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Elders welcome African youth to their 'global village'
Elders welcome African youth to their 'global village' 30 May 2010 … Mahbub ul Haq Award for Outstanding Contribution to Human Development. Jimmy Carter Former president of the …
admin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Closing the gender gap
… "For global development to be sustainable, the issues of climate change, … Jannet is a widow with five children who lives in Aliamu village in Uganda. She has always been poor, but when her …
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Women’s rights must be at the centre of the global recovery
Women’s rights must be at the centre of the global recovery … by the Korean War, when my family was uprooted from our village and I saw how women had to pick up the pieces and … equality. And it is why I championed the Sustainable Development Goals, which have equality and empowerment at …
Elsa - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Gender equality is key to tackling the climate crisis
… powerfully, about the impact of climate change on her small village in the east of her country. The words she uttered … in the way in which Fridays for Future is now becoming a global movement. I want to draw attention to a very … going to implement the 2030 Agenda, with its Sustainable Development Goals, then what we have to do is understand …
gavin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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A moral leader: India’s chance to spearhead efforts to end child marriage worldwide
… to put equality for girls and women at the heart of India's development. Last month my fellow Elders and I … the past two decades is an inspiration for us all in the Global South. Lifting hundreds of millions of people out of … abject poverty continues to exist in every slum and every village. One third of the world’s poorest people are still …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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'The Elders' take a stand against child marriage
… Middle East or peacemakers in Africa,” decide to launch a global campaign to protect the basic rights of girls and … criticising cultural values and myths that hold back development in many poor nations. In September they … occurs because we men allow it,” he wrote. “Fathers, village chiefs, religious leaders, decision-makers—most …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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The Elders newsletter
… and calls for long-view leadership, a bold new approach to global decision-making that prioritises collaboration, … challenges of global security and express concern over the development of the Irsael-Palestine conflict. … The Elders, of their work in 2011 and announces the Global Village section of the website. …