Category: Blog
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Preventing Femicide Against Women
Blog of Linda Witong, SI Advocacy Advisor 16 Days of Activism Campaign The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual campaign that runs from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, through to International Human Rights Day on 10 December. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to get…
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Enabling Intercultural Dialogue
Blog of Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, Paris. “Two major events were organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in September 2022 on the theme of intercultural dialogue, in order to promote and disseminate values, attitudes and behaviours conducive to learning to live together with equal dignity, to non-violence…
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Population, Education, and Sustainable Development
SI Advocacy Advisor, Linda Witong reports from the UN Commission on Population and Development’s expert group meeting “Population, Education and Sustainable Development”.
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Education for Sustainable Development
SI UN Representative to UNESCO blogs about the role of education in paving the way for a more sustainable existence.
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World Humanitarian Day
SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos, blogs from World Humanitarian Day at UN Geneva – August 19, 2022.
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International Girls in ICT Day
Stacy Ciulik, SI UN Representative in Geneva, blogs about the importance of empowering girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
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World Day against Child Labour
What is child labour? And what’s being done to prevent it? A blog by Berthe De Vos, SI Representative to the International Labour Organisation.
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Human Rights Council 50th Session
Donatella Benjamin, SI UN Rep in Geneva, reports on the nexus between climate change and violence against women and girls (VAWG).
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Save the Ocean, Protect the Future
Rita Nogueira Ramos, blogs from the 4th UN Ocean Conference, held in Lisbon, Portugal, 27 June – 1 July 2022.
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A Sustainable Economy For People and Planet
Berthe De Vos-Neven reports from the 110th International Labour Conference in Geneva.