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  Fellow: “Colourism” is a hidden human rights challenge | OHCHR

Contact us Get Involved Get Involved Latest Stories Racial discrimination Fellow: “Colourism” is a hidden human rights challenge 05 February 2020 Share jFor Stephanie Sewell, being a human rights defender is synonymous with her mission to combat colourism: discrimination based on skin tone within African descent communities.   “It’s a further level of racism within a race” said Sewell. “Based on shades of your skin, in some spaces, you’re perceived as either being prettier or of a higher social class. (...) Colourism might seem an unusual subject to be associated with human rights, but Sewell said that prejudice against darker skin tones has led to human rights challenges. Sewell recently launched a campaign in Jamaica to raise awareness of colourism and other human rights issues.

Score: 1849584.2 - https://www.ohchr.org/en/stori...-hidden-human-rights-challenge

  TG-Derma: Dermatology AI for global health (DAIGH) proposal for image recognition challenge for skin

TG-Derma: Dermatology AI for global health (DAIGH) proposal for image recognition challenge for skin diseases – Att.1: Presentation FGAI4H-K-033-A01 E-meeting, 27-29 January 2021 Source: Dermatology AI for Global Health, USA Title: TG-Derma: Dermatology AI for global health (DAIGH) proposal for image recognition challenge for skin diseases – Att.1: Presentation Purpose: Discussion Contact: Lincoln Manzi E-mail: dermatology.global.health@gmail.com Abstract: This PPT summarizes the content of K-033 for presentation and discussion during the meeting. 1 Executive Summary 2     Skin disease is a significant, and often under-appreciated, health care issue in the developing world One component of an approach to better address skin disease burden in the developing world could be to use smartphones as diagnostic tools We have assembled a dataset and built a proof-of-concept Deep Learning diagnostic system for several skin conditions prevalent in the developing world Multi-participant challenges (e.g., ImageNet) have demonstrated the ability to produce rapid, dramatic improvements in image classification performance We are seeking institutional partners to organize an initial skin disease image classification challenge focused on conditions prevalent in the developing world This can be the starting point for the broader vision of developing and distributing free software to enable smartphones to support diagnosis of a wide range of health conditions in the developing world 2 The Burden of Skin Disease in the Developing World 3 Skin disease is a significant, and often under-appreciated, health care issue in the developing world     Skin disease is the 4th leading cause of nonfatal disease burden worldwide Skin diseases represent approximately 2% of global burden of disease measured by disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) Different skin conditions (e.g., melanoma and acne vulgaris) are leading contributors to burden of disease in wealthy countries versus those skin conditions (e.g., dermatitis and cellulitis) that are the largest contributors to disease burden in developing countries There is a sparsity of physicians with dermatological training in many low and middle-income countries Sources: Global Skin Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Karimkhani, et al (2017); Global Burden of Skin Disease: Inequities and Innovations, Seth, et al (2017) 3 Concept of Smartphone Skin Diagnosis 4 One component of an approach to better address skin disease burden in the developing world is to use smartphone photos to help diagnose conditions and/or motivate remote clinician evaluation     Sources: Augmented Intelligence Dermatology, Han, et al (2020). Image Credits: SkinVision; Model Dermatology 4 Smartphone Availability in Emerging Economies 5 Smartphones are widely and increasingly distributed in emerging economies     Sources: Pew Research Center Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey; Newzoo Global Mobile Market Report (2018 and 2019); DAIGH estimates More than 700 million smartphone users in just these example countries in 2018 Smartphone user count grew an estimated 20% between 2018 and 2019 in these countries, resulting in an estimated 840 million users in these 9 countries in 2019 Conservatively, there are more than 1 billion smartphone users across all emerging economies in 2021 5 Results to Date 6 We have assembled a dataset and built proof-of-concept Deep Learning diagnostic system     Sourced ~20K of affected areas of skin with a wide variety of ethnicities and skin tones. Each image is annotated with one of 23 disease classifications by dermatologists Constructed and tested numerous Deep Learning architectures to predict disease based only on images Several commercial systems address a similar challenege(e.g., UMSkinCheck, MoleMapper, Miiskin, MoleScope and SkinVision ), but are focused on developed world conditions, especially melanoma We focused on four conditions prevalent in the developing world: Scabies, ringworm, acne, and eczema Best architecture achieved 80% accuracy on a held-out test set of images US Patent 63/034564: "Image-Based Skin Disease Identification" (Pending) 6 ImageNet Challenge: Deep Learning Model Performance Over Time 7 The annual ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge demonstrated that multi-participant challenges can produce rapid, dramatic improvements in image classification performance     Human Benchmark Source: The History Began from AlexNet: A Comprehensive Survey of Deep Learning Approaches, Alom, et al (2018) 7 Skin Disease Classification Challenge 8 We are seeking institutional partners to organize an initial skin disease image classification challenge focused on skin conditions prevalent in the developing world     We can make available an open-sourced training dataset of ~18K annotated images with a stratified randomized hold-out test set of ~2K images that are available for non-commercial use with attribution We can also make available the base architectures, code and results developed in support of our proof-of-concept This can be the starting point for the broader vision of developing and distributing free software to convert the computational power and sophisticated sensors (camera, microphone, gyroscope, GPS, etc.) embedded in smartphones to support diagnosis of a wide range of health conditions in the developing world from heart disease to mental health 8 Thank You!

