Category: Blog
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Solidarity of NGOs Facing the Pandemic
Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, looks at how can civil society support populations exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic through strengthened cooperation between NGOs and UNESCO.
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International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos-Neven, gives us an overview on the 100-year-old history of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) working to regulate and end child labour, culminating in the UN’s International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour in 2021.
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Eating Better: For Us and the Planet!
SI UN Representative, Mary Muia, explains why food will be a hot topic at this year’s United Nations Environment Assembly.
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CSocD59: The First Virtual Civil Society Forum (CSF)
A round-up of the first virtual Civil Society Forum (CSF) webinars. Organised by NGO CSocD and featuring an impressive array of speakers, three thematic sessions took place online between 9-11 February 2021.
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Human Rights During a Pandemic: Another Casuality
A new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reveals how the current multifaceted COVID-19 crisis has both exposed and amplified pre-existing human rights inequalities.
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How Digital Finance Can Help achieve SDGs Around the World
As the fifty-ninth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD59) commences, SI New York UN Representative, Maria Fornella, offers her thoughts on how the phenomenon of digital finance can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out by the 2030 Agenda. “During COVID-19, governments have developed an enormous digital capacity to disburse social…
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2020 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons
Blog by Linda Witong, SI Advocacy Advisor. According to the recently released Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, female victims continue to be particularly affected by trafficking in persons. In 2018 for every 10 victims detected globally, about five were adult women and two were girls. About one third of the overall detected victims were children,…
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UNESCO’s Regional Expert Consultations Against Gender Stereotypes
Blog by Marie-Christine Griers, SI UN Representative, Paris On 11 January, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culture Organisation (UNESCO) held the first edition in its webinar series, ‘Regional Expert Consultations against Gender Stereotypes’. Targeted at decision-makers, academic and scientific communities, NGOs and civil society, the discussion in this first webinar covered the impact of…
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‘We the Peoples’ in Conversation with UN Secretary-General
As part of the UN75 celebrations, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterrez, discusses the key priorities for the United Nations as it responds to the findings of the UN75 global survey.
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Women and Health
As we reach the twenty-five-year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, we can say that there have been considerable developments in specific areas of women’s health, but this year, many of these advances have not withstood the effects of the pandemic