education
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5 May May 2016 1146 05 May 2016 Youth Speak Forum, change starts with the young
The Youth Speak Forum is AIESEC’s international event, now in its first edition in Italy. Organised by AIESEC Italia, it will take place at the Bocconi University of Milan on the 12th of May. The event main theme is education, the most urgent issue at global level according to young people, as shown by the results of the Youth Speak Survey, released by AIESEC in cooperation with the United Nations.
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4 May May 2016 0950 04 May 2016 Most poor renting families struggle to obtain and maintain housing
While the Canadian city of Medicine Hat has recently become the first city to end homelessness, many people are increasingly being made homeless because they cannot afford their rent, or their landlord kicks them out at the end of a tenancy agreement.
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3 May May 2016 1153 03 May 2016 Champions in charity
Against all odds, Leicester City Football Club won the Premier League title, in “one of the greatest sporting stories of all time”. The football club started the campaign with 5000-1 odds, but ended up victorious against Tottenham. Now Claudio Ranieri's football club can use its newfound spotlight to draw attention to the numerous charities it supports, including Place2Be and the Spark Arts For Children.
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25 April Apr 2016 1743 25 April 2016 The feminisation of poverty
With the recent Panama Papers disclosure, inequality in world wealth is gaining greater media attention. Alongside this, feminism is living its fourth wave, and Hillary and Bernie - one representing a chance for women, the other inequality - are up against each other in America. But what is often ignored is that tackling issues relating to gender and poverty can be done intersectionally.
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19 April Apr 2016 1623 19 April 2016 10 years of human rights for persons with disabilities
Today is the 10th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Celebrations are being held by the UN in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, to praise the Convention that saw the change from viewing persons with disabilities as objects of charity and social protection, towards seeing them as full and equal members of society.
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14 April Apr 2016 1837 14 April 2016 Eu migrants don't work hard for the welfare
According to the Oxford University report “Pulling power: Why are EU citizens migrating to the UK?" non-British European citizens cross the Channel to seek employment proving wrong those who claim migrants are contributing to the bankruptcy of the British welfare state.
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11 April Apr 2016 1315 11 April 2016 Women in social enterprise: "We face obstacles, but feel empowered"
In 2015, the European Women's Lobby launched WEstart: a study of 1000 women social entrepreneurs in 10 EU countries. The results of the study reveal that many women social entrepreneurs began their businesses because of a personal experience, and their social enterprises are in the vital fields of healthcare, social services and education.
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11 April Apr 2016 1003 11 April 2016 We need to invest in welfare state to fight poverty
Europe is losing the battle against poverty. Caritas new report "End Poverty in Europe – Our solutions to make it happen" offers solutions to win this battle.
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8 April Apr 2016 1451 08 April 2016 Tough new measures on those buying sex, prostitutes protest
Yesterday France became the fifth country in Europe to adopt the Nordic Model, which penalises the buyers instead of the sellers of sex. Feminists have hailed this as a landmark step for France and the fight for gender equality as a whole, but outside the French parliament sex workers were protesting the new measures. Why?
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8 April Apr 2016 1326 08 April 2016 Unicef calls for a well-managed process to determine each child’s best interests
With the process of returning refugees and migrants from the Greek islands to Turkey underway as part of the EU-Turkey agreement, UNICEF reminds States of their duty to care and protect all children and give them a full and fair hearing when deciding on their future.