“Education for All”: A Hollow Pledge for International Migrant Children and Youth in the Global South?
августа 21, 2017 21:00This think piece argues that the commitment and right to quality education for all will ring hollow without serious measures to overcome the access and inclusion barriers that face millions of school-age migrant children and youth. These access and inc...
Nurses Join Forces With Labor Union to Launch Healthcare Platform Cooperative
августа 21, 2017 15:00With support from the United Health Workers West — a 150,000-member strong union — nurses in California have launched the NursesCan Cooperative to create more opportunities to use their skills in the swiftly-changing healthcare industry.
UK: SDGs and economic and social rights under the Brexit uncertainty
августа 20, 2017 23:08
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The present and future of economic and social rights in the UK will depend considerably on the legal and policy consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.
In recent years, the UK has introduced significant changes to its welfare state with the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. The reforms were justified on two grounds: deficit reduction and ending welfare dependency by facilitating access to work.
Peru: History of crimes against people and the environment
августа 20, 2017 22:26
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In the first four months of 2017, severe floods isolated hundreds of Peruvian towns, leaving thousands of families homeless and destroying over 100 bridges. The waters have swept away bridges and roads. The Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali and Napo rivers, in the Amazon region, are under red alert because owing to a critical level of flow and danger of overflow. According to the World Bank, damage to the environment has an economic cost of 3.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and mainly affects the poorest populations. In spite of te high vulnerability to human-made natural disasters, the national Social Watch report finds tenacious resistance to more sustainable practices by those who argue that environmental regulation is an obstacle to economic growth and corporate profits.
Armenia: End of transition? Nationalization of the SDGs
августа 20, 2017 22:23
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The Armenian government seeks to liberalize socioeconomic and political activities in a framework of respect for human rights and gender equality, acknowledges the national Social Watch report. Over the past ...
Organizing for Urban Resilience … and, Possibly, for Transformation: TDCs in Bharatpur, Nepal
августа 20, 2017 21:00This think piece explores the role of Tole Development Committees in Bharatpur, Nepal, and argues that they make important contributions to urban resilience. In the context of Nepal they are sources of innovative local-level partnerships and ways of ap...
We need a change in paradigm
августа 17, 2017 10:17
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“Social Protection is a Human Right. Every right has a right holder and a duty bearer. We know who the right holders are: every human being, particularly those more in need of social protection: The right to be protected and cared is a right of children, the elderly, the sick, the people with disabilities" said Roberto Bissio, coordinator of Social Watch, speaking on behalf of the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) in the side event: “Global Partnership on Universal Social Protection: Ending Poverty by 2030” held during the HLPF on July 10th.
CGC inks MoU to support sub-contractors of the Pan Borneo Highway Project
августа 17, 2017 2:26
Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) involving five parties to provide financial guarantees to eligible domestic sub-contractors through its Bizjamin/-i scheme, for the Pan Borneo Highway Project. The MoU was inked between CGC, RHB Islamic Bank Berhad, SME Bank Berhad, Syarikat Jaminan Pinjaman Perniagaan (SJPP) and Unit […]
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Could the Marijuana Industry Bring Public Banking to California?
августа 16, 2017 16:59Marijuana-related businesses in California could play a role in shaking up the U.S. banking sector. Earlier this month, California's state treasurer John Chiang called a meeting to explore the issue of banking access for businesses in the marijuana industry — and the possibility of doing it through a publicly-owned bank.
Chiang said that interest in public banking was gaining traction due to "a deep public dissatisfaction with our private banking system."
PRODUCTORES Y ORGANIZACIONES INDIGENAS DE DIFERENTES PROVINCIAS DEL PAIS MARCHA POR LA DEFENSA DE LAS SEMILLAS NATIVAS Y CRIOLLAS.
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