Oxford Dictionary of Religions -2 October 2009

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From Waves of Compassion to Waves of Transformation: Sarvodaya's Tsunami to Deshoday Plan During the -5 May 2010

*Report on the rebuilding efforts of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement following the Tsunami of 26th December 2004, the worst natural calamity in Sri Lankan history

Jeunes refugies africains: construire l`avenir -5 May 2010

*Un dossier pedagogique pour les eleves des ecoles secondaires *Une vidéo (67 minutes) et un support de cours pour l’enseignant

Waves of Compassion: Sarvodaya's Tsunami to Deshodaya Plan after Six Months of Action -5 May 2010

*Detailed description of relief efforts in wake of 2004 Sri Lankan Tsunami *See also From Waves of Compassion to Waves of Transformation, report issued one year following tsunami.

Sowing Seeds for Peace: a peacemaking resource for children -5 May 2010

*Vacation Christian church school curriculum for elementary level *Two different session plans: Pre-K-1st Grade and 2nd-6th Grade (5 one-hour sessions each)

Learning to Abolish War: Teaching toward a culture of peace -5 May 2010

*Resource packet for peace education *Based on the Hague Agenda for Peace and Justice for the 21st Century *3 Books: 1) Rationale and Approach, 2) Sample Learning Units, 3) Teacher Training Procedures *Lessons cover roots of war, international human rights and humanitarian law, conflict prevention, disarmament, and human security *Lessons for all levels (elementary, middle grade, and secondary)

Intercultural Education (Special Social Justice Issue) (Vol. 20, No. 2, Apr 2009) -5 May 2010

*Periodical journal with scholarly articles, including: "Intercultural education as social justice" "Computers, the media and multicultural education: seeking engagement and political literacy" "Growing social justice educators: a pedagogical framework for Social Justice Education" "'Of, by, and for are not merely prepositions': teaching and learning Conflict Resolution for a democratic, global citizenry" "Critical reasoning for social justice: moral encounters with the paradoxes of intercultural education" "Civic responsibility and human rights education: a pan-educational alliance for social justice" "The role of education in teaching norms and values to adult newcomers: an analysis of integration policy in the Netherlands, with emphasis on the city of Rotterdam" "Multicultural education and social justice actions" "Action learning through Indigenous literature"

Safe You and Safe Me -5 May 2010

*Children's book (for 7-12 years of age) discussing the United Nations Secretary-General's Study on Violence against Children *Information on violence and what the child can do to protect themselves and others *CD (missing)

Total Disaster Risk Management: Good Practices 2008 -6 May 2010

*Overview of several natural disasters that occurred in the world in 2007 *Includes the concept of TDRM and its good practices

Disaster Risk Reduction Education Policy Review -6 May 2010

*Commissioned study examining disaster risk reduction education and the UN-sponsored Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015

Tsunami: For 4th to 6th Grades -6 May 2010

*Children's picture book with information on the earth, earthquakes, tsunamis, evacuation and countermeasures *Includes teacher's guide

Tsunami: Lesson Learnt from Japanese Story "Inamura No Hi" -6 May 2010

*Japanese children's story of a village chief who saved his villagers from a big Tsunami disaster

Intercultural Education (Vol. 18, No. 1, Mar 2007) -6 May 2010

*Scholarly journal with articles on the discursive construction of learning in a multiethnic school, good practices in Roma eduation, intercultural qualitative research, educational achievemetns of the Malay community in Singapore, multicultural educational provision in Cyprus through a case study

Prospects: quarterly review of comparative education (Vol. 32, No. 1, Mar 2002) -6 May 2010

*Scholarly articles addressing how to live with other cultures *Includes case studies of Ghana, Tanzania, and Yves Brunsvick

Intercultural Education (Vol. 17, No. 4, Oct 2006) -6 May 2010

*Scholarly journal with articles on the recast of multicultural teachign practicum, impact of the poltical context on dicourse characteristics in Jewish-Arab encounters in Israel, conservative christian teachers on possible consequences for lesbian, gay and bisexual youth, educating for difference in a ROmany community in spain, Teacher understanding of cultural difference, intercultural communication, system theory approach to interfaith dialogue

