite the fact that 112.03 has just begun the renewal process, with the D189 train to Terrassa Nacions Unides arriving to Les Planes station, Barcelona.
14 July 2011. Aramba (Kabkabiya): Families are accomodated in buses right before the departure. More than 200 displaced families (about 800 people) are returning from Aramba to their original village, Sehjanna (100 kilometers distance).After more than seven years in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Aramba (near Kabkabiya, North Darfur) they decided to participate at this voluntary repatriation program organized by UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Sudanese Humanitarian Aid Commission, with the logistical support of UNAMID. The families are farmers who fled their original village in Sehjanna (near Kutum, North Darfur) due to the conflict in Darfur.
The return operation started on Sunday 10 July and will continue for the next days. The returnees are transported by buses and their belongings by trucks for about 10 hours. During the trip, the Rwandan and South African UNAMID troops are escorting the returnees, who are also provided with water jerry cans. World Food Program will provide the returnees with food for the first six months.
This is the largest returnee operation organized in North Darfur for the last years.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
13 November 2012. El Geneina: A young participant of a workshop on healthcare and Yellow Fever prevention in a community center in Al Riad camp for Internally Displaced Persons, in West Darfur, in collaboration with the international NGO Terre Des Hommes.
West Darfur is currently one of the states with the highest rates of yellow fever cases.
The Teaching Hospital in El Geneina has already treated 106 cases of Yellow Fever since the disease began to spread one month ago. Among these cases, 38 people have died, most of them farmers from El Geneina, Mornei, Habila, Kreink, Beida and Forobaranga. The Sudanese Ministry of Health is working closely with the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), UN agencies and international and national nongovernmental
organisations to fumigate, distribute vaccines and implement awareness campaigns. The epidemic has no precedent in the region. Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID.
18 July 2011. El Fasher: A UNAMID Rwandan peacekeeper paints a wall at the Alfaki Abdallah Albigawi Basic Level School for girls in El Fasher (North Darfur) as part of the programme to commemrate Nelson Mandela's Day. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
El Pedraforca és una de les muntanyes més emblemàtiques de Catalunya. Té una forma molt peculiar, ja que està formada per dues carenes paral·leles (els pollegons) unides per un coll (l'Enforcadura). El Pollegó superior té una altitud de 2.506,1 metres (amb un cim secundari, el Calderer de 2.475,4 metres) i el Pollegó inferior de 2444,8 m. L'Enforcadura se situa a 2.356,2 m i té una tartera a cada banda.
Està situat dins del Parc Natural del Cadí-Moixeró i, a més, els voltants del Pedraforca han estat declarats paratge natural d'interès nacional.
Els pobles del voltant són Gòsol (a l'oest) i Saldes (a l'est); el Pedraforca fa de límit entre els seus dos termes i també, per tant, entre la província de Barcelona i la de Lleida malgrat que ambdues poblacions es trobin a la comarca del Berguedà.
Diu la llegenda que una nit els habitants dels pobles que envolten el Pedraforca van sentir crits, penjades, pedres remogudes...
L'endemà els habitants ven veure com sobre la muntanya del Pedraforca s'aixecava una gran fortalesa habitada per uns sers que s'aliaven amb els sarrains i mataven als cristians que gosaven passar per les terres ocupades per aquell castell.
Els cristians infeliços davant la impotència de no poder fer res contra aquestes forces del mal, van demanar ajuda a Déu. Déu va enviar a Sant Miquel amb un seguit d'àngels que van destruir el castell.
Des de llavors, es diu que el dia 31 de desembre les bruixes es reuneixen a la muntanya en memòria al castell.
13 December 2012. Abu Shouk: (center) Nafisa Mohammed, surrounded by her benefitiaries (left to right) Masher Duma Abdulmoola, Sumia Mohamed Omar and sisters Zakia and Nana Abdulrahman.
Nafisa is mother of 4 children and she is a gender activist in Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons, North Darfur. She is working in the WFP programs for unnourished children in the camp.
