Author: watchthedot
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International Literacy Day
International Literacy Day is 8 September and this year focuses on ‘Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond’, highlighting literacy learning from a lifelong learning perspective. Here, we review this topic beginning with two excellent recent articles written by SI UN Representative, Paris, Evelyne Para. 1. A report on the ‘Skills Academy’,…
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UN Secretary-General Meets with Women’s Civil Society
Owing to the cancellation of the Commission on the Status of Women earlier this year, the Secretary-General’s annual consultation with women’s civil society was postponed. However, on 31 August 2020, a virtual Townhall Meeting was held between UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and a virtual audience of women’s civil society actors, with UN Women Executive Director,…
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SI Voices Webinar – Trafficking our Girls
Register NOW for SI Voices – ‘Trafficking our Girls’, the second in our series of SI Voices Webinars.
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Exploring the Road to Equality – Webinar
Exploring the Road to Equality was a one hour webinar hosted by SI President Sharon Fisher, featuring presentations from Ayushi Kundu and Olga Sidenko (SI Road to Equality Co-ordinators), and Khayanga Wasike CEO/President at Willing Hearts international.
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young adults
SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos, examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people.
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Women and Armed Conflict
As part of SI’s series of blogs discussing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, SI UN Representative, Liliana Mosca, examines the topic of women and armed conflict, looking at both the legal framework and the lived reality.
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Sustainable Cities and COVID-19: Plans for Action
SI UN Representative, Mary Muia joins the panel for the high-level political forum parallel dialogue on sustainable cities and COVID-19.
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SI Board Meeting & Annual General meeting 2020
The SI Board Meeting Summary and AGM Presentations now available to view.
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On the Road to Equality: News from the UN on FGM
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS PIVOTAL RESOLUTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION The draft resolution A/HRC/L.20 on the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM) was recently adopted by the Human Rights Council in its 44th Session. This comes as a pleasant news for FGM survivors, anti-FGM activists and all persons who want this…
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Older Women on the SI Road to Equality
Frances Zainoeddin, SI UN Representative in New York asks tough questions.