By Roberto Savio* Rome, March 2019 – If we ever needed a proof, to see how the political system has become self referent, and unable to update itself, the last student march, in more than 1.000 towns, is a very good example. Of course, politicians referred to it in declarations…
Editorial – The Observer Children are right to call politicians to account over a global crisis The Observer view on the school climate strikes: For those who care passionately about our planet’s future, these are dispiriting times. Fossil fuel emissions, which are now causing…
Brianna Fruean and others –The Guardian As young people walk out of classrooms for a global climate strike, a panel of campaigners share their reasons for action I am from the Central Taiwan Plains Indigenous People. As the indigenous people of Taiwan, we have a particular…
Intellectuals- to take the lead in social mobilization and ensure that all required changes are implemented before it is too late. Agreement Proposal for Academic, Scientific, Artistic and Literary Communities -in short, for “Each unique human being capable of creating, there…
*Press release disseminated by the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue 12 March 2019, GENEVA – Multilateralism must be people-driven. The current rise of populism around the world is inextricably linked to a feeling of being excluded and kept out of…
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 2019 (IPS) – After an exhaustive study of modern day slavery, the Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded there are over 40 million people who are victims of slavery, including 25 million in forced labour and 15…
Human Wrongs Watch* More than six in 10 children globally lack access to social protection, leaving them particularly vulnerable to falling into chronic poverty, the UN said on Wednesday [6 February 2019], warning also that some governments are cutting State cash entitlements…
Opinion, By Amina J. Mohammed* UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1 2019 (IPS) – After flying into the city of Bol in the Republic of Chad, over the lush fields and receding lakes, we landed to a rapturous welcome from traditional rulers and local women. Their faces reflected a hope and…
Human Wrong Watch – Source: Agencies of the United Nations The latest Global Report On Trafficking In Persons, released on Tuesday [29 January 2019] by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at UN headquarters in New York, shows a record-high number of cases…
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Jan 24 2019 (IPS) – While rates have decreased, school violence and bullying is still a major global issue, contributing to lasting impacts on youth, a United Nations agency found. During the 2019 Education World Forum, taking place in…