Score: 1775967.4 - https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/f...ents/all/FGAI4H-K-033-A01.pptx

  Microsoft Word - Al Shaymaa Kwegyir.doc

According to scientists, this genetic  disorder  is  passed  on  by  both  parents  to  their  off  springs  resulting  in  significant  reduction  in or absence of pigmentation  in  the hair, skin, and eyes at birth. As you  can see me, eyes of Albinos look blue that can sometimes take on tones of purple or  red  in  bright  lighting.  (...) It is very unfortunate that in Tanzania, due to serious lack of knowledge as to  why  their  “white  skinned”  off  springs  came  about,  African mothers  and  fathers  became more and more fearful and suspicious and began to separate (in some tribes  they are killed  immediately after birth) “white skinned” off springs away  from  the  “black skinned” population.     (...) I was surprised why  my skin was white while my brothers and sisters were black. 

Score: 1703541 - https://www.un.org/en/durbanre...pdf/Al%20Shaymaa%20Kwegyir.pdf

  Paying a high price for skin bleaching | Africa Renewal

Paying a high price for skin bleaching | Africa Renewal Skip to main content   Welcome to the United Nations Toggle navigation Language: English Français Kiswahili Africa Renewal Africa Renewal Toggle navigation e-Magazine Stories Topics Climate Change Culture and Education Economic Development Gender Health Human Rights Peace and Security Sustainable Development Goals Youth - Sports Book Review Digital Digital Refugees & Migrants Sports UN Affairs Podcast Search form Search Campaign Paying a high price for skin bleaching Get monthly e-newsletter Health Paying a high price for skin bleaching Huge risks, including cancer and liver damage, accompany the desire for fair skin From Africa Renewal:  April 2019 - July 2019 9 April 2019 By:  Pavithra Rao Alamy Photo/Jbdodane An ad of a skin whitening cosmetic product in Kumasi, Ghana. (...) Skin lightening in Africa is not a new phenomenon. (...) Following the remarkable success of the global blockbuster movie Black Panther, which featured a predominantly black cast, a growing number of young Africans are taking pride in their complexions, coining hashtags such as #melaninpoppin and #blackgirlmagic to celebrate their dark skin tones. Internationally acclaimed Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o, who featured in Black Panther tells Vogue, a US fashion and lifestyle magazine, that “I cannot run away from who I am and my complexion or the larger society, and how they may view that.”

Score: 1664758.4 - https://www.un.org/africarenew...ying-high-price-skin-bleaching

  1 The Colour of Poli

Whether beggar or businessman Pauper or prince It’s “one man, one vote” so we all have a voice, we all have a choice and we all have a stake in our future. 2 It’s blue like our rivers, our sea and even our mountains, showing that we may be divided by water but united nations in history and culture. It is every skin tone that has graced this country’s shores, more numerous than grains of sand showing that a man’s hue doesn’t determine how human he is.

Score: 1616792.3 - https://www.undp.org/sites/g/f...m/JMThe-Colour-of-Politics.pdf

