Category: Gender
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One Billion Rising 2014
UPDATE FEB 11! See new videos and posted below! Around the world on February 14, 2014 activitists will rise for justice – for an end to gender-based violence. This second-annual global expression – organized by Eve Ensler – is already scheduled to occur in 1,000+ locations, and THP staff, volunteers and supporters will turn out.…
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State of the World’s Children 2014
NEW YORK, 30 January 2014 – Declaring that ‘every child counts’, UNICEF today urged greater effort and innovation to identify and address the gaps that prevent the most disadvantaged of the world’s 2.2 billion children from enjoying their rights. The children’s agency, in a report released today, highlights the importance of data in making progress…
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2013 Ending Hunger Top 10
As the MDG deadline approaches and the world debates “bold but practical” post-2015 development goals, what difference did 2013 make? Here are what I’ve seen as the top 10 milestones of 2013 and the important trends they reflect. Update – January 31, 2014: In our year-end poll, members of our Global Advocacy Team from six countries…
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We Can’t Wait: Women, Sanitation and Hygiene 2013
To mark World Toilet Day (November 19, 2013), WaterAid, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council and Unilever published this excellent resource on the vital importance of safe sanitation to women. As the report states, “Ending the global sanitation crisis is one of the most urgent developmental challenges of the 21st century. By the end of 2011 there…