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Syria 2 August Aug 2016 1530 02 August 2016 Humanitarian corridor proposal deeply flawed
A statement from over 35 Syrian, regional and international humanitarian, human rights and development organisations on the Russia-Syrian proposal to establish "humanitarian corridors" out of Aleppo.
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Awarness Campaign 29 July Jul 2016 0943 29 July 2016 Migrants, what if they knew the risks before they left ?
Migrants have voiced the horrors of their trip across the Mediterranean in a new media campaign. The goal? Discouraging potential migrants from attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
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Role models 28 July Jul 2016 1512 28 July 2016 Raluca Popescu, the Romanian councillor with disability
Be inspired by Raluca Popescu, the woman who was elected Councillor of the Romanian town of Timisoara. «Accessibility of the city will be an important objective for me in the next 4 years» she said.
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SDGs 27 July Jul 2016 1102 27 July 2016 Extreme poverty affects 1 in 8 people in the world
According to the first progress report on Goals for a Sustainable World released by the UN,nearly 800 million people suffer from hunger, 5.9 million children die before they reach the age of five. The report provides the most up-to-date statistics on poverty, hunger, education and sanitation, among others, so that the world can address urgent global challenges over the next 15 years.
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Brexit 26 July Jul 2016 1011 26 July 2016 Erasmus program no longer a certainty for UK
Active for over 30 years across 27 countries, the Erasmus has enriched over 2 million Europeans' lives with cultural and academic exchange. However, following Brexit, the Erasmus scheme’s UK future is no longer certain.
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Turkey 26 July Jul 2016 1002 26 July 2016 Evidence doesn't lie: Detainees are being subjected to beatings, torture and rape
According to Amnesty International, more than 10,000 people have been detained since the failed coup. They are held in unofficial detention centers where their rights have been systematically violated.
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Aid 22 July Jul 2016 1606 22 July 2016 The achievements of EU international cooperation and development activities
The first report based on the new "EU International Cooperation and Development Results Framework" provides a selection of results achieved in about 100 partner countries across the globe with the support of EU-funded projects and programmes.
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Development 22 July Jul 2016 0942 22 July 2016 EU-Africa: beyond dialogue for a cooperation on equal terms
Despite the important number of avenues for discussions, a considerable gap remains between the expectations for cooperation between EU and Africa States respectively.
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Turkey 20 July Jul 2016 1120 20 July 2016 What remains of the agreement on refugees ?
Four months have passed since the entry into force of the agreement between the EU and Turkey. This deal received widespread criticism with some claiming that it will remain unimplemented or, worse still, ignored by Turkey. Vita Int analyzes the state of the art with Professor Chiara Favilli from the University of Florence, a lecturer in European Union law.
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Refugees 19 July Jul 2016 1425 19 July 2016 A poor welcome from rich countries
The six wealthiest nations host less than 9% of the world’s refugees while poorer countries shoulder most of the responsibility. The world's richest countries can and should do much more to help the world’s most vulnerable people who have fled their homes because of violence and conflict.
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Justice 18 July Jul 2016 1328 18 July 2016 World celebrates first ever Mandela Day with call to action
18 July is Nelson Mandela’s birthday, and it is also the first ‘Mandela Day’ to be marked since we lost him after a long illness. Mandela Day is an opportunity for each of us to bring the best out of ourselves by taking some form of action in solidarity with others, to be of service, and to inspire change in our world.
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Nice attack 15 July Jul 2016 1547 15 July 2016 It is time to reckon with the various shades of Jihad à la carte
Muslim organizations denounce terrorism when it strikes in Brussels, Paris, London and Nice. “The not in my name” crowd though, justifies jihad when it strikes in Israel and Syria, argues Valentina Colombo.
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Nutrition 15 July Jul 2016 1102 15 July 2016 Commissioner Mimica and young activists cook up a storm
The One Campaign teams up with the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development to raise awareness of the importance of a nutritious, balanced diet, in our partner countries.
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Inequality 14 July Jul 2016 1432 14 July 2016 Domestic violence a key cause of women's homelessness
1 in 3 women cite domestic violence as the main cause of their homelessness, and 60% cite it as a cause of their homelessness. Women engage in coping strategies to avoid becoming visibly homeless, rather than presenting to shelters or sleep rough on the street they will generally sleep in parks, train stations, sofa-surf or end up in prostitution as a means of avoiding sleeping rough.
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Revolving door 12 July Jul 2016 1509 12 July 2016 Barroso, the European elitist who benefits from a divided EU
The appointment of former European Commission president Manuel Barroso drew outcry and condemnation. Corporate Europe Observatory: «The revolving door is just one symptom of the perverse symbiosis that exists between big business and the public authorities that should be working for the public interests».
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Independent living 11 July Jul 2016 1503 11 July 2016 Disability, the glass half full and half empty
Praise and delusion. The implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities voted by the European Parliament according to civil society organizations.
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Global future 11 July Jul 2016 1020 11 July 2016 World Population Day: Investing in teenage girls
On World Population Day this year, the UN is focusing on investing in teenage girls, with 1 in 3 girls in developing countries being already married by the age of 18. "I urge all Governments, businesses and civil society to support and invest in teenage girls. Everyone deserves the benefits of economic growth and social progress. Let us work together to ensure a life of security, dignity and opportunity for all," says UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon.
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Inequality 8 July Jul 2016 1128 08 July 2016 The best time for humans to be alive
According to key scholars, we have never had it so good. Life expectancy has risen by more in the past 50 years than in the previous 1,000. One-eighth of the globe lived in extreme poverty as opposed to two-fifths at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Global illiteracy has dropped from one-half to one-sixth in the same span of time. In today's world, a child born almost anywhere today can expect to grow up healthier, wealthier and smarter than at any other time in history.
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Indipendent living 7 July Jul 2016 1721 07 July 2016 A step forward to advance the rights of people with disabilities
The European Parliament voted the report supporting the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities urging the European Commission and Members States to do their part.
