Direct Link to Full 116-Page 2016 UNFPA Report:
http://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/The_State_of_World_Population_2016_-_English.pdf
Nations Agree on a Global Road Map to Steer Rapid Urbanization
By Paola Totaro
QUITO, Ecuador, Oct 20, 2016 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United Nations formally adopted a global road map to grapple with rapid urbanization on Thursday, capping nearly two years of behind-the-scenes international negotiations aimed at designing development priorities for cities and towns over the long term.
The New Urban Agenda (NUA) sets out a host of general goals such as development of sustainable and compact cities that do not harm the environment and redevelopment of informal settlements with the participation of residents.
The 23-page document was agreed upon at the U.N. Habitat III conference, held every 20 years to discuss the future of the world's cities, by the U.N.'s 193-member nations.
A woman washes canvas to cover minerals outside an artisanal mine in DRC
New report from Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) documents gender discrimination, slavery-like conditions, deterioration of reproductive health, violence, forced displacement, and sexual exploitation experienced by women in (and because of) artisanal mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The timely report is released few days before the second session of the intergovernmental working group on a legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises is scheduled to take place in Geneva (24-28 October 2016). Annie Matundu Mbambi
JASS is dedicated to strengthening the voice, visibility, and collective organizing power of women to create a just, sustainable world for all. Our feminist movement-building and popular education strategies combine innovative learning, organizing, communications and action that equip and energize activists, expand alliances and mobilize women’s movements for greater political influence and to ensure the safety of activists in an increasingly risky world.
The 1325 Scorecard is a tool to evaluate how well the principles of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) are implemented within the armed forces of NATO Allies. It also provides NATO and NATO member and partner states indications how to improve implementation. Finally, it helps to further standardization and interoperability amongst NATO Allies. Ever since 2007, NATO and NATO member and partner states have committed to the implementation of UNSCR 1325. Much progress has been made with regard to the adoption of policy frameworks, including working mechanisms, particularly within NATO. Unfortunately, at the national level the implementation of these policies has lagged. Our research shows that national implementation of UNSCR 1325 within the armed forces of NATO allies is generally ad-hoc and unsystematic.
