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Partnership for Global Justice July 2013 UN UPDATE
UN Update for June 2013: Partnership for Global Justice
UN Update for May 2013: Partnership for Global Justice
UN Update for April 2013: Partnership for Global Justice
As of 5 April, only 1,000 days remain until the end of the 2015 target date for achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). UN Women is actively working on the achievement of the MDGs, for which women and girls play a pivotal role. The CSW 57 outcome document addresses discrimination and violence against women and girls at the global, regional and national levels and in assisting States, upon their request, in their efforts to eliminate and prevent all forms of violence against women and girls. Here are some highlights of the 2013 State of the World Girls Report
A GIRL’S RIGHT TO LEARN WITHOUT FEAR
Adolescent girls have much to gain from education. Those who complete primary and secondary education are likely to earn a greater income over their lifetimes, to have fewer unwanted pregnancies, to marry later and to break the cycle of poverty within families and communities.
THE PREVALENCE OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE EXPERIENCED BY SCHOOL CHILDREN IS UNACCEPTABLE.
· Between 500 million and 1.5 billion children experience violence every year, many within schools.
· Worldwide, an estimated 150 million girls and 73 million boys have experienced sexual violence.
· Nearly half of all sexual assaults are committed against girls younger than 16 years of age. Children as young as six are victims of rape.
· Bullying is also pervasive: surveys show between one-fifth (China) and two-thirds (Zambia) of children have reported being victims of verbal of physical bullying.
· Millions more children live in fear of being physically abused under the guise of discipline; more than 80 percent of students in some countries suffer corporal punishment at school.
EIGHT KEY PRINCIPLES FOR FRAMING EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ARE:
1. Comprehensive and integrated action: must be gender-responsive, take into account the diversity of experiences and needs of marginalized girls and boys and look specifically at school context.
2. Effective legislation and regulation: must explicitly protect children from violence, ensure accountability, and treat all children equally.
3. Safe and effective reporting and response: mechanisms must be clear, proportionate, and consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
4. Evidence-based policy: interventions must be supported by sufficient and credible data on the nature and scope of school related gender based violence.
5. Well-supported, well-trained personnel: all must be well-trained, equipped and supported to respond to gender-based violence in and around schools.
6. Partnership: all involved with children must be partners in addressing the vulnerability of children en route to and from school grounds.
7. Inclusiveness: whole communities must be involved to change harmful attitudes and shift social norms with emphasis on sexual health and sexual rights.
8. Participation: girls and boys must be recognized as key participants in developing solutions to address school related gender-based violence.
In adopting and applying these principles, governments can bring a strong national focus to tackling gender-based violence in schools. They can be champion of girls’ rights by ensuring girls’ access to the schooling that enables them to realize their full potential. (full report:plan-international.org/girls)
Partnership for Global Justice
Annual Meeting
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Church Center, United Nations
Simone Campbell - Justice Award and Speaker
www.partnershipforglobaljustice.com
Pictures below:
At the CSW: Deirdre facilitating a side event, co-sponsored by the Partnership
A GIRL’S RIGHT TO LEARN WITHOUT FEAR
Adolescent girls have much to gain from education. Those who complete primary and secondary education are likely to earn a greater income over their lifetimes, to have fewer unwanted pregnancies, to marry later and to break the cycle of poverty within families and communities.
THE PREVALENCE OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE EXPERIENCED BY SCHOOL CHILDREN IS UNACCEPTABLE.
· Between 500 million and 1.5 billion children experience violence every year, many within schools.
· Worldwide, an estimated 150 million girls and 73 million boys have experienced sexual violence.
· Nearly half of all sexual assaults are committed against girls younger than 16 years of age. Children as young as six are victims of rape.
· Bullying is also pervasive: surveys show between one-fifth (China) and two-thirds (Zambia) of children have reported being victims of verbal of physical bullying.
· Millions more children live in fear of being physically abused under the guise of discipline; more than 80 percent of students in some countries suffer corporal punishment at school.