Intercultural Education (Vol. 17, No. 3, Aug 2006) -6 May 2010

*Scholarly journal with articles on intercultural education on theory and practice; promoting an endogenous approach to education at the local community level; instrumental relationships and high expectations on exploring cirtical care in two Latino community-based schools; cultural constructivism and the confluence of cognition, knowledge creation, multiculturalism and teaching

Intercultural Education (Vol. 17, No. 1, Mar 2006) -6 May 2010

*Scholarly journal with articles on culturally appropriate pedagogy, locating non-Western enlightenment texts for a global curriculum, role of an affirmed black cultural identity and heritage in the academic achievement of African-Canadian students, the foreign language and intercultural competence teacher, minority schooling and intercultural education, trajectories of adjustment of international students, promoting intercultural edcuation through art education, country updates on Portugal, and refugee children perspectives

Intercultural Education (Special Theoretical Issue) (Vol. 19, No. 6, Dec 2008) -6 May 2010

*Periodical journal with scholarly articles, including: "Theoretical reflections on intercultural education" "Civilizational knowledge, interculturalism and citizenship education" "Intercultural education in Europe: epistemological and semantic aspects" "Intercultural education and intercultural learning in Austria--critical reflections on theory and practice" "On metaphors, everyday diversity and intercultural education" "Good intentions are not enough: a decolonizing intercultural education" "Multicultural education in the United States: reflections" "Constructing intercultural education" "Forum Syd Balkan Project. Best Practice. PRONI/FSBP education model university course: leadership and development community youth work"

Intercultural Education (Special Immigrant Issue) (Vol. 19, No. 2, Oct 2008) -6 May 2010

*Periodical journal with scholarly articles, including: "Immigrant access to education: a comparative perspective" "Access to education and equity in plural societies" "Transnational schooling and the new immigrants: developing dual identities in the United States" "Discrimination and good practice activities in education: trends and developments in the 27 EU Member States" "The children of guest workers: comparative analysis of scholastic achievement of pupils of Turkish origin throughout Europe" "Territories of integration: the children of immigrants in the schools of the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon" "Chilren of immigrants in Trento: educational achievement through the lens of friendship" "Educating immigrant children in a 'newcomer' immigration country. A case study" "Good practices addressing school integration of Roma/Gypsy children in Hungary"

Intercultural Education (Vol. 17, No. 2, May 2006) -6 May 2010

*Scholarly journal with articles on Ogbu and the debate on educational achievement, John Ogbu and minority education in Japan, complicity with conservatism and the de-politicizing of multicultural and intercultural education, aspects of intercultural communication in international training programs for educators, transcending the majority rights and minority protectio dichotomy through multicultural reflective citizenship in the African Great Lakes region, Cultural cross-currents in second language literacy education, book history and ideological hierarchies

Intercultural Education (Vol. 18, No. 2, May 2007) -6 May 2010

*Scholarly journal with articles on confronting islamophobia in education, difficulties of immigrant children in Greece, Spanish-English immersion in the wake of California Proposition, intercultural sensitivity of secondary teachers in Hong Kong, and Muslim minority education best practices

Prospects: quarterly review of comparative education (Vol. 33, No. 2, Jun 2003) -6 May 2010

*Scholarly articles focusing on "Education and Religion: The paths of tolerance" *Includes case studies on Latin America, Israel, Pakistan, France, Russia, the Council of Europe, Sierra Leone, and Swami Vivekananda

Disaster Prevention for Schools: Guidance for Education Sector Decision Makers -7 May 2010

*Consultation Version, November 2008

Action: Children's Actions to end Violence against Children -7 May 2010

*A film by Save the Children for the UN Study on Violence Against Children *Long 12 min. and short 4 min. versions

UNESCO Publishing Catalogue 2008/9 -7 May 2010

*Catalogue featuring all of UNESCO's purchasable publications with descriptions, prices and ordering intstructions

Changing Lives Changing Communities -7 May 2010

*Annual report (April 2007-March 2008) detailing the activitis of the World Youth Women's Christian Association (World YWCA)

