-
Achieving #HealthForAll in Tanzania: The Elders' visit to promote UHC
… Political commitment is the key to Universal Health Coverage … concluded their visit to Tanzania by holding a lively civil society discussion in Dar es Salaam, which concluded that civil society and the local media should be doing more to hold the Government to account …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
-
Defending women’s rights in turbulent times
… against women; shrinking space in many countries for civil society and attacks on the international women’s … fundamental rights. We need only open the pages of a newspaper or scroll down the screen of our smartphones to … workplaces and communities, and also online. Social media has many emancipatory features. At its best, it can be …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
-
Time's up for violence against women and girls
… any continent. It can be eliminated if there is sufficient political will to educate populations, especially men and … discrimination in the worlds of entertainment, business, civil society and politics via the #MeToo and #TimesUp … responsible to account before the law, slogans on social media risk ringing hollow in an echo-chamber of the …
Isobel - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
-
Bold action is needed to make sustainable development a reality
… Sustainability releases its report today, The Elders urge political, business and civil society leaders around the world to take bold actions … of our children and grandchildren will depend on it. Media inquiries: media@theElders.org …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
-
Gro Harlem Brundtland: the 2018 Barbara Ward Lecture
… academics, trade unions, businesses, women’s groups and civil society as well as politicians. This was not always a … via the cowardly cloak of anonymity provided by social media. This is why those of us who still believe in … and powerful rejection of racism, hate speech, “fake news” and the politics of division. Let it be our …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
-
New technology as a disruptive global force
… of the disruptive spirit behind the internet and social media technology boom of recent years. But in … rights, and prevent the spread of so-called “fake news” and hate speech. In the words of a recent … from industry, politics, international organisations and civil society. It was Kofi’s last major policy …
Isobel - 07/21/2022 - 10:31