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Future unwanted, but hope lives on
At Rio’s Earth Summit, another chance to take action to address hunger and climate change passes us by.Friday marked the end of the Rio +20 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Given the low expectations,...
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Violence against women: the most ignored obstacle for development?
Several weeks ago a colleague was surprised when I wrote to him that violence against women is an integral component of poverty reduction. “Is this an ideological position or literally true?” he asked...
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Women and the City 2
ActionAid Women and the City 2Thursday, 21 February 2013–It is now well recognized that women and girls around the world face violence, sexual harassment and abuse in many of the spaces that they...
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Women and the City 2
Blogs on Safe Cities Case Studies Community policing helps make neighbourhoods safe Berhane Temesgen is an active member of the woreda 8 community police, a system started three years ago by which...
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Who’s responsible for the safety of women and girls in our cities?
One of the most common questions that I’m asked when discussing our work in countries is are you able to travel safely within the country? Every time, I tell my friends and family that I’m travelling...
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Do governments care about the safety of women in their cities?
Today I’m in Dublin for the 8th World Alliance of Cities against Poverty Forum. This international meeting has brought together over 500 leaders and activists from all around the world, including UN...
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Talking Safe Cities at the UN
Wow, what a meeting and what an opportunity to talk about our work on safe cities for women and girls around the world! This week I’m in New York for the 57th Commission on the Status of Women.Over the...
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Building BRICS to end poverty
Despite being a relatively new player on the international scene, the BRICS club represents a potentially huge shift in the way global political and economic agreements are struck.Its supporters are...
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Rape culture: even in the classroom?
This blog was written by Matheus Bizarria, an Activista from ActionAid BrazilYesterday I was surprised to learn that my 16 year old cousin, always very quiet and calm, had been suspended from school....
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Tackling tax dodging at the UN
To be able to provide essential services such as hospitals and schools required by their people, developing country governments need to have the power to collect the taxes they are due from big...
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A victory on World Food Day in Brazil!
Every year, the 16th of October is celebrated around the world as World Food Day.All over the world, people and civil society organisations take this opportunity to speak out about the type of...
View ArticleHow can we make cities safer for women?
This guy has some great ideas - what do you think?Join the conversation - tweet @Activista and @ActionAid using #Safecities and #OrangeDay
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Women and the City 2
Blogs on Safe Cities How can we make cities safer for women? This guy has some great ideas - what do you think?Join the conversation - tweet @Activista and @ActionAid using #Safecities and #OrangeDay...
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Women and the City 2
ActionAid Women and the City 2Thursday, February 21, 2013It is now well recognized that women and girls around the world face violence, sexual harassment and abuse in many of the spaces that they...
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Women and the City 2
Blogs on Safe Cities How can we make cities safer for women? This guy has some great ideas - what do you think?Join the conversation - tweet @Activista and @ActionAid using #Safecities and #OrangeDay...
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Women and the City 2
ActionAid Women and the City 2Thursday, February 21, 2013It is now well recognized that women and girls around the world face violence, sexual harassment and abuse in many of the spaces that they...
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Women and the City 2
Blogs on Safe Cities How can we make cities safer for women? This guy has some great ideas - what do you think?Join the conversation - tweet @Activista and @ActionAid using #Safecities and #OrangeDay...
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Women and the City 2
ActionAid Women and the City 2Thursday, February 21, 2013It is now well recognized that women and girls around the world face violence, sexual harassment and abuse in many of the spaces that they...
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Women and the City 2
Blogs on Safe Cities How can we make cities safer for women? This guy has some great ideas - what do you think?Join the conversation - tweet @Activista and @ActionAid using #Safecities and #OrangeDay...
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