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“The Sustainability Week initiative is essentially designed to galvanize momentum around sustainability in a way that helps to supercharge implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” Mr. Francis told reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York. This will help to focus our attention on the Summit of the Future in September 2024, sustainability is…
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The UN in Geneva is currently hosting several major events in September 2024, primarily focused on human rights, climate issues, and global peace efforts. Human Rights Council (HRC) Sessions: The 57th regular session of the HRC, running from September 9 to October 11, is one of the key events. This session includes dialogues on pressing…
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In September 22-23 2024, world leaders will gather in New York for the United Nations’ Summit of the Future, an event intended to revive a multilateral system built for a different era. The Summit of the Future is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enhance cooperation on critical challenges, address gaps in global governance and rebuild trust. It will reaffirm existing commitments, including…
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The Daughters of Charity has supported vulnerable people in Tigray since the early 1970s. The order’s first house there, where Sister Medhin lives and serves, was established in 1973. There are 65 Daughters of Charity in Ethiopia, and 15 are based in Tigray News provided by EIN Presswire Aug 14, 2024, 10:20 AM ET In…
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The United Nations General Assembly celebrated the 11thannual International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on August 9commemorating the recently proclaimed Second International Decade of theWorld’s Indigenous Peoples, which aims to strengthen internationalcollaboration on a range of indigenous issues by implementing action-basedprojects and by increasing foreign assistance to tribal communities. The Daughters of Charity of…
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By Sister Franca Edet Oqua : A life subjected to poverty, hunger, and inequality has contributed greatly to extreme side effect of , underdevelopment. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals address each one of these calamities as separate but inter-related challenges. Nevertheless, all three conditions are considered to be tragic, unnecessary, and, most importantly, avoidable.…
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Human trafficking is a global scourge, affecting millions around the world each year. Young people are among the most vulnerable groups to this crime. In fact, one out of every three people impacted by human trafficking globally is a child. July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and this year’s theme is: “Leave…
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Topic: The interconnections between poverty (SDG1), Hunger (SDG2), Climate Change (SDG13), migration, and human trafficking, including multi-sectoral collaborative projects (SDG 17) that are addressing the issues. Sister Francesca Edet Oqua, DC will be on the panel Date: July 11, 2024 (Thursday) from 1:15-2:45 PM Co-Sponsors: Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Loreto Generalate, Company…
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This year’s High-Level Political Forum 2024 (HLPF)on Sustainable Development will be held from 8 to 17 July and focus on the five Sustainable Development Goals SDGs). The HLPF in 2024, without prejudice to the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Sustainable Development Goals, will review in-depth: Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere; Goal…
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While poverty can be described in many ways, the United Nations defines extreme poverty as “a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. It depends not only on income but also on access to services.” Income is one of the most…
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A day designated by the United Nations to honor and celebrate refugees around the world. World Refugee Day is an opportunity to highlight the journeys and risks refugees face, their dreams and hopes for a better future, and our responsibility to advocate for pathways to protection for all people forced to flee home. In honor…
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