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Global Refugee Forum: West and Central Africa Stock-Taking Event, 14-15 December 2020
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On Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 December 2020, on the eve of the first anniversary of the Global Refugee Forum, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) co-hosted a regional online event to take stock of progresses made and actions needed to operationalize the pledges made at the GRF and the High-Level Segment (HLS) on Statelessness.
The meeting was an opportunity to review results, progress and challenges, and review the impact of pledges and initiatives to inform the direction for the next refugee forum, and one year after the halfway point of the global campaign to end statelessness by 2024.
Here’s how we make 2021, the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, count
Around the world, laws to prohibit child labour remain under-enforced and under-resourced.
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After the tumult and uncertainty unleashed by the Covid-19 crisis in 2020, the new year once again signals fresh hope and resolve. For the global anti-child labour community, we are particularly looking forward to 2021 being the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.
The issue of child labour has seen real progress in the last 20 years. There are 100 million fewer children in child labour now, a stunning number. ILO (International Labour Organization) Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour is the only universally ratified Convention in ILO history, with Convention 138 (concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment) not far behind with only 14 countries left to act. Both conventions contribute to the national lega
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S/GWI announces Global Support for Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Implementation by Women-led Civil Society
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Deadline: 12-Feb-21
Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) has announced a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) outlining concepts and capacity to manage a program that will (1) partner equitably with a range of local, women’s civil societyorganizations in no fewer than five countries in three regions to advance locally-designed Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) initiatives, and (2) provide limited, rapid-response WPS support globally.
Goal: To grow and sustain the leadership of women’s civil society organizations in advancing women’s safety and meaningful participation in processes related to peace and security and decision-making institutions.