The Anna Lindh Foundation has published a new copyright handbook for illustrators and writers in Lebanon, in the framework of its Children’s Literature Regional Programme.
The EU Delegation to Israel has published the second edition of its electronic newsletter “Europe in Israel”, highlighting the new ‘blue card’ system for skilled foreign workers in the EU.
The EU’s action to fight poverty around the world, driven by the UN Millennium Development Goals, are described in a lively and interactive webpage available on the EuropeAid website, mainly aiming to mobilize citizens in member states. Hosted by “Jack and Kate” the webpage includes a ‘virtual journey’ based on real-life situations, a downloadable video on ‘Music Against Poverty’ and a section on “How to get involved”.
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Two of the region’s leading supporters of civil society in North Africa and Middle East, the Anna Lindh Foundation and the Foundation for the Future, have joint efforts in support of civil society involvement in intercultural dialogue and the achievement of good governance.
The President of Foundation for the Future, Nabila Hamza, and the Executive Director of the Anna Lindh Foundation, Andreu Claret, signed today, in Alexandria (Egypt), a Memorandum of Understanding which constitutes a framework for common actions in favour of ‘an empowered, active and vibrant civil society in the region’.
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The Anna Lindh Foundation has presented to the Deutsche Schule der Borromaeerinnen the ‘Golden Dove of Peace’, an international symbol of peace created for the 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
The life-size, gold-coloured sculpture is one of thirty identical doves which represent individually one of the 30 articles of the Human Rights and are now passing across the world from person to person and from institute to institute.
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