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this will be the last issue fr several weeks as am off on the NW Safari,
with the long term exchange students.
upon return will then head to the States for the Atlanta Convention
and a extended vacation
back late June
back late June
April
May
June
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Ask almost anyone at the United Nations and they will know that Rotary,
has contributed to the 99 percent
worldwide reduction
in polio cases since the initiative began.
That recognition is no accident.
For the last three decades, a network
of Rotary representatives
has been strengthening ties with the United Nations,
its specialized agencies, and other international organizations
like the League
of Arab States and the European Union.
These connections have enhanced Rotary's
global visibility
and resource network.
For example, some Rotary representatives met three years ago
to review recommended
literacy requirements.
That meeting led to representatives briefing the
ministers of education
for all OAS member countries on an approach to improve
reading skills.
Ecuador bought into the program and agreed
to work with three
Rotary districts and eight clubs on
a Rotary-funded effort, backed by the OAS,
which has been training teachers to meet literacy goals.
"We flew to Ecuador and met with the vice president,
who happens to
be a Rotarian" says Richard Carson,
Rotary's representative to the OAS
.
"It was a successful project and has been
going on for three years
now."
"Just by having a presence at the United Nations building
and in
meetings of [nongovernmental organizations],
it's given Rotary much greater
credibility," adds Joseph Laureni,
the primary representative to the UN in
New York.
"We're not just a name you see on a billboard.
We have the
wherewithal to have people in the field
who are out there and who you can meet
and say hello to."
Adds Bradley Jenkins, a former Rotary representative
to the UN now
serving as an adviser
: "It is a constant chance for us to coordinate
what
we are collectively doing.
As far as water goes,
it's known we have over 8,000
Rotary clubs
involved in water projects.
We talk about their work pretty
frequently at the agency meetings
we attend, and of course, we constantly talk
about
our Rotary Peace Fellows."
Deep roots
The roots of Rotary's representative network actually
predate the formal
chartering of the UN
after World War II. In 1942,
Rotary clubs from 21 nations
organized a conference in London
attended by ministers of education to develop
ideas
for advancing education, science, and culture across nations.
This
meeting was the impetus for what is known today as
-- the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Delegations of Rotary members helped draft
the UN Charter
in San
Francisco in 1945
and gave the organization strong support during its early
years,
until the Cold War turned it into an ideological battleground.
Rotary's
participation decreased over the following decades
in keeping with its policy
against political involvement.
The spark that restored Rotary's interest in the UN
and the ensuing
partnership with the World Health Organization
and UNICEF.
"With the advent of PolioPlus [Rotary's campaign against polio],
it
became very important to re-establish our presence,"
says Jenkins.
Sylvan Barnet Jr.
One man was instrumental in restoring the connection.
Sylvan Barnet Jr.,
a pioneer in international public relations
, joined the Rotary Club of New York
in 1987.
At a Rotary event in New York City that year,
RI President Charles
Keller met Barnet,
recognized his public relations skills and interest in the
UN,
and tapped him to re-establish Rotary's consulting status
with the UN's
Economic and Social Council.
"From that time on, he became a bulwark
in Rotary's close relations
with the UN and various organizations,"
Keller wrote in a letter to the
Barnet family
after Barnet's death in January.
"The strong support of RI
for the UN through the years
has been in large part a product of our
representatives.
Barney [Barnet] was the first, and the model
for all those who
have followed."
Says Laureni:
"Barney basically started this all by himself
and
built it up to what it is today.
We are all following in his footsteps.
Everyone knew him, liked him, and respected him."
Over time, the influence of nongovernmental organizations
at the UN has
increased,
as issues concerning the environment, health, education,
and human
rights have taken over a larger portion of the agenda.
As a result, Rotary's
influence has grown.
,
and they dovetail with many of the
UN's Millennium Development Goals.
Rotary's Board of Directors has gradually expanded
the representative
network to include UN specialized agencies
headquartered in Geneva, Vienna, and
Paris
. Representatives are also linked to other major international groups,
including the World Food Program,
the Organization of African Unity, and the
Commonwealth of Nations.