EIGHT KEY PRINCIPLES FOR FRAMING EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ARE:
1. Comprehensive and integrated action: must be gender-responsive, take into account the diversity of experiences and needs of marginalized girls and boys and look specifically at school context.
2. Effective legislation and regulation: must explicitly protect children from violence, ensure accountability, and treat all children equally.
3. Safe and effective reporting and response: mechanisms must be clear, proportionate, and consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
4. Evidence-based policy: interventions must be supported by sufficient and credible data on the nature and scope of school related gender based violence.
5. Well-supported, well-trained personnel: all must be well-trained, equipped and supported to respond to gender-based violence in and around schools.
6. Partnership: all involved with children must be partners in addressing the vulnerability of children en route to and from school grounds.
7. Inclusiveness: whole communities must be involved to change harmful attitudes and shift social norms with emphasis on sexual health and sexual rights.
8. Participation: girls and boys must be recognized as key participants in developing solutions to address school related gender-based violence.
In adopting and applying these principles, governments can bring a strong national focus to tackling gender-based violence in schools. They can be champion of girls’ rights by ensuring girls’ access to the schooling that enables them to realize their full potential. (full report:plan-international.org/girls)
Partnership for Global Justice
Annual Meeting
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Church Center, United Nations
Simone Campbell - Justice Award and Speaker
www.partnershipforglobaljustice.com
Pictures below:
At the CSW: Deirdre facilitating a side event, co-sponsored by the Partnership
For more about what's happening at the UN, check out our blog by clicking here.
PARTNERSHIP FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE: UN UPDATE, MARCH 2013
10 Recommendations to Make
Justice Systems Work for Women
1. Support women’s legal organizations
For millions of women worldwide, the laws that exist on paper do not translate into equality and justice. Discriminatory laws and critical gaps in legal frameworks remain a problem in every region. Where laws and justice systems work well, they can provide an essential mechanism for women to realize their human rights. The following ten recommendations to make justice systems work are proven, achievable and, if implemented, they hold enormous potential to increase women’s access to justice and advance gender equality.
2. Support one –stop shops and specialized services to reduce attrition in the justice chain
They are at the forefront of making justice systems work for women. These organizations have been leaders in successful interventions in plural legal environments, showing it is possible to engage with plural legal systems while simultaneously supporting local cultures, traditions and practices.
The justice chain, the series of steps that a woman must take to seek redress, is characterized by high levels of attrition, whereby cases are dropped as they progress through the justice system. One way to reduce attrition, especially in cases of violence against women, is to invest in one-stop shops, which bring together vital services under one roof to collect forensic evidence, and provide legal advice, health care and other support.
3. Implement gender sensitive law reform
This is the foundation for women’s access to justice. Action is needed to repeal laws that explicitly discriminate against women, to extend the rule of law to protect women in the private domain, including domestic violence; and to address the actual impact of laws on women’s lives.
4. Use quotas to boost the number of women’s legislators
In countries where women’s representation in parliament increases substantially, it is often accompanied by new laws that advance women’s rights.
5. Put women in the front line of law enforcement
This can help to increase women’s access to justice. Data show that there is a correlation between the presence of women police officers and the reporting of sexual assault. Experience indicates that women’s police stations and gender desks must be adequately resourced, and staff expertly trained, properly rewarded and recognized for their work. All this must be part of a broader strategy to train and incentivize all police to adequately respond to women’s needs.
6. Train judges & monitor decisions
Balanced well-informed and unbiased judicial decision-making is an essential part of ensuring that women who go to court get justice. Even where laws are in place to guarantee women’s rights, they are not always properly or fairly applied by judges. Systematic tracking of judicial decision-making is needed at the national level to provide accountability to women seeking justice and to enable both civil society and governments to monitor the performance of the courts on women’s rights.
7. Increase women’s access to courts and truth commissions during and after conflict
Prosecutions are rare in sexual violence crimes. To increase the number of convictions, it is vital that international courts prioritize gender-based crimes in their prosecution strategies. Measures that make a difference include financial assistance, childcare and transport to help women overcome their practical obstacles to their participation; counseling, health-care and other long-term support; as well as provision of closed session hearings to enable women to testify about violence.
