ROLE OF BUSINESS IN REDUCING DISASTER RISKS: REPORT FROM ESCAP

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Within the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reducation, private sector can play a key role, according to a recent publication published by the UN regional office for Asia Pacific, UNESCAP

OF RABID RANTS AND FANATICAL DEFENCES: HOW WE DISREGARD A CITIZEN’S FEAR

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The Indian actor Aamir Khan and his wife feel unsafe in India. Instead of understanding why, we go ahead and ridicule them both.

Mirabel Sisters, "The Butterflies" the heros behind the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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it all started in the Republica Domenicana, as an act of resistance against dictator Trujillo where 3 sisters paid a very high price for their courage. While we celebrate every day many single heros, we the westerners have no clues about so many hidden and valuable stories of courage, tenacity and change. What do the western education system and media teach us? But Mario Vargas Llosa saved u

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Statement of UN WOMEN EXECUTIVE Director

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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Vice President of South Africa, says "We have made progress in improving the laws that distinguish these acts and others as ones of violence and invasion of human rights. Some 125 countries have laws against sexual harassment, 119 have laws against domestic violence, but only 52 countries have laws on marital rape". But we all know that is not enough

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign

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16 days of campaigning while important is not enough. Nevertheless man and women must rally together in this global campaign and possibly and hopefully follow ups will happen, linking up the cause of ending violence against women with other issues related to women' empowerment and a more inclusive societies all over the world

Nepal and Love

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Reflections on the current situation in Nepal; can we reach love in the world?

the new UnLtd strategy: harnessing the potential of Social Entrepreneurship

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UnLtd, the leading UK foundation promoting social entrepreneurship came up very with a new strategy, "Going Mainstream, how social entrepreneurship can break through" that wants to remove the challenges faced by social entrepreneurs,namely: Finding sustainable revenue, Making a living from a social venture, Finding routes to sell in to the public sector, Getting to the right talent

BEYOND SPORT AWARDS

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BEYOND SPORT IS AN UNIQUE CHARITY PROMOTING SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT. RECENTLY IT HELD A BIG CONFERENCE WHERE SOME SPORT BASED ORGANIZATIONS WERE AWARDED.

World Sports Values Summit for Peace and Development comes to Cape Town

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The World Sports Values Summit for Peace and Development forms part of a series of annual international symposia aimed at highlighting the positive roles that sport can play in furthering the cause of peace and human development.

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