tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:/hub_feeds/1831/feed_itemsUN Pulse from U.N. Dag Hammarskjöld Library2017-01-11T09:14:18-05:00TagTeam social RSS aggregratortag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/22103192017-01-11T09:14:18-05:002017-01-11T09:14:18-05:00Thanks for the memories, Tumblr!We’ll be shuttering UN Pulse by...<img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/927c932a5016451c114af64ea98ca234/tumblr_ojbpebsNW31r0gpgdo1_500.png"> <p><i>Thanks for the memories, Tumblr!</i></p><p>We’ll be shuttering UN Pulse by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the end of the month.</p><p>Check out our new website for the latest Library news and UN research tips - <a href="http://library.un.org">library.un.org.</a></p>tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798382019-04-22T17:40:11-04:002019-04-22T17:40:11-04:00Thanks for the memories, Tumblr!We’ll be shuttering UN Pulse by...<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/927c932a5016451c114af64ea98ca234/tumblr_ojbpebsNW31r0gpgdo1_500.png"> <p><i>Thanks for the memories, Tumblr!</i></p><p>We’ll be shuttering UN Pulse by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the end of the month.</p><p>Check out our new website for the latest Library news and UN research tips - <a href="http://library.un.org">library.un.org.</a></p>tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/22072472016-12-05T19:19:35-05:002016-12-05T19:19:35-05:00We are excited to announce that on Monday, 21 November, the...<img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/9f4af461df6359947f557e5ca692fcb8/tumblr_oguhlgyAUE1r0gpgdo1_500.jpg"> <p>We are excited to announce that on Monday, 21 November, the 2nd-floor reading room of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library will once again be open to library users!</p><p>All UN pass holders are welcome to celebrate with us at an open house & ribbon-cutting ceremony.</p>tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798392019-04-22T17:40:11-04:002019-04-22T17:40:11-04:00We are excited to announce that on Monday, 21 November, the...<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/9f4af461df6359947f557e5ca692fcb8/tumblr_oguhlgyAUE1r0gpgdo1_500.jpg"> <p>We are excited to announce that on Monday, 21 November, the 2nd-floor reading room of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library will once again be open to library users!</p><p>All UN pass holders are welcome to celebrate with us at an open house & ribbon-cutting ceremony.</p>tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21759952016-05-20T16:43:14-04:002018-10-02T09:31:43-04:00Helping Others : UN & Humanitarian Aid Coordinating...<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/f30b809a4208fdec4fbb2cdbc5c9843e/tumblr_o4wqdznGls1r0gpgdo2_500.jpg"> <img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/fd5ae73255a42031e5583111d5af4f83/tumblr_o4wqdznGls1r0gpgdo1_500.jpg"> <h2><b>Helping Others : UN & Humanitarian Aid</b> </h2><p><b>Coordinating Humanitarian Relief Operations </b> </p><p>The United Nations is relied upon by the international community to
coordinate humanitarian relief operations due to natural and man-made disasters
in areas beyond the relief capacity of national authorities alone. </p><p>·
What We Do : <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fen%2Fsections%2Fwhat-we-do%2Fdeliver-humanitarian-aid%2Findex.html&t=NjM3ODk1YTk3NzRmMWEzMzJhNzQ4MGUwZGQ5Y2VhODJkNDgyMjEzOSwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">Deliver Humanitarian Aid</a></p><p>·
Key Issues : <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fen%2Fsections%2Fpriorities%2Fhumanitarian-assistance%2Findex.html&t=NjkyMTU3NDQ4MzQxOWU1NDg3YmJiMDQxZmFjMGQzMDBmZmRkNWEzMiwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">Humanitarian Assistance</a></p><p>The <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unocha.org%2F&t=N2UzOTExYzFjYTQxYWNjNjliZGI5ZDA5MjBjYTBhNjc3NzcxODc0YiwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affair</a>s (OCHA) of the UN Secretariat is responsible for
coordinating responses to emergencies. </p><p>The <a href="http://www.unocha.org/cerf/">United Nations Central Emergency