8. Initiate gender-responsive reparations programs
Reparations are the most victim-focused justice mechanism and can be a critical vehicle for women’s recovery post-recovery. To benefit women, reparation programmes must take account of all forms of sexual and gender-based violence, and include individual, community and symbolic measures as well as access to services and land restitution.
9. Invest in women’s access to justice
Only a fraction of the funding for strengthening the rule of law is being spent on justice for women and girls. In 2005 only 5% of the $4.2 billion allocated was spent on projects in which gender equality was a primary aim. To ensure governments are meeting their international commitments to put in place a legal framework that guarantees women’s rights and a functioning justice system, a significant scaling up of investments is needed.
10. Put gender equality at the heart of the MDGs
With four years left to achieve these goals it is clear that further advances depend on accelerating progress on gender equality and ensuring that excluded women and girls are not left behind. Some practical approaches to putting women’s rights at the heart of the MDGs include: abolishing user fees for health care; using stipends and cash transfers to encourage girls to go to school, delay marriage and continue education; putting women on the front line of service delivery; amplifying women’s voices in decision-making from the household to local and national levels, to ensure that policies reflect the realities of women’s lives.
Report adapted from 2011-2012 Progress on the World’s Women: In pursuit of Justice
For millions of women worldwide, the laws that exist on paper do not translate into equality and justice. Discriminatory laws and critical gaps in legal frameworks remain a problem in every region. Where laws and justice systems work well, they can provide an essential mechanism for women to realize their human rights. The following ten recommendations to make justice systems work are proven, achievable and, if implemented, they hold enormous potential to increase women’s access to justice and advance gender equality.
2. Support one –stop shops and specialized services to reduce attrition in the justice chain
They are at the forefront of making justice systems work for women. These organizations have been leaders in successful interventions in plural legal environments, showing it is possible to engage with plural legal systems while simultaneously supporting local cultures, traditions and practices.
The justice chain, the series of steps that a woman must take to seek redress, is characterized by high levels of attrition, whereby cases are dropped as they progress through the justice system. One way to reduce attrition, especially in cases of violence against women, is to invest in one-stop shops, which bring together vital services under one roof to collect forensic evidence, and provide legal advice, health care and other support.
3. Implement gender sensitive law reform
This is the foundation for women’s access to justice. Action is needed to repeal laws that explicitly discriminate against women, to extend the rule of law to protect women in the private domain, including domestic violence; and to address the actual impact of laws on women’s lives.
4. Use quotas to boost the number of women’s legislators
In countries where women’s representation in parliament increases substantially, it is often accompanied by new laws that advance women’s rights.
5. Put women in the front line of law enforcement
This can help to increase women’s access to justice. Data show that there is a correlation between the presence of women police officers and the reporting of sexual assault. Experience indicates that women’s police stations and gender desks must be adequately resourced, and staff expertly trained, properly rewarded and recognized for their work. All this must be part of a broader strategy to train and incentivize all police to adequately respond to women’s needs.
6. Train judges & monitor decisions
Balanced well-informed and unbiased judicial decision-making is an essential part of ensuring that women who go to court get justice. Even where laws are in place to guarantee women’s rights, they are not always properly or fairly applied by judges. Systematic tracking of judicial decision-making is needed at the national level to provide accountability to women seeking justice and to enable both civil society and governments to monitor the performance of the courts on women’s rights.
7. Increase women’s access to courts and truth commissions during and after conflict
Prosecutions are rare in sexual violence crimes. To increase the number of convictions, it is vital that international courts prioritize gender-based crimes in their prosecution strategies. Measures that make a difference include financial assistance, childcare and transport to help women overcome their practical obstacles to their participation; counseling, health-care and other long-term support; as well as provision of closed session hearings to enable women to testify about violence.
8. Initiate gender-responsive reparations programs
Reparations are the most victim-focused justice mechanism and can be a critical vehicle for women’s recovery post-recovery. To benefit women, reparation programmes must take account of all forms of sexual and gender-based violence, and include individual, community and symbolic measures as well as access to services and land restitution.
