On this day in 1987, the United Nations considered the eradication of poverty as a top priority. But it took the UN until 1993 to devote a day to an age-old global dilemma. The UN projects that about 25,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, which equates to one person every 3.5 [...]
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Out of the Rubble
Posted in Women & Economic Security, tagged CARE, care.org, cyclone, earthquake, food crisis, katrina on May 14, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
As catastrophes like the world food crisis, the deadly Myanmar cyclone, and the earthquake in China continue to grab headlines, I am grateful to see international attention being paid to these issues. Better to have all that newspaper ink devoted to these tragedies than to the latest gossip surrounding Mariah Carey’s marriage status. As these [...]
International Women’s Day
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged CARE, Global, GROWTH Act, International Women's Day, March 8, One Shared World on March 7, 2008, | 2 Comments »
The event we now call International Women’s Day began 95 years ago, a day promoting women’s rights and peace on a global level. Some great websites detail the turbulent times that gave birth to this movement and describe its history since then. Type “International Women’s Day” into any online search engine for a good read. [...]
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