Drug use among older persons a ‘hidden epidemic’, narcotics experts warn
Извор: WUNRN – 26.03.2021
Unsplash/Cristian Newman
An increasing number of older people are suffering from substance abuse.
25 March 2021
Drug use among older people globally has risen in recent years and countries must act to address this “hidden epidemic”, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said in its annual report, issued on Thursday.
The independent expert body also highlighted the negative impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the global supply of medicines, and on the well-being of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders.
Women Must Be the Front & Center of COVID Recovery: UN Secretary-General
Извор: WUNRN – 17.03.2021
UN Women/ Nangyalai Tanai
Afghan parliament members attend a meeting on women in decision-making positions
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1087502
Women Must be ‘Front and Center’ of Pandemic Recovery, UN Chief Says
16 March 2021 - Women need to be “front and centre” of the pandemic recovery as a matter of economics, efficiency, effectiveness and social resilience, the UN chief told the women’s commission on Tuesday.
“Male-dominated teams will come up with male-dominated solutions”, Secretary-General António Guterres warned a virtual town hall with women civil society during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CWS).
“We cannot go back to the failed man-made policies that have resulted in the fragility we see around us – in healthcare systems, in social protection, in access to justice, and in the wellbeing of our planet”, he added.
Adapting Programs to End Child Marriage During COVID-19 & Beyond
Извор: WUNRN – 12.03.2021
Via SVRI – Sexual Violence Research Initiative
Pontalti, K., Williams, T. P. (2021). Child Protection Learning Brief #3 - Battling the perfect storm: Adapting programmes to end child marriage during COVID-19 and beyond. UNICEF: This learning brief synthesizes evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting child marriage risk factors and how UNICEF, within the Global Programme, is pivoting to identify and respond to risk factors and adapt programming to COVID-19 limitations. [Source: Reliefweb].
EU - The Coronavirus Crisis: An Emerging Gender Divide?
Извор: WUNRN – 07.03.2021
Direct Link to Full 3-PAGE Document:
The coronavirus crisis: An emerging gender divide? (europa.eu)
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Water Crisis Is Worsening: Urgent Response Needed - Gender +
Извор: WUNRN – 04.03.2021
Direct Link to Full 21-Page 2021 UN Special Rapporteur Report:
A/HRC/46/28 - E - A/HRC/46/28 -Desktop (undocs.org)
GENEVA (3 March 2021) – A UN human rights expert today called for a robust and rapid global response to the world’s worsening water crisis, saying that climate change had become a “risk multiplier” - exacerbating pollution, scarcity and disasters.
“The world faces a water crisis and it is getting worse,” David Boyd, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, said in a report presented to the Human Rights Council. “Human use of water, water pollution and the degradation of aquatic ecosystems continue to accelerate because of population growth, economic growth, the climate emergency, land-use change, extractivism, inefficient use of water, and weak planning, regulation and enforcement.
Study on Young Victims of Domestic & Family Violence
Извор: WUNRN – 04.03.2021
Direct Link to Full 36-Page Study Report
2021 Girls' Education Roadmap
Извор: WUNRN – 25.02.2021
Roadmap - EGER: Evidence for Gender and Education Resource (egeresource.org)
DIRECT LINK TO REPORT SUMMARY – KEY RESULTS: 8 PAGES
https://egeresource.org/documents/3/Girls_Education_Roadmap_2021_Report_Summary.pdf
UN Social Forum Report - Gender
Извор: WUNRN – 23.02.2021
The 2020 Social Forum
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Poverty/SForum/Pages/SForum2020.aspx
FULL 22-PAGE 2020 UN SOCIAL FORUM REPORT IS ATTACHED.
The Social Forum is an annual meeting convened by the UN Human Rights Council. It provides a unique space for open and interactive dialogue among all stakeholders on a specific theme chosen each year. In 2020 the Social Forum will take place on 8 and 9 October in Room XX at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. In accordance with resolution 41/24 of the Human Rights Council it will focus on “Good Practices, Success Stories, Lessons Learned and Current Challenges in Combating Poverty and Inequalities”.
Spotlight on Sustainable Development Report 2020 - Gender+
Извор: WUNRN – 23.02.2021
https://www.socialwatch.org/report2020
Spotlight_Innenteil_2020_web_gesamt_.pdf (2030spotlight.org)
Table of contents
Download the full report here (pdf version), for single chapters see below.
Forced Labour, Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking - Gender
Извор: WUNRN – 16.02.2021
ILO – International Labour Organization
There are 232 million international migrants and 740 million internal migrants. Most are migrating in search of decent employment and a better livelihood.
Migrant workers who borrow money from third parties face an increased risk of being in forced labour.
Edelman Trust Barometer Report
Извор: WUNRN – 15.02.2021
Why We Must Overhaul the Funding of Social Movements
Извор: WUNRN – 14.02.2021
Social movements join forces and march against police brutality. Florianópolis, Brasil - Image: Vitor Marinho
To adequately respond to the ongoing crisis of democracy, we must support care and protection strategies for activists.
January 21, 2021 - Last year exposed the structural flaws of the multiple systems that hold our societies together. We witnessed broken health systems, crumbling democracies, increased repression, attacks on human rights defenders, the criminalization of movements and the pervasive violence that continues to proliferate across the globe.
As we enter 2021, we honor the lives of essential workers and health workers – as well as the many activists on the frontlines of movements defending land rights, natural resources, the right to have an abortion, workers’ rights, freedom of expression, sexual rights and gender expression, and many others.