The network today includes 30 Rotary leaders
,
appointed by the RI president,
who communicate Rotary's priorities on a regular
basis
to these various bodies.
In 2013, the Board added two youth representatives to the UN
, and
appointed former Rotary General Secretary Ed Futa
to serve as dean, in charge
of setting the direction
and strategy for Rotary's outreach in the
international community.
The representatives in New York also organize
an annual Rotary Day at
the United Nations
at which about 1,000 Rotary members
and their guests
celebrate the decades-old special relationship
between the two organizations.
By Arnold R. Grahl
Rotary's Role in
the Formation
of the United Nations 1943-1959
Photo: June 12, 1959 - Dag Hammarskjold,
the second
Secretary-General of the United Nations,
addressed the closing session of the
50th Rotary
International Convention in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
He thanked Rotary for helpinf the "less fortunate" countries.
.
.
The Rotary Club of New York,
.
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The Rotary Club of New York,
as many other Rotary
clubs, played an essential role
in building support during the
formative years
of The United Nations,
and in selecting New York City for the Permanent Headquarters
of the United Nations. As such, more than 60 years later,
Rotary
International still maintains the highest consultative status
with the United
Nations of any non-governmental organization
. In this capacity, Rotary
International and the United Nations
has built a strong and productive
partnership in achieving
the Millennium Development Goals of 2000,
including
the global eradication of Polio,
cultural exchanges, literacy, education,
water/sanitation projects
, and promotion of peace conferences around the world.
By the late 1940's, Rotary International
By the late 1940's, Rotary International
was one of the largest "international"
organizations in the world.
There were more that 6,800 clubs in more than 81
countries
. More importantly, Rotary was already working on projects
around the
world to diminish the causes of war and aggression
. In fact, during a 1943
Rotary conference, held in London,
an outline of the development of United
Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
was
established in 1946 and Rotarians helped write its constitution.
Additionally, many of the delegates at
the San Fransisco Conference
that were representing their respective
governments,
were also members of their own Rotary clubs
and utilized their
clubs to develop support for the soon
to be established United Nations
Organization (UN).
Formation of the United Nations:
August 1941 - It was during the Atlantic Conference,
Formation of the United Nations:
August 1941 - It was during the Atlantic Conference,
off the coast of
Newfoundland, where President Roosevelt
and British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill
issued a joint pronouncement that an effective international
organization
would be needed to replace the struggling
League of Nations that was unable to
prevent
the outbreak of the Second World War.
There, too, the Four Freedoms were promulgated
as
fundamental freedoms humans "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy:
Freedom of speech and
expression,
Freedom of religion,
Freedom from want,
Freedom from
fear.
January 1, 1942 - The term "The United Nations"
January 1, 1942 - The term "The United Nations"
was first
announced by Franklyn D. Roosevelt,
several weeks after the attack at Pearl
Harbor.
It was the name given to the coalition of countries lead by
the United
States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union
to defeat the Japanese and German
aggression.
By February 15, 1943 more than forty countries had joined
the United Nations and had severed
diplomatic relations
and signed a declaration of war on the Axis powers.
In October 1943, at the Moscow Conference,
In October 1943, at the Moscow Conference,
the "Big-Three" and China
(referred now as the "Big Four")
formed a Four Power Alliance pledged
to commence
the creation of a post-victory, international, military force
and
organization to maintain peace,
and to quickly curtail any future aggression.
The Moscow
Declaration stated
" the necessity of
establishing at the earliest practicable date
a general international
organization,
based on the principle of sovereign equality of all peace-loving
states..
August 21-October 7, 1944 -
an estate in Washington DC (photo)
, the "Big Four"
met with the main objective to create an organization
that "would
maintain international peace and security,
by peaceful means, if possible, and
economic sanctions
and force if necessary; and to promote security
by
encouraging economic and social cooperation among nations."
While the
foundations were laid out,
some details on voting procedure had to be decide at
a later time.
