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24 June Jun 2016 1514 24 June 2016 Brexit: The fight for human rights is a common struggle
According to the European Disability Forum,the tone of the UK campaign, which was characterized by a divisive public debate on migration, reminds us of what is at stake and what we need to fight for, within a strong EU.
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24 June Jun 2016 1220 24 June 2016 Brexit, the third sector will not leave its commitments
Civil society organizations voice out their concerns on the UK’s decision to leave Europe. While the country is about to abandon the Union, the third sector players pledge to remain united to fulfill their social engagements.
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24 June Jun 2016 0928 24 June 2016 UK and EU must maintain strong reputation as leaders in international development
Diane Sheard, interim Europe Executive Director at The ONE Campaign calls on all UK political leaders to confirm their commitment to that cause, which is at the heart of British values.
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23 June Jun 2016 1013 23 June 2016 Simon Maxwell: «Stopping migration through development is a myth»
«I do think that it is a myth to believe that if only there were more development in the countries that are sending migrants to Europe, then the migration would stop», says the former Director of the Overseas Development Institute (1997-2009), Simon Maxwell, in this interview released to Afronline during the European Development Days. «In the modern world, people move to seek a better life».
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21 June Jun 2016 0930 21 June 2016 Better conflict and peace building? Look to technology and local empowerment
With the scale and complexity of conflicts increasing worldwide, conflict prevention is now higher on the UN agenda than ever before. Meeting in Brussels last week, experts discussed past, present, and future peace building and conflict prevention. The future? Technology and local empowerment.
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20 June Jun 2016 0949 20 June 2016 The global number of refugees stands at 65.3 million
According to The UN annual report marking World Refugee Day, 1 in every 113 on earth is an asylum- seeker, internally displaced or a refugee.
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17 June Jun 2016 1156 17 June 2016 Overwhelming love for Jo Cox
The signs of affection for Jo Cox displayed by million of people around the world is moving and mounting. The silent majority of men and women who share her values and commitments is voicing its love for her.
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16 June Jun 2016 1325 16 June 2016 Protecting workers in the supply chain would help to end poverty
The 105th International Labour Conference (ILC) closed following two weeks of deliberations on key world of work issues, including decent work in global supply chains.
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10 June Jun 2016 1327 10 June 2016 70mn Europeans have poor literacy: EU targets building skills in new agenda
Today in Brussels, the European Commission adopted a new and comprehensive Skills Agenda for Europe. The aim is to ensure that people develop a broad set of skills from early on in life and to make the most of Europe’s human capital, which will ultimately boost employability, competitiveness and growth in Europe.
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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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9 June Jun 2016 1248 09 June 2016 UNESCO: Our cultural diversity is under attack, we need to protect our heritage for peace
With the increasing targeting and attacks on cultural heritage sites across the world, but especially the Middle East and Africa, UNESCO are holding a high-level conference called #unite4heritage in Brussels this 9-10 June with technical experts. The aim? To strengthen policy advocacy for better recognition of cultural diversity in strategies for reconstruction and peacebuilding.
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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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7 June Jun 2016 1654 07 June 2016 EU Commission offers new solutions to manage migrant crisis
The European Commission has today set out plans for a new results-oriented Partnership Framework to mobilise and focus EU action and resources in our external work on managing migration.
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6 June Jun 2016 1154 06 June 2016 To divest or not to divest - What is the question?
The discussion in the session ‘To divest or not to divest – What is the question?’, which took place at the European Foundation Centre Annual General Assembly on 26 May 2016 has centered on the fossil fuel divestment and explored whether foundations should divest their endowments as part of their response to climate change.
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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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24 May May 2016 1730 24 May 2016 Kenya: using the lives of refugees to blackmail Europe
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.”
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24 May May 2016 1540 24 May 2016 Will the new migration plan compact Europe?
Italian Prime Minister Renzi’s ‘Migration Compact’ is set to be integrated into a new European Commission plan that will be unveiled in June, but without the original proposal of euro bonds as a guarantee to attract private investment enough to reach the €60 billion target aimed towards addressing the root causes of migration in the regions of the Middle East, North Africa, the Sahel, and the Horn of Africa.