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	We work to promote the UK’s achievements in equal opportunities and diversity, and to showcase relevant British Council work in this area.

Diversity

	Diversity Areas & Human Rights

Human Rights

The Universal declaration of human rights states that "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." If you would like to read the full declaration please visit this webpage.

Resources

			Human Rights Act 1998, chapter 42
			Ministry of Justice's human rights section : A section with various publications and information on human rights
			Human Rights Watch
			Liberty's online guide to human rights law in England and Wales.
			Making sense of human rights; A short introduction Human Rights;
			Climate Wrongs and Human Rights: Putting people at the heart of climate-change policy by Oxfam.

Diversity Areas

		Age

		Disability

		Gender

		Race

		Religion

		Sexual Identity

Work life balance

Resources

			Equal Opportunity and Diversity: the handbook for teachers of English developed by David Valente for the British Council.
			A Unified Guide to Promoting Equal Opportunities in Employment by the Equality Commision for Northern Ireland.
			Key figures in Equality and Diversity Work – UK

British Council Diversity Projects / Events

			Global Diversity Network Conference 2009 The fourth bi-annual Global Diversity Network Conference has taken place in Sri Lanka and it was a great sucess. For more information please read an article on the conference and reports from the Middle East, China, Europe and North America.
			British Council UK: International Equality and Diversity Conference, Exploring Good Practice The International Equality and Diversity Conference, organised by the British Council Diversity Unit, in partnership with ORC Worldwide, on Tuesday 26th February 2008 was hailed as a huge success by all involved. The event, which was held at Spring Gardens, was attended by around 90 people including 30 British Council colleagues representing 8 of the 12 regions. For more information on the event please read the conference agenda, the speaker biographies and view some images from the day.
			British Council China: Diversity Business Networking Event The third Diversity Business Networking Event on Inclusive Design is an extension of the Regional Arts Project which took place in August mainly targeting artists and designers. For more information please read this document.
			British Council Brazil: Seminar on Equal Opportunity and Diversity in the Workplace - gender, race/ethnicity and disability BC Brazil organised a two day event, on the 18th and 19th of August 2008. Around one hundred guests attended and more than 50 people also took part via the internet. For more information on the event please read this document and/or visit this website.
			BC New Zealand: Diversity Thru Music – A Gathering of Minds BC New Zealand has received an acknowledgment from the Human Rights Commission for this event where over 100 political, artistic, religious and community leaders gathered in Auckland on 26 August to hear the “godfather” of British Hip Hop, Rodney P speak about his experience of making music for social change and share his views on making cities more creative and inclusive.
			British Council Bulgaria: Media and Diversity Project British Council Bulgaria launched a large scale public campaign as part of their Media and Diversity project, consisting of 5 short cartoon clips which aim to challenge public attitudes towards a range of diversity issues. The clips, which can be viewed at www.diversity.britishcouncil.bg. For more information on the project please contact Maria Stanisheva [ Maria.Stanisheva@britishcouncil.org].

Key International Days

			Black History Month: October
			International Day of Older Persons : 1st of October
			World Mental Health Day : 10th of October
			International Day for Tolerance : 16th of November
			International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women : 25th of November
			International Day of Persons with Disabilities : 3rd of December
			World Aids Day : 1st of December
			International Human Rights Day : 10th of December
			International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust : 27th of January
			World Religion Day : 28th of January
			Work Life Balance Day : 27th of February
			International Women's Day : 8th of March
			International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: 21st of March
			Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work : 23rd of April
			International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia : 17th of May

Equality and Human Rights

The Employers Forum on Age

Employers' Forum on Disability

Employers Forum on Belief

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