9. Invest in women’s access to justice
Only a fraction of the funding for strengthening the rule of law is being spent on justice for women and girls. In 2005 only 5% of the $4.2 billion allocated was spent on projects in which gender equality was a primary aim. To ensure governments are meeting their international commitments to put in place a legal framework that guarantees women’s rights and a functioning justice system, a significant scaling up of investments is needed.
10. Put gender equality at the heart of the MDGs
With four years left to achieve these goals it is clear that further advances depend on accelerating progress on gender equality and ensuring that excluded women and girls are not left behind. Some practical approaches to putting women’s rights at the heart of the MDGs include: abolishing user fees for health care; using stipends and cash transfers to encourage girls to go to school, delay marriage and continue education; putting women on the front line of service delivery; amplifying women’s voices in decision-making from the household to local and national levels, to ensure that policies reflect the realities of women’s lives.
Report adapted from 2011-2012 Progress on the World’s Women: In pursuit of Justice
PARTNERSHIP FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE – UN UPDATE – FEBRUARY 2013
The United Nations Commission on Social Development recently concluded its 10 day session in a call to give the poorest and most vulnerable populations the tools they need to lift themselves out of poverty
According to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s latest report on promoting people’s empowerment, nearly 80% of the world’s population is without adequate access to social protection, leaving those feeling powerless to improve their position. The report also states that while more than 600 million people have overcome poverty since 1990, 1 billion people are still struggling to reach that goal by 2015. Globally 200 million people were unemployed at the end of 2011, an increase of 27 million jobless persons since 2007 and 621 million young people are neither in employment, school or training nor looking for work.
The Civil Society Forum held on February 5 presented its recommendations. To read this, go to: www.ngosocdev.net and click Civil Society Declaration. Our NGO community was very present and active during these days. Here is a summary of NGO statements and recommendations presented during the Commission:
The United Nations Commission on Social Development recently concluded its 10 day session in a call to give the poorest and most vulnerable populations the tools they need to lift themselves out of poverty
According to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s latest report on promoting people’s empowerment, nearly 80% of the world’s population is without adequate access to social protection, leaving those feeling powerless to improve their position. The report also states that while more than 600 million people have overcome poverty since 1990, 1 billion people are still struggling to reach that goal by 2015. Globally 200 million people were unemployed at the end of 2011, an increase of 27 million jobless persons since 2007 and 621 million young people are neither in employment, school or training nor looking for work.
The Civil Society Forum held on February 5 presented its recommendations. To read this, go to: www.ngosocdev.net and click Civil Society Declaration. Our NGO community was very present and active during these days. Here is a summary of NGO statements and recommendations presented during the Commission:
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PRIORITY THEME:
· Promoting the empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all. United Nations Empowerment Definition: · Having a sense of self-worth; the right to make choices; access to opportunities and resources; the capacity to influence social change. Important /Prevalent Social Development Issues: · Ageing, Youth, Civil Societies, Cooperation amongst society, corporations and government, Disability, Employment, Indigenous People, Family, Poverty, Social Integration and Social Protection. · Every issue is interconnected and addressing one affects the other. · Global collaboration and cooperation is a necessity to successfully address the priority theme. Common Threads in Factors Impacting Poverty: · Lack of economic growth, poor government policies, inadequate focus on educational needs, large corporations, corrupt politicians and rapid population growth. Common Threads in Factors Impacting Youth: · Lack of quality in education, rapid population growth, youth unemployment, lack of social integration, lack of youth participation, negative stereotypes regarding youth, political instability and social breakdown. Common Treads in Factors Impacting Ageing: · Lack of policies targeted towards addressing needing of Ageing population (social protection), poverty, high unemployment rates, discrimination against the elderly, poor socially uplifting programs, economic hardships, lack of appreciation and value of experiences and knowledge and lack of participation. (Prepared by Baha’a International Community United Nations Office) |
The following are some common threads in written statements of the NGO Community:
Employment: · Ensure the “humanization of employment and the dignity of labor”; invest in women’s education; invest in higher education and skills development for youth; develop, organize and support the private /citizen sector. Poverty: · Completing education; balance between rural and urban areas, stable and inclusive political, economic and legal institutions; modernizations and accessibility to technology; services, health and education in rural areas; emphasis on equality and human rights. Youth: · Combine academic education with vocational education; fund youth projects; opportunities and employment; mobilize and engage youth in national debates and policy-making; youth voice via delegations/councils; value youth and their ability to communicate globally and across borders. Ageing: · Emphasis on creating Policies and programs for Caring, Active and /Graceful Ageing of the elderly population; addressing their Health, Employment and Social needs; valuing and leveraging their experiences and skills to help train and better the younger population; universal implementation of social protection floor plan (SPF) Social integration: · Emphasis on basic level of equality; teach social inclusion in school/curriculum; value and appreciate diversity; engage youth and societies to respect, promote and celebrate non-discrimination and tolerance; equal employment/opportunities in private and public sector Social protection: · Effective implementation of social/labor rights; social protection floor plan (SPF) for HIV, elderly, disaster victims, poor and disabled; food security; universal access and set minimum standards for basic health, education, housing, water, sanitation; civil society should monitor SPF. |
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Partnership for Global Justice: UN Update, January 2013
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
As the year 2013 begins and work at the UN continues to focus on the Post 2015 Agenda, we share with you highlights of Millennium Development Goals Report of 2012 to focus on what has been accomplished and what lies ahead to meet the target 2015 and move forward as hoped in developing this agenda. |
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Broad progress:
· Extreme poverty is falling in every region: the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 a day fell from 47% in 1990 to 24% in 2008 – a reduction from over 2 billion to less than 1.4 billion. · The poverty reduction target was met: The global poverty rate at $1.25 a day fell in 2010 to less than half the 1990 rate. Thus the target of reducing extreme poverty by half has been met. · The world has met the target of halving the proportion of people without access to improved sources of water: Between 1990 and 2010 over two billion people gained access to improved drinking water sources, such as piped supplies and protected wells. · Improvements in the lives of 200 million slum dwellers exceeded the slum target: The share of urban residents in the developing world declined from 39% in 2000 to 33% in 2012. More than 200 million gained access to either improved water sources, improved sanitation facilities or durable or less crowded housing. This achievement exceeds the target of significantly improving the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers. · The world has achieved parity in primary education between girls and boys: Girls have benefited the most. The ration between the enrollment rate of girls and that of boys grew from 91 in 1999 to 97 in 2010 for all developing regions. · Many countries facing the greatest challenges have made significant progress towards universal primary education: Enrollment rates of children of primary school age increased markedly in sub-Saharan Africa from 58 to 76%. · Child survival progress in gaining momentum: Despite population growth, the number of under-five deaths worldwide fell from more than 12.0 million in 1990 to 7.6 million in 2010. Sub-Saharan Africa –the region with the highest level of under-five mortality- has doubled its average rate of reduction. · Access to treatment for people living with HIV increased in all regions: At the end of 2010, 6.5 million people were receiving antiretroviral treatment for HIV or AIDS in developing regions. The 2010 of universal access however was not reached. · The world is on track to achieve the target of halting and beginning the reverse the spread of tuberculosis: Current projections suggest that the 1990 death rate from the disease will be halved by 2015. · Global malaria deaths have declined: the estimated incidence of malaria has decreased globally by 17% since 2000. |
Inequality is detracting from these gains, and slowing advances in other key areas:
· Vulnerable employment has decreased only marginally over twenty years: Vulnerable employment- defined as the share of unpaid family workers an own-account workers in total employment –accounted for an estimated 58% of employment in developing regions in 2011, down only moderately from 67% two decades earlier. Women and youth are more likely to find themselves in insecure and poorly remunerated positions.
· Decrease in maternal mortality are far from 2015 target: Reductions in maternal deaths have occurred and reductions in adolescent childbearing and expansion of contraceptive use have continued but at a slower pace since 2000 than over the decade before.
