End male violence on the route from conflict to peace

Kimberley Evans

Yesterday in Brussels the European Women's Lobby held an event for their collaborative project entitled: "#womensvoices: From conflict to peace? Women and girls’ voices on the move". The project "aims to raise awareness on the situation of women and girls fleeing conflict and travelling through Europe, looking especially at the protection risks they face in terms of male violence against women both on the ground and with regards to the asylum procedures and policies.”

How urban planning can tackle inequality

Kimberley Evans

“Cities are not only facing increasing heterogeneity, but also growing economic inequality and spatial segregation.” Explaining the crucial role of urban planners in fostering social cohesion and advancing sustainable urban development is Franziska Schreiber, expert on urbanisation at adelphi, the leading independent think tank and public policy consultancy on climate, environment and development.

Kenya: using the lives of refugees to blackmail Europe

Kimberley Evans

The proposed decision of the Kenyan government to shut down two of the world’s largest refugee camps is surprising, for a country that hosts over 600,104 refugees stemming mainly from conflict-ridden Somalia and South Sudan, and who have nowhere else to go. The government insists that its actions are based on security concerns, but according to The Economist, “money is probably the real reason for the sudden announcement.”

Life expectancy increased by 5 years since 2000, but health inequalities persist

Staff

The World Health Organisation has released its annual “World Health Statistics”, the definitive source of information on the health of the world’s people. Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year’s “World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs", the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015.

The social protection policies that can give Europe a more secure foothold

Martino Pillitteri

Social inclusion, poverty reduction, inequality, CSR, migration, NGOs relations with Eu Commission. The state of the art on social affairs, challenges and proposals addressed by Lieve Fransen, former Director, Europe 2020 Social Policies DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at the European Commission.

Millennials at work: less bureaucracy wanted

Kimberley Evans

Millennials are facing a tough time with regards to employment. In most regions - despite being more educated, richer, and better fed than the baby-boomer generation - they are twice as likely to be unemployed than their elders. According to the founder of the global youth think tank ThinkYoung, Andrea Gerosa, we need less bureaucracy and more highly skilled workers.

Most poor renting families struggle to obtain and maintain housing

Monica Straniero

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.

Champions in charity

Kimberley Evans

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.

Leaked papers affirm TTIP deal would put corporate interests before health and environment

Staff

The 248 pages of the leaked Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiating texts obtained by Greenpeace Netherlands, unveil U.S. attempts to undermine EU environment and health protection laws.

Agrochemical companies find loopholes

Staff

In Europe, GMOs are hugely unpopular, with most people rejecting them and governments banning them. However, agrochemical companies are finding loopholes, and now claiming that GMOs which are produced through a range of new techniques called gene-editing don't in fact count as GMOs at all.