Originally from Kutum, she got married when she was only 16 years old. When the conflict of Darfur broke, she had already 2 children and the rebel militias killed her husband. She ran away in 2003 with her two children and went to Korma and later to Abu Shouk in 2004. She got married in 2007 and got two more children. Currently pregnant, she wants to support those women with problems.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
15 August 2012. El Fasher: Young people work on the construction of a community center in Althoura Shemal in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of a Community Based-Labour Intensive Project (CLIP) sponsored by UNAMID DDR (Disarmament Demobilization Reintegration).
During three months, UNAMID provides training to 80 young people (60 men and 20 women) to construct this building.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
15 August 2012. El Fasher: (right on green thobe) Iman Mohamed Halim works on the construction of a community center in Althoura Shemal in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of a Community Based-Labour Intensive Project (CLIP) sponsored by UNAMID DDR (Disarmament Demobilization Reintegration).
During three months, UNAMID provides training to 80 young people (60 men and 20 women) to construct this building.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
16 April 2012. El Fasher: Musa Mohammed, an experimented sheik in Al Moashi Market (El Fasher), makes "hijabs" (an ornament made with leather thought to give protection against arms, dangers or diseases).
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
15 August 2012. El Fasher: A young woman carries a tray with cement for the construction of a community center in Althoura Shemal in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of a Community Based-Labour Intensive Project (CLIP) sponsored by UNAMID DDR (Disarmament Demobilization Reintegration).
During three months, UNAMID provides training to 80 young people (60 men and 20 women) to construct this building.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
30 May 20012. Forog: A member of the rebel movement Sudan Liberation Army (Abdul Wahid faction), wearing hijabs, escorts the population in Forog (North Darfur) during the arrival of a UNAMID delegation who came to officially open a new clinic. The mission has also sponsored the construction of three new schools in the same area (Endero, Misteria and Deleba).
The local population reported a serious shortage of water and medicines during their meeting with the UNAMID deputy Joint Special Representative, Aichatou Mindaoudou.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran
08 October 2012. El Daein: Children at the registration for the vaccination campaign against the meningitis at the School for Midwives in El Daein, East Darfur.
A massive vaccination campaign, organized by the Governement of Sudan and the World Health Organization (WHO) against meningococcal A meningitis started this month targeting 16.9 million children and adults, ranging from 1 to 29 years, in all Darfur states, Blue Nile, Khartoum, Gezira, Sennar and Gedaref. The rest of Sudan will be vaccinated during the first quarter of 2013.
The vaccine protects children as young as one year of age and young adults, and confers immunity that may last a decade. It reduces transmission and contributes to herd immunity, meaning that even people who were not vaccinated receive some protection.
WHO estimates that the vaccine is expected to reduce cases of meningitis A between 80% and 85%, and this is valid for Sudan as well, and will save nearly 150 000 young lives in the Meningitis belt countries by 2015.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
15 August 2012. El Fasher: Nurlehoda Mohammed works on the construction of a community center in Althoura Shemal in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of a Community Based-Labour Intensive Project (CLIP) sponsored by UNAMID DDR (Disarmament Demobilization Reintegration).
During three months, UNAMID provides training to 80 young people (60 men and 20 women) to construct this building.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
18 October 2012. Sharga: Women in Sharga village, in North Darfur, preapre food during the visit of a delegation of ambassadors of the European Union countries into the SAFE centre.
The SAFE Centre is a project promoted by the World Food Program and currently only run by the local community.
The members of this center make fuel efficient stoves for themselves and to sell to the local markets. These stoves reduce around 30% the consumption of firewood and, consequently, it reduces the number of times that women go to the forests to collect firewood.
Besides, the center produces natural firebricks, plants seedlings, runs a forest of gum arabic trees and organizes trainings for illiterate women.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
Avinguda de Pau Casals
Pau Casals i Defilló (El Vendrell, Catalunya 1876 - San Juan, Puerto Rico 1973) fou un violoncel·lista, pedagog, director i compositor musical català. La seva gran contribució al món de la música va ser la innovació en la interpretació amb el violoncel que, més tard, va ser adoptada per tots els violoncel·listes del món.
