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11/13/2019

11/13/2019

https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/09/1047232

The fact that world leaders have convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York is “a veritable testament to the primacy of this great multilateral body”, the General Assembly President said on Tuesday, opening the Organization’s annual General Debate.

11/08/2019

GenZ known as the generation most influenced by social media. Let’s use this connection to make a difference

11/08/2019

“If all the kids in the world got together and did something big, they could impact the whole world,” wisely summarized one young leader.
In order for world hunger to end, we, global citizens, need to champion the rights of all individuals to have access to food

11/07/2019

With one-third of food produced for human consumption lost or wasted, and millions still going hungry, the UN’s food-related agencies are shining a spotlight on the issue: on Monday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published its annual State of Food and Agriculture report with findings that could lead to a reduction in food loss and waste, and, earlier in October, the World Food Programme (WFP) launched its awareness-raising campaign

With one-third of food produced for human consumption lost or wasted, and millions still going hungry, the UN’s food-related agencies are shining a spotlight on the issue: on Monday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published its annual State of Food and Agriculture report with findings...

11/06/2019

the greatest heroes are those who fight to help others

10/27/2019

homelessness is a human rights issue

Human Rights Report 2017: Violations of the Human Rights of Persons Experiencing Homelessness in the United States. A Report to the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty & Human Rights
This report, submitted to the U.N. Special Rapporteur in advance of his planned December 2017 visit to the U.S., outlines violations of the human rights of persons experiencing homelessness — essentially the most extreme form of poverty — in the United States of America.

10/27/2019

A different perspective and positive outcome for homelessness in Finland.

The number of homeless people in Finland has been slowly decreasing.