· Use of improved sources of water remain lower in rural areas: Nearly half the population in developing regions- 2.5 billion- still lacks access to improved sanitation facilities. By 2015, the world will have reached on 67% coverage of improved sources of water, well short of the 75% needed to achieve the MDG target.
· Hunger remains a global challenge: The most recent estimates of undernourishment set the mark of 850 million living in hunger in the world in the 2006/2008 period – 15.5% of the world population. Close to one third of children in Southern Asia were underweight in 2010.
As we move closer to 2015 and the post 2015 agenda here at the UN, it is clear that the contributions of national Governments, the international community, civil society and the private sector will need to intensify. We must continue to take on the longstanding and long-term challenge of inequality, and press forward on food security, gender equality, maternal health, rural development, infrastructure and environmental sustainability, and responses to climate change.
Gender inequality persists and women continue to face discrimination in all areas. Violence against women continues to undermine efforts to reach all goals.
· Vulnerable employment has decreased only marginally over twenty years: Vulnerable employment- defined as the share of unpaid family workers an own-account workers in total employment –accounted for an estimated 58% of employment in developing regions in 2011, down only moderately from 67% two decades earlier. Women and youth are more likely to find themselves in insecure and poorly remunerated positions.
· Decrease in maternal mortality are far from 2015 target: Reductions in maternal deaths have occurred and reductions in adolescent childbearing and expansion of contraceptive use have continued but at a slower pace since 2000 than over the decade before.
· Use of improved sources of water remain lower in rural areas: Nearly half the population in developing regions- 2.5 billion- still lacks access to improved sanitation facilities. By 2015, the world will have reached on 67% coverage of improved sources of water, well short of the 75% needed to achieve the MDG target.
· Hunger remains a global challenge: The most recent estimates of undernourishment set the mark of 850 million living in hunger in the world in the 2006/2008 period – 15.5% of the world population. Close to one third of children in Southern Asia were underweight in 2010.
As we move closer to 2015 and the post 2015 agenda here at the UN, it is clear that the contributions of national Governments, the international community, civil society and the private sector will need to intensify. We must continue to take on the longstanding and long-term challenge of inequality, and press forward on food security, gender equality, maternal health, rural development, infrastructure and environmental sustainability, and responses to climate change.
Gender inequality persists and women continue to face discrimination in all areas. Violence against women continues to undermine efforts to reach all goals.
Partnership for Global Justice: December Follow-Up
For information about ending violence against women, a statement from Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women, and to sign a commitment to end violence against women read our latest blog post by clicking here.
Partnership for Global Justice: UN Update, December 2012
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Our new publication entitled “What Price a Girl’s Life?” is now available. For more information click here. |
Ending Violence Against Women
As a nation and a world we grapple with the horrors of December 14, 2012. We share with you some information on some initiatives of Ban Ki –moon, Secretary General of the UN to bring an end to violence against women.
As a nation and a world we grapple with the horrors of December 14, 2012. We share with you some information on some initiatives of Ban Ki –moon, Secretary General of the UN to bring an end to violence against women.
The Goals of the Campaign are:
1. Adoption and enforcement of national laws to address and punish all forms of violence against women and girls, in line with national human rights standards.
2. Adoption and implementation of multi-sectoral national action plans that emphasize prevention and are adequately resourced.
3. Establishment of data collection and analysis systems on the prevalence of various forms of violence against women and girls.
4. Establishment of national and/or local campaigns and the engagement of a diverse range of civil society in preventing violence and in supporting women and girls who have been abused.
5. Systematic efforts to address sexual violence in conflict situations and to protect women and girls from rape as a tactic of war and full implementation of related law and polices.
2. Adoption and implementation of multi-sectoral national action plans that emphasize prevention and are adequately resourced.
3. Establishment of data collection and analysis systems on the prevalence of various forms of violence against women and girls.
4. Establishment of national and/or local campaigns and the engagement of a diverse range of civil society in preventing violence and in supporting women and girls who have been abused.
5. Systematic efforts to address sexual violence in conflict situations and to protect women and girls from rape as a tactic of war and full implementation of related law and polices.