February 1945 - At the Yalta (Crimea) Conference,
February 1945 - At the Yalta (Crimea) Conference,
the provisional government of
France
was also invited to take a leadership role
at the San Francisco
Conference along with the "Big Four"
. In addition, forty-six other
countries that waged war
against the Axis Nations were also invited to
participate
at the conference at San Francisco,
that was formally known as
the
United Nations Conference on International Organization.
Their
mission was to create the charter for the United Nations
basically along the
guidelines of those proposed
at the informal conversations
at Dumbarton Oaks.
April 12, 1945 -
April 12, 1945 -
Two weeks before the San Francisco Conference was to meet,
President Roosevelt died.
Exhausted and ill, he was resting at Warm Springs, Georgia,
when he suddenly complained of a terrible headache.
Two hours later, he was
pronounced dead of a stroke
. Roosevelt was succeeded by Vice President Harry S.
Truman
, who vowed to continue with the formation
of the United Nations
Organization.
April 25 to June 6, 1945 -
April 25 to June 6, 1945 -
At the San Fransisco Conference,
49 of the 800 delegates and
advisers were active Rotarians.
PEACE CENTRES
Each year, Rotary selects up to 100
professionals
from around the world to receive fellowships
to study at one of
our peace centres.
Through academic training, practice, and global networking
opportunities,
the Rotary Peace Centers program develops leaders
who become
catalysts for peace and conflict prevention and resolution.
These fellowships
cover tuition and fees, room and board,
round-trip transportation, and all
internship
and field-study expenses.
In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers
have trained more than
1,000 fellows for careers
in peacebuilding.
Many of them are serving as leaders
at international organizations
or have started their own foundations.
Our fellowships
Each year, Rotary awards up to 50 fellowships
for master’s degrees and
50 for certificate studies
at premier universities around the world.
- Master’s degree programs:
- Last 15 to 24 months and require a practical internship
- of two to three
months during the academic break.
- Professional development certificate program:
- For experienced professionals and lasts three months
- with two to three
weeks of field study
|
Nongovernmental
Organisations
|
More than 1,000 peace fellowship alumni are working in over 100
countries.
Rotary Peace Centres
Fellows can earn either a Master in International Development
Policy
from Duke or a master’s degree in various departments
from the
University of North Carolina.
In addition, Fellows at both Duke and UNC
can
earn a graduate certificate in international peace and conflict resolution
from
the University of North Carolina.
The Department of Public Policy and Social Research
offers
master’s degrees in social sciences, natural sciences,
and interdisciplinary
studies.
The Department of Peace Studies at Bradford
is the largest in
the world and offers several master’s degrees.
Fellows earn a master’s degree in international studies
and
peace and conflict studies in the Graduate Centre
of Governance and
International Affairs.
The Department of Peace and Conflict Research
offers a master’s
degree in social science.
It is internationally renowned for its free and
globally accessible
collection of data related to conflict.
The professional development certificate is awarded
to
experienced professionals who complete the university’s
intensive three-month
program in peace and conflict prevention and resolution.
taken from the Rotary Club of Armadale newsletter
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Rotary Club of West Perth
Team ICF has now completed a flyer
for widest distribution
within the Rotary network..
We would be most grateful if you would now distribute
not only
within your District parish,
but also pass to the other District Governor as
well.
Our plan is for interested Rotary groups to contact ICF,
via
either email or my mob,
to arrange an ICF team to attend a Rotary event,
preferably in week 15-19 May
but not confined to this period
I am available to discuss this initiative further
Thank you again for partnering with us here
Kind Regards
Kevin Poynton
ICF Coaching Week 2017 Team Member
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Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay
I visited a centre in Vishakapatnam, India last September
which
was started by a former TRF Scholar after she returned
from her year of study
in USA in 1976.
She now has 400 mentally disabled people at her centre
and as
her email states she has just established an Interact Club
containing 20 of her
young people.
Sarah will be attending a conference in Perth in late June 2017
and will be speaking at a Rotary Foundation Alumni Luncheon on Sunday 25th
June.
Full details have yet to be finalised.
