Why is female genital cutting practised, and what is being done to eliminate it?
Today marks International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). First observed in 2012, the United Nations General Assembly declared 6 February as a day to raise awareness of, educate the public about, and encourage local and international action to end FGM. What is female genital mutilation? Female genital mutilation (FGM) is universally […]
Virtual UN & Australia Sustainable Partnerships Forum to be Australia’s major SDGs event for 2021
The UN is urging governments, companies, communities and individuals to fund and promote solutions to get the world back on track to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement. On 20 and 21 April 2021, we will bring together governments of all levels, businesses, universities, start-ups, students and community organisations to […]
EU must place social justice ‘at its core’ to lift people out of poverty
World Bank/Mano Strauch Some 20 million children in the EU are at risk of poverty according to the Special Rapporteur’s report. The European Union’s failure to lift 20 million people out of poverty by 2020, is “a defeat for social rights”, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, urging the bloc to boldly […]