Prior to COVID-19, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were gaining traction among local governments and city leaders as a framework to focus local policy on ambitious targets around inclusion, equity, and sustainability. Several cities published reports of their local progress…
It is time to mobilise both the Government & Non-Governmental sectors together in COVID-19
Over the years and collectively, NGOs have made an important contribution to humanity. They have pushed for the creation of new units within the UN institutions (such as the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights). They were also…
Human Rights are necessary for Democracy, Rule of Law & Human Dignity.
In accordance with human rights treaties that have been signed and ratified by almost all countries, governments are required to mobilize the maximum of available resources for the fulfillment of human rights. Their economic policies are also subject to precise…
SUSTAINABILITY IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN ACTION & NATURE
The concept of sustainability is about meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own. For a long time, environmental impact had been the main focus for many organisations craving a sustainability…
PLASTIC & CLIMATE
As of 2018, about 380 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide each year. From the 1950s up to 2018, an estimated 6.3 billion tons of plastic has been produced worldwide, of which an estimated 9% has been recycled and…