Response Fund (CERF)</a> is one of the fastest and most effective ways to support
rapid humanitarian response for people affected by natural disasters and armed
conflict. CERF receives voluntary contributions year-round to provide immediate
funding for life-saving humanitarian action <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unocha.org%2Fcerf%2Fcerf-worldwide%2Fallocations-country%2F2006-2015-country&t=MTY5ZDFmNjhkNDBiNGFjOTUxNGIwNmE3NGFhMDA4MjE3ODMyOTE4NywzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">anywhere in the world</a>. </p><p>The <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.undp.org%2F&t=OThkN2I0MGRlNmU3NmExMTViMzU3MzI2Y2Y5N2Q4M2IyNmQ4MDllMSwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">United Nations Development Programme</a> (UNDP)
is the agency responsible for operational activities for natural disaster
mitigation, prevention and preparedness. </p><p>Other UN entities have primary roles in the delivery of relief
assistance. </p><p>·
<a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unhcr.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftexis%2Fvtx%2Fhome&t=MDYxN2RhODI1MzBjMDk3YjU4NzU2YzU5NWZjZmYxYWNmZTQwZmFiYSwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">United Nations Refugee Agency</a> (UNHCR)</p><p>·
<a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unicef.org%2F&t=ZDFjMzU5ODU2MmQwNDBkMGM3OGJiYzRmZmQ3ZTU4ZWU3NDUwZmFhNywzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">United Nations Children’s Fund</a> (UNICEF)</p><p>·
<a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfp.org%2F&t=ZTM1Mjg1NDM4MDBjY2MzYjhiNzMzZmEzYmQzMmVkYWY2ZWYxYWNiMiwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">World Food Programme </a>(WFP)</p><p><b>World Humanitarian Summit</b> </p><p>The first-ever <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldhumanitariansummit.org%2Fwhs_summit&t=ZGQyY2UyOTllMmUxZTMxOTg0Mjc2MjI0MzI1OTI5NzhlZTAyODNiYSwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">World Humanitarian Summit</a>, (WHS) set to take place in Istanbul on 23-24 May 2016, is a global call to action by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.</p><p>· <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fsgreport.whsummit.org%2F&t=NTcyNmZkMmY2MmNiNjY2YmI2ZjkwNTE5YzIwZDZkMjQ4MjM0NWNkZCwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">Report of the Secretary-General for the World Humanitarian Summit</a> </p><p>Background information on what led to WHS and related documents can by found on the Library’s <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fask.un.org%2Ffaq%2F120157&t=ODJjM2IxNDAxMGRiYzE2NzVkMjE5ZDk4YzM4ZGZiZDRjY2U5ZTMzZiwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">FAQ: What is the World Humanitarian Summit?</a></p><p><b>Photo
Credits :</b> <i>In Madaya, Syria, local community
members help offload and distribute humanitarian aid supplies.( Photo:
WFP/Hussam Al Saleh)/After Nepal earthquake Akriti Tamang, 8, searches for
her books amid the rubble and ruins of her destroyed home.(Photo:
UNICEF/Chandra Shekhar Karki)/Flooded streets of Obando, Bulacan during the
aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in 2009.(Photo: Eliot Avena/UNDP
Philippines) </i></p>tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798402019-04-22T17:40:11-04:002019-04-22T17:40:11-04:00Helping Others : UN & Humanitarian Aid Coordinating...<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/f30b809a4208fdec4fbb2cdbc5c9843e/tumblr_o4wqdznGls1r0gpgdo2_500.jpg"> <img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/fd5ae73255a42031e5583111d5af4f83/tumblr_o4wqdznGls1r0gpgdo1_500.jpg"> <h2><b>Helping Others : UN & Humanitarian Aid</b> </h2><p><b>Coordinating Humanitarian Relief Operations </b> </p><p>The United Nations is relied upon by the international community tocoordinate humanitarian relief operations due to natural and man-made disastersin areas beyond the relief capacity of national authorities alone. </p><p>· What We Do : <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fen%2Fsections%2Fwhat-we-do%2Fdeliver-humanitarian-aid%2Findex.html&t=NjM3ODk1YTk3NzRmMWEzMzJhNzQ4MGUwZGQ5Y2VhODJkNDgyMjEzOSwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">Deliver Humanitarian Aid</a></p><p>· Key Issues : <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fen%2Fsections%2Fpriorities%2Fhumanitarian-assistance%2Findex.html&t=NjkyMTU3NDQ4MzQxOWU1NDg3YmJiMDQxZmFjMGQzMDBmZmRkNWEzMiwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">Humanitarian Assistance</a></p><p>The <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unocha.org%2F&t=N2UzOTExYzFjYTQxYWNjNjliZGI5ZDA5MjBjYTBhNjc3NzcxODc0YiwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">Office for the Coordination ofHumanitarian Affair</a>s (OCHA) of the UN Secretariat is responsible forcoordinating responses to emergencies. </p><p>The <a href="http://www.unocha.org/cerf/">United Nations Central EmergencyResponse Fund (CERF)</a> is one of the fastest and most effective ways to supportrapid humanitarian response for people affected by natural disasters and armedconflict. CERF receives voluntary contributions year-round to provide immediatefunding for life-saving humanitarian action <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unocha.org%2Fcerf%2Fcerf-worldwide%2Fallocations-country%2F2006-2015-country&t=MTY5ZDFmNjhkNDBiNGFjOTUxNGIwNmE3NGFhMDA4MjE3ODMyOTE4NywzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">anywhere in the world</a>. </p><p>The <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.undp.org%2F&t=OThkN2I0MGRlNmU3NmExMTViMzU3MzI2Y2Y5N2Q4M2IyNmQ4MDllMSwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">United Nations Development Programme</a> (UNDP)is the agency responsible for operational activities for natural disastermitigation, prevention and preparedness. </p><p>Other UN entities have primary roles in the delivery of reliefassistance. </p><p>· <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unhcr.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftexis%2Fvtx%2Fhome&t=MDYxN2RhODI1MzBjMDk3YjU4NzU2YzU5NWZjZmYxYWNmZTQwZmFiYSwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">United Nations Refugee Agency</a> (UNHCR)</p><p>· <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unicef.org%2F&t=ZDFjMzU5ODU2MmQwNDBkMGM3OGJiYzRmZmQ3ZTU4ZWU3NDUwZmFhNywzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">United Nations Children’s Fund</a> (UNICEF)</p><p>· <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfp.org%2F&t=ZTM1Mjg1NDM4MDBjY2MzYjhiNzMzZmEzYmQzMmVkYWY2ZWYxYWNiMiwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">World Food Programme </a>(WFP)</p><p><b>World Humanitarian Summit</b> </p><p>The first-ever <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldhumanitariansummit.org%2Fwhs_summit&t=ZGQyY2UyOTllMmUxZTMxOTg0Mjc2MjI0MzI1OTI5NzhlZTAyODNiYSwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">World Humanitarian Summit</a>, (WHS) set to take place in Istanbul on 23-24 May 2016, is a global call to action by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.</p><p>· <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fsgreport.whsummit.org%2F&t=NTcyNmZkMmY2MmNiNjY2YmI2ZjkwNTE5YzIwZDZkMjQ4MjM0NWNkZCwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">Report of the Secretary-General for the World Humanitarian Summit</a> </p><p>Background information on what led to WHS and related documents can by found on the Library’s <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fask.un.org%2Ffaq%2F120157&t=ODJjM2IxNDAxMGRiYzE2NzVkMjE5ZDk4YzM4ZGZiZDRjY2U5ZTMzZiwzQTVkMm1SQg%3D%3D">FAQ: What is the World Humanitarian Summit?</a></p><p><b>PhotoCredits :</b> <i>In Madaya, Syria, local communitymembers help offload and distribute humanitarian aid supplies.( Photo:WFP/Hussam Al Saleh)/After Nepal earthquake Akriti Tamang, 8, searches forher books amid the rubble and ruins of her destroyed home.(Photo:UNICEF/Chandra Shekhar Karki)/Flooded streets of Obando, Bulacan during theaftermath of Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in 2009.(Photo: Eliot Avena/UNDPPhilippines) </i></p>tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21719242016-05-06T04:47:07-04:002016-05-06T04:47:07-04:00UN Library InternshipGraduate students…Interested in seeing the...