ARCHIVE November, 2014
Marrakesh statement on privatisation in education in Africa French version here http://globalinitiative-escr.org/?p=1684 Marrakech, 28th November 2014 In a joint statement released today in Marrakech at the Education Forum of the World Human Rights Forum, international civil society organisations have raised serious concerns about the emphasis on private sector involvement in education in Africa in a recent […]
November 28, 2014 in Press Releases, Right to education by admin
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Déclaration de Marrakesh sur la privatisation de l’éducation en Afrique English version here: http://globalinitiative-escr.org/?p=1682 Marrakech, le 28 Novembre 2014 Dans une déclaration commune rendue publique aujourd’hui à Marrakech à l’occasion du Forum mondial des droits de l’Homme, leso rganisations de la société ont exprimé leur profondes inquiétudes concernant le soutien donné par la Banque […]
November 28, 2014 in Uncategorized by admin
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Pour les personnes présentes à Marrakech pour le Forum Mondial des droits de l’Homme, nous souhaitons vous informer qu’une déclaration importante sera faite demain par les organisations de la société civile en réaction à un rapport récent de la Banque Africaine de Développement (dont le Maroc est membre) et du Programe des Nations qui appelle à […]
November 27, 2014 in Uncategorized by admin
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Participation crucial to success of post-2015 process The joint letter can be downloaded in pdf format here As the end of 2014 draws closer, governments are deciding how the final negotiations on the post-2015 sustainable development agenda will be conducted (the ‘modalities’). The new framework to replace the Millennium Development Goals will be adopted at […]
November 24, 2014 in Uncategorized by admin
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Press release: 17 November 2014 For immediate release (Geneva, Accra, London) – In a report published last week, the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) expressed its concerns “about the trend towards privatisation of education and the priority given to schooling of boys over girls” in Ghana. The […]
November 17, 2014 in Press Releases, Right to education by admin
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The United Nations Human Rights Committee recently issued its Concluding Observations on Burundi and Sri Lanka, two countries where the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) and its partners highlighted pressing human rights concerns regarding discrimination against women in the area of land and property rights. Mayra Gomez, the Co-Executive Director of […]
November 3, 2014 in Uncategorized by admin
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