Rural worker in tea plantation in West Bengal, India, 2015 © Alex del Rey / FIAN International
Welcoming the adoption of the first international instrument to address the rights of rural women holistically, FIAN International examines the core elements related to the human right to food and nutrition contained in the UN CEDAW Committee General Recommendation No. 34.
April 14, 2016 - In March, the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) adopted its General Recommendation No. 34 on the Rights of Rural Women. Its adoption is nothing less than the outcome of over three years of work by the Committee with support from civil society and social movements.
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Direct Link to Full 56-Page 2016 Report:
http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/care_economy_en.pdf
This study shows that investment into the care economy of 2 per cent of GDP in just 7 countries would create over 21 million jobs and help countries overcome the twin challenges of ageing populations and economic stagnation. Investing in care narrows the gender pay gap, reduces overall inequality and helps redress the exclusion of women from decent jobs.
Direct Link to Full 216-Page 2015 Research Publication:
http://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iairp_22.pdf
7.Gender and Mobility across Southern and Eastern European Borders: “Double Standards”and the Ambiguities of European Neighbourhood Policy, by Sabrina Marchetti and Ruba Salih ............................................................................................................................... 139
7.1 Gender and migration .............................................................................................................................. 142
7.2 Women migrants to the EU from the East and South .................................................................................. 145
7.3 Algerian women in France ........................................................................................................................ 151
7.4 Moroccan women in Spain ....................................................................................................................... 152
7.5 Ukrainian women in Poland ....................................................................................................................... 154
7.6 Moldovan women in Italy ......................................................................................................................... 157
Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................. 161
Извор: WUNRN – 16.04.2016
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=53679#.Vw_e-q3VzIU
Direct Link to Full 52-Page 2016 UNICEF Report:
https://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/RC13_eng.pdf
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre has released Report Card 13, Fairness for Children: A league table of inequality in child well-being in rich countries.
The report is the latest edition of the Innocenti Report Card series and offers analysis of inequality in 41 high-income countries. It looks at how far children are falling behind in the dimensions of income, education, health, and life satisfaction.
WEBSITE OFFERS OPPORTUNITY TO CLICK ON SPECIFIC COUNTRY REPORTS, & REGIONS
INTRODUCTION
April 13, 2016 - This year marks the 40th anniversary of the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
One of the fundamental guarantees of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is freedom of association – the freedom of people everywhere to form or join groups to protect their interests, advance their beliefs, and improve their communities.
Civil society encompasses almost all forms of organized social activity independent of government control: charitable groups that fight hunger and poverty; cultural organizations that promote the arts; professional organizations that set standards for their members; chambers of commerce that advocate for private business; labor unions that protect workers; environmental groups that champion clean water and air; neighborhood watch groups that prevent crime; and so on. Some civil society organizations provide services to people in a way that complements the work of governments, or fill a void where government is absent or negligent. Some provide advice to governments, suggesting programs and policies to make their countries more prosperous, just, and secure. Others help to hold governments accountable to their citizens by exposing problems like corruption and human rights abuses, and urging corrective action.