La seva interpretació d'El cant dels ocells ha esdevingut un símbol de pau i llibertat arreu del món, i de manera molt més significativa dins l'àmbit català.
El 1958 va fer un concert i el "missatge de pau" que Pau Casals havia gravat uns dies abans a Ginebra fou retransmès a més de 40 països. També aquell any fou proposat com a candidat pel Premi Nobel de la Pau.
El 1961 va ser convidat pel president John F. Kennedy a fer un concert a la Casa Blanca i, dos anys més tard, el mateix president dels Estats Units, li concedí la Medalla de la Llibertat.
El 1971 va compondre l'Himne a les Nacions Unides, que dirigí el 24 d'octubre d'aquell any en un concert a la mateixa seu de les Nacions Unides, i on el secretari General de les Nacions Unides U Thant li entregà la Medalla de la Pau. Fou en aquesta ocasió que va pronunciar la frase "What is more, I am a Catalan." explicant que Catalunya tenia un parlament democratic molt abans que Anglaterra.
El 1973 va patir un atac de cor irreversible, a Puerto Rico. Va morir a San Juan de Puerto Rico el 22 d'octubre de 1973. L'any 1979 es van traslladar les seves despulles al cementiri del Vendrell, moment en el qual li fou concedida, a títol pòstum, la Medalla d'Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya.
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Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpaw kəˈzaɫs]) (December 29, 1876 – October 22, 1973), known during his professional career as Pablo Casals, was a Spanish Catalan cellist and conductor. He made many recordings throughout his career, of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, also as conductor, but Casals is perhaps best remembered for the recording of the Bach Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939.
Casals was an ardent supporter of the Spanish Republican government. After its defeat in 1939, Casals vowed not to return to Spain until democracy had been restored, although he did not live to see the end of the Franco dictatorial regime.
One of his last compositions was the "Hymn of the United Nations". He conducted its first performance in a special concert at the United Nations on October 24, 1971, two months before his 95th birthday. On that day, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, U Thant awarded Pau Casals the U.N. Peace Medal in recognition of his stance for peace, justice and freedom. Casals accepted the medal and made his famous "I am a Catalan" speech, where he explained that Catalonia had the first democratic parliament, long before England did.
He also made popular the old Catalan song, "El cant dels ocells" playing it at the UN.
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Pau Carles Salvador Casals i Defilló (El Vendrell, 29 de diciembre de 1876 - San Juan de Puerto Rico, 22 de octubre de 1973), más conocido como Pau Casals, y también como Pablo Casals en Latinoamérica y el mundo anglosajón, es unos de los músicos catalanes mas destacados del siglo XX. Por su incomparable desempeño como instrumentista del violonchelo, Casals es considerado uno de los mejores violonchelistas de todos los tiempos.
Una de sus composiciones más célebres es el "Himno de las Naciones Unidas", conocido como el "Himno de la Paz", compuesto mientras residía en su segunda patria, Puerto Rico (donde había nacido y se había criado su madre), y donde residían otros españoles renombrados internacionalmente, tales como Juan Ramón Jiménez y Francisco Ayala. Magnífico director de orquesta y notabilísimo compositor, Casals fue siempre un artista completísimo, con la más férrea disciplina y la dedicación más profunda a la música.
Además de reconocérselo por su imponente obra musical, Pau Casals destacó en todo el mundo por su activismo en la defensa de la paz, la democracia, la libertad y los derechos humanos, que le valieron prestigiosas condecoraciones como la Medalla de la Paz de la ONU y ser nominado al Premio Nobel de la Paz.
Fue en la ONU donde Casal dijo al aceptar la medalla "I am a Catalan"" (Soy un Catalán) donde explico que Catalunya tenia el primer parlamento democratico, mucho antes que Inglaterra.
