UN General Assembly Resolution 60/147

• Attendees will learn about increasing awareness of the needs and effort behind providing access to safe and accurate dosage forms of medicines for every child.
• The featured speakers will discuss how drug development can be expedited for children and their families to provide access to adapted medicines and innovative medicines.
• TORONTO, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ICON's Centre for Paediatric Clinical Development invites you to celebrate World Children's Day virtually with us on November 13, 2023.
• For more information, or to register for this event, visit ICON's World Children's Day .

• In late September, American rap legend MC Hammer made a spectacular intervention into Australia’s upcoming referendum to establish a Voice to Parliament for First Nations people.
• In a tweet, he urged Australians to “repair the breach”.
• Hammer’s tweet garnered some 1.1 million views, 1,300 retweets and 5,700 likes.

International attention on the vote

• On October 14, Australians will vote whether to amend the Constitution to establish a new advisory body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people called the Voice to Parliament.
• The new body would provide advice and make representations to parliament and the government on any issues relating to First Nations people.
• International attention on the Voice for Parliament referendum peaked on August 30 when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the voting date.

Which countries are the most interested?

• New Zealand is also following the debate, with more than 2,000 mentions, as well as politicians in the Pacific.
• And while there are public reports on Australian attitudes to other countries, there is much less research on how people in other countries think about Australians.
• The lack of research on Australia’s reputation in other countries will make it difficult to assess the impact of the Voice result.
• What does seem likely, however, is that a “no” result will be weaponised by other countries against Australia.

Australia’s foreign policy

• The referendum result could also affect Australia’s ability to employ a foreign policy approach that seeks to “elevate” Indigenous people and issues.
• In 2021, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade released an Indigenous Diplomacy Agenda committed to reconciliation in Australia and supporting Indigenous rights globally.
• She argued a foreign service that properly represents the diversity of Australia has “a genuine competitive advantage”.
• As a result, a “yes” vote could provide Australian diplomats with “the momentum” to embed a First Nations foreign policy into their practice.

• NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Jewish Committee (AJC) has presented its prestigious Human Dignity Award to Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, one of the world's most respected Islamic scholars and a champion of religious freedom, peace, and enhancing Muslim-Jewish relations.
• "His counsel and wisdom are sought by religious and political leaders alike, and his courage has pushed the ties between the Jewish and Muslim worlds dramatically forward."
• AJC's Human Dignity Award is a facsimile leaf of a medieval copy of Maimonides' Introduction to the Mishnah in a lavishly illuminated edition.
• Shaykh Bin Bayyah is just the second recipient of the AJC Human Dignity Award.

• NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Women-led discussions and research on climate change were more prominent than ever during the 78th UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC, as the impact becomes even more apparent.
• Key events and opportunities during the world's largest gathering of global leaders showcased the growing noteworthy female experts and scientists in climate thought leadership and action.
• Ms. Al Hameli also spoke on the main stage at Climate Week as part of a panel on biodiversity.
• All three panels featured women leaders in sustainability sharing critical perspectives on climate and the importance of cooperative cross-sector action.