Tag: GVADJune
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Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter
26 June 1945, is recognised as one of the most significant dates in modern history. Following months of negotiations, representatives from 50 countries signed the Charter of the United Nations.
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There’s Power in Partnership
SI Representative to UNESCO, Marie-Christine, and guest blogger Martine Levy, WAGGGS Representative to UNESCO, demonstrate the power of partnership for women and girls.
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Build back better, build back greener – Act#ForNature
As part of the preparations for UNEA-5, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UNEA Presidency, and partners from Major Groups and Stakeholders (MGS) organised The Act #For Nature Forum on the Sunday 7-12 June 2020.
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Launch of UN Human Rights Report 2019
Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, invited Non-Governmental Organisations to join her for the virtual launch from Geneva of the UN Human Rights Report 2019 at the beginning of June.
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COVID-19 AND FOOD SECURITY: THE CASE OF AFRICA
SI UN Representative to the FAO, Liliana Mosca, reports on the impact of COVID-19 on food security across Africa.
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“FEEDING THE FORGOTTEN”: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 2 IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
Food is intrinsic for survival and is a fundamental human right. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 posits that by 2030, it is aimed that hunger and malnutrition will be eradicated. But with the COVID-19 pandemic, this goal may never materialise. While the world is focused on the arrival of a vaccine; governments anxiously wanting to…
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Beijing+25: Women and the Environment
As the first in our series of blogs relating to the twelve critical areas of concern outlined in the Beijing Platform for Action, Janet Hall Schempf, Environmental Impact Analyst, Habitat Biologist, and SIA Member, examines the impact of environmental changes on progress towards gender equality in the world today.
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Water, Sanitation, and Climate Action
SI Advocacy Advisor, Pat black reports from the UN High-Level Virtual Panel Meeting, ‘Accelerating Implementation of the 2030 Agenda through Water, Sanitation and Climate Action’.
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The SDGs: Where do Southeast Asian Women and Girls Stand?
SI’s UN Representative in Bangkok, Theresa Devasahayam, reflects on the findings of the 3rd South-East Asia Forum on Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals held last October at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Let’s Reinvent School, following COVID-19 crisis
School closings around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic pose an unprecedented threat to the education, protection and well-being of children. What about that exactly? Can we speak of a sacrificed 2020 generation? Should we accelerate the implementation of a 3.0 Education?