Kind regards,
Ken Collins
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Rotary Club of South Perth Burswood
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Rotary Club of Scarborough
After the Rotary Club of Bentley Curtin folded
I desperately
needed to get my children’s backs packs
and gifts for the village up to Timor
and there was no money
to send another container up there.
Trevor Canning
of Scarborough International Rotary
said he could send them up for me,
so of
course I am now a member of Scarborough Club.
My project Across the Timor Sea has been in operation
now
for seven years and as you can imagine
it has had its highs and lows,
but I
thought I would send you my latest newsletter
to keep you updated.
Education is my main objective with water and sanitation
also on the agenda for
this remote village in Timor
that supported my uncle of the 2/4th
Commandoes
and also the 2/2nd Commandoes.
It is a small
village but with a lot of pride
and an absolute delight to deal with.
I
go up every year to see them and St. Francis of Assisi High School,
where the
sponsored children live in for the six years’ duration.
As you will see
in the newsletter there are now eight children
attending and each year I look
for sponsors for two more
finishing primary school (boy/girl) at Ailalec.
Education is the key for this new country
and the children attending St.
Francis
are benefiting greatly at this opportunity, with no absenteeism.
Kind Regards
Jan Roberts
Across the Timor Sea
Ph. H. 9385 9380
Ph.M. 0468 328 585
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New Promotions
Rotary Club of Bunbury Leschenault
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Rotary Club of South Perth Burswood
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Around the Clubs
Combined D9455 and D9465 PETS
"President Elects Training Seminar"
in Mandurah this weekend
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Tanzanian midwifes in the Goldfields
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Rotary Club of Perth
Rotary Club of Perth 90th
anniversary.
A great past Presidents turn up and exciting stories
and anecdotes
from their years of service in a very emotional lunch!
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Rotary Club of West Perth
Celebrating 50 years for Muscular
Dystrophy WA.
West Perth Rotary Club remains proud to be the key Rotary club
initiating the program 50 years ago.
CEO of MDWA, Hayley Lethlean (a member of
West Perth Rotary Club)
coordinated and officiated the celebration breakfast,
and what an excellent event it was too.
20 club members and partners attended
and Club President Guy Mattioli
was invited to present on behalf of the club.
Club members Byron Kakulus and Steve Wilton
were on hand and both spoke during
the Q&A session
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Rotary Club of Karrinyup
President Trish and Nick Nedkoff welcomed Rotary Club of Scarbrough's
David Gaubert to this week's meeting.
David presented our club with a
cheque for $5000
towards the cost of the Earbus.
Project Coordinator Nick was delighted with the donation
as there have
been further costs to the final package
for items such as stabilizers etc.
Our club is most grateful to the Scarborough Rotary Club,
as well as the
other Rotary Clubs that have contributed,
for their support of our Earbus
project
We always love visitors and this week, as well as our scheduled presenters,
we had a real treat with a plethora of people along to share our evening.
Past Rotaracter and now club member Kevin O'Malley
brought along his friend Bryn Butler from the Rotaract Club of Gosnells.
It is great to keep the contact with Rotoract.
Recently a group of club members
enjoyed a vocational visit
to Cooling
Brothers Glass Company,
kindly organised by
our Vocational Service Director Nick
in conjunction with Secretary Frits.
Members were briefed in the showroom before dividing into three groups
for
comprehensive guided tours of the factory floor.
At the conclusion of this most
informative session,
the company extended very warm hospitality
in the form of
most welcome refreshments.
Nick extended a vote of thanks to Cooling Brothers
representatives on behalf of the group.
Colleen Smith has been travelling to Africa
to work for orphans and the
elderly in Zimbabwe for 19 years.
Following the club's previous donation,
Colleen took a washing machine
and a dryer to install
at the nursing home for the elderly.
She also took
100kg washing powder and organised
a plumber to install the machine with
automatic taps.
Both the washer and the dryer have proved
an absolute godsend
at the nursing home.
Colleen circulated photographs and leaflets
containing information about
her work.
She mentioned a list of items which are needed
and which she tries to
take on her visits.
