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Mining and Gender Justice: Rights and “Re-Sisters”
Co-sponsored an event “Mining and Gender Justice: Rights and “Re-Sisters””
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Opportunities for Women, Promotion of Women
In the spirit of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) currently taking place at the U.N. in New York, this article illustrates the concrete successes of the SSpS in Ethiopia in promoting women [read…]
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U.N. Commission on the Status of Women Begins
From March 1 – March 12, the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will be held at the United Nations in New York, emphasizing equal rights and equal opportunities for women world wide. [read…]
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Human Rights Day 2010
“Inclusion and the right to participate in public life” Every year, Human Rights Day, 10 December, is an opportunity to raise global awareness of human rights issues. This year, the Office of the UN High [read…]
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VIVAT Participates in the UN Commission on Social Development
The Commission on Social Development (CSocD), one of several commissions for the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), convened for its 48th session from February 3 to February 12, 2010, at the UN Secretariat in [read…]
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Justice on the Rails
Justice for the land wounded by the Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce By Dário Bossi,MCCJ “I am tired to handle this mining train that passes in front of my house ten times [read…]
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Clinic on the Go in PNG
Clinic on the Go along the Sepik River in PNG on YouTube
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Social Inclusion in Mining Practices: Free, Prior and informed consent
Co-sponsored an event “Social Inclusion in Mining Practices: Free, Prior and informed consent”
Africa
VIVAT International Workshop – Nairobi, Kenya 2010
We the members and associate members of VIVAT International, from 8 religious congregations, namely, DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES (S.V.D) SISTER SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (S.Sp.S) THE SPIRITANS (C.S.Sp) COMBONI MISSIONARIES (M.C.C.J) COMBONI MISSIONARY SISTERS (C.M.S) [read…]
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Protecting the Ribeira Valley
It is one of VIVAT’s strongest priorities and values to advocate for the rights of indigenous people as upheld by the United Nations. Thus, VIVAT has been actively working on supporting the indigenous Quilombo population of Brazil in their efforts to claim their human rights. [read…]