7 priority actions to protect all refugee and migrant children

Staff

A coalition of NGOs call for responses to migration to be effective or protect children unless they systematically take into account their best interests and specific needs.

Chester wins the Access City Award 2017

Staff

The award is organised by the European Commission together with the European Disability Forum. It recognises and celebrates cities for their efforts to make it easier for disabled and older people to gain access to public areas such as housing, children’s play areas, public transport or communication technologies.

Disability hate crime on the rise in Europe

Staff

Tomorrow, on 30 November, the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) will hold a round table on disability hate crime. The event will focus on three questions: what is disability hate crime; key findings of ENIL’s research in 2016; and improving cooperation among different actors to better prevent and address disability hate crime.

South Africa welcomes the first World Summit on Community Philanthropy

Anna Omodei

It will be held in Johannesburg on December 2nd and 3rd. It is sponsored by the Global Fund for Community Foundations and the Global Alliance for Community Philanthropy. Assifero - National Association of Foundations and Bodies of Philanthropy Institutional, will be representing Italy

NGOs urge the EU to agree an action plan that respects their promises on development and aid effectiveness

Staff

Today, as the EU adopted its Common Position for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation High Level Meeting taking place in Nairobi on 30 November - 1 December, Europe’s development NGOs urged EU leaders to set themselves a clear timeline to achieve their commitments, crucial to delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Inclusion begins at the dinner table

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Fondazione CRT arrives at the “Championing Philanthropy” exhibition at Philanthropy House, Brussels, with the project “Guess who’s coming to dinner?” featuring migrant families who felt the desire to open up themselves and their homes to meeting and sharing offering a special family dinner.

Progress against AIDS has stalled

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Ahead of World AIDS Day, ONE warns there really isn’t anything new in our report this year. And that’s a problem

Social innovation takes over Lecce

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100 representatives coming from all over Europe are gathering in the Italian city of Lecce to discuss the state of the art of social innovation, paving the way for new ideas and methods

The cost of violence against women

Monica Straniero

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a global moment championed by the United Nations. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) happens in every country, not only in situations of conflict or crisis, but in contexts others call peaceful, and in both public and private spaces.

Good practices in labour migration governance for domestic workers

Staff

Promoting practical knowledge on migrant domestic workers’ protection can help improve their working conditions, a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report says.