International Conference on Integrated Value Education -7 May 2010

*Coverage of the Conference on the 26th, 27th, 28th June 2006 in Bangalore, India *Includes information, agendas, speaker profiles, notebooks, work books, and miscellaneous

ePals -7 May 2010

*Flier with information on website about social learning network

Crossing Boundaries: Contributions to Interreligious and Intercultural Education -7 May 2010

*Documentation of the International Research Symposium at the Utrecht University, Faculty of Theology, Center for

Towards a Culture of Prevention: Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School -7 May 2010

*Good Practices and Lessons Learned 1007 *Includes sections on raising awareness within schools, increasing prevention, and securing school buildings *Includes case studies from Armenia, Bangladesh, Cape Verde, Grenada, Indonesia, Mali, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, India, Iran, Jamaica, Madagascar, Peru, Phillipines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, United States, Vietnam, Japan, Nepal, and Central America

We Made it Happen: The 4th World Meeting of Families in Manila -10 May 2010

*Chronicle of the four day assembly in celebrating the Good News for the Christian families of the world *The 4th World Meeting of Families took place in Manila, Philippines on January 23 to 26, 2003

Interreligious and Intercultural Education: Methodologies, conceptions and Pilot Projects in South A -10 May 2010

*Documentation of an International Research Symposium at the University of Hamburg, Department of Education

Human Rights and Refugee Protection: Self-study Module 5, Vol. II -10 May 2010

*Manual focuses on using international human rights law to strengthen the protection of refugees *Examines groups of people with specific protection needs and substantive rights *Includes exercises for self-study

Appel global 2005: Strategies et programmes -10 May 2010

*Faits et chiffres, financement, cooperation avec les partenaires, protection, programmes globaux, siege

Global Appeal 2005: Strategies and Programmes -10 May 2010

*Facts and figures of countries, funding, working in partnership, protection, global programmes and updates on the headquarters of UNHCR

UNRWA: Human Rights, Tolerance & Conflict Resolution -11 May 2010

*Publication summarizing programs enacted by UNRWA in Palestinian schools

Perspectives on Political Ethics: An Ecumenical Enquiry -11 May 2010

*Papers outlining the ecumenical perspective with respect to Cyprus, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, America, and Vanuatu *Includes Report of the Advisory Committee on "The Search for a Just, Participatory, and Sustainable Society", 1979

Stewardship: Management, Ethics and Ecclesiology -11 May 2010

*Collection of papers presented on the Interdisciplinary Seminar in Sigtuna, 1991 that aimed at attaining better knowledge about what ethics and management could possibly mean in churches in a North-South perspective *Seminar was organized by the Church of Swede Research Department

A Global Ethic for Global Politics and Economics -11 May 2010

*Detailed explanation of current ethical issues in politics and economics and concrete suggestions for a more humane social order *Describes and critiques realism, idealism, and offers an alternative political vision *Proposes a global ethic as a foundation for global society *Describes and critiques neocapitalism, the welfare state, and offers alternative economic vision *Applies ethics to business and management

Rich and Poor: A letter from the Bishops of the Church of Sweden about justice and morality in the g -11 May 2010

*Letter prepared by Bishop Biorn Fjarstedt adopted in Gothenburg on May 5, 1993 responding to the debt crisis *Advocates the perspective of the poor using biblical references

Kristen Etik Och Management -11 May 2010

*Compilation of essays by academics from Swedish universities concerning a Christian ethic of management *Swedish edition

Religious Diversity and Intercultural Education: a reference book for schools -11 May 2010

*Reference book resulting from 2002-2005 Council of Europe project "The Challenge of intercultural education today: religious diversity and dialogue in Europe" *Intended to help teachers, teacher trainers, administrators, policy makers, and others deal with religious diversity in Europe's schools *Four parts covering theoretical and conceptual perspectives, methodological approaches, whole school issues of intercultural education, and current practices in Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom, and Austria

The Right to Education -11 May 2010

*Short summary of challenges faced by the UN and UNESCO to insure the right to education for children and adults

The Right to Education: Monitoring standard-setting instruments of UNESCO

*Utilized as a tool for UNESCO to monitor conventions and recommendations in the field of education which provides for the right to education

Comunicando Paz: Otros Medios de Comunicación desde el mismo Laberinto -12 May 2010

