Posts Tagged ‘UN’
Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and girls across all walks of life. The 2023 theme for International Women’s Day is DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality. The Accomplishments of women and girls in the digital world have been against all odds, in a field that has historically…
Read MoreImpact of Modern Slavery on Women
Ms. Urmila Bhoola, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, recently presented a report to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. In her report she spoke of the impact of slavery and servitude on marginalized migrant women workers in the global domestic economy and the responsibility that States have to protect these women. She…
Read MoreDenounce the Injustice of this Shameful Crime
Pope Francis continues to speak out against the plague of human trafficking. During his Angelus message the day prior to the International Day Against Trafficking in Persons he said: “Dear brothers and sisters, tomorrow is the UN-sponsored World Day against Trafficking in Persons. This plague reduces many men, women and children to slavery for the…
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International Women’s Day 2018 Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. In his message for International Women’s Day 2018 UN Secretary General, António Guterres, states “Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time, and the greatest human…
Read MoreLeave No One Behind
End Violence Against Women The International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women is celebrated each year on 25th November. The theme of this day for 2017 is Leave No One Behind: End Violence Against Women and Children. In a recent report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, stated: “Gender…
Read MoreEnforcing Accountability of States & Businesses in Supply Chains
Report of UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery At the UN General Assembly on 8th July 2015 the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Urmila Bhoola, presented a report in which she provided a thematic study on enforcing the accountability of States and businesses for preventing, mitigating and redressing contemporary forms of slavery in…
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