Stories of Change: SOLIDAR Network contribution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and Worldwide
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Stories of Change: SOLIDAR Network contribution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and Worldwide

Stories of Change: SOLIDAR Network contribution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and Worldwide On 25 September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  ‘Successor’ of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the 2030 Agenda represents the ‘new’ global consensus on how to move towards more equal and inclusive…

SOLIDAR at the 108th ILO Conference: Social Justice at the core of long lasting peace
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SOLIDAR at the 108th ILO Conference: Social Justice at the core of long lasting peace

As every year, also in 2019, SOLIDAR will be in Geneva to participate in the International Labour Organisation Conference (ILO ILC). The ILO is the oldest United Nations Agency promoting social justice, a fair Globalisation, and Decent Work. Its main function is to set up international standards on labour and social rights and closely monitor their respect…

Vote for an open civic space, vote for democracy!
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Vote for an open civic space, vote for democracy!

Vote for an open civic space, vote for democracy! 13 EU Member States don’t have an open civic space. The freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and/or speech is not fully respected. Civil Society Organisations’ (CSOs) ability to operate is hampered if not criminalised. Hungary, Italy, and Poland are a warning that cannot be ignored. Nationalists, the…

Let’s talk real and clear the field of false problems
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Let’s talk real and clear the field of false problems

Let’s talk real and clear the field of false problems Citizens’ trust in Civil Society Organisations remains high because CSOs stay grounded through their concrete commitments. We have taken the same approach in the run-up to the European elections. The EU is trapped in a cycle of increasing income inequality, exacerbated by the reduction in…

SOLIDAR @Sabir Festival: Humanitarian crisis need humanitarian solutions
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SOLIDAR @Sabir Festival: Humanitarian crisis need humanitarian solutions

This week at Sabir we have a common objective: standing together under the SOLIDARity flag. More concretely SOLIDAR, our members and the other partners that are going to attend the fifth edition of the Festival want to underline the need to mobilise civil society, with all other actors working in the reception and integration of…

SOLIDAR and trade unions organisations from the Mediterranean region met in Marseille to strengthen advocacy on human and trade union rights
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SOLIDAR and trade unions organisations from the Mediterranean region met in Marseille to strengthen advocacy on human and trade union rights

SOLIDAR and trade unions organisations from the Mediterranean region met in Marseille to strengthen advocacy on human and trade union rights On the 9 and 10 April, SOLIDAR members together with representatives from trade union organisations from Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Jordan, Italy, France and Spain gathered in Marseille for a workshop entitled “In search of…

5th European Migration Forum – The role of civil society and local authorities in managing migration
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5th European Migration Forum – The role of civil society and local authorities in managing migration

The fifth European Migration Forum – the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration – took place in the premises of the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels, on 3 and 4 April 2019 and addressed “the role of local authorities and civil society in managing migration and ensuring safe and regular pathways…