Casals también manifestó públicamente su oposición al régimen franquista y su deseo de ver una Cataluña no necesariamente independiente pero con un grado alto de autonomía (vid. cap. V de sus memorias, dictadas originariamente en francés a Albert E. Kahn y traducidas al catalán como Joia i Tristor).
Pau Casals murió el 22 de octubre de 1973, a la edad de 96 años, en San Juan de Puerto Rico, a consecuencia de un ataque al corazón. Fue enterrado en el Cementerio Conmemorativo de San Juan de Puerto Rico.
El 9 de noviembre de 1979, restablecida la democracia en España, sus restos fueron trasladados al cementerio de El Vendrell, su población natal, donde actualmente descansan.
Popularizó la antigua canción catalana "El cant dels ocells" tocándola en la sede de la ONU;
Avinguda de Pau Casals
Pau Casals i Defilló (El Vendrell, Catalunya 1876 - San Juan, Puerto Rico 1973) fou un violoncel·lista, pedagog, director i compositor musical català. La seva gran contribució al món de la música va ser la innovació en la interpretació amb el violoncel que, més tard, va ser adoptada per tots els violoncel·listes del món.
La seva interpretació d'El cant dels ocells ha esdevingut un símbol de pau i llibertat arreu del món, i de manera molt més significativa dins l'àmbit català.
El 1958 va fer un concert i el "missatge de pau" que Pau Casals havia gravat uns dies abans a Ginebra fou retransmès a més de 40 països. També aquell any fou proposat com a candidat pel Premi Nobel de la Pau.
El 1961 va ser convidat pel president John F. Kennedy a fer un concert a la Casa Blanca i, dos anys més tard, el mateix president dels Estats Units, li concedí la Medalla de la Llibertat.
El 1971 va compondre l'Himne a les Nacions Unides, que dirigí el 24 d'octubre d'aquell any en un concert a la mateixa seu de les Nacions Unides, i on el secretari General de les Nacions Unides U Thant li entregà la Medalla de la Pau. Fou en aquesta ocasió que va pronunciar la frase "What is more, I am a Catalan." explicant que Catalunya tenia un parlament democratic molt abans que Anglaterra.
El 1973 va patir un atac de cor irreversible, a Puerto Rico. Va morir a San Juan de Puerto Rico el 22 d'octubre de 1973. L'any 1979 es van traslladar les seves despulles al cementiri del Vendrell, moment en el qual li fou concedida, a títol pòstum, la Medalla d'Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya.
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Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpaw kəˈzaɫs]) (December 29, 1876 – October 22, 1973), known during his professional career as Pablo Casals, was a Spanish Catalan cellist and conductor. He made many recordings throughout his career, of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, also as conductor, but Casals is perhaps best remembered for the recording of the Bach Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939.
Casals was an ardent supporter of the Spanish Republican government. After its defeat in 1939, Casals vowed not to return to Spain until democracy had been restored, although he did not live to see the end of the Franco dictatorial regime.
One of his last compositions was the "Hymn of the United Nations". He conducted its first performance in a special concert at the United Nations on October 24, 1971, two months before his 95th birthday. On that day, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, U Thant awarded Pau Casals the U.N. Peace Medal in recognition of his stance for peace, justice and freedom. Casals accepted the medal and made his famous "I am a Catalan" speech, where he explained that Catalonia had the first democratic parliament, long before England did.
He also made popular the old Catalan song, "El cant dels ocells" playing it at the UN.
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Pau Carles Salvador Casals i Defilló (El Vendrell, 29 de diciembre de 1876 - San Juan de Puerto Rico, 22 de octubre de 1973), más conocido como Pau Casals, y también como Pablo Casals en Latinoamérica y el mundo anglosajón, es unos de los músicos catalanes mas destacados del siglo XX. Por su incomparable desempeño como instrumentista del violonchelo, Casals es considerado uno de los mejores violonchelistas de todos los tiempos.
