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Folklore: Right to Own Culture; Teacher's Guide Year of publication: 1997 Author: William Tamayo Ángeles Corporate author: Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (IIDH) The traditional popular culture that we call folklore summarizes centuries of our history and the festive art that expresses it, through dance, music and words, is the bearer of a sensitivity that for a long time there has been an attempt to extinguish in the country, despite constitute one of those traits that best identifies us before the world and to be recognized as a nationalizing link of Peruvians. This document offers a guide for teachers and students to learn more about this expression of the continuous life of our people and identify in it their own daily effort of liberation and improvement.
The 2030 Agenda and the Regional Gender Agenda: Synergies for Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean (Asuntos de Género; no. 143) Year of publication: 2017 Author: Nicole Bidegain Ponte Corporate author: UN. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) This document analyzes the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in light of the challenges and priorities for gender equality and the rights and autonomy of women in Latin America and the Caribbean. Illustrative examples of the interrelationships between goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda are presented, and it warns about the importance of a comprehensive approach to ensure that progress in some of the SDGs is not made through means that may hinder the achievement of the goals and targets related to gender equality and women's rights.
The Big Conversation: Climate Change; Final Report Year of publication: 2021 Author: Michael Bruter | Sarah Harrison | Sandra Obradović | Elisabet Vives Corporate author: British Council | London School of Economics and Political Science This research draws on experience from the field of international cultural relations as well as the latest academic research on values, behaviours and norms to understand more about how we can create the conditions for co-operation on shared global challenges.It delivers new insight on values and attitudes towards climate change among the populations of China, India, Japan and Mexico – selected to represent a diverse range of major world economies who are also important players in the global climate change debate.The research also draws on the experience of international cultural relations experts to provide new insight on how to strengthen international cooperation on climate change and the important role that cultural relations can play in supporting that.
Impact Report-Earthquake-Haiti 2021 Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Centre for International Cooperation and Study (CECI) On August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Great South of Haiti with full force, causing nearly of 2,300 dead and considerable material damage. This new natural disaster has come to worsen an already difficult socio-economic situation for families in this region of Haiti, which was barely within the devastating aftermath caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. From the first hours following the earthquake, CECI-Haiti, which was already carrying out 6 development in the departments of Grand-Anse and Sud, mobilized its teams to support government authorities, assess the needs of the population, in particular those of families and women, take stock of the damage and establish an action plan for recovery. The cities the most affected in the eastern region of the Grand'Anse department were the municipalities of Camp-Perrin, Roseaux, Coral, Beaumont, and Pestel.For the first emergency, the following priorities had been identified: Need for water supply; Need for drugs and agricultural inputs; Need for food and milk for the children; Need for tents and tarpaulins for temporary shelters; Need for sanitary products and clothing, portable toilets, etc.; Need for psychosocial support;To provide a rapid and significant response to urgent needs, CECI received funds from the public Canadian and obtained funding from the Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie of the Government of Quebec.
2022 Youth Leaders’ Mentorship & Local GCED Projects: Activity Report Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: APCEIU This report summarizes 15 GCED projects implemented in different parts of the world by the alumni of APCEIU’s Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED in 2022. Ranging from community advocacy for global citizenship to girls’ empowerment projects, 15 GCED initiatives have been taken by the team of 15 young leaders in their own communities in Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. APCEIU offers GCED training programmes targeting youth leaders around the globe to encourage them to achieve the SDGs through global citizenship and GCED. Since 2015, the Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED has been held every year in the Republic of Korea, inviting 50 young global leaders to take part in an intensive training programme where they share their actions, deepen their knowledge on global/local issues, enhance their motivation to take actions for a change, and establish the young leaders’ network on GCED. Since 2021, it has been shifted to a comprehensive training programme composed of online training workshops, mentorship, and local project implementation.
Why There Is War in Syria? Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: CuriosaMente What is happening in Syria? What is the cause of the conflict in Syria? This video explains the situation in this region formerly known as Mesopotamia.
Action Protocol in Bullying Situations Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: Costa Rica. Ministry of Public Education | Directorate of Student Life | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Bullying is a reality suffered by children, adolescents and young people all over the world. It affects their well-being, their development and the exercise of their rights as well as their responsibilities. Addressing these situations in the educational environment requires a coordinated and articulated effort to assign time, resources, tasks, and responsibilities of each and every actor in the educational community and institutions responsible for the care of the child and adolescent population.
Times of Life and Death: Memories and Struggles of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: National Center for Historical Memory | National Indigenous Organization of Colombia This book presents research carried out by the National Center for Historical Memory and the national Indigenous organization of Colombia. This stories broaden the view on the conflict and the construction of the State in Colombia. It transcends the confrontation between armed actors in the recent conflict in the country, to expand the understanding of who we are and what we have been as a diverse and multicultural nation.
Louvain Coopération, University and Solidarity Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: Louvain Coopération Louvain Coopération, the NGO of UCL puts university skills into practice to meet the challenges of development. Since 1981, the NGO has been fighting against hunger, disease and poverty alongside the most disadvantaged populations.Louvain Coopération is today the largest university NGO in Belgium and leads 23 projects with 140 partners in the South.
Students Get Involved With Louvain Coopération Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: Louvain Coopération UCL students get involved in Southern countries! Discover their adventures alongside Louvain Coopération, the UCL NGO! 