These include: toilet soap, sanitary pads, tooth paste,
tooth brushes, candles, vaseline, talcum powder,
deodorant, washing powder,
band aids,
packets of panadol, toilet paper, tissues and blankets.
At the conclusion of Colleen’s presentation
International Service
committee member Udo presented Colleen
with our annual donation from the
club in support of her work.
Colleen presented the club with framed photographs
of the nursing home
staff and the washer and dryer,
which were purchased with previous donations.
She said that this years donation would be used
to build an outdoor kitchen at
the nursing home
and currently staff have to cook meals
for the residents at
home.
Colleen expressed her heartfelt thanks to the club
on behalf of those so
very much in need.
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Rotary Club of Kenwick
Recipients if the Youth Scholarships
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Rotary Club of Busselton Geographe Bay
The Club was busy over the weekend
selling food at the Forrest Rally.
Many thanks to all who helped out and
especially to Rotarian Lawrie
who did a great job of organising the food stall.
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Rotary Club of Geraldton
Tonight's guest speaker was Lorna
Teakle from St John Ambulance
. Her organisation partners with The Rotary Club
of Geraldton,
in the Rotary WA Driver Ed program
, to literally show young
people some of the consequences that can happen
when drivers are distracted or
distract others.
The two videos Lorna showed tonight were a realistic enactment
of a horrific and avoidable car accident,
and a video from the perspective of
an ambulance driving in traffic and what..
. have you ever wondered about
this?.
..they need other drivers to do.
A big thank you to St John Ambulance for
their time and their dedication.
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Rotary Club of Cambridge
On Saturday 15 April, a fund raising
sausage sizzle
was held at Bunnings Homebase Store in Subiaco.
The event was
kindly sponsored by Wembley Supa IGA.
The pics feature Peter McSkimming,
Peter Pearse, Leonie Pearse,
Jeanette Wood, Roger Veary, Jean McSkimming and
Jeremy Wood
. Pics by Daniel Eigenmann and Jeremy Wood.
Thanks to IGA for the
sponsorship and to Roger Veary for organising it all.
Apart from the serious
side of the day,
a lot of fun was had by all the participants.
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"Pictures of the Week"
Jim in Mundaring
in Busselton [ is that you Ivan??]
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Club and District Promotions
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Rotary Club of Dalkeith
33
April 24 [1984]
Rotary Club of Karrinyup
43
May 1 [1974]
Rotary Club f Belmont 57
May 13 [1960]
Rotary Club of South Perth Burswood 55
May 17 [1962]
Rotary Club of Corrigin 53
May 18 [1964]
Rotary Club of Osborne Park 39
May 26 [1978]
Rotary Club of Hannan’s/Kalgoorlie 23
May 28 [1994]
Rotary Club of Albany Port 38
May 29 [1979]
Rotary Club of Applecross 46
June 3 [1971]
Rotary club of Swan Valley 24
June 9 [1993]
Rotary Club of Esperance 55
June 12 [1962]
Rotary club of Midland 32
June 14 [1985]
Rotary Club of Wongan Hills 52
June 15 [1965]
Rotary Club of Cockburn
48
June 18 [1969]
Rotary Club of Bunbury 78
June 19 [1939]
Rotary Club of Booragoon 34
June 21 [1983]
Rotary Club of South Bunbury 50
June 23 [1967]
Rotary Club of Willetton 35
June 25 [1982]
Rotary Club of Mandurah 56
June 27 [1961]
Rotary Club of Kalamunda 55
June 27 [1962]
Rotary Club of Mount Lawley 68
June 28 [1949]
Rotary Club of Subiaco
68
June 28 [1949]
Rotary Club of West Perth 63
June 28 [1954]
Rotary Club of Cambridge 48
June 30 [1969]
Rotary Club of Rossmoyne
45
June 30 [1972]
Rotary Club of Quairading 54
June 30 [1963]
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Issy Simpson wows
with her magic act!
Britain’s Got Talent 2017
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PEOPLE ARE AWESOME 2017
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Western Australia
Leighton Beach
