human rights watch World report: Reversing Autocrats’ Attacks on Rights

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Jan
There is a growing global trend to confront the abuses of headline-grabbing autocrats, Human Rights Watch said today in launching its World Report 2019. Within the European Union, at the United Nations, and around the world, coalitions of states, often backed by civic groups and popular protests, are pushing back against anti-rights populists.
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The EIU Democracy Index 2018

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jan
"The eleventh edition of the Democracy Index reveals that political participation is on the rise in almost every region of the world. Whilst clearly disillusioned with formal political institutions, the population has turned anger into action, and turned out to vote, and to protest.The most striking advance has been in the participation of women " The Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Meet the Obama Foundationn Leaders at the Asia-Pacific Program Design Workshop Hawaiʻi

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Jan
The 21 leaders joining us for the design workshop that kicked off on Friday, January 4, hail from 16 countries and territories from across the Asia Pacific and have a diverse mix of experiences and backgrounds that will spark deep conversation and opportunities to learn from each other as they explore solutions to shared challenges.
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Learning, serving and leading: the experience of ENGAGE SPORT COACHES

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jan
We have started with the capacity building sessions of the new batch of ENGAGE SPORT COACHES, a dynamic group of local young who love sports and want to contribute to make the society more inclusive by serving and learning from peers living with disabilities who share the same love for sports.
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The 2018 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jan
The 2018 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is the fourth of its kind mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. It covers 142 countries and provides an overview of patterns and flows of trafficking in persons at global, regional and national levels, based on trafficking cases detected between 2014 and 2016
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Kavish Part II-A Love Story About My Little Cricketer by Prerna Khanna

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Submitted by Michael Rosenkrantz 05Jan
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A lovely story from my friend who has a teenage child with disability. Life is a challenge and my friend Prerna and her family make the most of it.
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International Friends and Partnerships

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Submitted by Michael Rosenkrantz 02Jan
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My recent visit to Japan to see my partner Yasuyo and her family enabled me to continue my path of becoming an international citizen. Read about my adventures in this brief article.
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Secretary-General's 2019 New Year’s Message

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Dec
"Intolerance is on the rise. Trust is on the decline. But there are also reasons for hope.
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Promoting Volunteerism in Nepal

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Dec
It is high time we started thinking of volunteerism in strategic way. A shorter version of this article was published on Republica on 9th December, 2018
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AUSTRALIA LABOR PARTY COMMITMENT TO INCREASED AID FUNDING A FOREIGN POLICY LEAP FORWARD

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 20Dec
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) – the peak-body for aid and international development NGOs – has welcomed today’s Labor Party Conference resolution to increase international development program expenditure as a percentage of gross national income every year that Labor is in office starting with its first budget
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