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Time for EU to walk the talk on 2030 sustainable development agenda
SDG Watch Europe, an alliance of 70 organisations including the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Plan International and the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), has today (6 June) written to European...
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Dear EU, we need to do more against conflict minerals
"We need to find an agreement that will effectively tackle the conflict and human rights risks in the mineral supply chains". 126 NGOs, including Global Witness and Amnesty International have signed an...
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Civil society: Stretching its duties in a shrinking space
The welfare state is withdrawing, whilst the responsibilities for non for profit sectors are expanding and becoming more challenging. The state of the art of European civil society, caught in between...
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Malnutrition Becoming the “New Normal” Across the Globe
Malnutrition is on the rise in every country in the world and is a leading global driver of disease. Published today, the 2016 Global Nutrition Report shows that 44% of countries now experience very...
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Blood donation is more than saving lives
On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day that is celebrated every year on June 14th, several associations made the case for blood donation's new policies and raised awareness of the need for safe blood...
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Women farmers are key to tackling rural poverty
Worldwide, women comprise about 40 % of the agricultural labour force and play a crucial role in food production, processing and marketing of produce along agricultural value chains. Although they have...
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The energy days promote the transition to Europe’s sustainable energy future
Citizens and stakeholders are organising European Union Energy Days throughout the month of June to activate the transition to secure, clean and efficient energy. Held as part of EU Sustainable Energy...
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Protecting workers in the supply chain would help to end poverty
The 105th International Labour Conference (ILC) closed following two weeks of deliberations on key world of work issues, including decent work in global supply chains.
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Cash transfer programs might disrupt the system of humanitarian aid
According to studies, in many contexts cash is a better way to help people and stimulate markets, and represents value for money compared to in-kind alternatives.
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4 ideas to make something real out of the SDGs
The 10-year anniversary edition of the European Development Days (EDD) is over. After 2 days of conferences and workshops, it is Caritas Europa turn to say how turning sustainable development goals...
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Cooperatives ? If they were a State they would be the third most populous one
The International Day of Cooperatives was celebrated this weekend. With over 250 million jobs, every ten workers in the world is employed in a cooperative. If they represented the economy of a country,...
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The last mile to reach full transparency
ONE Campaign welcomes the steps took by the European Commission to further reinforce EU rules on increasing companies transparency by giving full public access to beneficial ownership registers and...
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EU is targeting global business and their supply chains to address the...
The European Union agreed on a framework last month to stop the trade in conflict minerals which finance armed groups.
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Commissioner Mimica and young activists cook up a storm
The One Campaign teams up with the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development to raise awareness of the importance of a nutritious, balanced diet, in our partner countries.
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EU-Africa: beyond dialogue for a cooperation on equal terms
Despite the important number of avenues for discussions, a considerable gap remains between the expectations for cooperation between EU and Africa States respectively.
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El Niño is changing our children's future
El Niño, through drought, floods and sometimes both, is causing food insecurity, increased food prices, death of livestock and economic slow-down. The most affected? Children.
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Extreme poverty affects 1 in 8 people in the world
According to the first progress report on Goals for a Sustainable World released by the UN,nearly 800 million people suffer from hunger, 5.9 million children die before they reach the age of five. The...
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EU banks funding illegal deforestation
In the developed world, we enjoy the luxury of choice and unending supply when it comes to food. The problem is the palm oil, cocoa, soy, beef, leather, biofuels and other agricultural products that...
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Land rights are human rights
Land and property rights affect all of us. More than half the world’s population lives in property limbo, unable to prove their legal rights to the land that provides them with a means of survival. In...
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The village sustaining itself
Our El Nino summer is proving more than ever that climate change is a reality. Our planet is already overburdened, and by the year 2050 we will have reached critical levels. But when a problem presents...
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