  ITU-R WP6C.AR Meeting Documents

[CLOUD] - Use of cloud computing for programme production     N/A     [ 54 ]  - English -  Word 2022-09-08 [16:46]  610'994  bytes     [ 53 ]   2022-09-07 China (People's Republic of)   Proposed revision of Report ITU-R BT.2245-9 - HDTV and UHDTV including HDR-TV test materials for assessment of picture quality     N/A     [ 53 ]  - English -  Word 2022-09-08 [12:10]  22'823'424  bytes     [ 52 ]   2022-09-07 China (People's Republic of)   Proposed new Report - HLG and SDR skin tone studies     N/A     [ 52 ]  - English -  Word 2022-09-08 [12:10]  12'105'216  bytes     [ 50 ]   2022-09-07 North American Broadcasters Association (NABA)   Proposed text for the revision of Report ITU-R BT.2408/-5 - Documenting multiple tone-mapping methods     N/A     [ 50 ]  - English -  Word 2022-09-07 [16:31]  32'902  bytes     [ 49 ]   2022-09-05 Baylor University   [Working document] towards a preliminary draft new Recommendation ITU-R BT(YXY-FCG) - Yxy Encoding-Full colour Gamut     N/A     [ 49 ]  - English -  Word 2022-09-05 [10:55]  1'691'505  bytes     [ 48 ]   2022-09-05 Baylor University   [Working document towards] - Preliminary draft Report Yxy coding for full colour Gamut display (Yxy FCG)     N/A     [ 48 ]  - English -  Word 2022-09-05 [10:54]  7'440'080  bytes     [ 47 ]   2022-08-05 Brazil (Federative Republic of)   Brazilian next-generation digital terrestrial television (Information Document)     N/A     [ 47 ]  - English -  Word 2022-08-05 [14:02]  31'415  bytes   Results: 15 total items.  

Score: 1539478 - https://www.itu.int/md/R19-WP6C.AR/new/_page.print

  Newborn Baby Tips | UNICEF Egypt

You will see your baby comforted, happy to be held and cuddled. Do skin to skin contact.  Feeling, hearing and smelling your presence should provide your baby with a sense of calm and security. (...) Talk to your baby in soft tones and ‘baby talk’.  Both the father, mother and other caregivers should communicate with the newborn.

Score: 1534621.7 - https://www.unicef.org/egypt/newborn-baby-tips

  ITU-R WP6C  TD (2022-09-19) 

[REQ.HMD] - Requirements for spatial characteristics of an ideal head-mounted display for immersive video     SWG 6C-4   2022-09-21   [ 199 ]     Reply liaison statement to ITU-T Study Group 16 - Transport protocols, signalling information of haptic transmission for Immersive Live Experience (ILE) systems     SWG 6C-4   2022-09-21   [ 198 ]     Reply liaison statement to Working Party 6B - Proposed revision of Report ITU-R BT.2420-4     SWG 6C-4   2022-09-21   [ 197 ]     Liaison statement to Working Party 6A and 6B - Proposed [editorial] revision of Question ITU-R 144/6 - Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for broadcasting     SWG 6C-4   2022-09-21   [ 196 ]     Draft revision of Report ITU-R BT.2420-4 - Collection of usage scenarios of advanced immersive sensory media systems     SWG 6C-4   2022-09-21   [ 195 ]     Working document towards a preliminary draft new Report ITU-R BT.[SKIN-TONE-STUDIES] - Skin tone studies     SWG 6C-3   2022-09-21   [ 194 ]   (Rev.1)   Continuation of the Rapporteur Group to review ITU-R texts relevant to audio (RG-RAT) with modified Terms of Reference     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 193 ]     Continuation of the Rapporteur Group on loudness measurement algorithm (RG-32) with modified Terms of Reference     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 192 ]     Continuation of the Rapporteur Group on the ADM renderer for advanced sound systems (RG-33) with modified Terms of Reference     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 191 ]     Liaison statement to ISO/IEC JTC/SC29/WG6, MPEG Audio Coding - Loudness measurement on object-based audio contents     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 190 ]     Liaison statement to Working Party 6B - Updated work plan for advanced sound systems     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 189 ]     Proposed modifications for audio related questions     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 188 ]     Updated work plan for advanced sound system 2020-2023     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 187 ]     Preliminary draft revision of Recommendation ITU-R BS.1770-4 - Algorithms to measure audio programme loudness and true-peak audio level     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 186 ]     Preliminary draft editorial amendment of Recommendation ITU-R BS.2127-0 - Audio Definition Model renderer for advanced sound systems     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 185 ]     Draft revision of Report ITU-R BS.2466-0 - Guidelines for the use of the ITU-R ADM Renderer     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 184 ]     Draft revision of Recommendation ITU-R BS.775-3 - Multichannel stereophonic sound system with and without accompanying picture     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 183 ]     [Working document towards] preliminary draft revision of Recommendation ITU-R BT.500-14 - Methodologies for the subjective assessment of the quality of television images     SWG 6C-2   2022-09-21   [ 182 ]   (Rev.1)   Establishment of a rapporteur group - Full colour gamut in television systems     SWG 6C-2   2022-09-21   [ 181 ]     Draft revision of Report ITU-R BT.2245-9 - HDTV and UHDTV including HDR-TV test materials for assessment of picture quality     SWG 6C-2   2022-09-21   [ 180 ]     Working document towards preliminary draft new Recommendation ITU-R BT.