*Un manual para los profesores con unas lecciones en la instruccion de la paz

Humanitarian Action in the 21st Century -12 May 2010

*Compilation of essays by directors of each of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee members (mostly UN agencies) with their mission statements and their approach to humanitarian assistance

Toward a World Community: The United Nations and the Future -12 May 2010

*Sep/Oct 1994 issues (Vol. 85, No.1) of Church and Society dedicated to examining the United Nations, its history, its problems, its accomplishments, to helping recover and rebuild consituency in support of the UN, and to reexamining own theological and biblical understandings of the world

Em tua graça: Libro de culto y oraciones -12 May 2010

In Search of a Round Table: Gender, Theology & Church Leadership -12 May 2010

*Collection of essays by women and men from around the world who explore pressing contemporary questions of gender, theology and church leadership *Contributes both to the Ecumenical Decade-Churches in Solidarity with Women and to the process of drawing out the implcations for the churches of the Platform for Action adopted by the United Nations fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing 1995)

Workplace violence in services sectors and measures to combat this phenomenon -12 May 2010

*Contains the ILO code of practice which responds to the needs of millions of workers affected by violence in service sectors in industrialized and developing countries *Provides general guidance to develop practical responses to violence at work, to promote dialogue, consultation and negotiation among governments, employers, and workers, and to draft national laws, policies, and programmes of action

2e Rassemblement pour les Droits de l'Homme -12 May 2010

*Le programme et les interventions de la rassemblement a Geneve (Mercredi 22 setpembre 2004)

4e Rassemblement pour les Droits humains -12 May 2010

*Le programme et les interventions de la rassemblement a Geneve (Lundi 9 octobre 2006)

1er Rassemblement pour les droits de l'homme -12 May 2010

*Le programme et les interventions de la rassemblement a Geneve (Mardi 4 novembre 2003)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights -12 May 2010

*Small booklet stating all 30 articles set forth by the United Nation in 10 December 1948

3e Rassemblement pour les Droits de l'Homme -12 May 2010

*Le programme et les interventions de la rassemblement a Geneve (Lundi 10 octobre 2005)

God's Good World: A Peacemaking Resource for Children -14 May 2010

*Peacemaking resource for children devoted to learning to care for the natural world *Five sessions designed to serve as vacation bible chool or church school curriculum for third through sixth graders but can be used in a variety of other ways

The Family of God: Creating A Fair Community -14 May 2010

*Peacemaking resource designed to be used as a vacation bible school curriculum for third through sixth graders, but can be used in other ways

For God So Loves the World: Peacemaking and the Care of God's Creation -14 May 2010

*Contains six study sessions on the care of creation *Each session is based on slected biblical passsages and is designed for a one-hour meeting *Suitable for use in: an adult church school class, Presbyterian Women or Men, church officers, retreat settings, adult Bible study class, a peacekeeping committee, a Lenten study, a sermon series, personal study, youth groups, and an environmental justice task force

Human Rights Fact Sheet No. 16 (Rev. 1): The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -14 May 2010

* Analysis of International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

Engendering the Global Agenda: The Story of Women and the United Nations -14 May 2010

*Development dossier covering the history of women's issues and their involvement in inter-governmental organizations from the League of Nations to the time of its publication (2002) *Published for non-governmental and civil society organizations interested in the UN system

Human Rights Fact Sheet No. 2 (Rev. 1): The International Bill of Human Rights -14 May 2010

*Contains texts from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its two Optional Protocols

Report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic 2002 -14 May 2010

*Report on HIV/Aids epidemic which brings together eight United Nations system organizations: UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNDCP, ILO, UNESCO, WHO, The World Bank

Intergovernmental Negotiations and Decision Making at the United Nations: A Guide -14 May 2010

*Describes how decision making at the UN works and a guide to NGO participation

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights -14 May 2010

*Introduces the OHCHR and describes its role in the UN human rights programme

Diva International: 60th Anniversary of the United Nations -14 May 2010

*Interviews with Hardeep S. Puri (India), Wegger Strommen (Norway), Margaret Hugues Ferrari (St. Vincent and the Grenadines), Gordon Markotic (Croatia), Homero L. Hernandez (Dominican Republic), Jean Gazarian, Jan Egeland (UN), Peter Schmitz (UN), Hany Abdel-Aziz, Elisabeth Byrs (OCHA), Debra P. Innocent (UNFCU)

