Author: watchthedot
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Cultural Visibility vs Political Rights
SI UN Representative in New York, Bette Levy, blogs about her biggest take-away from the ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) held in New York this July.
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Tuesday, 30 July is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong blogs about the need for the international community to accelerate efforts to end Human Trafficking.
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An Inside view of the 2019 ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum
Insights into the 2019 ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) and the Ministerial High-Level Segment (HLS) from SI’s New York team at the UN Headquarters.
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Education is a Human Right.
Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong, blogs about the content of the Human Rights Council’s latest resolution on Education.
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Is Private Education Impacting the Right to Free Quality Education?
Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong summarises the Report on the Right to Education from the Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur and discusses the impact of the private sector on the implementation of quality education for all.
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Families in a Changing World
Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong, reviews the recent UN Women report, ‘Progress of the World’s Women 2019-2020: Families in a Changing World’.
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Kuala Lumpur Convention 19 July 2019 Part One
Sessions and Speakers from the morning of Day One – SI 21st Convention Kuala Lumpur 2019
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UN 2019 Sustainable Development Goals Report
Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong summarises and discusses the findings of the UN 2019 Sustainable Development Goals Report.
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A Walk on the Wild Side – SI 21st Convention 2019
The day begins early for those keen to explore, with a walk in Taman Tugu, a rainforest reforestation project, and a ‘Plant a Tree, Grow a Forest Ceremony’ hosted by SI President, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, SI Immediate Past President, Yvonne Simpson and SI President Elect, Sharon Fisher.
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A review of the ‘Little Data Book on Gender, 2019’
Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong, reviews the The World Bank Group’s ‘Little Data Book on Gender, 2019‘. “Gender equality plays an important role in sustainable development by improving living standards, reducing poverty and building resilience. But in order to make any progress, regarding any of these goals we require data to determine what…