Una de sus composiciones más célebres es el "Himno de las Naciones Unidas", conocido como el "Himno de la Paz", compuesto mientras residía en su segunda patria, Puerto Rico (donde había nacido y se había criado su madre), y donde residían otros españoles renombrados internacionalmente, tales como Juan Ramón Jiménez y Francisco Ayala. Magnífico director de orquesta y notabilísimo compositor, Casals fue siempre un artista completísimo, con la más férrea disciplina y la dedicación más profunda a la música.
Además de reconocérselo por su imponente obra musical, Pau Casals destacó en todo el mundo por su activismo en la defensa de la paz, la democracia, la libertad y los derechos humanos, que le valieron prestigiosas condecoraciones como la Medalla de la Paz de la ONU y ser nominado al Premio Nobel de la Paz.
Fue en la ONU donde Casal dijo al aceptar la medalla "I am a Catalan"" (Soy un Catalán) donde explico que Catalunya tenia el primer parlamento democratico, mucho antes que Inglaterra.
Casals también manifestó públicamente su oposición al régimen franquista y su deseo de ver una Cataluña no necesariamente independiente pero con un grado alto de autonomía (vid. cap. V de sus memorias, dictadas originariamente en francés a Albert E. Kahn y traducidas al catalán como Joia i Tristor).
Pau Casals murió el 22 de octubre de 1973, a la edad de 96 años, en San Juan de Puerto Rico, a consecuencia de un ataque al corazón. Fue enterrado en el Cementerio Conmemorativo de San Juan de Puerto Rico.
El 9 de noviembre de 1979, restablecida la democracia en España, sus restos fueron trasladados al cementerio de El Vendrell, su población natal, donde actualmente descansan.
Popularizó la antigua canción catalana "El cant dels ocells" tocándola en la sede de la ONU;
15 August 2012. El Fasher: (right) Hamid Ibrahim Abderrahman makes cement for the construction of a community center in Althoura Shemal in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of a Community Based-Labour Intensive Project (CLIP) sponsored by UNAMID DDR (Disarmament Demobilization Reintegration).
During three months, UNAMID provides training to 80 young people (60 men and 20 women) to construct this building.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
25 November 2012. El Fasher: Huda Abdala Mohammed is pictured at the community center that she participated to build in Althoura Shemal in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of a Community Based-Labour Intensive Project (CLIP) sponsored by UNAMID DDR (Disarmament Demobilization Reintegration).
During the last five months, UNAMID provided training to 80 young people (60 men and 20 women) to construct this building.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
6 March 2011. Malha (North Darfur): A Sudanese woman, originally from Darfur, with her undernourished baby attended in Malha hospital (North Darfur) just returned from Libya. So far, there are about 60 returnees in Malha (mostly women and children) and they arrived on Sunday 6 March from villages located in South Libya. The returnees, mainly migrant workers belonging to Zaghawa and Meidob tribes, left Sudan some years ago to search for job opportunities in Libya. They are now returning from Libya since they have lost their jobs due to the current crisis as well as for alleged security concerns. The local authorities in Malha are expecting 40 more trucks from Libya (more than 2,000 returnees) for the coming days and they asked help to the UN agencies (UNICEF, OCHA, WHO, UNHCR) to attend all of them. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID
27 March 2011. Rounyn: A child collects bullets from the ground in Rounyn, a village located about 15 km north of Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur. Most of the population in Rounyn recently fled to camps for displaced people due to the clashes between the Government and the armed movements. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID - www.albertgonzalez.net
24 October 2012. El Fasher: A member of the Boys Scouts and Girls Guides of El Fasher, North Darfur, is pictured holding a Sudanese flag in Al Zubir stadium during the commemoration program of the United Nations Day.
UNAMID, UN agencies and the people of Darfur gathered in El Fasher, North Darfur, to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the UN with a special parade, cultural dances, peace songs and exhibitions to promote the principles of the organisation. Similar events were held throughout Darfur.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID