Human Right to Water and Sanitation Named and Reaffirmed in Post-2015 Development Agenda - Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council (GOAC) at the UN

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Forced Migration, Human Trafficking, and Child Soldiers:

How ISIL is Exploiting the Conflict in the Middle East


 

 

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This interactive dialogue will address the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) exploitation of the Middle East's current political and humanitarian instability for their own gain. This exploitation and its many consequences result in negative effects on sustainable development. The panel will primarily address the effects of ISIL's actions on the local populations, specifically in terms of forced migration, human trafficking, and child soldiers.

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Li Fung

Office of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict

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Shafferan Sonneveld

Global Advocacy Director
Muslims for Progressive Values

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Edward J. Flynn

Senior Human Rights Office
UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate

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Dr. Emeka Obiezu

Main Representative, Augustinians International
Vice Chair of the UN NGO Committee on Migration

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Dennis W. Frado, Moderator

Director, Lutheran Office for World Community, ELCA
Main Representative at UN, The Lutheran World Federation

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Forced Migration, Human Trafficking and Child Soldiers: How ISIL is Exploiting the Conflict in the Middle East Video Playlist

Forced Migration, Human Trafficking and Child Soldiers: How ISIL is Exploiting the Conflict in the Middle East, hosted by the UN Programs of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and...

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Human Right to Water and Sanitation Named and Reaffirmed in Post-2015 Development Agenda

Human Right to Water and Sanitation Named and Reaffirmed in Post-2015 Development Agenda

02 August 2015

The NGO Mining Working Group produced a press release commending the naming and reaffirmation of the human right to water and sanitation in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Agenda was adopted by unanimous consensus on August 2nd, 2015.  View the press release here.

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