Day: 24 May 2018

More than 1,200 students from the Principality of Monaco are expected to visit the Monacology Eco-Village on the port from June 11 to 15.

During these five days, students will learn, in entertaining and inspiring ways, how to support the National Pact for Energy Transition, signed on January 19 by Prince Albert. They will also rediscover the related Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (the theme of the 2017 Monacology Week) through various workshops and exhibitions, especially those created by the Monegasque students themselves.

Now in its 14th edition, Monacology was created in 2004 by Kate and Didier from Stars’n’Bars, together with environmentalist Olivier Arnoult, in order to raise awareness among Monaco’s children about protecting the environment while having fun.

The educational activities include workshops, lectures, film screenings and interactive games developed by more than thirty organisations representing the government, the Department of Education, non-profit associations and the private sector.

Monaco’s national goal is to reduce  greenhouse emissions by  50 percent before the year 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. This year’s Monacology Week will focus on the three axes of the national energy transition pact: mobility, waste treatment, and energy use in buildings.

According to the organisers, “This week will provide the tools students will need to develop their knowledge in the face of real life problems. Our goal is to allow the students to question lifestyles that threaten sustainability.

“Education for sustainable development is learning how to design new solutions to face the challenges of tomorrow.”

As every year, the Monacology Eco-Village is 100 percent green. More information: website www.monacology.fr

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HE Jean-Luc Van Klaveren, Ambassador of Monaco in Spain, held a reception on Tuesday, May 15, in honour of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo who were presenting Le Songe at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, from May 16 to 19.

At Casa Fuster, the Ambassador, accompanied by diplomats and the Honorary Consul General of Monaco in Barcelona, invited local personalities, including the Lieutenant General of the Civil Guard, the head of the Police of Catalonia, and the head of the Catalonia airline administration, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada.

Also present at this reception were 29 foreign consuls stationed in Barcelona. The event was an opportunity for the Ambassador to welcome his guests in a very friendly atmosphere and to present to them the excellence of Monegasque culture.

On Wednesday, May 16, the first of the five performances of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Dream was greeted with a standing ovation by a full house at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.

Following the show, HE Van Klaveren and his guests participated in a cocktail, organised by Monaco’s Tourism and Congress Department, during which they met Jean-Christophe Maillot, Choreographer and Director of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, as well as the dancers of the Company, in a relaxed and warm atmosphere.

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On Tuesday, May 22, in Strasbourg, a Monegasque delegation took part in a Conference marking the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, otherwise known as the Warsaw Convention.

The fight against trafficking in human beings is one of the global priorities in the promotion of fundamental human rights and the fight against organised crime. The Warsaw Convention is at the heart of the values defended by the Council of Europe.

The Conference underlined the decisive contribution of the conventional mechanism in the fight against trafficking through evaluation, awareness-raising and coordination work carried out as closely as possible to the realities on the ground. Several panels were held around the themes of prevention, guaranteeing victims’ rights, penal response and building strategic partnerships.

These discussions fostered the exchange of information, the sharing of good practices and finally the formulation of new avenues of work for effective actions best-adapted to the challenges.

Monaco has been a party to the Warsaw Convention since 2015 and participates in several Council of Europe programmes in connection with the protection of the rights of the most vulnerable, targets of human traffickers and smugglers, particularly in the context of refugees and migrants.

In partnership with UNODC and the OSCE, the Principality is also supporting several initiatives to strengthen the capacity of States to combat trafficking and smuggling, to promote prevention, to protect the rights of victims and to fight against the impunity of those responsible.

Monaco is also involved in the global movement against the criminal networks that profit from trafficking through international cooperative activities.

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The Monaco Red Cross is offering a training weekend on June 9 and 10 at Stade Louis II. The course is intended for volunteers who may wish to become Red Cross leaders to help children and young people understand the context of present-day conflicts.

In focus will be International Humanitarian Law. These are the “rules of war”, which are meant to protect those who do not participate in combat during an armed conflict.

The training weekend will help new volunteer leaders to make young people aware of the rules of war through fun activities, the “Raid Cross” for teens, and the “Limito” for 8 to 12 year-olds.

The number of places is limited. Free training is open to anyone who would like to become a leader in International Humanitarian Law in the Principality. To apply: mronzi@croix-rouge.mc.

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