Cartas desde el futuro para la generación del año 2015: el agua y el desarrollo sostenible
Aprendiendo los secretos del agua. Buceando en Nusa Lembongan (Indonesia)… con MANTAS!! English version Hoy, 22 de marzo del año 2093, la Confederación de los Pueblos de la Tierra celebramos el primer centenario del Día Mundial del Agua, adoptado por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas el 22 de diciembre de 1992. Creemos haber descubierto […]
Along the River – Provence, France
It is while canoeing and mountain biking that children, pre-teens, teenagers or families learn to become Scientists along the riverside. Stopping at different biodiversity hotspots, taking samples and measurements, not forgetting the catch of the day, participants are ready for a real scientific monitoring between rivers… A fixed camp base, camping at the end of […]
COORDINADORA NACIONAL DE PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS DE EL SALVADOR (CNPO-ES)
POSICIONAMIENTO ANTE LA CONMEMORACION DEL 83 ANIVERSARIO DE LA MASACRE INDIGENA DE 1932 EN EL SALVADOR A 83 años de la masacre de 1932, los daños históricos y las condiciones de exclusión y desigualdades en la vida de los pueblos en general y de los pueblos originarios en particular siguen vigentes, sin contar con políticas públicas efectivas, tanto de […]
GLOBAL REPORT ON OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN
Adolescents Twice as Likely to Be Out of School as Children of Primary School Age, Say UNESCO and UNICEF New report shows why ‘business as usual’ won’t lead to universal primary or secondary education Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according to […]
Por la primera vez una red colombiana de defensa de los derechos de las mujeres recibe la más alta distinción sobre refugiados en el mundo
El ganador de la edición de 2014 del Premio Nansen para los Refugiados de ACNUR – Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados – es el grupo colombiano de defensa de los derechos de las mujeres “Red Mariposas de Alas Nuevas Construyendo Futuro”, cuyos miembros arriesgan sus vidas para ayudar a las supervivientes del […]
The Deterioration of Human Rights in Iran continues: Interview with Shabnam Assadollahi
Shabnam Assadollahi is a veteran human rights advocate who has worked extensively helping newcomers and refugees resettle in Canada. She has distinguished herself as a broadcaster, writer and public speaker. While her primary and heartfelt interest focuses on the Iranian community and events that affect both women and minority communities in the land of her birth […]
Sexual Violence in Mogadishu: ‘Ending Impunity is Far from Reality on the Ground’
Ifrah Ahmed Communication Advisor, Minister of Women and Human Rights, Somali Federal Government. Human rights defender working to fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) the practice, worked before in Ireland and currently in Somalia. Ifrah, also works as a social workers with various NGOs and hopes to make a difference for women and girls of Somalia. […]
Cambodia at a Crossroads: New Laws Would Limit Freedoms
Translations can be found here: French, Spanish and Portuguese Michael Switow Global Call to Action Against Poverty Email: switow@whiteband.org / Web: www.whiteband.org . . Abstract: I recently returned from an international solidarity mission to Cambodia, where so many of the issues that progressive rights-based civil society origanisations campaign on slap you right in the face: Land grabs: […]
Construyendo paz desde las aulas. Estrategias de Educación para la Paz en Montes de María, Colombia
Lina Margarita Perea Mojica Universidad del Rosario, Facultades de Ciencia Política, Gobierno y de Relaciones Internacionales. e-mail: perea.lina@urosario.edu.co . Resumen: Este artículo pretende exponer algunas de las estrategias de educación encaminadas a la construcción de paz, que han surgido en el seno de la Escuela Normal Superior, ubicada en el municipio de San Juan de Nepomuceno en la […]
The Value of Friendship, Tolerance and Respect within Education of Economics and Business
Saskia Troy (MSc.) is a business economist specialized in Global Business and Stakeholder Management and amongst others Regional Coordinator Europe and Chapter Leader Netherlands Children of the Earth (NGO of the United Nations) and she is a member of the Working Group Sustainable Finance (Changing Finance, Financing Change) of the UNEP/World Resources Institute in Washington. […]