16 Goals for the Program
To learn more about the Unite campaign go to: www.unitetoendviolence.org
Consider making for yourself and inviting others to pledge nonviolence. Such a pledge can be found: www.ipj-ppj.org. Browse the site and you will find under family activities
May the song of the angels, “Peace on Earth” be heard and heeded in every heart through the world this Christmas season.
Consider making for yourself and inviting others to pledge nonviolence. Such a pledge can be found: www.ipj-ppj.org. Browse the site and you will find under family activities
May the song of the angels, “Peace on Earth” be heard and heeded in every heart through the world this Christmas season.
Partnership for Global Justice: UN Update, November 2012
News from the Partnership:
With Hurricane Sandy and the “nor’easter” of the following week, many events and programs were cancelled or postponed for several weeks following these storms, including our Orientation to the UN program. This has been rescheduled for December 10, 11. There are still openings. Please contact the office: partnershipforglobaljustice@gmail.com or 212-682-6481 if you are interested in attending.
Our new publication: “Nurturing the Global Citizen Within” is available. For more information click here.
Mark your calendars: For those interested in attending any of these events at the UN:
UN Commission on Social Development: February 6-15, 2013
Theme: “Promoting Empowerment of People in Achieving Poverty Eradication, Social Integration, and Full Empowerment/Decent Work for All.
UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW’57) March 4-15, 2013
Theme: “Elimination and Prevention of All Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls”
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues May 20-31, 2013
Theme: “Indigenous Children and Youth”
Please contact the office (partnershipforglobaljustice@gmail.com or 212-682-6481) for registration information.
November 25th is “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.”
Here at the UN in these last weeks, many sessions have been devoted to Human Rights. The Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, Magdalena Sepulveda, highlighted in her address to the Assembly, the particular problems faced by women in seeking justice and formal legal redress. “Access to justice is a human right in itself, and essential for tackling the root cause of poverty. Without access to justice, people living in poverty are unable to claim their rights, or challenge crimes, abuses or violations committed against them, trapping them in a vicious circle of impunity, deprivation and exclusion.”
We invite you to visit the UN Women website: www.unwomen.org to deepen your awareness of women throughout our world and initiatives being taken for and among them. Many of you are actively engaged in direct service, advocacy, and empowerment of women. Perhaps individuals and communities can unite in prayer and choose some action on behalf of women during the Advent season as we prepare once again for our God-with-us.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
With Hurricane Sandy and the “nor’easter” of the following week, many events and programs were cancelled or postponed for several weeks following these storms, including our Orientation to the UN program. This has been rescheduled for December 10, 11. There are still openings. Please contact the office: partnershipforglobaljustice@gmail.com or 212-682-6481 if you are interested in attending.
Our new publication: “Nurturing the Global Citizen Within” is available. For more information click here.
Mark your calendars: For those interested in attending any of these events at the UN:
UN Commission on Social Development: February 6-15, 2013
Theme: “Promoting Empowerment of People in Achieving Poverty Eradication, Social Integration, and Full Empowerment/Decent Work for All.
UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW’57) March 4-15, 2013
Theme: “Elimination and Prevention of All Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls”
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues May 20-31, 2013
Theme: “Indigenous Children and Youth”
Please contact the office (partnershipforglobaljustice@gmail.com or 212-682-6481) for registration information.
November 25th is “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.”
Here at the UN in these last weeks, many sessions have been devoted to Human Rights. The Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, Magdalena Sepulveda, highlighted in her address to the Assembly, the particular problems faced by women in seeking justice and formal legal redress. “Access to justice is a human right in itself, and essential for tackling the root cause of poverty. Without access to justice, people living in poverty are unable to claim their rights, or challenge crimes, abuses or violations committed against them, trapping them in a vicious circle of impunity, deprivation and exclusion.”
We invite you to visit the UN Women website: www.unwomen.org to deepen your awareness of women throughout our world and initiatives being taken for and among them. Many of you are actively engaged in direct service, advocacy, and empowerment of women. Perhaps individuals and communities can unite in prayer and choose some action on behalf of women during the Advent season as we prepare once again for our God-with-us.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!