What Religious Leaders Can Do About HIV/AIDS: Action for Children and Young People -14 May 2010

*Grew out of the African Religious Leaders' Assembly on Children and HIV/Aids in June 2002, at which religious leaders called for tools and resources to use in responding to the crisis *Resource that religious leaders can use to explore ways of responding to HIV/AIDS

Testing the Global Ethic: Voices from the Religions on Moral Values -14 May 2010

*Members of several faiths and a contributor from a non-religious standpoint explore significant agreements and important differences of emphasis in the ethical teachings of the world's religions

"Omsorg om miljön: Sidas program för hallbar utveckling" -14 May 2010

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HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: Young People in Action -14 May 2010

*A kit with four booklets presenting ideas for youth action on human rights and HIV/AIDS *Prepared in close consultation with young people from various youth organizations, in particular with students from the International Federation fo Medical Students' Association and from the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation

General Comments of the Committee on the Rights of the Child -17 May 2010

*Includes CD with Concluding Observations *Includes General Comments No. 1- No. 8 (2001-2006): The Aims of Education; The Role of Independent National Human Rights Institutions in the promotioon and protection of the rights of the child; HIV/AIDS and the rights of the child; Adolescent Health and Development in the contesxt of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; Treatment of Unaccompanied and Separated Children; Implementing child rights in Early Childhood; The right of the Child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment *Includes other materials for the CRC at 18

Reaffirming Human Rights for All: The Universal Declaration at 60 -17 May 2010

*Schedule and speaker profiles for participants in the 61st Annual DPI/NGO Conference, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 3-5 September 2008

Values Are Idols -18 May 2010

*Article from Atheists & Agnostics critiquing the Western idolization of values as "Kant lite"

The Earth Charter: Values and Principles for a Sustainable Future -19 May 2010

*Includes summary and full text of the Earth Charter, a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society, with a special emphasis on environmental challenges

Staff Development and Learning Programme, Geneva 2007 -19 May 2010

*Instructive manual for professional development in the United Nations

Leadership That Gets Results

*Article which draws conclusions from statistical data on leadership methods according to emotional intelligence, concluding that there are six leadership styles and analyzing each in depth

Management's New Paradigms

*"One of the fathers of modern management theory herein argues that much of what is taught and believed about that theory is either wrong or seriously out-of date"

Geneva April Workshop: Youth for Peace -20 May 2010

*Compilation of essays outlining methods for peace education

The Journal Issued by the Organization of the Islamic Conference, No. 3 Apr-Jun 2007 -20 May 2010

*Articles on reducing poverty, Iraqi aggression, support for Somalia, assistance to Indonesia, Ishsanoglu, and more

Quality is Not Enough: The contribution of inclusive values to the development of Education for All

*Discussion paper arguing that an inclusive approach to education is essentail for the achievement of Education for All and sets out the changes in policy and practices it requires

Children of the Silk Road: Central Asia and Caucasus Region Knowledge Pack

*Includes country profiles of the countries in Central Asia, the Caucasus region, and bordering countries in the East: Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Mongolia

As U.S. Grows More Spiritually Diverse, the Debate About Faith in Workplace Rages

*Journal article about religion In the workpace

South Asia Workshop on Ethics Education for Children Final Report

*Includes picture of participants, documents, and brochures from United for a Wold Fit for Children, Coimbatore 2-5 August 2006

Perigolandia: Brincando aprendemos a prevenir desastres -25 May 2010

*Portuguese document for children on disaster prevention

Words Into Action: A Guide for Implementing the Hyogo Framework -25 May 2010

*Guide for the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the resilience of nations and communties to disasters

All in Good Faith: A Resource Book for Multi-faith Prayer -27 May 2010

*A panel, drawn from all faiths, write about the place of prayer in their tradition and their attitude to praying with members of other faiths *Includes a selection of services and a wide range anthology of short readings from the scriptures of the world, on subjects such as Freedom and Justice, Healing, Peace and Care for the Enviornment

