International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
This year, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) fell on Monday, November 25th and focused on the theme of Standing up to Rape. (more…)
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Climate Change — a Driver of Inequality
By: Sr. Barbara Bozak
“Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality” was the theme of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, held at the UN Headquarters in New York on July 9-18 of this year. (more…)
Financing For Development Forum
Report on the Forum on Financing for Development to Fund the Sustainable Development Goals
By: Sr. Marianne Sennick
In 2000, the UN adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to eliminate the pervasive issues of poverty, illiteracy, illness, and lack of a decent standard of living. The MDGs were supposed to be a means of tackling these intractable problems. So, to continue the process of eradicating these endemic situations, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a measure to achieve them by 2030. (more…)
