HRW: Nepal’s Social Protection System Reinforces Inequality

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(New York) – Nepal’s newly elected government should prioritize coverage for all children and add coverage for millions of informal workers as it considers changes to the existing system, Human Rights Watch said today.

Southeast Asian MPs urge the Thai government to listen to hunger strikers, amend the lèse-majesté Law

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JAKARTA, 10 February 2023 – Parliamentarians from all over Southeast Asia are urging the Thai government to listen to the demands of two young activists on hunger strike, and do everything they can to save their lives.

Identifying and Addressing Cultural, Geopolitical, Structural, and Educational Barriers to Social Innovation

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This article originally appeared on Social Innovations Journal A year after collaborating to publish "Global Trends in Social Entrepreneurship: Developments in a COVID-19 World," Social Innovations Journal has partnered once more with Ashoka to release a new collection of articles "Identifying and Addressing Cultural, Geopolitical, Structural, and Educational Barriers to Social Innovation."

On the launch of the Santiago Declaration for Public Services, ActionAid joins hundreds of organisations to demand 'Our Future is Public

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Last year, public sector unions, social and economic justice movements, and civil society organisations, including ActionAid, gathered for Our Future is Public conference in Chile to discuss the strengthening of public services for the realization of economic, social, and cultural rights and tackle the effects of climate change and the Santiago Declaration of Public Services was adopted.

Feminist foreign policy in the past, present and future Symposium hosted at ISS

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Monday 27 Feb 2023, 15:00 - 17:00 (CET). Organized by the Netherlands International Cooperation Collection and hosted at the International Institute of Social Studies, this symposium will examine Dutch feminist foreign policy.

Virtual Side Event: On the Road to 2025: A New Social Contract with Universal Social Protection and Full Employment and Decent Work for all

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The side event will be in English. French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. The Virtual Side Event: On the Road to 2025: A New Social Contract with Universal Social Protection and Full Employment and Decent Work for all will take place during the 61st Session of the Commission for Social Development CSocD61.

Nobel Peace Prize 2023: PRIO Director’s Shortlist Announced

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The 2023 shortlist comprises of: Narges Mohammadi and Mahbouba Seraj Kyaw Moe Tun and Myanmar's National Unity Consultative Council The International Court of Justice Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Juan Carlos Jintiach Human Rights Data Analysis Group

Amnesty international: Record profits show taxes on Big Oil must rise to help alleviate the cost of living crisis

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he billions of dollars of profits being made by these oil corporations must be adequately taxed so that governments can address effectively the rising cost of living for most vulnerable populations. Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard

Outstanding conservationists honoured by IUCN

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Vancouver, Canada, 6 February 2023 (IUCN) – IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) honoured three outstanding conservationists at the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver today.

‘Act decisively before it is too late’, Guterres warns countries, laying out his priorities for 2023

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6 February 2023UN Affairs Time is running out as the world inches closer to meltdown and countries must change course before it is too late, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, presenting his priorities for the year.

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