Rachel Platten - Stand By You

"Stand By You"

Hands, put your empty hands in mine
And scars, show me all the scars you hide
And hey, if your wings are broken
Please take mine so yours can open too
Cause I'm gonna stand by you
Oh, tears make kaleidoscopes in your eyes
And hurt, I know you're hurting, but so am I
And love, if your wings are broken
Borrow mine 'til yours can open too
Cause I'm gonna stand by you


Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you


Yeah, you're all I never knew I needed
And the heart, sometimes it's unclear why it's beating
And love, if your wings are broken
We can brave through those emotions too
Cause I'm gonna stand by you
Oh, truth, I guess truth is what you believe in
And faith, I think faith is having a reason
Nah, nah, nah, love, if your wings are broken
Borrow mine 'til yours can open too
Cause I'm gonna stand by you


Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you


I'll be your eyes 'til yours can shine
I'll be your arms, I'll be your steady satellite
And when you can't rise, well, I'll crawl with you on hands and knees
Cause I...
(I'm gonna stand by you)


Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through (come on)
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
Love, you're not alone
Oh I'm gonna stand by you
(Even if we can't find heaven, heaven, heaven)
Yeah I'm gonna stand by you

Rachel Platten - Fight Song (Official Video)

"Fight Song"

Like a small boat
On the ocean
Sending big waves
Into motion
Like how a single word
Can make a heart open
I might only have one match
But I can make an explosion


And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time?


This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I'm alright song
My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me


Losing friends and I'm chasing sleep
Everybody's worried about me
In too deep
Say I'm in too deep (in too deep)
And it's been two years
I miss my home
But there's a fire burning in my bones
Still believe
Yeah, I still believe


And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time?


This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I'm alright song
My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me


A lot of fight left in me


Like a small boat
On the ocean
Sending big waves
Into motion
Like how a single word
Can make a heart open
I might only have one match
But I can make an explosion


This is my fight song (Hey!)
Take back my life song (Hey!)
Prove I'm alright song (Hey!)
My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong (I'll be strong)
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me


No I've still got a lot of fight left in me

70th Anniversary UN Day Concert in New York (Photos)

Credits: UN Photo, Kim Haughton







To watch the live performance, click the following link
http://webtv.un.org/watch/70th-anniversary-united-nations-day-concert/4576030750001

70th anniversary of UN Day

On 24 October 2015, UN Day, The United Nations celebrated its 70th anniversary. To mark this very special occasion, a concert featuring the Korean Broadcasting System Traditional Music Orchestra was held in the General Assembly Hall, on Friday 23 October. The orchestra performed a rich array of musical pieces including the Korean folk song Arirang, which was registered by UNESCO on its “Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists” in 2012. Special guests performing with the orchestra included United Nations Messenger of Peace Lang Lang, Korean K-pop duo Davichi and the Harlem Gospel Choir. Providing a beautiful backdrop to the concert, the United Nations Headquarters was awash in blue as part of the “Turn the World UN Blue” campaign.

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organizations to observe 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.

This year's Human Rights Day is devoted to the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of the two International Covenants on Human Rights: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 16 December 1966.

The two Covenants, together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, form the International Bill of Human Rights, setting out the civil, political, cultural, economic, and social rights that are the birth right of all human beings.

"Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always." aims to promote and raise awareness of the two Covenants on their 50th anniversary. The year-long campaign revolves around the theme of rights and freedoms -- freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear -- which underpin the International Bill of Human Rights are as relevant today as they were when the Covenants were adopted 50 years ago.

From 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world. The international campaign originated from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute coordinated by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in 1991.

The year 2015 marks the 20-year anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the most progressive road map to gender equality. World leaders met in March at the United Nations 59th Commission on the Status of Women and in September at the 70th General Assembly to take stock of the progress made and commit to take action to close the gaps that are holding women and girls back. This year a new Sustainable Development agenda, which for the first time includes specific targets and indicators on ending violence against women, also replaced the Millennium Development Goals.

Orange the world

This year, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women invites you to “Orange the world: End violence against women and girls.” Join the UNiTE campaign and organize “Orange Events” between 25 November and 10 December 2015.

- See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/take-action/16-days-of-activism#sthash.t6fXVGBr.dpuf

The UNiTE Campaign launches ‘The brave are not violent’ initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean

On Wednesday 12 July, the UNiTE Campaign launched the initiative “The brave are not violent”, in Quito, Ecuador. The initiative is a joint communications campaign which is being launched by the UNiTE Campaign with support from UN Women, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, PAHO and WHO, in partnership with MTV. The regional launch follows national launches earlier this year in Cuba in April and Argentina in May.

