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15 June Jun 2016 1503 15 June 2016 Women farmers are key to tackling rural poverty
Worldwide, women comprise about 40 % of the agricultural labour force and play a crucial role in food production, processing and marketing of produce along agricultural value chains. Although they have a critical role to play in all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), women and girls across the world still face significant discrimination in access to productive resources and economic opportunities in agriculture.
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15 June Jun 2016 1058 15 June 2016 Leave no one behind: we need more inclusivity for disabled women and migrant workers
Marking the 10th anniversary of a United Nations treaty that protects the rights of persons with disabilities, senior UN officials are highlighting the critical role people with disabilities play as invaluable partners to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. "We need greater inclusivity for disabled women and migrant workers" say key members of civil society.
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14 June Jun 2016 1017 14 June 2016 Malnutrition Becoming the “New Normal” Across the Globe
Malnutrition is on the rise in every country in the world and is a leading global driver of disease. Published today, the 2016 Global Nutrition Report shows that 44% of countries now experience very serious levels of both undernutrition and adult overweight & obesity, and that, despite good progress in some countries, the world is off track to reduce and reverse this trend
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10 June Jun 2016 1045 10 June 2016 Peace agreements with women last longer, so why aren't we included?
15 years after the UN security council passed resolution 1325, women are still largely excluded from the formal peace process. To highlight the political, social, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution work of women living in challenging environments across the Arab States Region, UN Women have started a six-part documentary series called “We Are Here”.
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8 June Jun 2016 1226 08 June 2016 Restrictive EU migration policies force desperate people to take deadly routes
While interior ministers meet tomorrow to discuss EU migration policies, people trying to reach the safety of Europe continue to die en route. Caritas Europa and Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe calls on European leaders to alter its restrictive approach to migration. Policies focused on deterrence, including the agreement with Turkey, are not stopping people from trying to reach our countries. Instead, they prolong suffering and push people into the hands of smugglers and traffickers, who find even more dangerous entry routes.
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8 June Jun 2016 1147 08 June 2016 Time for EU to walk the talk on 2030 sustainable development agenda
SDG Watch Europe, an alliance of 70 organisations including the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Plan International and the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), has today (6 June) written to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker calling for him to adopt, as a matter of urgency, an overarching strategy to guide implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
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3 June Jun 2016 1150 03 June 2016 End male violence on the route from conflict to peace
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.”
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31 May May 2016 0907 31 May 2016 Dignity at sea level
A cemetery of 200 floating gravestones off the Aegean coast of Turkey pays tribute to the 4000 Syrians who died in the Mediterranean sea, and attempts to wash away the apathy of our collective conscience.
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30 May May 2016 1249 30 May 2016 How urban planning can tackle inequality
“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.
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25 May May 2016 1648 25 May 2016 Why women will save the planet
Friends of the Earth have just published a book combining environmentalism and feminism. Entitled 'Why Women Will Save the Planet', the collection of articles and interviews is "from some of the leading lights of the environmental and feminist movements demonstrates that achieving gender equality is vital if we are to protect the environment upon which we all depend."