Score: 1530083.5 - https://www.itu.int/md/R19-WP6C-220919-TD/en

  ITU-R WP6C  TD (2022-09-19) 

[REQ.HMD] - Requirements for spatial characteristics of an ideal head-mounted display for immersive video     SWG 6C-4   2022-09-21   [ 199 ]     Reply liaison statement to ITU-T Study Group 16 - Transport protocols, signalling information of haptic transmission for Immersive Live Experience (ILE) systems     SWG 6C-4   2022-09-21   [ 198 ]     Reply liaison statement to Working Party 6B - Proposed revision of Report ITU-R BT.2420-4     SWG 6C-4   2022-09-21   [ 197 ]     Liaison statement to Working Party 6A and 6B - Proposed [editorial] revision of Question ITU-R 144/6 - Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for broadcasting     SWG 6C-4   2022-09-21   [ 196 ]     Draft revision of Report ITU-R BT.2420-4 - Collection of usage scenarios of advanced immersive sensory media systems     SWG 6C-4   2022-09-21   [ 195 ]     Working document towards a preliminary draft new Report ITU-R BT.[SKIN-TONE-STUDIES] - Skin tone studies     SWG 6C-3   2022-09-21   [ 194 ]   (Rev.1)   Continuation of the Rapporteur Group to review ITU-R texts relevant to audio (RG-RAT) with modified Terms of Reference     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 193 ]     Continuation of the Rapporteur Group on loudness measurement algorithm (RG-32) with modified Terms of Reference     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 192 ]     Continuation of the Rapporteur Group on the ADM renderer for advanced sound systems (RG-33) with modified Terms of Reference     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 191 ]     Liaison statement to ISO/IEC JTC/SC29/WG6, MPEG Audio Coding - Loudness measurement on object-based audio contents     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 190 ]     Liaison statement to Working Party 6B - Updated work plan for advanced sound systems     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 189 ]     Proposed modifications for audio related questions     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 188 ]     Updated work plan for advanced sound system 2020-2023     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 187 ]     Preliminary draft revision of Recommendation ITU-R BS.1770-4 - Algorithms to measure audio programme loudness and true-peak audio level     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 186 ]     Preliminary draft editorial amendment of Recommendation ITU-R BS.2127-0 - Audio Definition Model renderer for advanced sound systems     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 185 ]     Draft revision of Report ITU-R BS.2466-0 - Guidelines for the use of the ITU-R ADM Renderer     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 184 ]     Draft revision of Recommendation ITU-R BS.775-3 - Multichannel stereophonic sound system with and without accompanying picture     SWG 6C-1   2022-09-21   [ 183 ]     [Working document towards] preliminary draft revision of Recommendation ITU-R BT.500-14 - Methodologies for the subjective assessment of the quality of television images     SWG 6C-2   2022-09-21   [ 182 ]   (Rev.1)   Establishment of a rapporteur group - Full colour gamut in television systems     SWG 6C-2   2022-09-21   [ 181 ]     Draft revision of Report ITU-R BT.2245-9 - HDTV and UHDTV including HDR-TV test materials for assessment of picture quality     SWG 6C-2   2022-09-21   [ 180 ]     Working document towards preliminary draft new Recommendation ITU-R BT.

Score: 1530083.5 - https://www.itu.int/md/R19-WP6C-220919-TD/_page.print

  Traditional music of the Morin Khuur | Silk Roads Programme

The soundboard is covered with animal skin, and the strings and bow are made of horsehair. (...) Owing to the simultaneous presence of a main tone and  Read more about this element on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage website. © Mongolian National Centre for Intangible Heritage © Mongolian National Centre for Intangible Heritage © Mongolian National Centre for Intangible Heritage © Mongolian National Centre for Intangible Heritage © Mongolian National Centre for Intangible Heritage Previous Next Country profile Mongolia Capital: Ulaanbaatar Region: Asia and the Pacific Related Information Route: Land Domain: Performing arts This platform has been developed and maintained with the support of: Azerbaijan China Germany Kazakhstan Oman Contact UNESCO Headquarters 7 Place de Fontenoy 75007 Paris, France Social and Human Sciences Sector Research, Policy and Foresight Section Silk Roads Programme silkroads@unesco.org Follow us UNESCO applies a zero tolerance policy against all forms of harassment WWW.UNESCO.ORG Disclaimer of Use Privacy Policy Terms of use Staff

Score: 1479277.6 - https://en.unesco.org/silkroad.../traditional-music-morin-khuur