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COVID-19
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2021: Demanding Justice Beyond Rhetoric
worldwide/virtualPolicy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis have exacerbated rather than reduced global inequalities. The most visible example of this is the global disparity in the distribution of vaccines. So far more than 60 percent of people in high-income countries have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but less than
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Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2021: Demanding Justice Beyond Rhetoric
worldwide/virtualPolicy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis have exacerbated rather than reduced global inequalities. The most visible example of this is the global disparity in the distribution of vaccines. So far more than 60 percent of people in high-income countries have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but less than
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Stand up for Rights of Older Persons
worldwide/virtualViolations of older persons’ human rights have been witnessed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Decades long implicit biases rooted in ageism have made older people invisible through lack of insightful policies that protect their rights. As the world’s population ages, the trends of human rights violations will undermine the fabric of society and its
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Stand up for Rights of Older Persons
worldwide/virtualViolations of older persons’ human rights have been witnessed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Decades long implicit biases rooted in ageism have made older people invisible through lack of insightful policies that protect their rights. As the world’s population ages, the trends of human rights violations will undermine the fabric of society and its
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The impact of the pandemic on the mental health of children & youth
worldwide/virtualThe NGO Committee on Children's Rights invites you to our October meeting in recognition of UN World Mental Health month. Register here! Invited panel of experts: Kira Herbert, Educator, Croton-Harmon UFSD, BS Education, MS Education, NYS Teacher of Excellence Erlanger A. Turner, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist Pepperdine University Moderator: Professor Roseanne Flores, Ph.D Dept. Psychology at Hunter College,
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The impact of the pandemic on the mental health of children & youth
worldwide/virtualThe NGO Committee on Children's Rights invites you to our October meeting in recognition of UN World Mental Health month. Register here! Invited panel of experts: Kira Herbert, Educator, Croton-Harmon UFSD, BS Education, MS Education, NYS Teacher of Excellence Erlanger A. Turner, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist Pepperdine University Moderator: Professor Roseanne Flores, Ph.D Dept. Psychology at Hunter College,
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ASEM Forum on Human Rights of Older Persons: Present and Future
worldwide/virtualJoin us for this special ASEM Forum focusing on "Protection of the Rights of Older Persons in Emergency Situations." View the full 2-day program here: asemgac.org/mod/mod_form/add.php?no=8&sub_id= __________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more
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ASEM Forum on Human Rights of Older Persons: Present and Future
worldwide/virtualJoin us for this special ASEM Forum focusing on "Protection of the Rights of Older Persons in Emergency Situations." View the full 2-day program here: asemgac.org/mod/mod_form/add.php?no=8&sub_id= __________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more
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The global debt crisis and the role of private creditors
worldwide/virtualSharing responsibilities as well as benefits? The global debt crisis and the role of private creditors The results of the G20 initiatives to relieve the debt of the Global South, which has been hard hit economically by the pandemic, are sobering. Many eligible countries are reluctant to enter into negotiations. They fear that debt relief
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The global debt crisis and the role of private creditors
worldwide/virtualSharing responsibilities as well as benefits? The global debt crisis and the role of private creditors The results of the G20 initiatives to relieve the debt of the Global South, which has been hard hit economically by the pandemic, are sobering. Many eligible countries are reluctant to enter into negotiations. They fear that debt relief
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