<img src="http://66.media.tumblr.com/05173174f905ca19adb45d5a52e0f4aa/tumblr_o5jconmhPQ1r0gpgdo1_500.jpg"> <h2>UN Library Internship</h2><p>Graduate students…</p><p>Interested in seeing the world of diplomacy and public policy as the staff of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library do? </p><p><a href="https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=56158">Multiple internships </a>are being offered in the Outreach Division of the Department of Public Information and you could work with us! </p><p>When applying, your cover letter should specify that the “Area of Interest/Department” you prefer working in is the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. </p><p>Current students in the following fields are encouraged to apply: </p><ul><li>Library and information science </li><li>Computer science</li><li>Records management</li></ul><p><a href="https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=56158"><b>Apply today!</b></a></p><p>Learn more about the <a href="https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=IP">United Nations Internship Programme</a>. </p>tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798412019-04-22T17:40:11-04:002019-04-22T17:40:11-04:00UN Library InternshipGraduate students…Interested in seeing the...<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/05173174f905ca19adb45d5a52e0f4aa/tumblr_o5jconmhPQ1r0gpgdo1_500.jpg"> <h2>UN Library Internship</h2><p>Graduate students…</p><p>Interested in seeing the world of diplomacy and public policy as the staff of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library do? </p><p><a href="https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=56158">Multiple internships </a>are being offered in the Outreach Division of the Department of Public Information and you could work with us! </p><p>When applying, your cover letter should specify that the “Area of Interest/Department” you prefer working in is the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. </p><p>Current students in the following fields are encouraged to apply: </p><ul><li>Library and information science </li><li>Computer science</li><li>Records management</li></ul><p><a href="https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=56158"><b>Apply today!</b></a></p><p>Learn more about the <a href="https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=IP">United Nations Internship Programme</a>. </p>tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21661322016-03-29T18:00:27-04:002016-03-29T18:00:27-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798422019-04-22T17:40:11-04:002019-04-22T17:40:11-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21661332016-03-29T18:00:27-04:002016-03-29T18:00:27-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798432019-04-22T17:40:12-04:002019-04-22T17:40:12-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21661342016-03-29T18:00:27-04:002016-03-29T18:00:27-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798442019-04-22T17:40:12-04:002019-04-22T17:40:12-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21661352016-03-29T18:00:28-04:002016-03-29T18:00:28-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798452019-04-22T17:40:12-04:002019-04-22T17:40:12-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21661362016-03-29T18:00:28-04:002016-03-29T18:00:28-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798462019-04-22T17:40:12-04:002019-04-22T17:40:12-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21661372016-03-29T18:00:29-04:002016-03-29T18:00:29-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798472019-04-22T17:40:12-04:002019-04-22T17:40:12-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21661382016-03-29T18:00:30-04:002016-03-29T18:00:30-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798482019-04-22T17:40:13-04:002019-04-22T17:40:13-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21661392016-03-29T18:00:30-04:002016-03-29T18:00:30-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/24798492019-04-22T17:40:13-04:002019-04-22T17:40:13-04:00The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s new sustainable development agenda came into...tag:tagteam.harvard.edu,2005:FeedItem/21634562016-03-23T16:31:09-04:002016-03-23T16:31:09-04:00United Nations Secretary-General : Did You Know? Did you know a new Secretary-General will be...United Nations Secretary-General : Did You Know? Did you know a new Secretary-General will be...