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  “Everyone is trying to apply the human rights lens. But unfortunately on key matters of equity, a lot many communities right now are in the rear-view mirror and not being observed through the lens of equity and human rights. This pandemic is uneven around the world and uneven in its impact. It has peeled away the bandages from old wounds of our society and it has also revealed and driven new equities. We are not doing a good job in ensuring that the basic human rights approaches are being upheld- right to access to health, right to personal dignity. In some cases Covid-19 has been used a...

UNDP and EY kicked off the global segment of the ‘Istanbul Innovation Days’ (IID) with a collaborative online dialogue to explore the role of stakeholders in politics, business and society for the transition to an inclusive and sustainable future.

Contact 617-495-1161 ​Veronica Zavala MPA 1995 of the Inter-American Development Bank will be available to discuss working at the bank and new realities in international development work post-COVID19 in this small group career chat. Please come with questions! About Veronica:Verónica Zavala is manager of the IDB’s Department for the countries of Central America, Haiti, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic. She also serves as the Bank´s Country Representative in Panama. Previously, she was the Bank´s Country Representative in Mexico in 2016 and 2017, after ser...

Monday, 1 February 2021, 5:24 pm “We call on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to launch an investigation on the trumped-up case and shoot-to-kill order against Windel Bolinget, an Igorot leader and human rights defender belonging to the Bontok-Kankaey Indigenous People (IP) known for actively defending IP lands and communities against rampant plunder and militarization,” International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) said in a statement. On Monday, the International IPMSDL joined Bayan, Katribu, Karapatan, and other organizations in a dialog...