Category: Blog
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Women & the Economy
Women have vast and positive impacts on the economy, in business, agriculture, and industry, and as domestic workers, market vendors, migrant workers, and through their unpaid care work. Despite some progress, obstacles to women’s full and equal participation, including the lack of an enabling environment, persist.
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Literacy teaching and learning in 2020
SI UN Representative, Evelyne para examines the impact of COVID-19 on lifelong education and learning.
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The Intent and Importance of the Istanbul Convention
SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos, explains the intent and importance of the Istanbul Convention.
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Progress On Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools
As the world turns its attention to ‘Building Back Better’, Linda Witong offers excellent insight in her review of the 2020 WASH Report regarding the Progress On Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools.
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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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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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Older Women on the SI Road to Equality
Frances Zainoeddin, SI UN Representative in New York asks tough questions.
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Emerging Human Trafficking Trends in the face of COVID-19
ODIHR and UN Women release a report based on a global survey of survivors of trafficking and frontline stakeholders.