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14 February, it's Valentine's day. However, it was different to a hundreds of UN staff members. They held a special event that has launched by UN Secretary-Genreal Ban Ki-moon in 2008. In New York, where the headquarters of UN is located, the UN staff members danced and collectively rose up to call for an to end violence against women. It is also knows as 'One Billion Rising' this is an event that is being organized worldwide. ("As UN Staff Rise to End Violence against Women, UN Secretary-General Calls on Governments to COMMIT.")
The author name Eve Ensler, called this campaign will be “the biggest global action in the history of humankind to end the violence". "From the queen of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro and the queen mother of Bhutan, from prime ministers, nuns, zumba dancers, domestic workers, doctors and nurses, people around the world are joining the campaign", she says, adding that "even women who have never danced before would literally be risking their lives to dance on February 14th." ("ONE BILLION RISING: A Campaign to End Violence against Women." )
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has spoke a message to One Billion Rising campaign. And this is my favorite part of his message "I urge all Governments to send us a Valentine message: a concrete commitment of action to end violence against women and girls." it tells people to participate to the action to end violence against women and girls. ("Secretary-General, in Message for ‘One Billion Rising’ Campaign, Seeks ‘Valentine Message’ from Governments Committing to End Violence against Women, Girls.")
I don't think they dance for a long time, it is quite fun or interesting way to raise up the awareness of something by dancing together globally, and in this case is about the ' End Violence against Women and Girls'. Any other ideas to raise awareness can be something to do with social network?, where all the people who are fan of UN page could share the image that is related to 'End Violence against Women and Girls' on that day, even though it is only one special day, Ban Ki Moon wants this event not to finish as one day event. Not only something related to Women and Girls it can be something related to something else and share it through our social network friends and spread the awareness of it. ("Secretary-General, in Message for ‘One Billion Rising’ Campaign, Seeks ‘Valentine Message’ from Governments Committing to End Violence against Women, Girls.")
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