A Procession of Prayers: Meditations and Prayers from Around the World -27 May 2010

*Collection of a procession of payers and meditations written by Christians from Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australasia and Eastern and Western Europe which follows the life of Christ, relating it to the needs of people *Source of material which offers an indexed collection of worship resources that can be used anywhere in the world

'Multi-Faith Worship'?: Questions and Suggestions from the Inter-faith Consultative Group -27 May 2010

The Little Book of Conflict Transformation -31 May 2010

*Explores why "conflict transformation" is more appropriate than "conflict resolution" or "management" *Provides a framework for transforming a conflict and emphasises the need for both solutions and social change in order to build something desired

Designing a Peacebuilding Infrastructure: Taking a Systems Approach to the Prevention of Deadly Conf -31 May 2010

*NGLS development dossier focusing on conflict prevention and peacebuilding *Explores such issues as structural and institutional prevention, the linkages between conflict prevention and development, as well as the importance of regional mechanisms and early warning systems *Analyzes how conflict and prevention are perceived and addressed by the international community, and offers a series of applicable recommendations

Report on the First Forum of Eastern and Southern Africa Network of Religions for Children (ESANRC) -1 June 2010

*Report on the First Forum with the theme "Education for Peace" held from Jun 14th-18th, 2001 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

La prière interreligieuse: Une orientation pour les Eglises protestantes de Suisse -1 June 2010

*Inclue des considérations et des recommandations pratiques aux Eglises

Christianity and Ecology -1 June 2010

*Looks at the background to the present problems of our planet, and at a biblical and Christian teaching and practice, and how these have contributed to the problem or helped in the struggle to find answers *Questions for discussion and materials for worship and meditations are included

Ethics for a Small Planet: New Horizons on Population, Consumption, and Ecology -1 June 2010

*Offers an assessment of the crisis caused by the impact of overpopulation, over-consumption, and economic and political injustice *Seeks a new understanding of religion and its power *Offers complementary studies by two major social ethicists on these issues

Sustainability and Globalization -1 June 2010

*Collection of essays offering discussions of globalization and the phenomenon it implies for sustainable human society and development *Included are Biblical studies quoting several passages of Scripture in the light of the contemporary tensions and realities of globalization and sustainability

Los Derechos del Niño -2 June 2010

*Folleto informativo No. 10 (Rev. 1)

The Right to Human Rights Education -2 June 2010

*A compilation of provisions of international and regional instruments dealing with human rights education

ABC La enseñanza de los Derechos Humanos: Actividades prácticas para escuelas primarias y secundaria -2 June 2010

*Eso se ha querido crear un instrumento para la educación de los derechos humanos fácil de usar asî como un marco polifacético para tratar de diversos aspectos de los derechos humanos básicos *Se ofrecen consejos prácticos a los profesores y otros educadores que quieran fomentar el conocimiento de los derechos humanos y las actividades en ese campo entre los alumnos de las escuelas primarias y secundarias *Esta publicación no ha sido concebida como libro de texto de una asignatura más de los programas de estudios-que a buen seguro ya estarán sobrecargados-sino como ayuda para introducir los aspectos de los derechos humanos en las materias que ya se enseñaran en las escuelas

Raffi Renaissance: Child Honouring and the Compassion Revolution -2 June 2010

*The Path of Raffi's evolution into a systems thinker on the major themes of our time with new footage of his visit with the Dalai Lama, his Covenant for Honouring Children, his Honorary Degree speech, the performance for Mandela, new videos from his Resisto Dancing cd, Cool It-the Global Cooling Song, and more *53 minutes

The Rural Poor: Survival or a Better Life? The choice between destruction of resources and sustainab -3 June 2010

*A paper submitted by IFAD to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August - 4 September 2002 *Outlines the social and environmental reasons why the international development community should give higher priority to helping poor

Legislative History of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Vol I and II -3 June 2010

*The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights sixty years ago ushered in an era of prolific standard-setting in the field of international human rights law *As of 2007, universal human rights norms have been articulated in nine international human rights treaties, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols *Documents how the Convention on the Rights of the Child came into being providing a comprehensive record of the legislative history of the Convention *Two-volume set aims to serve as a research tool for children's rights advocates