The initiative aims to involve youth in the campaign, encouraging them to become part of the solution to prevent and end violence against women and girls. It calls on young people to take a stand against violence against women by carrying out simple actions in their day to day realities such as in their homes, schools and communities to challenge macho behavior and attitudes.

The launch event took the form of a party organized with the support of the Municipality of Quito, Ecuador. During the ceremony, the MTV DJ Mauricio Parra launched a contest asking young people in the region to submit proposals to contribute to preventing and ending violence against women in a range of fields, including sport, theatre, music and social media. The winning project will be highlighted in a profile of MTV Agents of Change.

The launch was attended by UN Women Director for the Americas and the Caribbean, Moni Pizani, who addressed young people "courage makes the impossible possible, and so we ask you: show us your bravery, be our agents of change, help us to change those terrifying statistics of the thousands of women and girls victims of violence," she said.

UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Bernt Aasen, stressed that to end violence against women, not only does the current generation of men and women need to be reached, but also children and adolescents. "To prevent and eliminate such violence requires involving men from childhood to change their perceptions and stereotypes," he said.  He supported the idea that "young boys are essential so that girls and women can live in a world that guarantees them exercise of their rights without any discrimination."

The Regional Director of UNDP for Latin America and the Caribbean, Freddy Justiniano, also emphasized the role of youth when examining the current data in the region showing that levels of violence against women and girls are high in Latin America and the Caribbean. He told young people "We know it is you, the young men and women, who can make a radical change to this situation and build a nonviolent and egalitarian future society. The world has seen that you have the power to change society. And the region needs you”.

The Director of the Regional Office of UNFPA for Latin America and the Caribbean, Marcela Suazo, noted that "diverse international agreements, including the Programme of Action of the ICPD (1994) establish that preventing and addressing violence against women requires the participation of adult men, adolescents and children as allies in promoting individual and collective attitude changes, beliefs and behaviours that reinforce violence as an indicator of masculinity and sexual risk taking as an indicator of ‘manliness’.”

The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, was also convinced that "the youth of our region and each one in particular, can play an essential role in the prevention and reduction of violence in all Member States".

http://www.un.org/en/women/endviolence/bebravenotviolent.shtml

Diskrimininasi Hak wanita dalam pekerjaan - gaji

Menurut statistik 2008 daripada Kementerian Sumber Manusia, lelaki berpangkat pegawai kanan dan pengurus berpendapatan gaji bulanan purata RM4,296, manakala wanita dalam kedudukan yang sama memperoleh hampir separuh jumlah itu, RM2,522.

Lelaki dalam kategori profesional memperoleh purata RM3,670, tetapi rakan perempuan memperoleh RM2,848.

Malah pekerja lelaki di "loji dan operator mesin serta pemasangan" memperoleh purata RM860 berbanding gaji purata rakan perempuan mereka iaitu RM623.

"Di semua pekerjaan formal, lelaki memperoleh lebih banyak wang daripada wanita ... ini jelas diskriminasi gaji atas dasar jantina tetapi dirasionalkan sebagai kelayakan rendah bagi wanita," menurut laporan itu.

Perbezaan gaji antara lelaki dan wanita lebih besar dalam pekerjaan peringkat tinggi, seperti kategori profesional, berbanding pekerjaan berpendapatan rendah seperti pekerja kraf dan perkhidmatan.

"Penemuan ini menunjukkan kapasiti mobiliti untuk merapatkan jurang pendapatan adalah terhad dan mungkin secara sistematik terhalang, paling jelas dalam jawatan profesional," katanya.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/diskriminasi-punca-wanita-malaysia-jauhi-pasaran-kerja-formal-kata-laporan

Comment: Perkara 23 dalam Universal Declaration of Human Rights mengatakan bahawa semua orang mempunyai hak untuk bekerja, memilih pekerjaan, keadaan bekerja yang baik dan perlindungan daripada pengangguran. Selain itu, semua orang, tanpa sebarang diskriminasi, berhak untuk penggajian yang sama bagi kerja yang sama. Oleh itu, tidak sepatutnya berlaku issue tersebut kerana bukan sahaja melanggari hak wanita tetapi juga hak pekerja serta hak asasi manusia.